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Quality levels of French Wine
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Vin de table
Vin de pays VDQS AOC |
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Define negociant
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Wine seller that can make wine from juices, grapes or must- soed not grow, just sells
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Ste the 3 AOCs of Alsace
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Alsace
Cremant d'Alsace Grand Cru d'Alsace |
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State 3 things that an AOC might regulate
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Alcohol level
type of grape grown harvest time method of production |
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Describe the typical style of Alsac wines
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Crisp, off dry white wines
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State the noble grapes of Alsace
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Gerwurxtraminer
Riesling Pinot Gris Muscat Sylbaner |
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Define ventage tardine
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late harvest
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Define Selection de Grans Noble
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Botrytis wines-picked by hand or selected by "noble rot"
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Name details about an Alsacian wine
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Trimbach Riesling "CuveeFredric Emile" 2002
Domaine Weinbach Gewurtztraminer Cuvee Lawrence 2006 |
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Name a sparkling wine of the Loire
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Cremant d'Loire
Saumur Mousseux |
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Name the synonym for Muscadet
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Melon De Borgogne
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Name an AOC of Loire similar to Sancere
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Pouilly Fume
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name the grape of Sancere
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white: Sauvignon Blanc
red: Pinot Noir |
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Name the grape of Vouvray
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Chenin Blanc
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name the AOC of Coulee de Serrant & Roche aux Moines
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Anjou
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State typical wines prices of Didier Dageneax & Pascal Cotat
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Didier Dagueneau Pouilly Fume 2005 129.00/2007 95.00
Pascal Cotat Sancerre Les Monts Dammes 2008 49.99 |
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Describe Kimmeridgian soil
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Sea floor pushed up, calcium deposit , sea shells & lime. Goes from Loire thru Champgne up to cliffs of Dover in England
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Name a wine from Loire
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Pierre Breton Vouvray Sec "La Dilettante" 2008
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State the rough location of Languedoc & Roussillon
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South eastern France on the Meditteranean
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Name the famous sparkling wine of Languedoc
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Cremant de Limoux
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Name a vin doux naturel
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Red: Banyuls & Maury
White: Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Musacat de Rivesaltes, Muscat de Frontignan, Pineau des Charantes (or Pineau) |
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State what major win regions surround the Sudest (southwest France)
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bordered by Bordueax on the west /Atlantic side, Spain on the south/Pyrennies side and Languedoc/Mediteranean side
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Name the grapes of Cahors
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Malbec
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Name an AOC of the Tannat grape
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Irouleguy
Maderan |
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State the rough geographic location of Jura and Savoie
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Lake Geneva
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Define Vin Jaune
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Yellow wine with Flor yeast in barrel
Grape is Savagin |
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Name a wine of Languedoc
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Domaine Mas Blanc Banyuls Rimage 2006
med sweet, fortified wine. Spicy fruity red, drink with chocolate |
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Name grapes of Champagne
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Pinot Menuers, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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Name a Grand Cru village of Champagne
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* Ambonnay
* Avize * Ay * Beaumont-sur-Vesle * Bouzy * Chouilly * Cramant * Louvois * Mailly Champagne * Le Mesnil-sur-Oger * Oger * Oiry * Puisieulx * Sillery * Tours-sur-Marne * Verzenay * Verzy |
When the Échelle des Crus was first established 12 villages received Grand cru status. In 1985 that number was expanded to 17 with the promotion of five villages (Chouilly, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Oiry and Verzy).[2] Less 9% of all the planted vineyard land in Champagne have received a 100% Grand crus rating.[5] All of the Grand crus villages are located in the Marne department as are most of the Premier crus though the Aube department does include the highly rated Premier cru of Bergères. The current Grand crus of Champagne include:[2]
* Ambonnay * Avize * Ay * Beaumont-sur-Vesle * Bouzy * Chouilly * Cramant * Louvois * Mailly Champagne * Le Mesnil-sur-Oger * Oger * Oiry * Puisieulx * Sillery * Tours-sur-Marne * Verzenay * Verzy |
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Define riddling or remuge
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Twisting the bottle of Champagne to move yeast to neck of bottle for disgorgment
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State difference between Extra Brut & Extra Dry
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Extra Brut has no sugar/dosage added and is tartest/dryest champagne; Extra Dry has sugar and is sweeter
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Define Tete de Cuvee and name 2
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Tete du Cuvee = Best blend of a Cru
Veuve Clicquot " Grand Dame" Louis Roederer's Cristal Moet et Chandon's Don Perignon |
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Name min sur lie agin for NV & Vintage Champagne
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NV = 15 months
Vintage = 36 months |
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State term for adding sugar just prior to corking
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Dosage
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Define Blanc de Blanc and Blanc de Noirs
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Blanc de Blanc = Chardonnay ie white of whites
Blanc de Noir = Pinot noir or Pinot Meneurs ie White of Darks |
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Name a champagne
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Demoiselle Brut Tete de Cuvee 1er Cru 1996
Ruinart Brut Rose Reims |
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