Producers to Know/Seek Out Flashcards
A good resource for top producers so you can taste classic examples from their respective appellations when you're studying for the blind-tasting portion of the exam.
Name some highly regarded domaines/producers in Chablis AOP.
- François Raveneau
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Patrick Piuze
- Billaud-Simon
- Christian Moreau
- Alice and Olivier de Moor
- Thomas Pico/Domaine Pattes Loup
Name the largest producer of Chablis in terms of quantity.
La Chablisienne, the sole co-op in Chablis.
La Chablisienne produces more than 25% of the total production of Chablis.
Name some well known Fleurie producers.
- Clos de la Roilette
- Jules Desjourneys
- Domaine de la Grand Cour
- Christophe Pacalet
Well known Morgon producers include:
- Marcel Lapierre
- Jean Foillard
- Georges Descombes
- Louis Claude Desvignes
- Domaine Chamonard
Name some producers of Tokaji.
- Demeter Zoltán
- Disznókő
- Oremus
- Royal Tokaji Wine Co.
- Királyudvar
- Château Pajzos
Some well known Chianti Classico producers to know:
- Castell’In Villa
- Fattoria di Fèlsina
- Castello dei Rampolla
- Monte Bernardi
- Fattoria Selvapiana
- Fontodi
Who are the 4 largest producers of Hermitage AOP?
From largest landholder to smallest:
- M. Chapoutier
- Paul Jaboulet Aîné
- Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
- Delas Frères
Domaine JL Chave is the only family-owned and operated business; the other three are négociants.
Name some highly regarded winemakers of Côte-Rôtie.
- E. Guigal
- Domaine Georges Vernay
- Domaine Jamet
- Domaine Jasmin
- Domaine Yves Cuilleron
- Gilles Barge
Name some well known Cava producers.
- Juve y Camps
- Freixenet
- Cordoníu
- Segura Viudas
Name some famous producers in Vouvray.
- Domaine Huet
- Philippe Foreau/Domaine du Clos Naudin
- Vincent Carême
- Champalou
Name some leading producers of Sancerre AOP.
- Pascal Jolivet
- Pascal Cotat
- François Cotat
- Domaine Vacheron
- Lucien Crochet
- Edmond Vatan
- Serge Laloue
Name some famous producers in Montlouis.
- Domaine de la Taille aux Loup
- Domaine François Chidaine
- Domaine Le Pigeonnier
- La Grange Tiphane
- Lise and Bertrand Jousset
Name some famous houses in Bourgueil.
- Domaine de la Chevalerie
- Domaine de la Butte
- Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
- Domaine de la Noiraie
- Catherine and Pierre Breton
Name some famous houses in Chinon.
- Charles Joguet
- Bernard Baudry
- Olga Raffault
- Catherine and Pierre Breton
Who is Nicolas Joly?
Why is he so important for the Loire Valley?
Nicolas Joly is one of the biodynamic ambassadors in the Loire Valley who helped ignite the biodynamic movement within France.
He is the sole owner of Coulée de Serrant in Savennières.
Some top Mosel producers include:
- Karthäuserhof
- Heymann-Lowenstein
- Knebel
- Maximin Grünhauser
- J.J. Prüm
- Willi Schaefer
Top Nahe producers include:
- Dönnhoff
- Diel
- Emrich-Schönleber
- Schäfer-Fröhlich
Top Rheingau producers:
- August Kessler
- Georg Breuer
- Robert Weil
- Johannes Leitz
- Peter Jacob Kuhn
- Eva Fricke
- Schloss Johannisberg
Top Rheinhessen producers:
- Keller
- Dreissigacker
- Gunderloch
- Michael Teschke
- Wittmann
Top Pfalz producers:
- Müller-Catoir
- Koehler-Ruprecht
- von Winning
- Reichsrat von Buhl
- Bürklin-Wolf
- Bassermann-Jordan
Name some top Niederösterreich producers.
Wachau
- Emmerich Knoll
- Rudi Pichler
- FX Pichler
- Prager
- Nikolaihof
- Alzinger
Kamptal
- Hirsch
- Schloss Gobelsburger
- Willi Brundlmayer
Kremstal
- Nigl
- Sepp Moser
Name some of Greece’s top producers.
- Boutari
- Alpha Estate
- Gai’a
- Estate Argyros
- Hatzidakis
- Tselepos
- Ktima Gerovassiliou
Name some of the top producers from Margaret River GI.
- Vasse Felix
- Cullen
- Cape Mentelle
- Moss Wood
- Leeuwin
Name some important producers of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
- Beaux Frères
- Brick House Vineyard
- Chehalem
- Cristom Vineyards
- Domaine Drouhin Oregon
- Domaine Serene
- Eyrie Vineyard
- Ken Wright Cellars
- Lemelson Vineyards
- Soter Vineyards
Name some important producers from the Finger Lakes AVA.
- Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars
- Ravines Wine Cellars
- Sheldrake Point
- Chateau Frank
- Heron Hill Winery
- Keuka Spring Vineyards
Name some well known Hawke’s Bay wineries.
- Church Road
- Craggy Range
- Te Awa
- Trinity Hill
- Villa Maria
Name some well known Central Otago wineries.
- Rippon
- Felton Road
- Mt. Difficulty
- Valli
- Burn Cottage
Name some well known Marlborough wineries.
- Astrolabe
- Babich
- Brancott
- Dog Point
- Giesen
- Huia
- Kim Crawford
- Oyster Bay
- Seresin
- Vavasour
Name some Canterbury wineries.
- Mt. Beautiful
- Pegasus Bay
- Pyramid Valley Vintners
- Waipara Hills
Name 2 of the most iconic estates of Ribera del Duero.
- Vega Sicilia
- Domingo de Pingus
Name some important McLaren Vale Shiraz bottlings.
- d’Arenberg “The Dead Arm” Shiraz
- Clarendon Hills “Astralis” Shiraz
- Coriole “Lloyd Reserve” Shiraz
- Wirra Wirra “RSW” Shiraz
Which producer makes an iconic Riesling from the Polish Hill River subregion in Clare Valley?
Grosset
Which iconic winery is based in Barossa Valley? What is their top wine?
Penfolds is based in Barossa Valley.
Their top wine is Grange, which carries the South Australia GI as it is a blend across several regions.
Besides Penfolds, name a few other well known Barossa Valley producers.
- Chris Ringland
- Torbreck
- Grant Burge
- Henschke
- Kaesler
- Langmeil
- Peter Lehmann
- Seppetsfield
- Elderton
- Glaetzer
- John Duval
- Kalleske
- Yalumba
Name two famous Hunter Valley Semillons.
Brokenwood “ILR” Reserve Semillon
Tyrrell’s “Vat 1” Semillon
Name a famous Coonawara Cabernet Sauvignon.
Wynns ‘John Riddoch’ Coonawara Cabernet Sauvignon
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