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What area was home to the French Nobility?
Loire
When was the sparkling winemaking process developed?
End of the 17th Century
The first region in the 1920s to develop appellation rules:
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Which region has Riesling and Gewurztraminer?
Alsace
A white Grape in France,with 200K+ acres, this is by far the most widely planted white grape in France and the 3rd overall. Used mostly for making brandy.
Ugni Blanc
A white grape in France known as the white grape of Burgundy and Champagne.
Chardonnay
Where is Chardonnay Grown?
Burgundy
Champagne
Languedoc-Roussilon
experimental plantings in Bordeaux
Where is Sauvignon Blanc Grown?
Widely planted, but it's best know regions are:
Bordeaux and Eastern Loire Valley
What is Melon de Bourgogne and where is it grown?
Only in Western Loire Valley
Muscadet
Where is Semillon Grown?
Bordeaux and Southwest France
This grape is planted mostly in the South, where it is mainly used for fortified wines (vins doux naturels)
Muscat
Where is Chenin Blanc Grown?
Central Loire Valley
What is France's most planted grape variety?
Merlot

300K Acres
How many acres of Merlot are in Bordeaux?
190k
This red grape requires a warm climate, it is only found in the South in France. It is the primary grape in Southern Rhone Blends and is very popular in Languedoc and Provence
Grenache
This red grape prefers warm climates and is the only Red Grape in Northern Rhone. It also has extensive plantings in Languedoc
Syrah
Where in France does Carignan grown?
South Rhone, and South France
Where in France does Cabernet Sauvignon grow?
Bordeaux and Languedoc
Where is Cabernet Franc grown in France?
Loire Valley and Bordeaux
This grape is mostly found in Beaujolais, but small quantities are in the Loire Valley
Gamay
Where is Pinot Grown?
Burgundy
Champagne
Small amounts in Alsace and Eastern Loire Valley
Where is Cinsaut Grown?
It is a blending grape in the South
Is there more Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier in Champagne?
Pinot Meunier
Where is Mourvedre grown?
South Rhone
Languedoc-Roussillon
Provence
Which country was the first to devise a national system for legally protecting and restricting the use of place names for wine regions:
France
What is the entry level of French basic wine, it can come from anywhere in France and has few specific regulations apart from those of health and safety.
Vin de Table
1/8th of wine production
most consumed locally
The 2nd Tier of of Wine in France and accounts for more than a third of production:
vin de pays
Which level does the winemaker's often compete with the New World varieties?
vin de pays
What is Vin de Pays des Vignobles de France?
The most all-encompassing of the vin de pays which includes almost the entire country
This Vin de Pay region covers the western part of the French Mediterranean Coast:

