Random questions about French wines

Question 1

In which region will you find the AOC’s of Blaye and Bourg? Specify

Answer 1

In Bordeaux’s right bank.

Question 2

Which of the following regions does not experience sizable diurnal swings?

a) Napa Valley
b) Bordeaux
c) Rioja
d) Barossa Valley

Answer 2

b) Bordeaux

Question 3

Which of the following is an allowable red grape in Bordeaux red blends?

a) Castets
b) Mouvedre
c) Rondinella
d) Liatiko

Answer 3

a) Castets

a french red grape grown in southern france.

Approved as of 2021

Question 4

What is “Magdeleine Noire des Charentes”?

Answer 4

The parent grape to Malbec. Now extinct

Question 5

Which of the following will most likely not show signs of Pyrazines?

a) Merlot
b) Cabernet franc
c) Petit Verdot
d) Malbec

Answer 5

d) Malbec

This grape has little to no parental relationship with the rest.

Question 6

Define INAO.

Answer 6

The Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (previously Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) (INAO) is the French organization charged with regulating French agricultural products with protected designation of origin (PDOs).

Question 7

What is the purpose of the INAO

Answer 7

its primary purpose is to regulate the use of noteworthy names (AOCs), by delimiting the geographic area entitled to produce a product.

Question 8

In which region and AOC would you find wines from Neac?

Answer 8

Bordeaux.
Neac is a satellite of Pomerol, falls under the Lalande de Pomerol AOC.