Southwest Flashcards
Who invented the micro-oxygenation winemaking technique?
Patrick Ducournau
What Southwest growing area lies in a rain shadow?
The Pyrenean foothills
Braucol, Mansoi and Pinenc are all synonyms for what grape variety?
Fer Servadou
What Southwest sub-region produces wines the closest in style to those of Bordeaux?
Dordogne/Bergerac
Côt is a synonym for what other grape variety?
Malbec
The term liquoreux refers to:
Sweet wines made from botrytized grapes
What is the name of the river that runs through the Cahors AOC?
The Lot
What Southwest AOC makes wines mainly from Tannat?
Madiran
What Southwest AOC is most associated with the Len de l’el variety?
The Gaillac AOC
What style of wine is produced in the Jurançon AOC?
White wines based on Gros and Petit Manseng
What grape variety is used to make Gaillac Primeur?
Gamay
Which AOC within the Dordogne/Bergerac Sub-Region does not make white wine?
Bergerac AOC (red and rosé)
What style of wine is made in the Saussignac, Rosette and Monbazillac AOCs?
All three appellations make sweet whites
The Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC overlaps which appellation?
The Madiran AOC
What Southwest AOC is located within French Basque country?
The Irouléguy AOC
Where was Micro-oxygenation invented?
The Madiran AOC in the Southwest
What is the name of the river that runs through Gaillac?
The Tarn
What wine styles are produced in Côtes de Bergerac?
Red and moelleux white
“Méthode Gaillacoise” refers to :
This is a term used in Gaillac to indicate a sparking wine made using the ancestral method
What Southwest AOC makes sparking wine using the ancestral method?
The Gaillac AOC
The term moelleux refers to:
Semi-sweet wines made from late-harvest grapes with or without botrytis
What three grape varieties are used to make the sweet wines of Saussignac, Rosette and Monbazillac AOC?
Sémillon, Savignon Blanc and Muscadelle
In the Southwest, Cabernet Franc is also known as:
Bouchy
What is the name of the river that runs through Bergerac?
The Dordogne
What grape variety is most associated with the Cahors AOC?
Malbec
List the climate zones of the SW
Bergerac/Dordogne River = Oceanic
Garonne/Tarn/Lot Rivers = Continental
Pyrenean Foothills = Maritime w/Alpine influence
Primary grape of the IGPs
Ugni Blanc 80%
What are the 3 grapes permitted in Cahors?
Tannat, Malbec, Merlot
synonym for Chenin Blanc
Rouchelein
synonym for Merille
Perigord
Braucol, Mansoi and Pinenc are synonyms for what red grape?
Fer Servadou
Which sub-regions of Southwest France experiences much more of a dry, Mediterranean climate?
Garonne Tarn Lot
Which are red wine exclusively
Madiran (Tennat) and Cahors (Malbec)
Which sub-region AOC liquoreaux must be botrytized?
Monbazillac AOC
Difference between Bergerac AOC and Bergerac Sec AOC?
Bergerac is Red/Rose and Bergerac Sec is dry white
Carmenere cross
cab franc x gros cabernet
Merlot cross
Magdeleine Noire des Charentes x CF
Malbec cross
Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des charentes
