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Regions, soils, and grapes Flashcards

1
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What is the primary soil of Champagne?

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Kimmeridgian clay

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What is the primary soil of Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

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Alluvial clays

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3
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What is the primary soil of Medoc AOP and Graves AOP?

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Gravel

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4
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What is the primary soil of Saint-Émilion?

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Gravel and limestone

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5
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What is the primary soil of Pomerol AOP?

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Iron pan under sand and clay

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6
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What is the primary soil of Mosel?

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Slate

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7
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What is the primary soil of Coonawarra GI?

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Terra Rossa soil

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8
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What is the primary soil of Touraine in Loire Valley?

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Tuffeau

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9
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What is the primary soil of Rías Baixas?

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Granite, alluvial, and slate

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10
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What is the primary soil of Beaujolais?

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Granite

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11
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What is the primary soil of Douro?

A

Schist

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12
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What is the primary soil of Priorat?

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Stony Schist

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13
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What is the primary soil of Côte de Nuits?

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Marl

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14
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What is the primary grape in Salta IG?

A

Torrontés

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15
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What is the primary grape in Beaujolais?

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Gamay

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16
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What is the primary grape in Marlborough GI?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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17
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What is the primary grape in Wachau?

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Grüner Veltliner

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18
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What is the primary grape in Rías Baixas DO?

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Albariño

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19
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What is the primary grape in Rueda DO?

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Verdejo

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20
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What is the primary grape in Priorat DOCa?

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Grenache

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21
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What is the primary grape in Chinon AOP?

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Cabernet Franc

22
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What is the primary grape in Vouvray AOP?

A

Chenin Blanc

23
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What is the primary grape in Stellenbosch?

A

Chenin Blanc

24
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What is the primary grape in Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

A

Sangiovese

25
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What is the primary grape in Marches?

A

Verdicchio

26
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What is the primary grape in Vinho Verde DOP?

A

Loureiro, Albariño

27
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What is the primary grape in Muscadet AOP?

A

Melon de Bourgogne

28
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What is the primary grape in Quarts-de-Chaume AOP?

A

Chenin blanc (sweet)

29
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What is the primary grape in Bonnezeaux AOP?

A

Chenin blanc (sweet)

30
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What is the primary grape in Valpolicella DOC?

31
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What is the primary grape in Gigondas?

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Grenache (blend)

32
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What is the primary grape in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

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Grenache (blend)

33
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What is the primary grape in Barossa Valley GI?

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Shiraz, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon

34
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What is the primary grape in Yarra Valley GI?

A

Pinot noir, Chardonnay

35
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What is the primary grape in Hunter GI?

A

Dry semillon

36
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What is the primary grape in Coonawarra GI?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

37
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What is the primary grape in Eden Valley GI?

A

Dry riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz

38
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What is the primary grape in Sancerre AOP?

A

Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

39
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What type of wine is famous in Franciacorta DOCG?

A

Sparkling wine made in metodo classico with pinot nero and chardonnay

40
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What type of wine in famous in Emelia-Romagna?

A

Lambrusco made via charmat method

41
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What type of wine is Constantia known for?

A

Sweet wines. Located in Coastal Region, South Africa.

42
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What type of wine is Rully known for?

A

Sparkling wines. Located in Côte Chalonnaise

43
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What is the primary grape in Anjou-Village?

A

Cab franc only. Dry red wine.

44
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This is the largest wine growing region in Australia

A

Riverina. Mostly bulk table wines. Shiraz, chardonnay, semillon, and merlot.

45
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This is a super premium wine that is a blend across appellations in Australia

A

Penfold’s Grange

46
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This region in Victoria has fortified dessert wines known as “stickies”

A

Rutherglen GI

47
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What is the name for a French fortified wine?

A

Vins Doux Naturels

48
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What is the name for a sparkling French wine outside of Champagne?

49
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Canada makes a lot of ice wine from this grape

50
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What type of wine is only allowed in Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG?

A

Dry red wines. From Nebbiolo.

51
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This is an important sub-region of Hawke’s Bay GI that is known for its unique gravelly soil type

A

Gimblett Gravels

52
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Champagne primarily uses these three grapes

A

chardonnay, pinot noir, meunier

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