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South-West Flashcards

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When was the English rule in SW France?

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During the middle ages (500 - 1500AD) Gascony was incorporated into Aquitaine. This resulted in 300 years of English rule from 1154-1543.

Henry Plantagenet became king in 1154.

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What did Bordeaux do to stop the wine competition by SW France?

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  • During the 13th & 14th centuries, Bordeaux wine merchants imposed a tax against SW wine.
  • They also passed a law stating no SW France wine could be sold until all Bordeaux wine was sold.
  • This was a death blow to the SW France wine industry.
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Where is SW France located?

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  • East: Massif Central
  • West: Atlantic Ocean
  • North: Bordeaux
  • South: Pyrénées and Spanish border
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What are the three subregions of SW France that the AOCs are divided into?

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  1. Dordogne/Bergerac
  2. Garonne, Tarn, and Lot
  3. Pyrenees
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What are the primary red grapes of the Dordogne/Bergerac subregion of SW France?

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  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Côt

Fer Servadou & Mérille are secondary.

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What are the primary white grapes of the Dordogne-Bergerac subregion of SW France?

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  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Others: Chenin, Colombard, Mauzac Blanc, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Ugni Blanc.

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What is the primary white grape of the Garonne, Tarn & Lot subregion of SW France?

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Len de l’El (Loin de l’Oeil)

Saint-Côme and Fel are secondary grapes.

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What are the primary red grapes of the Garonne, Tarn & Lot subregion of SW France?

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  • Côt
  • Négrette
  • Fer Servadou

Gamay, Tannant, Syrah, Duras

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What are the primary white grapes of the Pyrenees subregion of SW France?

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  • Gros Manseng
  • Petit Manseng

Carmarelt, Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Corubu, Baroque, Arrufiac, Raffiat

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What is the primary red grape of the Pyrenees subregion of SW France?

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Tannat

Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon

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T or F? Merlot is native to SW France.

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False, it is native to Bordeaux

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What are the synonyms for the following grapes in SW France:

Cabernet Franc
Fer Servadou
Malbec

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Cabernet Franc - Bouchy
Fer Servadou - Pinenc (Madiran), Braucol (Gaillac)
Malbec - Côt

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T or F? Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng are grown in the Garonne, Tarn & Lot subregion.

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False

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What are the general white wine styles of SW France?

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  • Most whites are dry
  • Dessert wines can be made with botrytized or late harvest grapes
  • Sparkling wines are done both via Traditional and Ancestral methods
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What are the general red wine styles in SW France?

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All are dry; some made as vin primeur

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What are the wines of the Dordogne/Bergerac subregion Saussignac AOC?

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Wines are similar style to Monbazillac AOC. Grapes may be late-harvest and/or botrytized.

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What are the wines of the Dordogne/Bergerac subregion AOC of Monbazillac?

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The largest dessert wine appellation by size and volume in France. As a general rule, the wines are sweeter than those from Sauternes.

Grapes must be hand harvested, late-harvest and/or botrytized.

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Describe the Pyrénées subregion AOC of Irouléguy.

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  • Southernmost AOC in SW France
  • Only AOC in the Basque Country
  • Dry white, rosé, red
  • Whites: Blend of at least two varieties.
  • Reds: Must contain a majority of Tannat and/or Cabernet Franc (Cab Sauv can complete)
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DescribeVendange Tardives in the Pyrénées subregion AOC Jurançon.

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  • From Petit Manseng and/or Gros Manseng only.
  • Harvest can’t begin until November 2.
  • Minimum of 2 passes in the vineyard.
  • Cannot be released for sale until June 15th of second year after harvest.
  • Minimum 5.5% RS.
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What are the grapes in the Pyrénées subregion AOC of Jurançon for Sec, Moelleux and Liquoreux styles of white wine?

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Gros Manseng & Petit Manseng must be majority

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In the Dordogne/Bergerac subregion which AOCs include Liquoreux wines?

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  1. Côtes de Bergerac
  2. Monbazillac
  3. Saussignac
  4. Haut-Montravel
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In the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion what AOC is for white only?

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Gaillac Premières Côtes

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In the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion, what grapes lead in the Gaillac AOC reds and rosés?

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Duras
Syrah
Fer Servadou

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In the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion, what grapes are in the Gaillac Méthode Ancestrale?

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Mauzac Blanc and/or Mauzac Rosé

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In the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion what grape is in Gaillac red primeur?

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100% Gamay

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What are the four major AOCs in the Pyrénées subregion?

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  1. Madiran
  2. Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
  3. Jurançon
  4. Iroléguy
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What Pyrénées subregion AOC is only red?

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Madiran

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In the Pyrénées subregion AOC of Madiran what is Fer Servadou known as?

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Pinenc

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In the Pyrénées subregion AOC of Madiran what is Cabernet Franc known as?

30
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What 2 Pyrénées subregion AOCs can only produce white wines?

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  1. Pacherenc de Vic-Bilh
  2. Jurançon

Mansengs rule here

31
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What are the primary grapes in the Pyrénées subregion AOCs?

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White: Gros & Petit Manseng
Red: Tannat

32
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What are the grapes in the Cahors AOC?

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Primary: Côt
Secondary: Merlot, Tannat

Long referred to as “black wines”

33
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T or F? Malbec is indigenous to SW France.

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What grapes are in the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion AOC of Gaillac for dry and sweet whites?

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Dry whites:
Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Muscadelle and Len de l’El.

Sweet whites:
Doux: Mauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El
Vendanges Tardives: Len de l’El & Ondenc

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What primary grapes are in the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion AOC of Gaillac Premières-Côtes dry whites?

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  1. Len de l’El
  2. Mauzac Blanc
  3. Muscadelle

Dry white only in this AOC

36
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What grapes are in the Garonne, Tarn, and Lot subregion AOC of Gaillac sparkling white?

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Traditional Method: Len de l’El & Mauzac
Methode Ancestrale: Mauzac Blanc and/or Rose

37
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When did formal viticulture begin in SW France?

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1st century BC by the Romans. Long before Bordeaux was ever planted to the vine.

38
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What makes the SW Region of France unique?

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  • Two distinct river systems
  • AOCs & subregions are more dissimilar than similar
  • Most AOCs are unknown
39
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Describe the Pyrenees AOC of Pacherenc du Vic Bilh.

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  • Pacherenc and Madiran cover the exact geographic area.
  • Pacherenc is for white and Madiran is for red.
  • Dry white and sweet wine (passerillage)
40
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What are the grapes of AOC Pacherenc du Vic Bilh: Moelleux & Liquoreux whites?

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Follows the same blending formula (at least two varieties, one which is a primary) as Pacherenc du Vic Bilh Sec but with minimum 4.5% RS. Moelleux (semi-sweet).

Primary: Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu, Petit Courbu

41
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What grapes are in the Pyrénées AOC of Madiran?

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Wines must contain more than 50% Tannat

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Fer Servadou can complete blend.

42
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What is the largest and most significant IGP in SW France?

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Côtes de Gascogne IGP

43
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What are some characteristics of the Côtes de Gascogne IGP?

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  • One of the most important IGP in all of France (second to Pays d’Oc IGP)
  • 100 million bottles annually
  • 75% of production is dry white
  • shares the same zone of production as Armagnac
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Which SW France subregion grows Petit and Gros Manseng?

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Pyrénées

45
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T or F? Gaillac Premières Côtes AOC makes late harvest wines from Chenin.

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False

Doesn’t make late harvest and doesn’t use Chenin. Dry white only.

46
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T or F? Cahors is located in the Garonne,Tarn, and Lot subregion

47
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Braucol (Gaillac) and Pinenc (Madiran) are all synonyms for what grape variety?

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Fer Servadou

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What grape variety is most associated with the Cahors AOC?

49
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What 3 grapes are used to make the sweet wines of Monbazillac, Saussignac, and Rosette AOCs?

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  1. Sauvignon Blanc
  2. Sémillon
  3. Muscadelle
50
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The term Liquoreux refers to?

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sweet wines made from late-harvest grapes always affected by noble rot

51
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What wine styles are produced in Côtes de Bergerac?

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red, semi-sweet to sweet white

Higher alcohol than Bergerac AOC wines

52
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What SW France AOC is the only AOC located within French Basque Country?

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Irouléguy AOC

53
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What SW France AOC makes wines mainly from Tannat?

54
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What SW subregion produces wines the closest in style to Bordeaux?

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Dordogne/Bergerac

55
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What style of wine is made in the Monbazillac, Saussignac, Rosette AOCs?

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sweet and semi-sweet wines

56
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What is the name of the river that runs through Gaillac?

57
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Where was micro-oxygenation invented?

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The Madiran AOC in SW France

Introduced by Patrick Duconurnau while working with Tannat.

58
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What SW France subregion lies in a rain shadow?

59
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Who invented the micro-oxygenation winemaking technique?

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Patrick Ducournau

in 1991

60
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What grape variety is used to make Gaillac Primeur?

61
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What SW France AOC makes sparkling wine using Ancestral Method?

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Gaillac AOC

62
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The term Moelleux refers to?

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Semi-sweet wines made from late-harvest grapes with or without Botrytis

63
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Which SW France AOCs are most associated with Len de l’El variety?

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Gaillac AOC & Gaillac Premières Côtes AOC

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The Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC covers the same geographical area as which other appellation?

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Madiran AOC

Madiran is red only; Pecherenc du Vic-Bilh in white only

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What style of wine is produced in the Jurançon AOC?

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White wines based on Gros & Petit Manseng

Dry, semi-sweet, sweet

66
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Côt is a synonym for what other grape variety?

67
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In SW France, Cabernet Franc is also known as?

68
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What is the river that runs through Cahors?

69
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What is the river the runs through Bergerac?

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The Dordogne

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What are the climates of the SW France subregions?

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Dordogne/Bergerac: as a whole has continental climate with maritime influences; slightly warmer and more sun than Bordeaux.

Garonne, Tarn & Lot: continental with maritime and Mediterranean influences.

Pyrénées: continental with some maritime influences; impacted by the Pyrenees rain shadow & foehn winds and cool air masses.

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What are the major AOCs of Dordogne/Bergerac subregion?

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  1. Bergerac AOC
  2. Côtes de Bergerac AOC
  3. Monbazillac AOC
  4. Saussignac AOC

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