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1
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on what bank of the Loire River is Sancerre AOP? And Pouilly-Fumé AOP?

A

Sancerre is on the west bank

Pouilly-Fumé is on the east bank

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where is st. Croix du mont and where exactly is it located?

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in entre-deux-mers directly across the Garonne River from the Preignac commune of Sauternes

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3
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What river do the following villages sit on:

Eitelsbach

A

Ruwer

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4
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What river do the following villages sit on:

Wehlen

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Mosel

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5
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What river do the following villages sit on:

Bad Kreuznach

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nahe

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6
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on what river is the village of Eltville located?

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Rhein River

Located East of Erbach in the Eastern Rheingau

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7
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what is the river that runs through Chablis?

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Sereine

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The DOCs of Collio and Collio Orientali can credit their soils to which 4 rivers?

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Isonzo
Judrio
Tagliamento
Natisone

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9
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What are 3 bodies of water that influence the Veneto region?

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Lake Garda
Adige River
Adriatic Sea

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10
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What river lends a moderating influence to the vines of Barbaresco?

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Tanaro

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11
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what are the 9 subzones of Vinho Verde?
Which one is located along the Minho River?
Which 4 are located along the Douro River?

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Monção e Melgaço (Minho) 
Lima
Cávado
Basto
Sousa (Douro)
Ave
Amarante (Douro)
Baião (Douro)
Paiva (Douro)
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12
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What is the northern most subregion of Vinho Verde and the river that borders it to the North?
Southernmost and river?

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Monção e Melgaço (Minho) in the North

Paiva (Douro) in the South

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13
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What are the first two AOP west of the town of Touraine, north of the Loire River?

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Bourgueil then St Nicolas de Bourgueil heading west

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14
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where is chino in relation to Bourgueil?

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South of Bourgueil across the Loire River

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15
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Chinon is located on what river?

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Vienne River

This is south of the Loire

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16
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what is the name of the main river in Sachsen?

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Elbe river

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17
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what are the rivers on Fronsac’s borders

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Dordogne and the Isle

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18
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what are the two rivers that converge in sauternes making the climate suitable for Botrytis?

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Garonne and the Ciron

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19
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what are the three major rivers of Bordeaux

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Gironde Estuary
Dordogne (right bank)
Garonne (left bank)

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20
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the convergence of what two rivers create the ideal mists for Botrytis in /sauternes and Barsac?
What must follow these early morning mists?

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Ciron River
Garonne River

Warm afternoons otherwise the Noble rot becomes rot

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21
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What river valley’s western edge is home to the Cote Chalonnaise?

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Saone river valley

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22
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What river flows through Chablis

A

sereine

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23
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the Côte d’Or lies on the western edge of what river plain?

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Saone River plain

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24
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what river flows parallel with the cote chalonnaise on its easter edge?

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saone river?

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25
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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?

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Bougros
les preuses
vaudésir
grenouilles
valmur
les clos
blanchot

les presses and vaudésir share La moutonne

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26
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what is the southernmost chablis premier cru on the eastern side (right bank) of the sereine river?

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Vaucoupin

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27
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what river in champagne joins the Seine giving the region access to Paris for trading purposes?

28
Q

the rhone river stretches from what country to what sea?

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from Switzerland to the mediterranean sea

29
Q

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?

A

tournon-sur-rhone

across from hermitage

30
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what are the four minor appellations in the northern rhone located in the southeast of the region along the drome river?

A

coteaux de die AOP
Crémant de die AOP
clairette de die AOP
chatillon-en-dois AOP

31
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what river is the southern boundary of crozes hermitage?

A

Isère river

32
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what river forms gigonda’s western boundary?

33
Q

what is Frances longest river?>

A

loire river

34
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on what bank of the Loire Valley is savennieres and thus what is its exposure?

A

north bank of the river with full south exposure

35
Q

in relation to Angers and the Loire River, where are the best sweet wines made?
What are the four appellations for this style there?

A

south of Angers and the Loire Valley

Coteaux du Layon AOP
Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
Bonnezeaux AOP
Quarts de Chaume AOP

36
Q

what are the three main soil types of chinon?
Which is found more on the slopes?
Which is found more on the river bank?

A

tuffeau, clay and varennes
Tuffeau is found on the slopes
Varennes is found on the river banks

37
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where does the Varennes soil type gets its name? Describe it?

A

The Varennes River, a tributary of the Loire

Sandy, alluvial soil

38
Q

south of the Loire river, what two rivers are known for creating ideal conditions for botrytized wines?

A

Layon (Coteaux du Layon)

Aubance (Coteaux de l’Aubance)

39
Q

what is the name of the river that separates Lalande de Pomerol from Fronsac?

40
Q

what are the two rivers that border Sauternes?

A

Garonne

Ciron

41
Q

what is the name of the river that passes through Rivesaltes AOP?

42
Q

what is the main river that runs through Limoux AOP

43
Q

the geographic designations of the Muscadet-Sevre-et-Maine lie along which river?

44
Q

in which direction does Touraine noble joué lie from the loire river? what are the grapes?

A

south of the loire river

min 40% pinot meunier
min 20% pinot gris
min 10% pinot noir

45
Q

what river does the clairette de Die AOP contain?

46
Q

what appellation surrounds the town of Nice? What river runs through here?

A

Bellet AOP

Var River

47
Q

what is the name of the main river that runs through Côtes de Provence?

48
Q

what is the name of the river that flows through Pierrevert aOP?

49
Q

what is the name of the main river that 4runs through Tuscany near Carmignano DOCG and Florence?

50
Q

the Pesa, Elsa, and Greve rivers form the valleys of which of the following regions?

A

Chianti Classico DOCG

51
Q

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

A

Greve (Greve in Chianti Classico)
Pesa and Arno (Colli Fioretini)
Elsa (Colli Senesi)

52
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What river forms Montalcino’s southern boundary? What’s the valley here?

A

Orria

Val d’Orcia

53
Q

in which region of italy does the Neto River run

54
Q

barolo and Barbaresco are located along what river?

55
Q

what is the major river that flows through the center of Piemonte? What direction does it flow and where are its headwaters?

A

Po river

Flows eastward from headwaters in the Western Alps

56
Q

what river are the DOCGs of Barolo and Barbaresco located along? What province are they within?

A

Tanaro River

Within the Cuneo Province

57
Q

What are the two Nebbiolo DOCGs located north of the Po River along the Sesia River?

A

Gattinara DOCG

Gemme DOCG

58
Q

What river are the DOCGs Gattinara and Ghemme located along?

59
Q

what is the main river of Valle d’Aosta

A

Dora Baltea River

60
Q

what is the rhone river called in germany

61
Q

what are the two main tributaries of the mosel river?

A

saar and ruwer

62
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What is the name for the hills and mountains respectively that the Mosel River crosses between in the Mosel Region?

A

Hunsrück and the Eifel Mountains

63
Q

what is the longest tributary of the Rhine river? Where do its headwaters come from?

A

Mosel River

Headwaters come from the vosges mountains

64
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at what village does the mosel river converge with eh rhein

65
Q

Which 3 Bereiche of the Mosel are located on the river?

A

Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Obermosel

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