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
Which region in Burgundy produces only white wine and what is the grape?
Chablis
Chardonnay grape
Which region in Burgundy produces the most red wine and what is the grape?
Beaujolais
Gamay grape
Does the Cote d’Or produce more white or red wine?
78% red wine
Cote de Nuit - 95% red
Cote de Beaune - 70% red
What are the three quality levels of Burgundy?
Village Wine
Premier Cru
Grand Cru
Name 7 Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis
Blanchot Bougros Grenouilles Les Clos Preuses Valmur Vaudesir
Which are the 3 most important white wine villages in the Cote de Beaune?
Mersault
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Name 3 of 7 Grand Cru Vineyards in Cote de Beaune
Corton-Charlemagne Charlemagne Batard-Montrachet Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet Montrachet Criots-Batard-Montrachet
Which region in Burgundy does the wine Pouilly-Fuisse come from and what is the grape varietal?
Maconnais
Chardonnay
In Burgundy what does estate-bottled wine mean?
The wine is made, produced and bottled by the owner of the vineyard
What are the 5 wine producing regions in the Loire Valley?
Muscadet Anjou Vouvray Pouilly-Fume Sancerre
What are the 4 main styles of white wine in the Loire Valley and what grape produces each style?
Pouilly-Fume (Sauvignon Blanc)
Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne)
Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc)
Vouvray (Chenin Blanc)
What are the 5 regions on the left bank of Bordeaux?
Medoc Pessac-Leognan Graves Sauternes Entre-Deux-Mers
What are the 2 regions on the right bank of Bordeaux?
Pomerol
St Emilion
What are the 5 villages in Cote de Beaune
Aloxe-Corton (red) Beaune (red) Meursault (white) Puligny-Montrachet (white) Chassagne-Montrachet (white)