recently this has accounted for 40% of the vin de pays production
Pays d' Oc
How many Regional Vin de Pay areas in France are there?
6
How many departmental vin de pays that fit into the regional vin de pays?
52-they match the political boundaries of France
The Top classification in French Wine?
AOC
appellation d'origine controlee
How many AOC are there in France?
300+
In France, generally speaking the smaller the AOC:
?standards
? restrictions
higher the standards
tighter the restrictions
greater homogeneity of wines
How many acres and cases of wine are produced in Bordeaux?
300k acres
63 million cases of wine
Bordeaux places where in wine production (on a global scale)?
12th
Bordeaux account for what amount of production of France AOC level production?
1/4
What two rivers are in Bordeaux?
Garonne and the Dordogne meet and form the Gironde
Left Bank of Bordeaux is where?
It is west of the Garonne and Gironde
Right Bank of Bordeaux is where?
The East and North of the Dordogne and Gironde
In Bordeaux, the land between the Garonne and Dordogne is called:
Entre-Deux-Mers-Means btween the 2 seas
Where does the City of Bordeaux lie?
On the left bank
Where is Medoc?
On the Left bank North of Bordeaux
What lies SW of Bordeaux on the Left Bank?
Graves.
What is the main town on the right bank of Bordeaux?
Libourne
What is the climate of Bordeaux?
Maritime
What % of Bordeaux is planted with Red Grapes?
89
What grape variety dominates Bordeaux particulary the right bank and in Entre-Deux-Mers
Merlot
What grape variety is concentrated on the Left Bank of Bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Other than Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon what other red grape varieties are grown in Bordeaux?
Cabernet Franc
Malbec
Petit Verdot
The primary white grapes of Bordeaux are?
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle-added for its floral notes
Almost all of the white grapes of Bordeaux are found where?
Left Bank South (upriver) of Bordeaux City and Entre-Deux-Mers
Bordeaux produces mostly red wine, know in Britain as
Claret
Dry and Sweet White Wines represent what % of production in Bordeaux?
11%
Which bank left/right in Bordeaux is considered to have a harder edge?
Left Bank
What bank in Bordeaux is St. Emilion in?
Right Bank
In the Upper Left Bank of Bordeaux, the most celebrated wines are from where?
Medoc
Dry white wines from Bordeaux are made from what grapes?
Mostly Sauvignon Blanc with a minority of Semillon.
Dry White Wines from Bordeaux mainly come from:
Entre-Deux-Mers
The Best Whites in Bordeaux come from:
Graves, especially Pessac-Leognan
This is in the Left Bank (South above Sauternes)
Where is Sauternes located?
South of Graves in the Left Banks
What climate conditions are in Sauternes creating ideal atmospheres for Sweet white wines?
early morning fogs are common in the fall providing perfect growing conditions for botrytis fungusq
The French Term Pourriture Noble is:
Noble Rot-created by botrytis fungus
This type of wine is thick and intensly sweet and if botrytized it has a notable honey character?
Sauternes
The Sweet Wines of Sauternes have what grape varieties?
Most Semillon with small amounts of Sav Blanc
How many AOCs are there in Bordeaux?
around 40
What is the largest appellation, both in physical size and production in Bordeaux?
Bordeaux AOC

It covers the entire Region.
A more stricter AOC than the Bordeaux AOC, this AOC covers the same area but only has reds and sweet whites with slightly stricter restrictions:
Bordeaux Superieur
If you have a wine that falls into the Bordeaux AOC or the Bordeaux Superieur it is because:
It usually does not qualify for a higher (smaller) appellation
Most of Entre-Deux-Mers Red Wine falls into what AOC category?
Bordeaux AC
The White wines of Medoc belong to which AOC?
Bordeaux AC
Medoc consist of which two appellations:
Medoc and Haut Medoc (upper Medoc)
The Medoc has how many appellations:

