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Cote d'Or is divided into |
Cote de Nuits and Cote de Buenno/ red and white |
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Crus de Beaujolais |
Best quality appellation in Beaujolais are designated as |
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Most significant red wine grape in Northern Rhone is |
Syrah |
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Loire Valley, the appellations of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume are most famous for their white wine produced from which grape |
Sauvignon Blanc |
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Sauternes is most famous for what style of wine? |
Sweet white wine |
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Top rated vineyard in Burgundy is |
Grand Cru |
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Famous 1855 classification categorized the wines mostly of |
Medoc |
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Alsace is unique in that it is the only AOC wine region that labels its wines with the |
Varietal |
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Wines from Bordeaux are almost always |
Blends |
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Bordeaux is the home of the famous |
Left and right banks-NOT Burgundy |
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Alsace is known for its |
Crisp dry white wines |
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White or red burgundy will come from |
Specifc places in burgundy |
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Chablis is known for producing oaky chardonnay |
FALSE California and Australia |
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Loire valley is known for producing all different styles of wine including |
Dry white and red wines, dessert wines, and sparkling wines |
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Right bank Bordeaux specializes in |
Merlot dominated red wines |
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Beaujolais wines are generally made in a |
Fruity low tannin style |
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Southern France collectively produces a large |
amount of Vins de Table DT or Vins de Pays DP |
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Northern Rhone is noted for producing |
Syrah and a little white wine NOT white and sparkling |
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Red wine of southern Rhone tend to be blends of grapes dominated by Grenache, with smaller amounts of up to a dozen other red/white varieties |
True |
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Why are French wines intimidating? |
French language, varietals aren't on the bottle, locations are unfamiliar |
