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73 Cards in this Set
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In the French system, which category of wine is generally considered the highest quality? |
A.O.P |
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What is terroir? |
The soil, climate, and viticultural practices of the vineyard. |
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This region creates exceptional oak aged wines from Chardonnay? A. Côte de beaune B. Chablis C. Sancerre D. Condireu |
a. Côte de beaune |
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This region uses innovative winemaking techniques and produces IGP d'Oc (vin de Pays d'Oc)? |
Languedoc |
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In this region the terroir of each vineyard is so unique that there are hundreds of appellations but only a few grapes? |
Burgundy |
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This region is primarily known for dry rose? |
Provence |
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A wine from St-Emilion is likely to be made from which two grapes? |
Merlot and Cabernet Franc |
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The l'echelle system in champagne awards these three classification levels in champagne |
grand cru, premier cru and cru |
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This region provides some of the best valued French red wines? |
Languedoc |
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What is the grape in Chablis |
Chardonnay |
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What is the grape in Beaujolais? |
Gamay |
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What's the 5 major regions of burgundy? Nth to Sth... |
Chablis, Côte d'Or, Côte Challonaise, Macconnais, Beaujolais |
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What are the 2 sub regions of Côte d'Or? |
Côte de nuits Cotes de beaune |
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What are the 5 grapes of Bordeaux? |
Cab sav, merlot, cab franc, Malbec, petit verdot |
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What's the most widely grown grape in Bordeaux? |
Merlot |
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What's the 3 white grapes of Bordeaux? |
Semillion Sauvignon blanc Muscadelle |
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Graves and medoc are on which bank? |
Left bank |
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St-Emilion and Pomerol are in which bank? |
Right bank |
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Haut medoc and Pessac-Leognan are on which bank? |
Left bank |
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Bourge and Blaye are on which bank? |
Right bank |
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What region is between the dordogne and the garonne rivers? |
Entre deux mers |
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Entre deux mers produces what kind of wine? |
Dry white wine (semillon/ sauv blanc/ muscadelle) typically enjoyed young |
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What are the 6 regions of haut medoc? |
St.Esteph Pauillac St.Julien Listrac Moulis Margeaux |
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The main grape of haut medoc? |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
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What is the primary and secondary grape of st.emilion and Pomerol? |
1. Merlot 2. Cabernet Franc |
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Sauternes is known for making what type of wine? |
Botrytis affected dessert wines |
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What is the main grape in Sauternes? |
Semillon (Sauvignon Blanc and muscadelle are secondary) |
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When was the haut medoc classified? |
1855 |
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What are the 3 first growths of Pauillac? |
Ch.Latour Ch.Lafite Rothschild Ch.Mouton Rothschild |
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What's the first growth of Margaux? |
Ch.Margaux |
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What first growth is not in the haut medoc? And what region is it in? |
Ch.haut brion Pessac Leognan, Graves |
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What is the only Sauternes 1er cru superieur? |
Ch. d'Yquem |
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The dordogne and the garonne river combine to make which estuary? |
The Girone river |
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This region can label their dessert wines as Sauternes? |
Barsac |
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This Nobel rot that grows on the outside of semillon grapes in Sauternes? |
Botrytis |
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What is the main soil type in Pomerol? |
Clay |
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Ch.Petrus and Ch.Le Pin are unclassified because this region does not have a classification system? |
Pomerol |
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Which grape is gevrey-chambertin known for? |
Pinot noir |
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Which grape is chambolle-musigny village known for? |
Pinot noir |
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Which grape is vosne-romanee known for? |
Pinot noir |
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Which grape is Pommard village known for? |
Pinot noir |
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Which grape is Meursault village known for? |
Chardonnay |
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Which grape is Puligny-Montrachet known for? |
Chardonnay |
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Which grape is Volnay village known for? |
Pinot noir |
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Which grape is pouilly-fuisse village known for? |
Chardonnay |
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Which grape is moray-St Denis known for? |
Pinot noir |
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Which grape is Nuits-St George known for? |
Pinot noir |
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What is the highest and second highest classification in Côte d'Or and Chablis? |
Grand Cru and 1er Cru |
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Which is likely to have more OAK, Chablis or Côte d'Or? |
Côte d'Or |
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What is the soil type in Chablis? |
Kimmeridgean (composition of limestone, clay and tiny fossilized oyster shell) |
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The soil type in Côte d'Or? |
Clay / Limestone |
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What's the soil type in Beaujolais? |
Granite |
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What is the highest classification in Beaujolais? |
Cru Beaujolais |
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What type of Burgundian wine is made from carbonic maceration? |
Beaujolais nouveau |
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Côte de Nuits or Côte de Beaune? 1. Marsannay 2. Beaune 3. Chambolle Musigny 4. Blagny 5. St Aubin |
1. CDN 2. CDB 3. CDN 4. CDB 5. CDB |
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Côte de Nuits or Côte de Beaune?