What are they:
6
Medoc
Haut Medoc
St. Estephe
St. Julien
Margaux
Pauillac
The Margaux, St. Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien produce?
Red Wine Only
White Wine
Red and White Wine
Red Wine Only
On the left Bank of Bordeaux, which district produces Red and White Wine?
Graves
This district which is the northernmost part of graves split off and formed:
It produces Red and dry whites
Pessac Leognan
A New appellation created in 2009 combines four disjointed regions:
Cotes de Francs, Cotes de Castillon, Premieres Cotes de Blaye, and Premieres de Bordeaux-It is called:
Cotes de Bordeaux
What are the 4 disjointed regions of Cotes de Bordeaux:
Cotes de Francs
Cotes de Castillon
Premieres Cotes de Blaye
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux (Cadillac)
South within Graves 3 Communes that are the prime sources of Bordeaux's Sweet Wines what is the best known
Sauternes
What area was included in the 1855 Classification?
Left Bank
Which area in Bordeaux has the most fertile soil?
Entre-Deux-Mers-therefore they tend to lack the concentration of the banks
The Entre-Deux-Mers Appellation covers what type of wine?
Dry white wine only, Red wine was not granted an appellation
The most covet wines of the Right Bank come from:
Pomerol
and
St Emilion
Fronsac, Canon Fronsac, and Lalande-de-Pomerol are located where?
Right bank of Bordeaux
What area does St. Emilion Grand Cru cover?
The same as the St. Emilon on the Right bank, it has tighter restrictions
A castle or grand manor house in Bordeaux is called:
Chateau
What is Chateau d'Yquem?
The one first Superior growth for Sweet Wines listed on the 1855 Classification
How many First Growths for Sweet Wines were listed in the 1855 Classification?
11
How many Second Growths for Sweet Wines were listed in the 1855 classification?
14
How many Red wines were included in the 1855 Classifications:
61 Total
5-1st Growths (Premiers Crus)
14-2nd Growths (Deuxiemes Crus)
14-3rd Growths (Troisiemes Crus)
10-4th Growths (Quatriemes Crus)
18-5th Growths (Cinquiemes Crus)
What two communes dominate the 2nd and 4th Growths of the 1855 Classification?
Margaux and St. Julien with each having 5 of the 14 in the 2nd growth
St. Julien having 4 and Margaux have 3 of the 10 in the 4th growth
Which commune contains 12 of the 18 Chateaux listed in the 5th Growths:
Pauillac
Name the 5 First Growths/Premiers Crus of the 1855 Bordeaux Classification:
Haut-Brion (Pessac, Graves)
Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Latour (Pauillac)
Margaux (Margaux)
Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Graves Chateaux were classified in 1953 and 1959 have how many levels:
One Level called
Cru Classe
The only classification system on the Right Bank is the one established in 1954 and last updated in 2006. It has 72 Chateaux
St-Emilion Grand Cru
Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval Blanc are what in Bordeuax
The only 2 Premier Grand Cru Classe Status that have an A Category all others have a B (13)
How many Premier Grand Cru Classe are there in the St-Emilion Grand Cru Classe
15
2 with A Status Chateau Ausone and Chevel Blanc
13 others
How many Chateaux are there in the St. Emilion Grand Cru appellation
72
15 with Premier Classe (2 in the A category and 13 in the B category)
This was a list of the best Chateaux in the Medoc that were not on the 1855 list, first ranked in 1932 controversy caused the classification to be abolished. It has been revived, by some quality minded producers.
Cru Bourgeois
A 2006 list of 44 small family owned and operated wine estates in Bordeaux.
Cru Artisan
Loire Valley can be viewed as 3 different Regions. They are:
1. Pay Nantais-Nantes Country know as Muscadet
2. Central Loire-Anjou and Touraine
3. Eastern or Upper Loire-Sancerre and Pouilly Fume (sometimes called the Center)
Loire River Flows North two which two cities does it hit first
Pouilly Fume and Sancerre Finally to Nantes

Then it runs west into the Atlantic Ocean
What do the Loire Regions have in common?
Cool Climate from the northerly latitude
Pay Nantais, In the Loire Valley has what type of climate?
Situated on low-lying terrain close to the ocean, it has a chilly maritime climate.
Does the Central Loire get more sunshine than the coastal area?
Yes, but it has high humidity allowing for botrytis development and sweet wine appellations
The Upper Loire has what type of climate?
Continental, moderated slightly by the sea breezes up the valley
The Mostly widely planted Grape in the Loire Valley is:
Cabernet Franc 37K acres
Melon 31K Acres
Chenin Blanc 21.5K acres
Gamay 12k acres
Sav Blanc 8K acres
Grapes of Loire Valley (8)
Cab Franc
Melon
Chenin Blanc
Gamay
Sav Blanc
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Cab Sav
What is the grape of Pay Nantais
Melon de Bourgogne
or is often called Muscadet
Where did Melon de Bourgogne come from?
Burgundy, but it is no longer grown there

It is a fairly neutral white grape, produces light bodied, very crisp wine
This grape represents 3/4 of the Nantais vineyard land in the Loire Valley and is the only one allowed in the AOC level:
Melon de Bourgogne
There are 4 AOC in the Pays Nantais Loire Valley area the most basic is:
the largest is:
They must be made from what grape:
Muscadet AOC

Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine

Melon Grapes
If a wine appends its name with "sur lie" in the Muscadet Region of Loire Valley what does that mean?
that the wines are aged on their lees for several months afte harvest.
Central Loire Valley is made up of what two areas?
Anjou

Touraine
What is the primary grape variety in Central Loire Valley
Chenin Blanc
Pineau de la Loire is what type of grape variety?
Chenin Blanc
The Eastern half of Touraine, Central Loire Valley, grows what grape variety?
Sav Blanc
What are the Red Grapes grown in Central Loire Valley?
Cab Franc for Reds and Rose
blended with small amounts of Cab Sav sometimes Gamay.
Grolleau and Malbec (Cot)
In Loire Valley what does Fine Bulles Mean?
Sparkling Wine
What Method is used in the Loire Valley for Sparkling Wines?
Traditional Method, but they use Chenin Blanc, Cab Franc, or Cab Sav and sometimes Chardonnay
The Main Grape of Upper Lower (Eastern Loire)-Pouilly-Fume and Sancerre
Sauvignon Blanc
What is the profile of the Sav. Blanc from Upper Loire?
Classic Flavor Profiles: slaty and minerally with high acidity and fine aromatics
Which Regions in Loire Valley is said to produce a smokier flavor?
Pouilly-Fume or Sancerre
Pouilly-Fume
Which area in Loire Valley grows Pinot Noir
Upper Loire
Vin de Pays du Val de Loire is what?
The PGI that covers the entire area of Loire. It is one of the 6 large Vin de Pays in France
In Central Loire the Anjou AOC produces Red Wine from:
White From
Cab Franc & Cab Sav

Chenin Blanc with upto 20% Sav Blanc or Chardonnay
Mousseux
Sparkling Wine from the Anjou Appellation
Petillant
Light Sparkling from Loire
Rose d Anjou is what?
AOC Appellations in Loire Valley in Anjou for Rose wines which is mostly made from Grolleau-which is somewhat sweet
What is Cabernet d' Anjou?
AOC Appellation in Central Loire which uses Cab Franc or Cab Sav and is some what sweet
Dry Rose in Central Loire use what appellation
Rose de Loire covers both Anjou and Touraine
They must use 30% Cab Franc or Cab Sav
The Primary sweet wine area of Anjou is:
Coteaux du Layon AOC-use 100% Chenin Blanc
Two Subregions of Coteaux du Layon are:
Bonnezeaux
and
Quarts-de-Chaume
100% Chenin Blanc
Savennieres is a dry white wine appellation that uses what grapes?
100% Chenin Blanc
Saumur AOC is typically known for what?
It is in the South of Anjou, Central Loire Valley, It is known for its sparkling wines, but it does have red and white still wines
Saumur Brut may also be known as:
Saumur Mousseux
Traditional Method
Contains Chenin Blanc, white, rose, dry, semi-sweet and can have any grapes from the region
The Chief grapes for Cremeant de Loire come from where:
Saumur, but they can come from Anjou or Touraine
Saumur-Champigny is a :
Red-only appellation
White-only appellation
Red and White appellation
Red Only Appellation
Bourgueil and Chinon, just up river in Touraine , north and south of Loire are known for what type of wine:
Excellant Red wine
with at least 90 % Cab Franc with usually a bit of Cab Sav for structure and complexity
Vouvray uses what type of grapes and what type of styles
100% Chenin Blanc
ranging from dry to sweet and sparkling
The Touraine AOC is for what?

The Touraine Mousseux is for what?
Red, white Rose

Sparkling
Anjou Mousseux, Cremant de Loire, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Saumur Brut, Touraine Mousseux and Vouvray are appellations with what in common?
They use the traditional method and can be marked with Fines Bulles (Fine bubbles)

