Southwest France Flashcards

1
Q

White varietals of the Dordogne (5)

A

Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Gris
Muscadell
Ugni Blanc

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Red varietals of the Dordogne (4)

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Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Côt (Malbec)

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White varietals of southwest and Pyranees (6)

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Gros Manseng
Petit Manseng
Corbu
Petie Corbu
Mauzac
Sauvignon Blanc

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Red varietals of southwest and Pyranees (6)

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Côt (Malbec)
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Tannat
CabernetSauvignon
Fer

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5
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Location of southwest France

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Stretches from Atlantic coast across the southeast straight into the center of the country

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Climate and soils of southwest France

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Both range significantly from Atlantic to Pyranees

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Bergerac AOP wine styles (3)

A

dry whites

(Semillion, Sauvignon Blanc)

reds

rosé

(Cabernet Sauvignon, Côt, Cabernet Franc, Merlot)

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Peycharmant AOP wine styles (1)

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reds only from Cabernet Sauvignon, Côt, Cabernet Franc, Merlot

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Cahors AOP wine styles

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dry reds from mainly Côt (Malbec), with Merlot and Tannat

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Madiran AOP wine styles

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dry reds from mainly Tannat with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Fer.

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Jurançon AOP wine styles

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Dry to late harvest wines from Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng.

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Gaillac AOP wine styles (3)

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whites (dry to sweet)

(Mauza, Len de l’El, Muscadelle)

reds

rosé

(Syrah,Duras and Fer)

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13
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Southwest France sweet white wine appellations (4)

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Monbazillac
Saussignac
Haut-Montraval
Rosette

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14
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Who developed the process of micro-oxygenation in the 1990’s in Cahors

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Patrick Ducournau

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