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Regions Flashcards

1
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Saumur AOP (Where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur Sub Region
Known for sparkling wines made from Chenic Blanc

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Vacqueyras

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Southern Rhone
White: Blends
Red: Grenache based blends

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Saint Emilion Classifications

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Premiers Grands Crus Classe A, Premier Grands Crus Classe B, Grands Crus Classe

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Bonnezeaux AOP (Where and Wine?)

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Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur sub region
Sweet Botrytis affected
Chenin Blancs

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Pays Nantais (where and grapes)
AOPs?
A 
Loire Valley next to Atlantic
Gapes: Melon de Bourgogne
Pays Nantais Appelations
Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP
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Pessac-Leognan AOP

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Bordeux
Left Bank
Graves
Dry White and Reds

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Sauternes AOP

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Bordeux
Left Bank
Graves
Botrytis Sweet Wines

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8
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Name 3 famous Rain Shadows

A

Alsace
Rioja
Columbia Valley

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Central Vineyards (where and grapes)

A

Loire Valley

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

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Southern Rhone Vinification

A

Blends Dominate

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11
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Right Bank Regions

A

Pomerol and Saint Emilion

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French Sparkling Wines (Not Champagne)

Where?

A

Cremant

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Chinon AOP (Where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Touraine Sub Region
Dry Red Wines, Cab Franc

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Anjou Village AOP (Where and wine?)

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Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur Sub Reion
Red Cab Francs

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Champagne Sub Regions

A

Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cote des Blancs

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Burgundy AOP

A

Grands Crus
Premier Crus
Village Wines
Regional Appellations

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Saint-Joseph

A

Northern Rhone
Red wines: Syrah
White wines: Roussanne and Marsanne

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18
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Cremant d’Alsace AOP

A

Methode Traditionnelle Sparkling Wines made from blend

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19
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Regions of France

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Bordeaux (Cab, Merlot, Pedit, Malbec)
Loire Valley (Cab Franc, Chenin Blanc, Savy B)
Champagne (Chard & Pinot)
Alsace (Reisling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinots)
Burgundy (Pinot & Chard)
Rhone Valley (Syrah, Viognier)

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Bouzeron AOP (where and grape)

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Burgundy
Cote Chalonnaise
100% Aligote

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Touraine (where and Grapes?)

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Loire Valley

Chenin Blanc and Cab Franc

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Champagne Grapes

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Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier

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Rhone Valley (where and Grapes)

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South East France
Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne
Syrah

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24
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Tavel (Where and Style and Grape?

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Southern Rhone

Rose only, Grenache based

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Vouvray AOP (where and grapes/style?)

A

Loire Valley
Touraine Sub Region
100% Chenin Blanc
Sparkling, Dry, sweet wines

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26
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Alsace Climet

A

Rain Shadow

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27
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Cote de Nuits

Where, Grapes/Style, Oak?, Famous Houses, Good Years

A 
Part of Burgundy, Cote d'Or
24/33 Grands Crus are here
Oak
Chambertin, Bonnes-Mares, Musigny, La Tache, La Romanee
Good Years: 15, 14, 10, 09, 05
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Alsace (where and grapes)

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Along the Rhine River on German boarder
Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot BLanc, Sylvaner
Pinot Noir

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29
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Gigondas

A

Southern Rhone

Grenache based blend

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30
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Cote d’Or Sub Regions

A

Cote de Nuits

Cote de Beaune

31
Q

Bordeaux Grapes

A 
Savy B
Semillon
Merlot (most grown)
Cab Sauv
Cab Franc
32
Q

Crozes-Hermitage

A

Northern Rhone
Red wines: Syrah
White wines: Roussanne and Marsanne

33
Q

Hermitage

A

Northern Rhone
Red wines: Syrah
White wines: Roussanne and Marsanne

34
Q

Southern Rhone Valley

A

Chateauneuf du Pape
Gigondas
Vacqueyras
Tavel

35
Q

Bordeaux Regions

A 
Left Bank (Medoc, Graves,)
Right Bank (Saint Emilion, Pomerol)
 Entre-Deux-Mers
36
Q

Entre-Deux-Mers (Where and Wine type?)