All Sparkling Wines
Cheverny AOC:
lie in Touraine in Central Loire grapes are primarily Gamay and Sav Blanc
Two of the most famous Loire Valley Appellations in Upper Loire Valley known for 100% Sauvignon Blanc are:
Sancerre (also makes a little Pinot Noir)
and
Pouilly-Fume
Who were the first to deliberately replicate the process of the 2nd Fermentation in the bottle?
English
What % of the the World's sparkling wine production is produced in Champagne?
15%
25 million cases a year
One of the 4 Zones in Champagne, a plateau between the marne River and the city of Reims:
Montagne de Reims
One of the 4 Zones in Champagne, stretching for more than 40 miles along the Marne River West of the town of Epernay
Vallee de la Marne
One of the 4 Zones in Champagne, a ridge running southwest from Epernay, stretching in a long thin line beyond the town of Sezanne
Cote de Blancs
One of the 4 Zones in Champagne, an isolated area in the Aube department some 60 miles southeast of Epernay
Cote de Bar
a type of clay created during the jurassic period, which is a chalky soil formed by microscopic shellfish from an ancient sea that formed the Paris Basin
Kimmeridgian Clay
Kimmeridgian Clay has what type of characteristics:
High water retention capacity
heat retention
heat reflection
all of this helps the vine optimize its ability to reach phenolic ripeness
Kimmeridgian Clay is found where:
Champagne
Loire Valley
Burgundy
In Champagne most of the Chardonnay is grown in:
Cote des Blancs
and Montagne de Reims
In Champagne most of the Pinot Noir comes from:
Cote des Bar,
Montagne de Reims
Valle de la Marne
In Champagne most of Pinot Meunier is from:
Valle de la Marne
A nonvintage champagne must be aged for at least___on the lees in the bottle.
1 year
A vintage champagne must be aged for at least___on the lees in the bottle
3 years
Which type is Champagne is the standard wine of a house, made to the house style by using a blend of wines from several vintages?
Non-Vintage
Which style of Champagne accounts for 3/4 of the production?
Non-Vintage
Which style of Champagne is from a single year's harvest produced only in the best years?
Vintage
This style of Champagne is the top-of-the-line-product produced by a Champagne house, using the finest grapes and most careful production techniques
Prestige Cuvee

Tete de Cuvee

Cuvee Speciale
Which style of Champagne is produced only from Chardonnay?
Blanc de Blanc
Which style of Champagne is produced only from Red grapes?
Blanc de Noir
Primarily Pinot Noir but sometimes Pinot Meunier
This style of Champagne blends a small amount of red wine into the cuvee
Rose
This term indicates that no dosage was added to the Champagne?
Brut Nature

Sans Dosage
How many sparkling appellations are in Champagne?
1
Champagne AOC
How many Villages are called Grand Crus in Champagne?
17
all of these have scores of 100%
How many Premier Cru Villages are there in Champagne?
44

They are scored 90-99%
How many Cru Village are in Champagne?
357
17-Grand Cru
44 Premier Cru
296 Cru
The traditional winemaking properties in Champagne are know as:
Houses
Alsace is where:
NE Corner of France with the Vosages Mountains on the West and the Rhine River on the East.
Alsace Climate is:
Cold Continental Climate, It is very dry because of the Vosage mountains Rain Shadow, but it has an abundance of Sunshine. Sunny dry Summers
What red grapes are grwonw in Alsace:
Pinot Noir
What are the 3 primary White grapes of Alsace:
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris
Others are: Auxerrois, Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc
Alsace is know for what type of wines:
Dry white wines and sweet dessert wines
A Typical Alsace wine is:
aromatic and clean, with moderate acidity,
but recently warmer weathers have produced higher alcohol wines with noticable residual sugar
Two Distinct Styles of Dessert wine in Alsace are:
Selection de grains nobles

Vendange tardive
In Alsace, a Selection de grains nobles sweet dessert wine indicates:
a sweet Sauternes-style, botrytized wine
In Alsace, a Vendange tardive sweet dessert wine is:
produced from late harvested grapes, which may or may not be botrytized
A wines, except sparkling wines are required to use what type of bottle in Alsace:
Germanic Flute d' Alsace
There are how many appellations in Alsace:
3
Alsace AOC
Alsace Grand Cru
Cremant d'Alsace
What are blends called in Alsace?
Edelzwicker
Compared to Bordeaux, Burgundy produces about how much wine
1/4 of the acreage and 1/4 of the wine production.
In Burgundy, since growers are generally small, they typically:
sell their grapes to negociants.
What are the 4 distinct vineyard areas in Burgundy?
Chablis
Cote d Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
What region in Burgundy lies SW of the city of Dijon along a narrow limestone ridge that parallels the Saone River on its west bank?
Cote d Or
Cote d Or is divided into two segments:
Cote de Nuits-North

