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Question 1

Bordeaux is _______ in volume right behind_____

By 2017______ acres were planted

Answer 1

2nd to Languedoc

300,000 acres

Question 2

Vin de____ is the lowest quality.

Previously varietal and _____ couldnt be labeled

After the ____ year both may appear on the label

Answer 2

France

Vintage

2009

Question 3

Regional wines make up 1/__ of French wine production.

Released under name_____

____% of grape that must come from that area.

Answer 3

1/3

Vin de Pays

85%

Question 4

In____ the INAO became the ___ ___ ___ ___

In ___ it brough up with the EU standards to create the new_____

Answer 4

2007

L’institute National de la Origine de la Qualite

AOP

Question 5

When was the new St. Emilion classification created?

How often is it rechecked

Answer 5

1954

every 10 years

Question 6

In 1954 _____ received its new classification.

What else in the world of futbol happend that year

Answer 6

St Emilion

The UEFA was form

West Germany wins World Cup

Question 7

The INAO awarded the first AOCs in year_____ by 2015 ____ AOCs were granted for wine and _______

While other ____ agricultural products

Answer 7

1935

366 AOCS

brandy

44

Question 8

St Emilion satellite appelations? from N to S

Answer 8

Lussac

Pusseguin

Montagne

Saint Georges

Question 9

Evidence shows wine production near the Garonne dates back to ____ AD

The ____ provided a series of drainage channels, making it suitable to plant grapes by year_____.

From ___ to ____ Bordeaux was under english rule

Answer 9

4th Cent

Dutch

Mid 1600s

1154-1453

Question 10

Pomerol soil composition

Top Producer

Wine Composition

Answer 10

Clay rich with some gravel as well

Petrus

100% Merlot

Question 11

In Bordeaux winters can be____

Spring is ____

Summers can be _____

Answer 11

Short

damp and wet

HOT

Question 12

9 things the 1935 INAO imposed as part of the AOC

Answer 12

• Yields
• Vine planting density
• training methods
• prunning methods
• Varietals allowed
• Production techniques
• alc levels
• Must weight
• Geographical boundaries

Question 13

Pairings for a right bank red

Answer 13

Beef and Game

Duck

Cheeses

WHITE FLEAKY FISH

Question 14

What are Courtiers

Answer 14

They were wine brokers who financially backed up Chateaus in the Medoc

Question 15

The wet spring season in Bordeaux can create ____ and _____.

Spring frost cab create C____ and M_____

Answer 15

Mold and Rot

Coulure and Millerandage

Question 16

Define Coulure and Millerandage

Answer 16

Coulure: no grapes develop after flowering

Millerandage: Grapes range in size and maturity

Question 17

Château ____ name is an homage to Ausonius, a 4th century Roman poet who may (or may not) have planted his vines at the site of the current estate.

Answer 17

Chateau Ausone

Question 18

Compared to St-Émilion, Pomerol is a tiny AOP, measuring just __ square miles and ___ acres of vineyards.

Answer 18

5 square miles

1,957 acres of vineyards.

Question 19

Pomerol; regardless, the best properties—Château Pétrus, Vieux_____, Château___ Château ___, and Château ____—can achieve extravagant prices on par with premier cru Médoc wines.

Answer 19

, Vieux-Château-Certan,

Château Lafleur,

Château Le Pin, and

Château Trotanoy

Question 20

Answer 20

Vieux-Château-Certan

Question 21

Answer 21

Ausone

Question 22

Answer 22

Trotanoy

Question 23

Answer 23

Cht La Fleur

Question 24

Answer 24

Cht Le Pin

Question 25

St Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Answer 25

Château Angélus Château Ausone Château Cheval Blanc Château Pavie Château Canon

Question 26

Ugni Blanc is also known as?

Answer 26

Trebianno

Question 27

What IGP encompasses Bordeaux and nearby regions?

Answer 27

Atlantique - VDP Vin Du Pays

Question 28

An appellation, rather than a classificaiton. Wines are required to show an additional +\_\_\_% alcohol and must undergo a longer élevage than wines simply labeled St-Émilion AOP

Answer 28

St Emilion Grand Cru .5%

Question 29

Where is Neac located

Answer 29

Neac is a commune located in Lalande-de-Pomerol

Question 30

Chateau d'Yquem's not often released dry white wine.

Answer 30

Ygrec

Question 31

What is unique about Château Figeac?

Answer 31

It is the largest estate in Saint-Émilion,[2] with 40 hectares (99 acres) of vineyards. Due to its soil, which is dominated by gravel, it is planted in grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (35%), and Merlot(30%)

Question 32

Château Figeac wine carries the rank of Premier Grand Cru Classé (Class \_\_) From 1945 to \_\_\_, the estate produced a second wine named La Grange Neuve de Figeac and since \_\_\_a special wine named Petit-Figeac. From the 2012 vintage, Petit-Figeac became the single second wine of Figeac

Answer 32

(Class B) 1945 to 2011 2006 a special wine named Petit-Figeac.

Question 33

Where can crasse de fer soil be found?

Answer 33

Pomerol: sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer)