Southwest Flashcards

1
Q

Who invented the micro-oxygenation winemaking technique?

A

Patrick Ducournau

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2
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What Southwest growing area lies in a rain shadow?

A

The Pyrenean foothills

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3
Q

Braucol, Mansoi and Pinenc are all synonyms for what grape variety?

A

Fer Servadou

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4
Q

What Southwest sub-region produces wines the closest in style to those of Bordeaux?

A

Dordogne/Bergerac

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5
Q

Côt is a synonym for what other grape variety?

A

Malbec

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6
Q

The term liquoreux refers to:

A

Sweet wines made from botrytized grapes

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7
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What is the name of the river that runs through the Cahors AOC?

A

The Lot

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8
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What Southwest AOC makes wines mainly from Tannat?

A

Madiran

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9
Q

What Southwest AOC is most associated with the Len de l’el variety?

A

The Gaillac AOC

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10
Q

What style of wine is produced in the Jurançon AOC?

A

White wines based on Gros and Petit Manseng

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11
Q

What grape variety is used to make Gaillac Primeur?

A

Gamay

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12
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Which AOC within the Dordogne/Bergerac Sub-Region does not make white wine?

A

Bergerac AOC (red and rosé)

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13
Q

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

A

All three appellations make sweet whites

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14
Q

The Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC overlaps which appellation?

A

The Madiran AOC

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15
Q

What Southwest AOC is located within French Basque country?

A

The Irouléguy AOC

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16
Q

Where was Micro-oxygenation invented?

A

The Madiran AOC in the Southwest

17
Q

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

18
Q

What wine styles are produced in Côtes de Bergerac?

A

Red and moelleux white

19
Q

“Méthode Gaillacoise” refers to :

A

This is a term used in Gaillac to indicate a sparking wine made using the ancestral method

20
Q

What Southwest AOC makes sparking wine using the ancestral method?

A

The Gaillac AOC

21
Q

The term moelleux refers to:

A

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

22
Q

What three grape varieties are used to make the sweet wines of Saussignac, Rosette and Monbazillac AOC?

A

Sémillon, Savignon Blanc and Muscadelle

23
Q

In the Southwest, Cabernet Franc is also known as:

24
Q

What is the name of the river that runs through Bergerac?

A

The Dordogne

25
What grape variety is most associated with the Cahors AOC?
Malbec
26
List the climate zones of the SW
Bergerac/Dordogne River = Oceanic Garonne/Tarn/Lot Rivers = Continental Pyrenean Foothills = Maritime w/Alpine influence
27
Primary grape of the IGPs
Ugni Blanc 80%
28
What are the 3 grapes permitted in Cahors?
Tannat, Malbec, Merlot
29
synonym for Chenin Blanc
Rouchelein
30
synonym for Merille
Perigord
31
Braucol, Mansoi and Pinenc are synonyms for what red grape?
Fer Servadou
32
Which sub-regions of Southwest France experiences much more of a dry, Mediterranean climate?
Garonne Tarn Lot
33
Which are red wine exclusively
Madiran (Tennat) and Cahors (Malbec)
34
Which sub-region AOC liquoreaux must be botrytized?
Monbazillac AOC
35
Difference between Bergerac AOC and Bergerac Sec AOC?
Bergerac is Red/Rose and Bergerac Sec is dry white
36
Carmenere cross
cab franc x gros cabernet
37
Merlot cross
Magdeleine Noire des Charentes x CF
38
Malbec cross
Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des charentes