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Describe Negociants

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Buy fruits or wine in barrel to age in their own cellars before selling the bottled wines.

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Describe Courtiers

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Brokers or wine, supply the chateaux with financial backing and gaining control over trade of wine in Bordeaux.

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Describe En Premeur

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Yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures

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Describe the climate of Bordeaux

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Maritime

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Describe Bordeaux mixture

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mixture of lime, copper sulfate and water

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Describe the function of Bordeaux mixture

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To avoid mildew, a fungal disease

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Name the red grape of Bordeaux AOP

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Petit Verdot
Malbec
Camernere

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Name the white grapes of Bordeaux AOP

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Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle

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Name the most planted grape in Bordeaux

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Merlot

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Name the oak barrel used in Bordeaux

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Barriques

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What us the capacity of Barriques

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225L

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Name the sparkling AOP in Bordeaux

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Cremant de Bordeaux AOP

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Name the rivers in Bordeaux

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Gironde
Dordogne
Garonne

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Gironde is located…

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to the east of Medoc and Haut Medoc

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River Dordogne is located…

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on the north-east of Entre-Deux-Mers

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River Garonne is located…

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on the south-west to Entre-Deux-Mers and east of Graves

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List the communes of the Left Bank from north to south

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Medoc
Saint-Estephe
Pauillac
Saint Julien
Listrac Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc
Margaux
Haut Medoc
Pessac-Leognan
Graves
Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes

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Name the soils in Haut Medoc

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well-drained gravelly soils

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The cru bourgeois classification is reviewed every…

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5 years

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State the number of Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeios Exceptionnels and Cru Bourgeios Superieurs in 2020

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249 Cru Bourgeois
14 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels
56 Cru Bourgeois Superieurs

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List the first growth of 1855 Classifications

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Ch Lafite, Pauillac
Ch Latour, Pauillc
Ch Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (elevated in 1973)
Ch Haut-Brion, Graves
Ch Margaux, Margaux

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List the second growth of 1855 Classification

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Ch Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
Ch Montrose, Saint-Estèphe
Ch Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac
Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
Ch Léoville-Las Cases, Saint-Julien
Ch Léoville-Poyferré, Saint-Julien
Ch Léoville Barton, Saint-Julien
Ch Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien
Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien
Ch Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Durfort-Vivens, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Lascombes, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Brane-Cantenac, Margaux (Cantenac)

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List the third growth of 1855 Classification

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Ch Calon-Ségur, Saint-Estèphe
Ch Lagrange, Saint-Julien
Ch Langoa Barton, Saint-Julien
Ch Malescot-Saint-Exupéry, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Desmirail, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch Ferrière, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Marquis d’Alesme Becker, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Kirwan, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch d’Issan, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch Boyd-Cantenac, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch Cantenac-Brown, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch Palmer, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch Giscours, Margaux (Labarde)
Ch La Lagune, Haut-Medoc (Ludon)

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List the forth growth of 1855 Classification

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Ch Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe
Ch Duhart-Milon-Rothschild, Pauillac
Ch Saint-Pierre, Saint-Julien
Ch Talbot, Saint-Julien
Ch Branaire-Ducru, Saint-Julien
Ch Beychevelle, Saint-Julien
Ch Marquis de Terme, Margaux (Margaux)
Ch Pouget, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux (Cantenac)
Ch La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc (Saint-Laurent)

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List the fifth growth of 1855 Classification
Ch Cos Labory, Saint-Estèphe Ch Pontet-Canet, Pauillac Ch Batailley, Pauillac Ch Haut-Batailley, Pauillac Ch Haut-Bages-Libéral, Pauillac Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac Ch Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac Ch Lynch-Bages, Pauillac Ch Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac Ch d'Armailhac, Pauillac Ch Pédesclaux, Pauillac Ch Clerc-Milon, Pauillac Ch Croizet Bages, Pauillac Ch Dauzac, Margaux (Labarde) Ch du Tertre, Margaux (Arsac) Ch Belgrave, Haut-Médoc (Saint-Laurent) Ch de Camensac, Haut-Médoc (Saint-Laurent) Ch Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc (Macau)
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Name the second/third wine of label below from Saint Estephe: - Ch Cos d'Estournel - Ch Montrose - Ch Calon-Segur - Ch Lafon-Rochet - Ch Cos Labory
Ch Cos d'Estournel - Les Pagodes de Cos Ch Montrose - La Dame de Montrose - Tertio de Montrose Ch Calon-Segur - Le Marquis de Calon Segur - Le C de Calon Segur Ch Lafon-Rochet - Les Pelerins de Lafon-Rochet Ch Cos Labory - Le Saint Estephe de Cos Labory
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Name the second/third wine of label below from Pauillac: - Ch Lafite-Rothschild - Ch Latour - Ch Mouton-Rothschild - Ch Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville - Ch Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Ch Duhart Milon - Ch Batailley - Ch Clerc-Milon - Ch Croizet-Bages - Ch Grand-Puy-Ducasse - Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste - Ch Haut-Bages-Liberal - Ch Haut-Batailley - Ch Lynch-Bages - Ch Lynch-Moussas - Ch d'Armailhac - Ch Pedesclaux
Ch Lafite-Rothschild - Carruades de Lafite - Anseillan Ch Latour - Les Forts de Latour - Le Pauillac de Ch Latour Ch Mouton-Rothschild - Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild Ch Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville - Les Griffons de Pichon Baron Ch Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pichon Comtesse Reserve Ch Duhart Milon - Moulin de Duhart Ch Batailley - Lions de Batailley - Pauillac de Batailley Ch Clerc-Milon - Pastourelle de Clerc-Milon CH Croizet-Bages - Alias Croizet-Bages Ch Grand-Puy-Ducasse - Prelude a Grand Puy Ducasse Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste - Lacoste Borie Ch Haut-Bages-Liberal - La Chapelle de Bages Ch Haut-Batailley - Verso Ch Lynch-Bages - Echo de Lynch Bages - Pauillac de Lynch Bages Ch Lynch-Moussas - Les Hautes de Lynch Moussas Ch d'Armailhac - non produced Ch Pedesclaux - Fleur de Pedesclaux
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Name the second/third wine of label below from Saint Julien: - Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou - Ch Gruaud-Larose - Ch Leoville-Barton - Ch Leoville Las Cases - Ch Leoville Poyferre - Ch Lagrange - Ch Langoa-Barton - Ch Beychevelle - Ch Branaire-Ducru - Ch St-Pierre
Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou - La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou - Le Petit-Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou Ch Gruaud-Larose - Sarget de Gruaud-Larose Ch Leoville-Barton - Reserve Leoville-Barton Ch Leoville Las Cases - Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases Ch Leoville Poyferre - Pavillon de Poyferre Ch Lagrange - Les Fiefs de Lagrange Ch Langoa-Barton - non produced Ch Beychevelle - Amiral de Beychevelle Ch Branaire-Ducru - Duluc de Branaire-Ducru Ch Saint-Pierre - Esprit de Saint-Pierre
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Name the second/third wine of label below from Margaux: - Ch Margaux - Ch Brane-Cantenac - Ch Durfort-Vivens - Ch Lascombes - Ch Rauzan-Gassies - Ch Rauzan-Segla - Ch Boyd-Cantenac - Ch Cantenac-Brown - Ch Desmirail - Ch Ferrier - Ch Giscours - Ch d'Issan - Ch Kirwan - Ch Malescot-St-Exupery - Ch Marquis d'Alesme-Becker
Ch Margaux - Pavillon Rouge/Blanc - Margaux du Ch Margaux Ch Brane-Cantenac - Baron de Brane - Margaux de Brane Ch Durfort-Vivens - Vivens Rouge/Relais de Dufort Vivens Ch Lascombes - Chevalier de Lascombes Ch Rauzan-Gassies - Gassies Ch Rauzan-Segla - Segla Ch Boyd-Cantenac - Jacques Boyd Ch Cantenac-Brown - Brio de Cantenac-Brown Ch Desmirail - Ch Fontarney/Initial de Desmirail Ch Ferrier - La Dame de Ferriere Ch Giscours - La Sirene de Giscours Ch d'Issan - Blason d'Issan Ch Kirwan - Les Charmes de Kirwan Ch Malescot-St-Exupery - La Dame de Malescot Ch Marquis d'Alesme-Becker - non produced