A

Bordeaux

Dry white wines from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon

37
Q

Graves AOP

A

Bordeux
Left Bank
Graves
Red Blends and Dry Whites Only

38
Q

Medoc (where, Style)

A 
Bordeaux
Red Wines Only
Sub Regions (Medoc and Haut Medoc)
Pauillac AOP
Saint Julien AOP
Margaux AOP
Saint Estephe AOP
39
Q

Margaux AOP (where and wine)

A

Bordeaux
Left Bank
Medoc
Red Wine only

40
Q

Graves AOPs

A

Graves AOP
Pessac-Leognan AOP (Dry White and Reds)
Sauternes AOP (Botrytis Sweet Wines)

41
Q

Burgundy Regions

A 
Chablis
Cote d'Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
42
Q

Cote de Beaune

Where, Grapes/Style, Oak?, Famous Houses, Good Years

A 
Part of Burgundy, Cote d'Or
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Oak
8/33 Grand Crus
Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet
Good Years: 15, 14, 10, 09, 05
43
Q

Northern Rhone Vinification

A

Single Variety wines dominate
Reds and whites fermented in Oak
Co fermentation

44
Q

Alsace AOP (How many and what Bottle type?)

A

One AOP for entire region

Bottled in Reisling bottles

45
Q

Saint Julien AOP (where and wine)

A

Bordeaux
Left Bank
Medoc
Red Wine only

46
Q

Beaujolais

A 
Gamay & small Chard
No new Oak
Carbonic Maceration
10 names Beaujolais Crus
Morgon AOP
47
Q

Savennieres AOP (where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur sub region
Dry chenin blanc

48
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Saint Estephe AOP (where and wine)

A

Bordeaux
Left Bank
Medoc
Red Wine only

49
Q

Chateauneuf du Pape

A

Southern Rhone
White: Blends
Red: Grenache based blends

50
Q

Champagne Sweetness Levels

A 
Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Dry
SEC
Demi-SEC
Doux
51
Q

Vendange Tardive (VT)

A

Alsace Single Variety Wiine
Late Harvest Richg, full bodied wines
Not always sweet

52
Q

Saint Emilion Grapes

A

Merlot and Cabernet Franc

53
Q

Pauillac AOP (where and wine)

A

Bordeaux
Left Bank
Medoc
Red Wine only

54
Q

Sparkling Wines Itally

A

Prosecco (Veneto)
Lambrusco
Franciacorta DOCG (Lombardy) Italian “Champagne”

55
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Loire Valley Regions

A

Pays Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards

56
Q

Co Fermentation

A

Used in Rhone Valley
Red wines are made by blending small amounts of white grapes to increase aromatic complexity
lessens Tannis

57
Q

Chablis (Where and Grape)

A

Burgundy

100% Chardonnay

58
Q

Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN)

A

Alsace Single Variety Wine

Sweet wines effected by botrytis

59
Q

Sancerre AOP (Where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Central Vineyards
Dry Red and White Wines
Sauignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

60
Q

Pomerol Grapes

A

Merlot and Cap Franc blends

61
Q

Alsace Grand Cru AOP Grapes

How many and what grapes are allowed

A

51 Grand Crus
only 4 grapes allowed
Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris

62
Q

Cornas

A

Northern Rhone Valley

Red wines only, 100% Syrah

63
Q

Bordeaux First Growths

A 
Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Chateau Latour
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Chateau Margaux
Chateau Haut-Brion (Graves)
64
Q

Condrieu

A

Northern Rhone
White wines only
100% Viognier

65
Q

Anjou-Saumur (where and Grapes)

A

Loire Valley

Chenin Blanc and Cab Franc

66
Q

Pouilly-Fume AOP (where and grapes/style)

A

Loire Valley
Central Vineyards
Dry Sauignon Blanc

67
Q

Northern Rhone AOPs

A 
Cote-Rotie
Condrieu
Saint-Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
68
Q

Bourgueil AOP (Where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Touraine Sub Region
Dry Red WInes, Cab Franc

69
Q

Cote Chalonnaise

Where, Grape, Oak?, 5 Villages

A 
Burgundy
Chardonnay and Pinot
No New Oak
5 Villages (Montagny, Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey)
Bouzeron AOP-100% Aligote
70
Q

Quarts-de-Chaume AOP (Where and Wine?)

A

Loire Valley
Anjou Saumur sub region
Sweet Botrytis affected
Chenin Blancs

71
Q

Left Bank Regions

A

Medoc and Graves

72
Q

Beaujolais Vinication Style

A

Carbonic Maceration

73
Q

Maconnais

A

White Wines mostly (some Pinot and Gamay)

AOPs: Macon, Saint-Veran, Pouilly-Fuisse (most expensive and some oak)

74
Q

Cote Rotie

A

Northern Rhone
Red wines only
Syrah with max 20% Viognier

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