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The appellaton of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP is based around what village?

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Madiran

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What is the Arrufiac grape?

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White grape in the Gascony wine region. It is often blended with Petit Courbu, it is a secondary grape in Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP

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Fronton AOP lies in between what two rivers?

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The Tarn and Garonne rivers.

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List two assemblage requirements for Pécharmant AOP?

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Min. 3 different varieties & no grape may make up more than 65% of the blend.

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Name a few appellations in the Aveyron department?

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Marcillac AOP

Estaing AOP

Entraygues et du Fel AOP

Côtes du Millau AOP

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Name an appellation for Red and Rosé wine from Syrah and Tannat blends?

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Saint Sardos AOP

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Name three producers in Bergerac AOP / Côtes de Bergerac AOP?

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Château Thénac

Château Tour des Gendres

Château Belingard

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Of the sweet wine appellations in Bergerac, which ones are for Botrytis affected grapes?

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Saussignac AOP

Monbazillac AOP

Haut-Montravel AOP

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What appellation essentially serves as a bridge between Entre Deux-Mers and Bergerac?

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Côtes de Duras AOP

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What appellation in Southwestern France claims to be the world’s oldest appellation?

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Jurançon AOP

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What appellation lies directly to the west of Monbazillac AOP?

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Saussignac AOP

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What appellation lies to the west of Pécharmant AOP and what style of wine does it produce?

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Rosette AOP - Sweet white wine from Bordeaux grapes.

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What are some of the techniques used in Madiran AOP to soften the tannins of Tannat?

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Destemming, barrel maturation, gentle pressing and Micro-oxygenation

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What are the appellations inside Montravel AOP?

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Montravel AOP - dry red and white

Côtes de Montravel AOP - sweet wines in the east of the region

Haut-Montravel AOP - sweet wines (Botrytis affected) surrounded by rivers

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What are the assemblage requirements of Fronton AOP?

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Min. 40% Négrette

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What are the elevage requirements for Monbazillac AOP?

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Blanc: not released before June 1st of the year following the harvest.

SGN: not released before June 15th of the second year following the harvest.

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What are the elevage requirements for Côtes de Bergerac AOP?

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Rouge: wines are not to be released before December 15th of the year following the harvest. (min. 2m bottle age)

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What are the grapes of Cahors AOP?

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Min. 70% Malbec (Côt) plus Merlot and Tannat.

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What are the grapes used to produce Gaillac Vendanges Tardives?

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Len de l’El

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Ondenc

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What are the min. must weight and residual sugar requirements for Saussignac AOP?

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272 g/l

68 g/l

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What are the min. must weight and residual sugar requirements for Monbazillac AOP?

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Blanc: 221 g/l 45 g/l

SGN: 255 g/l 85 g/l

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What are the three principle grapes for Gaillac Rosé and Rouge wines?

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Syrah

Duras

Fer (Braucol)

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What are the two rivers that help to promote the mist that encourages Botrytis in Monbazillac AOP?

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Dordogne

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Gardonette Rivers

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What are the white wines from Madiran released as?

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Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl AOP

