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Practice Quiz #6 The Red Wines of Bordeaux Flashcards

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1
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What is the English word for Red Bordeaux Wine?

A

Claret

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2
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How many Appellations does Bordeaux have?

A

57

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3
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What approximate percentage of red wine does Bordeaux produce?

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85% of Bordeaux wine is Red

15% is White

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4
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What are the Three Major Red Grapes that are grown in Bordeaux?

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Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc

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5
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What Red Grape grows primarily on the “Left Bank” of Bordeaux?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon.

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6
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What Red Grape grows primarily on the “Right Bank” of Bordeaux?

A

Merlot

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7
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Name the three quality levels of Bordeaux Wine.

A

Bordeaux Appellation
Appellation Region
Region + Chateau

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8
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Approximately how many Wine-Producing Chateaux does Bordeaux have?

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7,000

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9
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What percentage of Bordeaux wine costs between $8 and $25 retail?

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80%

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10
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What year did Wine Brokers classify the best chateaux of the Medoc?

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1855

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How many chateaux did they classify?

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61

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12
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What percentage do the Grand Crus Classes Chateaux represent of the total volume of Bordeaux?

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Less than 5%

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13
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Name one Chateau from each of the Five Growths.

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1st - Chateau Latour
2nd - Chateau Lascombes
3rd - Chateau Kirwan
4th - Chateau Talbot
5th - Chateau Dauzac
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14
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In what year were the wines of Graves first classified?

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1959

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In what year were the wines of St-Émillion first classifed?

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1955

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16
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What is the primary red grape used in St-Émillion wine?

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Merlot

17
Q

Name three great recent vintages from the “Left Bank” of Bordeaux.

A 
Any of these:
'90
'95
'96
'00
'03
'05
'09
'10
'15
18
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Name three great recent vintages of the “Right Bank” of Bordeaux.

A 
Any of these:
'90
'98
'00
'01
'05
'09
'10
'15
19
Q

Name two Second-Label wines of classified Chateaux

A 
Any of these:
Carraudes de Lafite
Le Petit Lion
Le Petit Mouton
Le'Espirit de Chevalier
Réserve de la Comtasse

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