15. SW France

Question 1

Gascony is located in what part of France?

Answer 1

Southwest

Question 2

What are the 4 borders of Southwest France wine region?

Answer 2

Atlantic Ocean (w), Massif Central (e), Bordeaux (n), Pyrenees and Spanish border (s)

Question 3

What are the 4 sub-regions of Gascony?

Answer 3

Bergerac and Dordogne River, Garonne and Tarn rivers, Lot River, Pyrenees

Question 4

What is the climate of Garonne, Tarn and Lot subregions?

Answer 4

maritime, primarily Mediterranean with Atlantic influences (higher temperature and drier growing season)

Question 5

What is the climate of Pyrenean Foothills subregion?

Answer 5

maritime climate with alpine influences (cool nights and effective rain-shadow)

Question 6

What is the climate of Bergerac and Dordogne subregions?

Answer 6

maritime (warmer than Bordeaux)

Question 7

How many regional AOC’s are in Gascony?

Answer 7

none

Question 8

What are local names for Malbec in SW France?

Answer 8

Cot, Auxerrois

Question 9

What are the blending partners for Malbec in Cahors?

Answer 9

Merlot and Tannat

Question 10

What is the southern-most AOC of Southwest France?

Answer 10

Irouleguy

Question 11

What is the only AOC from Basque Country?

Answer 11

Irouleguy

Question 12

What is micro-oxygenation? Where was it developed?

Answer 12

minute amounts of exygen are slowly bubbled through the vat of wine causing the tannin molecules to bind to each other, reducing aggressive tannic edge on the palate, first done in 1991 in Madiran.

Question 13

What style wine predominates in IGP Cotes de Gascogne?

Answer 13

white (dry or moelleux)

Question 14

What is Armagnac?

Answer 14

a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. [wiki]

Question 15

What is Cognac?

Answer 15

brandy, to bear the name Cognac, an Appellation d’origine contrôlée, its production methods must meet certain legal requirements. In particular, it must be made from specified grapes, of which Ugni blanc, known locally as Saint-Emilion, is the one most widely used. [wiki]

Question 16

What is synonym for Cabernet Franc in Gascony?

Answer 16

Bouchy

Question 17

What is synonym for Cabernet Franc in Loire?

Answer 17

Breton

Question 18

Name 4 AOC’s in Garonne and Tarn Sub-Region.

Answer 18

Cotes de Duras AOC, Cotes de Marmandais AOC, Buzet AOC, Brulhois AOC, Saint Sardos AOC, Fronton AOC, Gaillac AOC, Cotes de Millau AOC

Question 19

Name 4 AOC’s in Dordogne/Bergerac Sub-Region.

Answer 19

Bergerac AOC, Montravel AOC, Pecharmant AOC, Saussignac AOC, Monbazillac AOC

Question 20

Name 4 AOC’s in Lot Sub-Region.

Answer 20

Cahors AOC, Coteaux du Quercy AOC, Entraygues-Le Fel AOC, Estaing AOC, Marcillac AOC

Question 21

Name 4 AOC’s in Pyrenees Sub-Region.

Answer 21

Bearn AOC, Jurancon AOC, Irouleguy AOC, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC, Madiran AOC, Saint-Mont AOC, Tursan AOC

Question 22

Which AOC makes a sparkling white from 100% Mauzac?

Answer 22

Gaillac AOC, Tarn Sub-Region of Gascony

Question 23

In the WSET 3 book, what are 2 main groups of wine in South West France?

Answer 23

Bordeaux copies and south-west wines

Question 24

What is the major AOC in the Bordeaux copies group?

Answer 24

Bergerac AOC

Question 25

What are the main grapes used in Bergerac AC?

Answer 25

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot

Question 26

Name 3 AOC's in the Bordeaux copies group that make sparkling wine.

Answer 26

Monbazillac AOC, Saussignac AOC and Haut-Montravel AOC

Question 27

What is the main grape used in Cahors?

Answer 27

Malbec

Question 28

What is the main grape used in Madiran?

Answer 28

Tannat

Question 29

What is the main grape used in Jurancon AC?

Answer 29

Petit Manseng

Question 30

What is the most important area for production of IGP wines in SW France?

Answer 30

Cotes de Gascogne

Question 31

What are 3 Regions just outside Bordeaux in SW France that replicate Bordeaux Wines?

Answer 31

AC Bergerac - Both Red and White AC Monbazillac - Sweet Whites (botrytised) AC Montravel - Dry Whites

Question 32

Auxerrois refers to what?

Answer 32

the term in Cahors for Malbec; also a term used in Alsace for a cousin of Pinot Blanc

Question 33

Where is Buzet AOC?

Answer 33

in SW France, between Bergerac and Madrian, just west of Cahors.

Question 34

What style of wine is most common in Cotes de Gascogne IGP?

Answer 34

aromatic crisp light white wine from Armagnac varieties, with aromas and flavors of green apples

Question 35

What are 3 modern methods used in Madrian to soften the tannic structure of Tannat?

Answer 35

riper grapes, destemming, micro-oxygenation during vinitifcation (as opposed to simply bottle age)

Question 36

What river runs through the city of Toulousse?

Answer 36

Garrone

Question 37

What river runs through Bergerac wine area?

Answer 37

Dordogne

Question 38

What river runs through Cahors wine area?

Answer 38

Lot

Question 39

What is the most important product of Jurancon AOC?

Answer 39

complex sweet wines from Petit Mensing using passerillage