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What is the INAO?
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Institut National des Appellations d’Origine
est. 1935 delimit and enforce France’s wine appellation system |
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What did the INAO become in 2007 and why?
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L’Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité to bring its appellation system in line with new EU standards in 2009
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What will AOC be replaced by in 2011?
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Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP)
Falls under the PDO EU category |
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What is PDO?
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Protected Designation of Origin
only Vitis vinifera grapes all grapes must be sourced from stated area |
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What French quality category will be phased out by 2011?
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Vin Delimité de Qualité Superieure (VDQS, or AOVDQS) VDQS regions must apply to become either AOP or IGP by 2011
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What is VINIFLHOR?
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a french government agricultural office, oversees Vin de Pays regulations
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What is Vin de Pays now known as?
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Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP).
This falls under the EU category of PGI |
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What is PGI?
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Protected Geographic Indication (PGI), wines must be produced from Vitis vinifera vines or hybrids minimum 85% of the grapes must be sourced from the stated area
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What are the 3 levels of IGP zones?
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regional
departmental local |
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What are the 5 regional IGP Zones of France?
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Pays d’Oc IGP Languedoc-Roussillon
Val de Loire IGP Loire Comtés Rhodaniens IGP Northern Rhône Valley Jura and Savoie Méditerranée IGP Southeast France Comté Tolosan IGP Sud-Ouest |
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What is the lowest quality level for French wine?
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Vin de France (Table Wine)
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What is Vin de France?
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French Table Wine Both vintage and varietal may now appear on the label acidification and the use of oak chips approved
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What are the 3 post 2009 French Wine Classifications?
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Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP)
Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP) Vin de France (Table Wine) |
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What is a négociant?
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acted as one type of intermediary, buying fruit or wine in barrel to age in their own cellars before selling the bottled wine
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What are courtiers?
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brokers of wine and are responsible for the current method of en primeur sales
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What is En Primeur ?
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the yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures
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What are Barriques?
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225 liter Bordeaux barrel
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What is a Tonneau?
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large barrel 4 times the size of a barrique
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How long do the top château age their red wine in barrique?
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2 Years with a large % of which will be new each vintage
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How long do the top château age their white wine in barrique?
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16 months. Graves uses a % of new oak
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What are the 6 red grapes allowed under the Bordeaux AOP?
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Carmènere
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What is the most widely planted grape grown in Bordeaux?
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Merlot
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From 1970-1975, the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?
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Merlot
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What are the 3 main white grapes of Bordeaux AOP?
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70% combined Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris & Muscadelle
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What are the other allowed grapes of Bordeaux AOP?
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30% Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc & Colombard
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What is the subregion of Bordeaux AOP?
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Haut-Benauge as of 2011 Côtes de Francs is no longer a subregion
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Where is Haut-Benauge located?
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above Cadillac opposite Cérons
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What is the abv for Bordeaux Rouge AOP?
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10.50%
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What is the abv for Bordeaux Blanc Sec?
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10%
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What is the r/s of Bordeaux Blanc Sec?
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max 3 g/l
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What does Bordeaux Supérieur AOP mean?
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.5% higher ABV than Bordeaux AOP
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What is the minimum must weight for Bordeaux Supérieur Blanc AOP?
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195 g/l
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What is Bordeaux Rosé AOP?
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Rosé wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc Carmenère, Merlot, Cot & Petit Verdot
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Name 1 Bordeaux Supérieur Rosé.
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Château Lascombes Rosé de Lascombes
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How long must Crémant de Bordeaux AOP spend on its lees?
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9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, and may not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of tirage
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how many atmospheres of pressure are in Crémant de Bordeaux AOP?
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3.5
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What are the grapes of Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
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70% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère, Muscadelle,Sémillon & Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris
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What are the Accessory Varieties of Crémant de Bordeaux AOP?
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Max. 30% Colombard, Merlot Blanc& Ugni Blanc
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How is Merlot related to Merlot Blanc?
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Merlot Blanc is a crossing of Merlot X Folle Blanche
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What are the grapes of Crémant de Bordeaux AOP "Vin Mousseux Rosé"?
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Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cot Petit Verdot Carmenère |
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What is the abv of Crémant de Bordeaux AOP?
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9% (minimum 11% acquired after secondary fermentation)
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What is a Cru Claseé?
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An offically classified vinyard in the Médoc and Provence
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What is the climate of Bordeaux?
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Maritime more continental towards St-Émilion and Pomerol
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What is a major challenge of Bordeauxs climate?
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Wet spring season & spring frost
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What problems can a wet spring season & spring frost bring Bordeaux?
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coulure, millerandange, reducing the eventual yield. Bordeaux mixture is used
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What is the Bordeaux Mixture?
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a mix of lime, copper sulfate, and water is applied throughout the region to avoid fungal problems.
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What helps protect Bordeaux against winter freeze and spring frost?
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The Altantic and Gironde estuary
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What protects the Médoc vineyards from harsh west and northwesterly winds?
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Costal pine forests
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What does of the Médoc AOP of Bordeaux encompass?
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The Médoc AOP encompasses the Haut-Médoc AOP and the more prestigious communal appellations.
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TorF.Only red wine is allowed under the Médoc AOP
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TRUE
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What are the communes of the Médoc AOP?
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Médoc
Haut-Médoc Saint-Estèphe Pauillac Saint-Julien Listrac Moulis-en-Médoc Margaux |
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What is the area above Saint-Estèphe refered to as?
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Bas-Médoc
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What are a Jalles?
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Drainage channels that prevent the Médoc from reverting to swampland
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What are croupes?
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unearthed gravel mounds located mostly in the Haut-Médoc
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What is Cru Artisan?
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2005 vintage forward, 44 small producers throughout the Médoc have the right to use the designation, denoting their place as exceptional stewards of the land and craft of winemaking
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What is Cru Bourgeois?
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An offically designated growth below cru claseé in the Médoc. Classification no longer exists. last classified in 2003
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What is the 1855 Classification?
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classification ranked the top properties of Bordeaux by price prior to international exposure at the Universal Exposition in Paris
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What were the last 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel of 2003?
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Château Chasse-Spleen
Château Haut-Marbuzet Château Labégorce Zédé Château Les Ormes de Pez Château de Pez Château Phélan-Ségur Château Potensac Château Poujeaux Château Siran |
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What AOP are Château Poujeaux & Château Chasse-Spleen located?
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Moulis-en-Médoc
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What commune of Margaux is Château Labégorce Zédé located?
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Soussans
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What commune of Margaux is Château Siran located?
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Labarde
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What AOC is Château Potensac located?
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Médoc AOC in the commune of Ordonnac in St.Julien
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What 4 former Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Château are located in Saint-Estèphe?
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Château Haut-Marbuzet
Château Les Ormes de Pez Château de Pez Château Phélan-Ségur |
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Where is Château Clark located?
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Listrac-Médoc AOP classified as Cru Bourgeois
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Where is Chateau Sociando-Mallet located?
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is located in the commune of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne North of Paulliac in the Haut-Médoc
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Of the Bordeaux vintages 1991-1995, which would you expect to be the most expensive on the current market?
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1995
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Name the only 1855 Médoc classified growth that has disappeared completely from the list.
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Château Dubignon 3rd growth
After the phylloxera epidemic, it was absorbed into Château Malescot St. Exupéry, and the estate ceased to exist during its time considered the smallest cru of all |
