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1
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Red Varietals allowed in Bordeaux (6)

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec
Carmeniere
Petit Verdot

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White varietals allowed in Bordeaux (7)

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Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
Ugni Blanc
Merlot Blanc
Colombard
Sauvignon Gris

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3
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Bordeaux Climate

A

Maritime
Atlantic and Gironde Estuary
More continental Towards St. Emillion and Pomerol

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4
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Soil in Medoc + Northern Graves

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Gravel

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5
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Soil in St. Emillion

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Gravel Over Limestone

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6
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Soil in Pomerol

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Iron pan under sand and clay

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7
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Rivers of Bordeaux

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Gironde- main estuary
Garonne- left
Dardogne- Right

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8
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1855 First Growths

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Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (pauillac)
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (pauillac)
Chateau Latour (pauillac)
Chateau Margeaux (margeaux)
Chateau Haut-Brion (graves)

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9
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5 Major Chateaux in Pomerol

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Chateau Lafleur
Chateau Petrus
Chateau Le Pin
Chateau Troanoy
Vieux-Chateau-Certan

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10
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Haut Medoc Communes

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St Esteph
Pauillac
St Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc
Margeaux

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11
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Soil type in Graves

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Boulbenes- sand, gravel, and clay

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12
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Sweet wines of Graves

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Cerons, Barsac, Sauturnes
Semillon, sauvignon blanc, and muscadelle
Botrytis affected/noble rot

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13
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geography of sauternes

A

conflux of ciron and garonne rivers

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14
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Right Bank Appelations

A

St Emilion
Pomerol
Bourg + Blaye

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15
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Satellite appellations for St Emillion

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Lussac
St Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

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16
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Neighboring districts to Pomerol

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Lalande-De-Pomerol
Fronsac
Canon-Fronsac

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17
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Entre-Deux-Mers

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“land between two seas”
dardogne and garonne rivers
ONLY dry white wines

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18
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_____ protects medoc from harsh winds

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coastal pine forests

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19
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Clariet

A

dark, aromatic style of rose

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20
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Assemblage

A

to blend

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21
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encepagement

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makeup of grape varietals

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22
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jalles

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drainage channels in Medoc to prevent it from turning to marsh

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23
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2 designations other than 1855 classe that mark quality in bordeaux

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Cru Artisan
Cru Borgeois

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24
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Premier Grand Cru Classe A of St emillion

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Chateau Angelus
Chateau Cheval Blanc
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Pavie

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25
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Botrytis Cinerea/noble rot is also called

A

pourriture noble

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26
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Tries

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picking noble rot grapes

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27
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5 Villages Sauturnes AOP covers

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Sauturnes
Barsac
Fargues
Bommes
Priegnac

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28
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St emillion soil terms

A

Cotes: steep limestone slopes
Grave: gravel limestone plateau

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29
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Cab Franc is called ____ in Pomerol

A

Bouchet

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30
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Cab Franc is called ____ in Loire

A

Breton

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31
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5 Villages of Margeaux

A

Soussanes
Margeaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac

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32
Q

Size of Barriques

A

225 L

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33
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2 Village of Pomerol

A

Lisborne
Pomerol

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34
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Burgundy Climate

A

Continental
Risks- hail, rain, spring frost

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35
Q

Major Grapes in Burgundy

A

white- chardonnay, aligote
red- pinot noir, gamay

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36
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Soil types in Burgundy

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North- chalk and clay marl
south- granite

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37
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Labelling Classifications in Burgundy

A

Bourgogne (basic)
Village (village name)
Premier Cru (village + vineyard name)
Grands Crus (vineyard name)

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38
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Districts of Burgundy

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Chablis
Cote de Nuits
Haut Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
Haute Cote De beaune
cote chalonnais
cote maconnais
beaujolais

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39
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Soil type in Chablis

A

Kimmeridgian Clay and Limestone

40
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Climate in Chablis

A

Continental

41
Q

7 Climates in Chablis Grand Cru

A

Blanchot
Bougros
Grenouilles
Les Clos
Preuses
Valmur
Vaudesir

42
Q

Most Grand Cru Chablis vineyards have ____ exposure

43
Q

Village AOC of Cote de Nuits

A

Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne Romanee
Nuits-St-Georges

44
Q

Grand Crus of Gevrey Chambertin (8)

A

Le Chambertin
Clos de Beze
Chapelle-chambertin
charmes-chambertin
criottes-chambertin
latricieres-chambertin
mazis-chambertin
ruchottes-chambertin

45
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grand crus of morey-st-denis (5)

A

clos de tart
clos de la roche
clos st denis
clos des lambrays
bonnes-mares (part)

46
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grand crus of chambolle musigny

A

bonnes-mares (part)
le musigny

47
Q

grand cru of vougeot (1)

A

clos de vougeot

48
Q

grand crus of vosne romanee (6)

