Pessac, Sauternes and Entre deux Mers

Question 1

Name the 10 communes of Pessac Leognan

Answer 1

Pessac, Leognan, Cadujac, Canejan, Gradignan, Martillac, Merignac, St-Medard-d’Eyrans, Talence, Villenave-d’Ornon

Question 2

Name the 5 communes of Sauternes

Answer 2

Bommes, Preignac, Sauternes, Barsac, Fargues

Question 3

Producers from which commune can “declassify” to Sauternes AOP?

Answer 3

Barsac

Question 4

What are the 6 AOP of Graves?

Answer 4

Barsac, Cerons, Graves, Graves Superieur, Pessac Leognan, Sauternes

Question 5

Which sweet appellations are immediately across the river from barsac in Entre deux Mers?

Answer 5

Loupiac, Cadillac, Saint Macaire (Dry or Sweet), Saint-Croix-du-Mont

Question 6

Which AOP’s in Graves may produce dry wines?

Answer 6

Pessac-Leognan and Graves

Question 7

Which classified graves estates make white only?

Answer 7

Couhins, Couhins-Lurton, Laville-Hautbrion

Question 8

Which classified graves estates make red only?

Answer 8

Fieuzel, Haut-Bailly, La Mission Haut Brion, Pape-Clement, Smith-Haut-Lafite, Latour Haut Brion

Question 9

Which classified graves estates make white and red?

Answer 9

Bouscaut, Carbonnieux, de Chevalier, Haut Brion, Latour-Martillac, Malartic-Lagraviere, Olivier

Question 10

Blaye AOP and Cotes de Blaye AOP make which styles of wine?>

Answer 10

Blaye: Red Only, Cotes de Blaye: White Only

Question 11

Which right-bank appelations are immediately across the Gironde from the medoc/

Answer 11

Bourg/Cotes de Bourg AOP and Blaye/Cotes de Blaye AOP

Question 12

What are the two rivers of Sauternes?

Answer 12

Garonne and Ciron

Question 13

Name the 6 first growths from Bommes

Answer 13

Latour Blanche, Lafaurie-Peraguey, Clos Haut Peraguey, Reyne Vigneau, Rabaud-Promis, Sigalas Rabaud,

Question 14

Which is the only first growth from preignac?

Answer 14

Suduiraut

Question 15

Which is the only first growth from Fargues?

Answer 15

Rieussec

Question 16

Which is the only first growth from sauternes?

Answer 16

Guiraud

Question 17

Which two first growths are from Barsac?

Answer 17

Climens and Coutet

Question 18

Second wine of Carbonnieux?

Answer 18

La Croix Carbonnieux

Question 19

Second wine of Domaine d’Chevalier?

Answer 19

l’Espirit d’Chevalier

Question 20

Second wine of Pape-Clement?

Answer 20

Le Clementin de Pape-Clement

Question 21

2nd and 3rd wine of Suduiraut?

Answer 21

Castelnau de Suduiraut, Lions de Suduiraut

Question 22

Second wine of Guiraud?

Answer 22

Petit Guiraud

Question 23

Second wine of Climens?

Answer 23

Cypres de Climens

Question 24

Second wine of Rieussec?

Answer 24

Carmes de Rieussec

Question 25

Second wine of Haut Brion

Answer 25

La Clarence de Haut-Brion (Red) and La Clarte de Haut Brion (White)

Question 26

Which training method is most common in sauternes?

Answer 26

Cordon (produces smaller berries that are friendlier with Botrytis, rather than grey rot)

Question 27

Bourg can be made in which styles?

Answer 27

Red or white, still only, dry only

Question 28

Entre deux Mers AOP can be which style?

Answer 28

White, dry only.

Question 29

Dry wines from sauternes are labelled under which AOP?

Answer 29

Bordeaux AOP

Question 30

Dry wines from cerons are labelled as which AOP?

Answer 30

Graves AOP