Recommended Tasting Samples

Question 1

The Loire Valley

Answer 1

W: Premium dry Chenin Blanc
W: Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume

Question 2

Italy

Answer 2

R: Barolo or Barbaresco
R: Valpolicella or Amareno della Valpolicella
R: Chianti Classico Riserva
W: Veneto Pinot Grigio
Optional: Chianti, Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige, Trentino or Friuli-Venezia Giulia Soave

Question 3

Alsace

Answer 3

W: Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Gris

Question 4

Burgundy

Answer 4

R: Bourgogne Rouge AC, Village or Premier Cru level wine from Cote d’Or, Beaujolais AC, Beaujolais Villages or Cru
W: Village or Premier Cru level Chablis, Village or Premier Cru level wine from Cote d’Or
Optional: Macon or Macon Villages

Question 5

The Dordogne and South West France

Answer 5

R: Cahors or Madiran

Question 6

Bordeaux

Answer 6

R: Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Medoc Cru Classe, Saint-Emillion Grand Cru or Pomerol
S: Sauternes or Barsac
Optional: Generic Bordeaux AC, Graves or Pessac-Leognan (oak matured)

Question 7

The Rhone Valley

Answer 7

R: Premium Northern Rhone Syrah, Chateauneuf-du-Pape or Gigondas, Cotes du Rhone or Cotes du Rhone Villages
Optional: Mid-priced Northern Rhone Syrah, Condrieu