60-80% Courbu, Petit Courbu, Petit & Gros Manseng

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What are the wines of **Tursan AOP?**
Blanc, Rosé & Rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** 20-60% each Baroque & Gros Manseng **Rosé & Rouge:** 20-60% each Cabernet Franc and Tannat
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What are three differences in rules for **Bergerac AOP** and **Côtes de Bergerac AOP?**
- Côtes de Bergerac is not allowed to produce a rosé wine. - Côtes de Bergerac has a higher min. alcohol at 11% for blanc and 11.5% for rouge v. 10.5% for blanc and 11% for rouge. - Côtes de Bergerac has a higher min. must weight
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What are the two Botrytis encouraged appellations around Bergerac?
**Haut-Montravel AOP** & **Saussignac AOP**
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What are the two local names for Malbec in **Cahors AOP**?
Côt Auxerrois
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What French appellation is essentially Basque Country?
**Irouléguy AOP**
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What grape is typically used to make the sweeter wines from **Jurançon AOP?**
Petit Manseng (thicker skinned)
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What is Bouchy & Pinenc?
Local name for Cabernet Franc and Fer respectivly in **Madiran.**
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What is Cahors Excellence?
A few dozen wines are designated by a panel as *Cahors Excellence* each vintage.
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What is considered to be the top wine of **Monbazillac AOP?**
*Cuvée Madame* by Château Tirecul-la-Graviere
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What is **Côtes du Buzet AOP*?***
An appellation along the Garonne below the Lot River leading to the split with the Tarn River. Blanc - Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Gris Rosé and Rouge wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Tannat.
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What is **Côtes du Buzet AOP?**
An appellation that lies just beyond the boundaries of Bordeaux along the Garonne River. Known as 'Country Claret' produces red and white wines from Bordeaux grapes.
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What is Fer known as in **Madiran?**
Pinenc
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What is the appellation directly south of Cahors?
**Côteaux de Quercy AOP**
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What is the appellation to the west of Jurançon AOP?
**Béarn AOP**
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What is the difference between **Côtes de Montravel AOP** & **Haut-Montravel AOP?**
**Huat-Montravel AOP** is for SGN **Côtes de Montravel AOP** is just for sweet wine.
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What is the difference in Min. potential alcohol between **Bergerac AOP** & **Côtes de Bergerac AOP?**
**Bergerac AOP -** Blanc: 10.5% Rouge: 11% **Côtes de Bergerac AOP -** Blanc: 11% Rouge 11.5%
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What is the dominant grape in **Montravel AOP** Rouge?
Merlot
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What is the Élevage requriements for **Côtes de Bergerac AOP?**
Rouge only Not released before December 15th of the year following the harvest. Min. 2 months bottle age.
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What is the IGP that surrounds the appellation of Gaillac?
**Côtes de Tarn IGP**. Alluvial plain around the outside of the appellation.
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What is the iron-rich clay known as in **Pécharmant AOP?**
Tran
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What is the local name for Fer Servadou in **Madiran AOP**?
Pinenc
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What is the min. must weight and residual sugar requirements for **Haut-Montravel AOP?**
255 g/l 85 g/l
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What is the most planted grape in Monbazillac?
Muscadelle
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What is the regional IGP for the wines from Southwestern France?
**Comté Tolosan IGP**
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What is the river at the southern border of Bergerac?
Dropt River
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What is the river that flows through Gaillac AOP?
The Tarn River
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What is the river that flows through **Gaillac AOP**?
The Tarn River
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What is the river that flows through **Saint-Mont?**
Adour River
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What river flows along the southern border of **Pécharmant AOP?**
The Dordogne River
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What river flows through **Côtes du Millau AOP?**
The Tarn River
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What style of wine is produced as **Béarn AOP?**
Blanc, Rosé and Rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** Raffiat de Moncade, Petit & Gros Manseng **Rosé:** Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc & Tannat **Rouge:** min. 80% Tannat w/ Cab Sauv & Cab Franc
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What style of wine is produced as **Côtes du Mermandais AOP?**
Dry white, red and rose wines from primarliy Bordeaux grapes.
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What style of wine is produced as **Gaillac Premières Côtes AOP?**
Blanc from Len de l'El and Mauzac