A

richebourg
la tache
la romanee
romanee conti
romanee-st-vivant
grande rue

49
Q

grand crus of flagey-echezeaux

A

grands echezeaux
echezeaux

50
Q

only white grand cru in CDN

51
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Cote de Beaune Grand Crus (7)

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Corton-Charlemagne (aloxe corton, ladoix serringy, pernand vergelesses)
le corton (aloxe corton)
criots-batard-montrachet (chassagne montrachet)
le montrachet (PM)
chevalier-montrachet (PM)
bienvenues-batard-montrachet (PM)

52
Q

Village AOC in Cote De Beaune

A

Pernand-Vergelesses
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny
Savigny-Les-Beaune
Chorey-les-Beaune
beaune
pommard
volnay
meursault
ausey-duresses
st-romain
blagny
pugliny-montrachet
chassagne-montrachet
st-aubin
santaney
dezize-les maranges
cheilly-les-maranges
sampigny-les-maranges

53
Q

st bris

A

white wine from sauv b in CDB

54
Q

hautes cote de nuits and hautes cote de beaune

A

west of the cote d’or at a greater altitute, causes difficulty in ripening

55
Q

villages of cote chalonnais (5)

A

bouzeron
rully
mercury
givry
montagny

56
Q

villages of maconnais (6)

A

vergisson
macon
solutre
saint-veran
pouilly-fuisse
vinzelles

57
Q

10 Cru Beaujolais

A

St amour
julienas
chenas
moulin a vent
fleurie
chiroubles
morgon
brouilly
cote de brouilly
regnie

58
Q

climate of maconnais

A

slightly warmer and drier than the rest of burgundy

59
Q

vinificaiton in maconnais

A

mostly unoaked, except pouilly fuisse

60
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soil in beaujolais

61
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climate in beaujolais

A

continental

62
Q

carbonic maceration

A

whole clusters sealed in tank, pump in CO2, intracellular fermentation

63
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largest grand cru in burgundy

64
Q

only grand cru in CDN allowed to produce red and white wines

A

chambolle-musigny

65
Q

largest village in CDO

A

gevrey-chambertin

66
Q

beaujolais nouveau is released annually when

A

3rd thursday of november

67
Q

Burgundy synonym for pinot gris

68
Q

where does the loire river start and end

A

starts in massif central mtns, ends west in atlantic

69
Q

white varietals of loire

A

chenin blanc, sauv blanc, melon de bourgogne

also: chardonnay, orbois, romorantin, gors plant, chasselas

70
Q

loire red varietals

A

cab franc/breton
pinot noir
gamay
cab sauv
malbec
pineau d’aunis
groslot

71
Q

pays nantais

A

near atlantic coast, most west in loire
cool maritime
melon de bourgogne (muscadet)

72
Q

max alch % for muscadet

73
Q

Melon de bourgogne appelations in pays nantais

A

muscadet
muscadet sevre et maine
muscadet couteaux de la loire
muscadet cotes de grandlieu

74
Q

anabaugebieten

A

13 major wine regions in germany:
mosel
rheinhessen
rheingau
ahr
nahe
franken
mittelrhein
pfalz
vurrtemberg
sachsen
saale-unstrut

75
Q

pradikatswein

A

kabinett
spatlese
auslese
beerenauslese
trockenbeerenauslese
eiswein

76
Q

are pradikatswein allowed to chaptalize

A

NO. (sweeten grape must before/during fermentation)

77
Q

german climate

A

cool continental
mosel and rhine rivers moderate
steep vineyards
slate and basalt soils

78
Q

Northern Rhone climate and soil

A

warm continental
rhone river moderates, warms
mistral winds
steep hillside vineyards
granite and schist

79
Q

southern rhone climate and soil

A

mediterranean
mistral winds
rhone river moderates
flatter planes
GALETS, alluvial clay, river rock

80
Q

Galets

A

river rock in southern rhone

81
Q

only red grape allowed in northern rhone

82
Q

main grape of southern rhone

83
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main white grape in northern rhone

84
Q

rose grape in rhone valley

85
Q

appelation in rhone valley known for rose

86
Q

region in n rhone allowed to produce 100% viognier

87
Q

mistral winds

A

warms northern rhone vineyards
cools southern rhone vineyards

88
Q

3 white grapes in northern rhone

A

viognier
roussane
marsanne

89
Q

vines face ___ in n rhone

A

south to max sunlight

90
Q

cote rotie

A

N rhone region
only red wines
syrah + max 20% viognier

91
Q

sub designations in cote rotie

A

cote brune
cote blonde

92
Q

Hermitage

A

reds with syrah + max 15% marsanne/rousanne
white wines

93
Q

cornas

A

only 100% syrah reds

94
Q

number of grapes allowed in chatneauf-du-pape

A

13
cinsault, counoise, grenache, mourvedre, syrah, muscardine, terret noir, vaccarese
bouboulec, clariette, grenache blanc, picardin, picpoul, rousanne

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