Zraly White Wines of France Test Flashcards
What year were the French AOC laws established and what do they control?
Established in 1930’s and controls
- Geographic Origin
- Grape variety
- Minimum Alcohol Content
- Vine Growing Practices (wine per hectare)
How many hectares in an acre?
2.471 acres in a hectare
How many gallons in a hectolitre?
26.42 US gallons in a hectolitre
What are the style differences between a Riesling from Alsace and Germany?
Alsace Rieslings are dry and higher in alcohol content
German Rieslings are sweet and lower in alcohol content
What is the most planted grape in Alsace?
Riesling - 22% planted
Pinot Blanc - 21%
Gewurztraminer - 19%
Pinot Gris - 15%
Name a few important shippers of Alsace wines
Domaine F.E. Trimbach Domaine Hugel & Fils Domaine Weinbach Domaine Marcel Deiss Domaine Leon Beyer
Name 2 great sweet (Late Harvest) wines from Alsace
Vendange Tardive
Selection de Grains Nobles
What is the wine region and grape variety for the wines Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume?
Loire Valley
Sauvignon Blanc
What is the wine region and grape variety for the wine Vouvray?
Loire Valley
Chenin Blanc
What is the English translation of the word Graves?
Means gravel and is the type of soil in the region
The majority of the white wines of Bordeaux are a blend of which two grape varieties?
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Name 2 of the 11 Classified Chateaux of Graves
Bouscaut Carbonnieux Couhins-Lurton de Chevalier Haut-Brion La Louviere La Tour-Martillac Laville-Haut-Brion Malartic-Lagraviere Olivier Smith-Haut-Lafitte
What wine region and grape varietal is used in the production of Sauternes?
Bordeaux
Semillon (best) and Sauvignon Blanc
What are the 3 levels of Sauternes classification?
First Great Growth - Grand Premier Cru (Chateau d’Yquem
First Growth - Premiers
Second Growth - Deuxiemes Crus
Name the 5 main regions of Burgundy
Chablis Cote d'Or (Cote de Nuits & Cote de Beaune) Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais