river Flashcards
on what bank of the Loire River is Sancerre AOP? And Pouilly-Fumé AOP?
Sancerre is on the west bank
Pouilly-Fumé is on the east bank
where is st. Croix du mont and where exactly is it located?
in entre-deux-mers directly across the Garonne River from the Preignac commune of Sauternes
What river do the following villages sit on:
Eitelsbach
Ruwer
What river do the following villages sit on:
Wehlen
Mosel
What river do the following villages sit on:
Bad Kreuznach
nahe
on what river is the village of Eltville located?
Rhein River
Located East of Erbach in the Eastern Rheingau
what is the river that runs through Chablis?
Sereine
The DOCs of Collio and Collio Orientali can credit their soils to which 4 rivers?
Isonzo
Judrio
Tagliamento
Natisone
What are 3 bodies of water that influence the Veneto region?
Lake Garda
Adige River
Adriatic Sea
What river lends a moderating influence to the vines of Barbaresco?
Tanaro
what are the 9 subzones of Vinho Verde?
Which one is located along the Minho River?
Which 4 are located along the Douro River?
Monção e Melgaço (Minho) Lima Cávado Basto Sousa (Douro) Ave Amarante (Douro) Baião (Douro) Paiva (Douro)
What is the northern most subregion of Vinho Verde and the river that borders it to the North?
Southernmost and river?
Monção e Melgaço (Minho) in the North
Paiva (Douro) in the South
What are the first two AOP west of the town of Touraine, north of the Loire River?
Bourgueil then St Nicolas de Bourgueil heading west
where is chino in relation to Bourgueil?
South of Bourgueil across the Loire River
Chinon is located on what river?
Vienne River
This is south of the Loire
what is the name of the main river in Sachsen?
Elbe river
what are the rivers on Fronsac’s borders
Dordogne and the Isle
what are the two rivers that converge in sauternes making the climate suitable for Botrytis?
Garonne and the Ciron
what are the three major rivers of Bordeaux
Gironde Estuary
Dordogne (right bank)
Garonne (left bank)
the convergence of what two rivers create the ideal mists for Botrytis in /sauternes and Barsac?
What must follow these early morning mists?
Ciron River
Garonne River
Warm afternoons otherwise the Noble rot becomes rot
What river valley’s western edge is home to the Cote Chalonnaise?
Saone river valley
What river flows through Chablis
sereine
the Côte d’Or lies on the western edge of what river plain?
Saone River plain
what river flows parallel with the cote chalonnaise on its easter edge?
saone river?
what are the 7 grand crus of chablis moving along the Sereine river from west to east, north to south?
What two vineyards contain portions of the unofficial 8th grand cru la mouton?
Bougros les preuses vaudésir grenouilles valmur les clos blanchot
les presses and vaudésir share La moutonne
what is the southernmost chablis premier cru on the eastern side (right bank) of the sereine river?
Vaucoupin
what river in champagne joins the Seine giving the region access to Paris for trading purposes?
Marne
the rhone river stretches from what country to what sea?
from Switzerland to the mediterranean sea
the original vineyard area of st-joseph before expansion is closes to which commune?
What appellation is it located directly across the rhone river from?
tournon-sur-rhone
across from hermitage
what are the four minor appellations in the northern rhone located in the southeast of the region along the drome river?
coteaux de die AOP
Crémant de die AOP
clairette de die AOP
chatillon-en-dois AOP
what river is the southern boundary of crozes hermitage?
Isère river
what river forms gigonda’s western boundary?
Ouvèze
what is Frances longest river?>
loire river
on what bank of the Loire Valley is savennieres and thus what is its exposure?
north bank of the river with full south exposure
in relation to Angers and the Loire River, where are the best sweet wines made?
What are the four appellations for this style there?
south of Angers and the Loire Valley
Coteaux du Layon AOP
Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
Bonnezeaux AOP
Quarts de Chaume AOP
what are the three main soil types of chinon?
Which is found more on the slopes?
Which is found more on the river bank?
tuffeau, clay and varennes
Tuffeau is found on the slopes
Varennes is found on the river banks
where does the Varennes soil type gets its name? Describe it?
The Varennes River, a tributary of the Loire
Sandy, alluvial soil
south of the Loire river, what two rivers are known for creating ideal conditions for botrytized wines?
Layon (Coteaux du Layon)
Aubance (Coteaux de l’Aubance)
what is the name of the river that separates Lalande de Pomerol from Fronsac?
Isle
what are the two rivers that border Sauternes?
Garonne
Ciron
what is the name of the river that passes through Rivesaltes AOP?
Tête
what is the main river that runs through Limoux AOP
Aude
the geographic designations of the Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine lie along which river?
sèvre
in which direction does Touraine noble joué lie from the loire river? what are the grapes?
south of the loire river
min 40% pinot meunier
min 20% pinot gris
min 10% pinot noir
what river does the clairette de Die AOP contain?
Drôme
what appellation surrounds the town of Nice? What river runs through here?
Bellet AOP
Var River
what is the name of the main river that runs through Côtes de Provence?
Argens
what is the name of the river that flows through Pierrevert aOP?
Durance
what is the name of the main river that 4runs through Tuscany near Carmignano DOCG and Florence?
Arno
the Pesa, Elsa, and Greve rivers form the valleys of which of the following regions?
Chianti Classico DOCG
What are 3 rivers that form valleys in Chianti Classico DOCG? Name them north to sound and the sub zone they border or flow through
Greve (Greve in Chianti Classico)
Pesa and Arno (Colli Fioretini)
Elsa (Colli Senesi)
What river forms Montalcino’s southern boundary? What’s the valley here?
Orria
Val d’Orcia
in which region of italy does the Neto River run
Calabria
barolo and Barbaresco are located along what river?
Tanaro
what is the major river that flows through the center of Piemonte? What direction does it flow and where are its headwaters?
Po river
Flows eastward from headwaters in the Western Alps
what river are the DOCGs of Barolo and Barbaresco located along? What province are they within?
Tanaro River
Within the Cuneo Province
What are the two Nebbiolo DOCGs located north of the Po River along the Sesia River?
Gattinara DOCG
Gemme DOCG
What river are the DOCGs Gattinara and Ghemme located along?
Sesia
what is the main river of Valle d’Aosta
Dora Baltea River
what is the rhone river called in germany
rhein
what are the two main tributaries of the mosel river?
saar and ruwer
What is the name for the hills and mountains respectively that the Mosel River crosses between in the Mosel Region?
Hunsrück and the Eifel Mountains
what is the longest tributary of the Rhine river? Where do its headwaters come from?
Mosel River
Headwaters come from the vosges mountains
at what village does the mosel river converge with eh rhein
koblenz
Which 3 Bereiche of the Mosel are located on the river?
Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Obermosel
