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What is the main grape of the Right Bank?
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Merlot
Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon |
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What are the 2 soil types of St-Émilion?
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côtes: hillsidesare steep limestone slopes
graves:gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc |
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What Château from St-Émilion encépagement is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon?
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Château Figeac
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What year did the St-Émilion classification start?
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1958
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What are the 4 St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A?
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Château Angélus
Château Ausone Château Cheval-Blanc Château Pavie |
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What are the 14 St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B?
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Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour Château Bélair-Monange Château Canon Château Canon-la-Gaffelière Château Figeac Clos Fourtet Château La Gaffelière Château Larcis-Ducasse Château la Mondotte Château Pavie-Macquin Château Troplong-Mondot Château Trottevieille Château Valandraud |
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What is the smallest of the four St-Èmilion Grand Cru Classé "A" châteaux?
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Château Ausone 7 ha
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What classification is Chateau Magdelaine?
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As of 2012 Chateau Magdelaine no longer exits. merged with Château Bélair-Monange
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What classification is Chateau Bélair?
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Château Bélair-Monange (known simply as Belair until 2009) is a B
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What 4 Chateau were elevated to St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B in 2012?
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Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
Château Larcis-Ducasse Château la Mondotte Château Valandraud |
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TorF. Wines labeled “St-Émilion Grand Cru” are required to show an additional + 0.5% alcohol, and must undergo a longer élevage than wines simply labeled St-Émilion AOP?
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TRUE
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What are the satellite appellations for St-Émilion?
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Lussac
St-Georges Montagne Puisseguin |
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What are the soils of Pomerol?
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soil of Pomerol is dominated by sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer)
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What is crasse de fer?
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subsoil of iron pan and rich clay in Pomerol
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What is Bouchet?
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Synonym for Cabernet Franc in Pomerol
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What is Cot?
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Synonym for Malbec
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What are the neighboring red wine districts of Pomerol?
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Lalande-de-Pomerol
Fronsac Canon-Fronsac |
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What are the 2 communes of Lalande-de-Pomerol?
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Lalande-de-Pomerol & Néac
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What was the 1st vintage of Le Pin?
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1979
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What was the 1st vintage of Valandraud?
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1991
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What was the 1st vintage of La Gomerie?
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1995
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What was the 1st vintage of La Mondotte?
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1996
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What was the 1st vintage of L'Hermitage?
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1997
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What was the 1st vintage of Quinault l'Encols?
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1997
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What was the 1st vintage of Teyssier of La Dome?
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1998
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What style if wines are Côtes de Blaye AOP?
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50% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc
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What style if wines are Blaye AOP?
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Rouge
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What are the grapes of Bordeaux Côtes de Blaye Blanc Sec?
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Blanc Sec:Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon, and Muscadelle with Max. 15% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc
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What are the 4 sub zones of Côtes de Bordeaux?
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Francs
Cadillac Castillon Blaye |
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What is the sweet wine AOP of Côtes de Bordeaux?
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Bordeaux Côtes de Francs Liquoreux AOP
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What style of wine is Bordeaux Côtes de Cadillac ?
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Rouge
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What style of wine is Bordeaux Côtes de Castillon ?
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Rouge
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What styles of wine come from Bordeaux Côtes de Francs AOP?
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Rouge
Blanc Sec Liquoreax |
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What style of wines come from the Entre-Deux-Mers AOP?
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Blanc Sec
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What is the subzone of Entre-Deux-Mers AOP?
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Haut-Benauge
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What style of wines are produced in Bordeaux Haut-Benauge AOP?
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Whites
Dry medium sweet sweet |
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What are the grapes of Bordeaux Haut-Benauge AOP?
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Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris Muscadelle |
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What is the abv for Bordeaux Haut Benauge AOP?
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11.50%
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What is the minimum must weight for Bordueaux Haut Benauge AOP?
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195 g/l
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What are the 4 sweet wine AOP's of the Entre-Deux-Mers?
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Loupiac
Ste-Croix-du-Mont Cadillac Premières Côtes de Bordeaux |
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What is the main grape used in the sweet wines of the Entre-Deux-Mers?
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Muscadelle
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What is the best sweet wine AOP of the Entre-Deux-Mers?
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Loupiac
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Where is Premières Côtes de Bordeaux?
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sweet wine AOP on the right bank of the garonne across from the city of Bordeaux
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What to AOP's of the Entre-Deux-Mers produce Moelleux?
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Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP
Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP |
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What style of wine does Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP & Graves de Vayres AOP produce?
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lesser appellations that produce red and white. Sweet wines in Sainte-Foy.
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What are soils and topography of the Entre-deux-mers & Premières Côtes?
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between the Dordogne & the Garonne a sucession of limestone platues (Entre-deux-mers) from cliffs over the Garonne to the South (Premières Côtes).
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What Premier Grand Cru Classé produces a kosher wine?
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Château Valandraud Kosher
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What is the second wine of Château Valandraud?
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Virginie de Valandraud
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What is the first garage wine of the Médoc?
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Château Marojallia
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What commune is Château Marojallia located?
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Arsac, Margaux
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What is the second wine of Château Marojallia?
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Clos Margalaine
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Where is Château Monbrison located?
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Cru Bourgeois from Arsac Merlot
located between Châteaux Le Tertre & Marojallia |
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What was the first vintage of Châteaux Marojallia?
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1999
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Why was Le Pin Created?
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Owner of Vieux Châteaux Certan, Jaques Thienpont believed his wine to be at least equal to Pétrus. He created Le Pin to rival Pétrus. He unintentionally started the "vin de garagiste" movement.
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What AOP is the following winery located: Châteaux Lagrange?
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3rd growth of St. Julien
merlot based exceptional vale wine from Pomerol |
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Where is Châteaux Moulinet located?
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Merlot based exceptional value from Pomerol?
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Where is Châteaux Nénin located?
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Merlot based large and well know property of Pomerol
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Where is Châteaux La Pointe located?
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Merlot based value from Pomerol
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Where is Châteaux René located?
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Merlot based value from Pomerol
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Where is Châteaux L'Enclos located?
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Merlot based value from Pomerol
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Where is Châteaux Bourgneuf-Vayron?
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Merlot based value blend from Pomerol
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Where is Châteaux Le Bon Pasteur located?
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Merlot based value from Pomerol
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What are the requirements for a Bordeaux wine to be called Bordeaux Haut-Benauge AOP?
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195 g/l must oppsed to the 170 g/l
yields are 10% lower minimum ABV is 1.5% higher other wise the wine would be Entre-Deux-Mers-Haut-Benage |