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What style of wine if produced as **Irouléguy AOP?**
Blanc, Rosé & Rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** Courbu & Petit Courbu, Gros & Petit Manseng **Rosé & Rouge:** Cabernet Franc & Tannat
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What style of wine is produced as **Montravel AOP?**
Dry white and red wines from Bordeaux grapes.
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What style of wine is produced as **Pércharment AOP?**
Dry red Bordeaux blends from at least three different varieties. (no grape may exceed 65% of the blend)
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What style of wine is produced as **Pécharmant AOP** and what are the assemblage requirements?
Rouge Only. Min. 3 differnet varieties and no grape may exceed 65% of the blend.
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What style of wine is produced as **Côtes de Duras AOP?**
Dry and semi-sweet whites, and dry red and rosé from Bordeaux grapes.
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What style of wines are produced as **Bergerac AOP?**
Dry white, rosé and red from Bordeaux grapes.
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What style of wines are produced as **Côtes de Bergerac AOP?**
Dry and sweet white (mostly sweet) and red
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What style of wines are produced as **Saint-Mont AOP?**
Blanc, rosé and rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** min. 50% Gros Manseng w/ Arrufiac & Petit Courbu (all three must be present) **Rosé & Rouge:** min. 60% Tannat, w/ Cabernet Franc & Fer (all three must be present)
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What style of wines are produced under **Côtes de Millau AOP?**
Blanc, Rosé and Rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** min. 50% Chenin Blanc **Rosé:** min. 50% Gamay **Rouge:** min 30% each Gamay & Syrah
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What style of wines are produced under **Entraygues et du Fel AOP?**
Blanc, Rosé and Rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** Min. 90% Chenin Blanc **Rosé:** Min. 85% combined Fer, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon **Rouge:** min. 2 varieties Fer, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon
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What style of wines are produced under **Marcillac AOP?**
Rosé and Rouge from a min. 90% Fer (Servadou)
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What style of wines is produced as **Côteaux de Quercy AOP?**
Rosé & Rouge ## Footnote **Rosé:** 40-90% Cabernet Franc, Côt, Merlot, Tannat and Gamay **Rouge:** 40-70% Cabernet Franc
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What styles of sparkling wine are produced in Gaillac AOP?
Vin Mousseau Blanc Vin Mousseux Blanc "Doux" Vin Mousseaux BLanc Méthode Ancestrale - Mauzac and Mauzac Rosé
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What styles of wine are produced as **Jurançon AOP?**
**Blanc:** min. 50 combined Petit & Gros Manseng w/ Lauzet, Courbu and Petit Courbu (min. 40 g/l) **Blanc Sec:** **Blanc Vendanges Tardives -** Petit & Gros Manseng
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What style of wine are produced as **Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl AOP?**
Blanc and Blanc sec ## Footnote 60-80% Courbu, Petit Courbu, Petit & Gros Manseng **Blanc:** min. 45 g/l
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What styles of wine are produced under **Estaing AOP?**
Blanc, Rosé and Rouge ## Footnote **Blanc:** min. 50% Chenin Blanc, min. 10% Mauzac **Rosé & Rouge:** min. 50% Gamay and Fer (min. 30%)
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Which sweet wine appellaton from Montravel is for Botrytis affected grapes?
**Haut-Montravel AOP**
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White wine produced under the **Côtes de Bergerac AOP** title tend to be what style?
Sweet or semi-sweet
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Who developed the technique of Micro-Oxygenation?
Patrick Ducournau in 1991
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What is the local name for Fer in **Marcillac AOP?**
Manois
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Who developed the process of Micro-Oxygenation?
Patrick DuCournau, 1991, Madiran
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What is Spain's Hondarribi Zuri known as in France?
Corbu
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Name five appellations on the Tarn River in SW France?
Côtes du Buzet AOP Côtes de Brulhois AOP Fronton AOP Gaillac AOP Côtes du Millau AOP
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Name an appellation that lies in between the Lot and the Tarn rivers?
Côteaux de Quercy AOP & Marcillac AOP
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When are vineyards in Madiran AOP planted to less than 60% Tannat, no longer permitted to bottle under the appellation?
2022
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Name two appellations along the Adour River in Franc?
Madiran AOP Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP Saint-Mont AOP
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What forest lies to the north of **Tursan AOP** and what are the principle white and red grapes?
Landes Forest 20-60% each Baroque & Gros Manseng 20-60% each Cabernet Franc & Tannat
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What grape must be present in the vineyards of **Béarn AOP**?
Raffiat de Moncade

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