Cote de Beaune-South
Cote de Nuits take is name from which town?
Nuits St. George
Chardonnay accounts for what % of production in Burgundy?
60%
Which area in Burgundy is dominate by Pinot Noir?
Cote De Nuits
What is the main red grape in Maconnais?
Gamay
What is a minor second white grape in Burgundy?
Aligote
Wines of Burgundy typically have what characteristics:
Dry and Still
moderate in alcohol, acidity, and tannin
and complex aromas and flavors with earthiness
aged in oak
The distinctive terroir of Chablis produces Chardonnay wines with a prounounced:
minerality or flinty character that isn't common else where with high acid
Which is the heaviest style:
Cote d Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Cote d Or
The highest Ranking site or Climat in Burgundy which there are 33 is called:
Grand Cru (Great Growth)
The 2nd highest Ranking site in Burgundy is:
Premier Cru (1st Growth)
Each Grand Cru is given an AOC of their own named after___
the vineyard
How many Premier Cru are in Burgundy?
more than 600

They do not have their own AOC
Since the Premier Cru do not have individual AOC, how are the distinguished?
They are allowed to include their vineyard name and Premier Cru or 1st Cru on the label alongside the commune name
What the Seven Parcels NE of Chablis that are part of the Grand Cru Vineyard
Les Clos
Vaudesir
Valmur
Blanchot
Bougros
Les Preuses
Grenouilles
What is the most important appellation that covers the entire Burgundy wine region?
AC Bourgogne
What is Cremant de Bourgogne?
White and Rose Sparkling wine by the traditional method
What is Bourgogne Aligote?
Wines from the Aligote grape in Burgundy
What grapes are permitted in Chablis?
Chardonnay only
How many AOC are in Chablis?
3
Center-Chablis Grand Cru
Surrounding the Grand Cru is Chablis AOC
Surrounding the Chablis AOC is Petit Chablis
Which district includes 32 of Burgundy's 33 Grand Cru Vineyards?
Cote d Or
How many Grand Cru's are in Cote d Nuits?
24
All of Cote d Nuits Grand Cru are Red wine only except for?
Musigny which has a small amount of Chardonnay
How many of Grand Cru's are in Cote de Beaune
8
The World's most expensive wine comes from
The Grand Cru Romanee-Conti
Chambertin, Musigny, Clos de Vougeot are:
Some of the best-known grand crus of the Cote d Or
Cote de Beaune produces what % of white and red wine?
over half is red wine although it is known as a white wine region
____out of the 8 grand crus in Cote d Beaune are for White Only.
7
Which Grand Cru in Cote d Beaune produces mostly Red with a small amount of white? The only one to produce red.
Corton
Cote Chalonnaise gets it name from what town that it is located to the west of:
Chalon-sur-Saone
What district is a large source for Aligote and sparkling wine in Burgundy?
Cote Chalonnaise
How many Grand Crus are in Cote Chalonnaise?
None, but several Premiers
Chalonnaise produces more white or Red
Slightly more white
What is the largest communal AOC in Chalonnaise
Mercurey
What district lies in the Southernmost part of Burgundy slightly overlapping Beaujolais?
Maconnais
What type of wine is produced in Maconnais?
Mostly white, small amount of red primarily gamay
The district wide AOC for Maconnais is called:
Macon Appellation
The Macon-Villages appellation is for what type of wine?
White Wine Only
What type of grapes are in Pouilly Fuisse and St Veran
Chardonnay Only
A Winegrowing Estate in Burgundy is called:
Domaine
How many Domaine are in Burgundy?
around 4000
Clos de Vougeot is located in what district?
Cotes d Nuits
The Average grower's holding in Burgundy is about:
15 acres
The negociant trade represents what % of Burgundy's annual output:
3/4
Beaujolais is devoted to what grape?
Gamay
In compared to Burgundy, Beaujolais produces who much wine?
11 Million
or 2/3 of Burgundy
The most significant difference between Burgundy and Beaujolais?
While it is Further South and benefits from warm air from the Rhone--The most significant difference is Beaujolais has granitic soil-Ideal for Gamay but not so much for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay-Burgundy has limestone.
What are the main grapes of Beaujolais?
Gamay-95%
5% Chardonnay and Pinot Noir`
Typical Beaujolais exhibits:
bright red fruit aromas and flavors with tropical notes that are a characteristic of the carbonic maceration technique
What area in of Beaujolais produces a richer, more structured wine, and capable of improving with a couple of years in the bottle?
The Northernmost, because the granite soil is more prevalent.
Which appellation produces around 40% of the district's wine?
AC Beaujolais
How many Cru Beajolais are there?
10
50% of the wine in the AC Beaujolais is sold as?
Beaujolais Nouveau