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Name the second/third wine of label below from Haut Medoc: Ch La Lagune Ch La Tour Carnet Ch Belgrave Ch Camensac Ch Cantemerle Ch Sociando-Mallet
Ch La Lagune - Moulin de La Lagune Ch La Tour Carnet - Les Pensee de La Tour Carnet Ch Belgrave - Diane de Belgrave Ch Camensac - La Closserie de Carmensac Ch Cantemerle - Les Allees des Cantemerle Ch Sociando-Mallet - La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet
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Name the 4 villages of Margaux
Soussans Margaux-Cantenac Labarde ArsacN
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Name the soils of Margaux
thin, sandy gravel deposited over limestone
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Name the soils in Graves
Boulbenes: mixture of sand, gravel and light clay. Sandier towards south.
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Name the sub appellation in the northern Graves
Pessac-Leognan AOP
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Name the communes of Pessac-Leognan AOP
Pessac Leognan Cadaujac Canejan Gradignan Martillac Merignac Saint-Medard-d'Eyrans Talence Villenave-d'Ornon
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List the chateaux for 1959 Classification of Graves that produces red wine
Ch Bouscaut, Cadujac Ch Carbonnieux, Leognan Domaine de Chevalier, Leognan Ch de Fieuzal, Leognan [R] Ch Haut-Bailly, Leognan [R] Ch Haut-Brion, Pessac [R] Ch Latour-Martillac, Martillac Ch Malartic-Lagraviere, Leognan Ch La Mission Haut Brion, Talence [R] Ch Olivier, Leognan Ch Pape-Clement, Pessac [R] Ch Smith-Haut-Lafite, Martillac [R] Ch La Tour-Haut-Brion, Talence [R] [R] - red only
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List the chateaux for 1959 Classification of Graves that produces white wine
Ch Bouscaut, Cadujac Ch Carbonnieux, Leognan Domaine de Chevalier, Leognan Ch Couhins, Villenave d'Ornon [W] Ch Couhins-Lurton, Villenave d'Ornon [W] Chateau Latour-Martillac, Martillac Ch Malartic-Lagraviere, Leognan Ch Laville Haut-Brion, Talence [W] Ch Olivier, Leognan [W] - white only
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Name the sweet wine AOP in Graves
Graves Superieur Cerons Barsac Sauternes
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Name the river in Sauternes
Ciron and Garonne
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Name the communes of Sauternes
Barsac Preignac Sauternes Bommes Fargues
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State the RD, Must Weight and min %abv of Sauternes AOP
RS: 45g/L Must weight: 221g/L Min %abv: 12%
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What is pourriture noble
Noble rot
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The Sauternes Classification is divided into...
Premier Cru Superieur and Premier Crus
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List the Premier Cru Superieur of Sauternes
Ch d'Yquem, Sauternes
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List the Premier Crus of Sauternes
Ch La Tour Blanche, Bommes (Sauternes) Ch Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes) Ch Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes) Ch de Rayne-Vigneau, Bommes (Sauternes) Ch Suduiraut, Preignac (Sauternes) Ch Coutet, Barsac Ch Climens, Barsac Château Guiraud, Sauternes Ch Rieussec, Fargues (Sauternes) Ch Rabaud-Promis, Bommes (Sauternes) Ch Sigalas-Rabaud, Bommes (Sauternes)
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Who produces Y (Ygrec)
Ch d'Yquem
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Who produce C de Sec
Ch Closiot
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Who produce Grand Vin Blanc Sec
Ch Suduiraut
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Who produce R de Rieussec
Ch Rieussec
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Who produce Le G
Ch Guiraud

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