1. Mersault 2. Vougeot 3. Aloxe-Corton 4. Flagey-Echezeaux 5. Vosne-Romanee |
1. CDB
2. CDN 3. CDB 4. CDN 5. CDN |
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Côte de Nuits or Côte de Beaune?
1. Puligny-Montrachet 2. Gevrey-Chambertin 3. Nuits St George 4. Savigny-les-Beaune 5. Pommard |
1. CDB2. CDN3. CDN4. CDB5. CDB
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What's the grape in Bourgogne Blanc and Bourgogne Rouge? |
Blanc: Chardonnay Rouge: Pinot noir |
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Grown in Bouzeron, what is the secondary white grape grown in burgundy? |
Aligote |
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What are the 2 required grapes of passe tout grains? |
Pinot Noir / Gamay blend |
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Côte Challonaise or Maconnais? 1. Rully 2. Givry 3. Macon-Village 4. Pouilly-Fuisse |
1. Challonaise 2. Challonaise 3. Maconnais 4. Maconnais |
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Côte Challonaise or Maconnais?
1. Montagny 2. Bouzeron 3. St-Veran 4. Mercury |
1. Challonaise 2. Challonaise 3. Maconnais 4. Challonaise |
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Which region of Côte d'Or has the most expensive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay? |
Pinot: Côte de nuits Chard: cote de beaune |
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The major regions on the right bank Bordeaux- clockwise order surrounding the town of Lisbourne |
1. Canon-Fronsac 2.Fronsac 3.Lalande-de-Pomerol 4.Pomerol 5. St.Emilion/St.Emilion Grand Cru |
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Other appellations on the right bank Bordeaux? |
1.Montagne St.Emilion 2.Lussac St.Emilion 3. St George St Emilion 4.Puissenguin St.Emilion 5.Cotes du Castillon 6. Cotes du bourg 7. Cotes de blaye 8. Cotes de francs |
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Regions in Graves N-S |
1.Pessac Leognan 2. Graves 3. Ceron 4. Barsac 5. Sauternes |
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Communes in Sauternes |
1.Pregniac 2. Sauternes 3. Bommes 4. Fargues 5. Barsac |
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7 grand crus of Chablis (made of Chardonnay) |
1. Valmur 2.Vaudesir 3. Grenouillie 4. Preuses 5. Clos 6. Bougros 7. Blanchot (Unofficial 8th- La Moutonne) |
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12 Regions in the cote de Nuits N-S (Majority from Pinot Noir) |
1. Marsannay 2. Fixin 3. Gevery Chambertin 4. Morey St Denis 5. Chambolle Musigny 6. Vougeot 7. Flagey Echezeaux 8.Vosne Romanee 9. Nuits St George 10Premeaux Prissey 11. Comblanchien 12. Coroloin |
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18 regions in the cote de beaune N-S (majority from chardonnay) |
1. Pernand Vergelasses, 2. Ladoix serigny 3. Aloxe Corton W/R 4. Savigny les Beaune -R/W 5. Chorey les Beaune- R/W 6. Beaune - R/W 7. Pommard - R 8. Volnay - R 9. Monthelie 10. St Romain 11 Auxey Duresses 12. Mersault 13. Blagny -R 14. St Aubin 15. Puligny Montrachet -W/R 16. Chassagne Montrachet W/R 17. Santenay R/W 18. Maranges -R/W |
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5 Regions of Challonnaise? (n-s) |
1. Rully 2. Mercury 3. Givrey 4. Montgny 5. Bouzeron - W |
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AC's of Maconnais (N-S)? (Made of Chardonnay) |
1. Macon 2. Macon Villages 3. St Verand 4. Pouilly Fuisse 5. Pouilly Vinzelles 6. Pouilly Loche |
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10 Cru Beaujolais (Made of Gamay)? |
1. St Amour 2. Julienas 3. Chenas 4. Moulin A Vent 5. Fleurie 6. Chiroubles 7. Morgon 8. Regnie 9. Cote de Brouilly 10. Brouilly |