Most of the AC comes from the South
The Beaujolais-Villages AC is described how?
38 villages located in the Northern part of Beaujolais.
They label their wine as Beaujolais-"name of village"
How many villages of the Beaujolais are given cru status?
10 and it is Red wine Only
How are the Beaujolais Crus labeled?
By their Village name only.
Three of the best know Beaujolais Crus are:
Moulin-a Vent
Fleurie
Morgon
Where is this Village located:
St. Amour
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village located:
Julienas
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village located:
Chenas
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village located:
Moulin-a Vent
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village located:
Fleurie
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village located:
Chiroubles
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village located:
Morgon
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village from:
Regnie
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village from:
Cote de Brouilly
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Where is this Village from:
Brouilly
Beaujolais Cru-North Beaujolais
Rhone Valley ranks ____in Production of AOC wine in France.
2nd
Rhone begins roughly 20 miles south of the city of ____
Lyons
From North to South Rhone is roughly how many miles:
120 Miles
It ends at the city of Avignon
How many miles between the North and South Rhone
30 Miles
North Rhone lies in the Valley along the banks of the Rhone River between
Massif Central and the French Alps
What type of climate is in Northern Rhone
Continental with Hot summers and Cold Winters
What area in Northern Rhone means Roasted Hillside because of its baking summer sun?
Cote Rotie
Southern Rhone is located where:
30 miles South of Northern Rhond below the point at which the Rhone River breaks out of the mountains into a broad area of lowlands.
What type of Climate does Southern Rhone have:
Mediterranean climate of the South of France with abundance of sunshine, warm temperatures, minimal precipitation during the growing season.
One well known feature of Southern Rhone's terrior is galets, especially around Chateauneuf-du-Pape which are:
a profusion of large rounded stones that have been washed down from the mountains--
What is the mistral that can cause damage to the grapevines and impact the local climate in Rhone?
Strong cold wind from the North, It can be more intense in the south, but both areas can be affected
The most important grape variety in Southern Rhone?
Grenache
it accounts for 2/3 of the red grapes
In addition to Grenache in Southern Rhone, what are 4 other popular red grapes planted:
Syrah
Carignan
Mourvedre
Cinsaut
What is the dominant white Grape in Southern Rhone?
Grenache Blanc-
A white Mutation of Grenache
Other white grapes grown in Southern Rhone?
Grenache Blanc
Clairette
Viognier
Ugni Blanc
Roussanne
Marsanne
What are the Grapes of Northern Rhone
Syrah-Only Red Variety
Viognier
Marsanne
Rousanne
White wine accounts for what % of Rhone's wine?
5%
9% for Rose
A typical Syrah of Northern Rhone is described as:
black, tannic, powerful and long lived.
A less tannic and pigmented wine, but still high in alcohol, low in acid, and potentially quite rich from Southern Rhone would describe a wine made from what type of grape?
Grenache
What grape is well suited for Rose wines in Rhone Valley
Grenache because its low tannin levels full flavor
A full bodied, viscous, and aromatic white wine found in the Northern Rhone is often made from what grape?
Viognier
3 Small AOCs in Northern Rhone which are highly regarded for their excellant, long-aging wines:
Cote Rotie
Hermitage
Cornas
2 Large AOC in Northern Rhone that have a bit of variability:
St. Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Which AOC in Northern Rhone only allows for 100% Syrah?
Cornas
Which AOCs in Northern Rhone produce only Red wine?
Cornas-100% Syrah
Cote-Rotie-although allows for some white to be blended in
What is the most important white wine from Northern Rhone?
Viognier from the AOC Condrieu
What two AOCs in Northern Rhone only produce white wine?
Condrieu
Chateau-Grillet
What is the only AOC in Northern Rhone that produces sparkling wine?
St. Peray
96% of Rhone's wine production comes from:
The south
Cotes du Rhone covers what area?
All of Rhone, but rarely used in Northern Rhone. They prefer the smaller more famous appellations
What % of wine from Rhone falls into the Cotes du Rhone AOC?
more than half
How many villages are used in the Cotes du Rhone appellation?
90
18 are allowed to use the:
Cotes du Rhone-"Village Name"
Two of the best known Cotes du Rhone Village Appellations are:
Rasteau
and
Cairanne
Of the 9 communes in Southern Rhone that have a distinguished AOC, which 2 produce only red wine?
Beaumes-de-Venise
Vinsobres
Which AOC in Southern Rhone produces a sweet white (or gold or pink) Vin doux naturel made from Muscat?
Muscat de Beaumes-de Venise
In addition to St Peray in Northern Rhone, what two other outlying AOCs produce sparkling wine?
Clairette de Die

