SW France

Question 1

What river cuts through Bergerac?

Answer 1

Dordogne

Question 2

What wines tend to be the longest lived in Bergerac?

Answer 2

Pecharmant

Question 3

What is generally considered the most noteworthy sweet white wine appellation in Bergerac?

Answer 3

Monbazillac

Question 4

On what river is Cahors?

Answer 4

Lot

Question 5

Who is Patrick Ducournau?

Answer 5

A Madiran winemaker who invented micro-oxygenation in the early 1990s.

Question 6

What is the semi-sweet and sweet wine of Madiran?

Answer 6

Pacherenc du Vic Bilh

Question 7

What is passerillage?

Answer 7

The exposure of cut bunches of grapes to the sun in order to increase the concentration of sugar prior to winemaking.

Question 8

What is the assemblage of Bergerac rouge/rose?

Answer 8

Min 50% of at least 2 of these: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Cot, Merlot. Can include Fer Servadou and Merille.

Question 9

What is the assemblage of Bergerac blanc?

Answer 9

Min 50% of at least 2 of these: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle. Can include Ugni Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Ondenc.

Question 10

What is the assemblage of Buzet rouge/rose?

Answer 10

Min 90% Cabernet, Cab Franc, Cot, Merlot. Max 10% Abouriou and Petit Verdot

Question 11

What is the assemblage of Buzet blanc?

Answer 11

Min 90% Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon. Max 10% Colombard, Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng.

Question 12

What is the assemblage of Cotes du Marmandais rouge/rose?

Answer 12

Max 85% combined Cabernet, Cab Franc, Merlot. Max 50% Abouriou, Cot, Fer, Gamay, Syrah

Question 13

What is the assemblage of Cotes du Marmandais blanc?

Answer 13

Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, max 30% Semillon/Muscadelle.

Question 14

What is the assemblage of Cahors?

Answer 14

Min 70% Cot, plus Merlot and Tannat.

Question 15

What is the assemblage of Coteaux du Quercy rouge?

Answer 15

40-70% Cabernet Franc, plus max 25% each Cot, Tannat, Merlot. Max 10% Gamay

Question 16

What is the assemblage of Coteaux du Quercy rose?

Answer 16

40-90% Cab Franc

Question 17

What is the assemblage of Entraygues Le Fel rose?

Answer 17

Min 85% combined Fer, Cab Franc, Cabernet.

Question 18

What is the assemblage of Floc de Gascogne Vin de Liqueur Blanc?

Answer 18

Min 2 varieties of Colombard, Gros Manseng, Ugni Blanc, Baroque, Folle Blanche, Mauzac, Petit Manseng, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon.

Question 19

What is the assemblage of Floc de Goascogne Vin de Liqueur rose?

Answer 19

single variety of blended. No 100% Tannat. Use Tannat, Cab Franc, Cabernet, Fer, Merlot, Cot.

Question 20

What is the assemblage of Fronton rouge/rose?

Answer 20

Min 40% Negrette

Question 21

What is the assemblage of Haut-Montravel blanc?

Answer 21

Min 50% Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle.

Question 22

What is the RS of Haut-Montravel?

Answer 22

25-51 g/l

Question 23

What is the assemblage of Irouleguy blanc?

Answer 23

At least 2 varieties of Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng.

Question 24

What is the assemblage of Irouleguy rouge?

Answer 24

Min 50% combined Cab Franc/Tannat.

Question 25

What is the assemblage of Irouleguy rose?

Answer 25

Min 90% Cab Franc, Cabernet, Tannat.

Question 26

What is the assemblage of Jurancon Blanc VT?

Answer 26

Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng

Question 27

What is the assemblage of Jurancon Blanc?

Answer 27

Min 50% combined Gros Manseng/Petit Manseng. Others: Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, Camaralet de Lasseube.

Question 28

What is the assemblage of Madiran?

Answer 28

Min 50% Tannat. Others Cab Franc, Cabermet, Fer.

Question 29

What is the assemblage of Marcillac?

Answer 29

Min 80% Fer

Question 30

What is the assemblage of Pacherenc du Vic Bilh?

Answer 30

min 2 grapes. Must include one of these: Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng. Also: Arrufiac and Sauvignon Blanc.

Question 31

What city is near Jurancon?

Answer 31

Pau