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France wine law system
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1. AOP - Appellation d'Origine Protégée
2. IGP - Indication Geographique Protégée 3. vin - table wines |
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governmental body that creates/regulates French wine laws
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INAO
Institut National des Appellations d'Origine |
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French AOP regulations
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- wine must be made from grapes all grown within specified location
- must be made from approved grapes for that location - must reach min. alcohol level (varies by location) - max. yield (varies) - certain viticultural practices - vinification techniques sometimes specified - must be taste tested & tested by chemical analysis before bottling/marketing |
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levels of geographic area for IGP wines in France
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1. large regions
2. departements 3. smaller zones |
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designations for regional IGP wines
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1. Val de Loire - covers whole of Loire Valley
2. Comte Tolosan - from Bordeaux to Pyrenees and east, almost to Mediterranean 3. Pays d'Oc - from Perpignan near Spain to Avignon in Southern Rhône Valley 4. Comtés Rhodaniens - from Mâcon to Avignon and east to Swiss/Italian borders 5. Atlantique - around Bordeaux 6. Méditerranée - from Alpine border w/ Switzerland to the south coast and Corsica |
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grape-based French spirits
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Cognac and Armagnac
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climatically/geographically, France thought of as being divided into <u>how many</u> parts? Describe them.
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1. North - continental climate, severe winters and cool, often rainy falls
2. South - Mediterranean climate, more sunny 3. Atlantic coast - Maritime climate. Gulf Stream tempers what might otherwise be too harsh an environment |
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France's main wine regions
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- Bordeaux
- Beaujolais (w/i Bordeaux) - Loire Valley - Champagne - Alsace - Burgundy - Rhône Valley Provence - Corsica - Languedoc - Roussillon - Southwest |