Crement de Die
The minimum Residual Sugar and Alcohol in a Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is:
11 % Sugar
15% Alcohol
The AOC Rasteau Appellation in Southern Rhone produces what type of wine?
Vin doux naturel Red fortified.
Which AOC is southern Rhone is strictly for rose made from Grenache and Cinsaut:
Tavel

It is considered the finest dry roses of France
Cotes du Ventoux and Costieres de Nimes are from where and produce what?
Rhone Valley-outlying areas and they produce Red, white and Rose
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Gigondas in Southern Rhone?
Red and Rose
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Chateauneuf-du-Pape in Southern Rhone?
Red and White
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Beaumes-de-Venise in Southern Rhone?
Red Only
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Lirac in Southern Rhone?
Red, White, and Rose
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Rasteau in Southern Rhone?
Red Fortified wine Only
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Muscat-de Beaumes-de-Venise in Southern Rhone?
White Fortified Only
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Tavel in Southern Rhone?
Rose Only
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Vacqueyras in Southern Rhone?
Red, White, Rose
Why type of wine is produced in the AOC Vinsobres in Southern Rhone?
Red Only
Which AOC in Southern Rhone produces Sparkling Wine?
none
St. Peray in Northern Rhone
Outlying Regions are:
Clairette de Die and Cremant de Die
The South of France comprises:
Rousillon,
Languedoc, Rhone and Provence Regions
The South of France Stretches along:
The Mediterranean coast between Spain and Italy
How much of the French Vineyards lie within the South of France?
half
Which Region in France created some of the 1st appellation laws in the 1920s?
Rhone because they wanted divorce themselves from the mediocre wines of South France
This led to the French AOC system in the 1930s
What is the land like in the South of France
low hills and rolling land
The Climate in the South of France is
Mediterranean, ample sun during growing season, low humidity, little rainfall, and moderate non-extreme temperatures.
A Catalan Region (In France) adjacent to Spain is:
Roussillon
In France the area between Rousillon and Rhone is called:
Languedoc
In France the Area from the Rhone River eastward towards the Italian border is called:
Provence
Viognier is grown in abundance where:
Languedoc and Provence-3 times as much than its homeland of Rhone
Vin de Pays d' Oc covers what area:
The Entire Languedoc-Roussillon Region
How many cases of wine come from the Vin de Pays d Oc
50 Million-most of the vin de pays of France come from the South
What grapes are allowed in the Languedoc AOC?
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut, Cargnan-plus a few whites and other reds only traditional to the region

It covers both Languedoc and Roussillon
What is the largest AOC of Languedoc-Roussillon in terms of production?
Corbieres

produces mostly red but does allow white and rose
Where is Minervois AOC locate?
Languedoc-Roussillon
Where is Cotes du Roussillon locate? What types of wine does it focus on?
South France-South of Languedoc-Roussillon

Rose
Red wine of Cotes du Roussillon is are in what AOC
Cotes-du-Roussillon-Villages
What type of grape is used in the south of France for fortified wine?
Grenache blends
or
Muscat
Sparkling wines in South France are produced around what town?
Limoux
A Regional Vin de Pays called Vin de Pays de Mediterranee is located where?
Provence
Does Provence produce mostly Vin de Pays wine?
No,
It produces more AOC wine
What is the largest AOC in Provence?
Cotes de Provence
What is Provence's best known commune AOC?
Bandol
Bandol produces what type of wine:
It produces deeply colored and aromatic reds and fine dry roses principally from Mourvedre+ some Grenache and Cinsaut