France

Question 1

Sub regions of France

Answer 1

1)Loire Valley
2) Bordeaux
3) South West France
4) Champagne
5) Burgundy
6) Beaujolais
7) Rhone Valley
8) Southern France
9) Alsace
10) Jura

Question 2

Red AOC Appellations of Bordeaux

Answer 2

1) Bordeaux
2) Bordeaux Superieur
3) Medoc
4) Haut Medoc
5) Saint Estephe
6) Pauillac
7) Saint Julien
8) Margaux
9) Listrac-Medoc (further from the river)
10) Moulis (Further from the river)
11) Grave
12) Pessac-Leognan
13) Saint-Emillion
14) Saint-Emillion Grand Cru (Covering the same area as Saint-Emillion)
15) Montagne Saint-Emillion
16) Lussac Saint Emillion
17) Pormerol
18) Lalande-de-Pomerol
19) Cotes de Bordeaux
20) Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux
21) Francs Cotes de Bordeaux
22) Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
23) Cadillac cotes de Bordeaux
24) Cotes de Bourg

Question 3

White Appellations of Bordeaux

Answer 3

Regional Whites:
1) Bordeaux AOC
2) Bordeaux Superieur AOC (mainly red, a little white)
3) Entre-deux-Mers AOC (white only)

Sub regional whites
4) Grave AOC (15%white, 85% red)
5) Cotes de Bordeaux AOC
6) Blaye
7) Francs
8) Cadillac
9) Castillon

Good to outstanding quality, premium to super premiums whites:
10) Pessac LeognanAOC (20% white, 80% red)

Sweet whites:
11) Graves Superieures AOC (late harvest or botrytis-affected)
12) Sauternes
13) Barsac
14) Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC
15) Loupiac AOC
16) Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux

Question 4

The classification system of Bordeaux

Answer 4

1) 1885 Classification (Including 60 leading properties from the Medoc and one from the Grave ranked in five tiers, referred to as crus or growths from first growth or premiers crus down to fifth growths or Cinquiemes crus)

2) The Graves Classification (16 classified Chateaux, all located in Pessac Leognon, for reds, whites or both, based on pricing , fame and quality as judged by tasting)

3) The Saint Emillion Classification (including Premier Grand Cru A, Premier Grand Cru B and Grand Cru Classe, revised at about 10-year interval, Chateaux are judged on Terroir, production methods, reputation, commercial considerations and blind tasting of at least 10 vintages)

4) The Crus Bourgeois du Medoc classifications (Including three tiers: Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Superieur, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel), Awarded to individual wines rather than to Chateaux as a mark of quality based on production methods and finished products. The classification will last for five years)

Question 5

Sub regions of Burgundy

Answer 5

1) Chablis
2) Cote D’OR (Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune)
3) Cote Chalonnaise
4) Maconnais
5) Beaujolais

Question 6

Sub regions of Côte De Nuits

Answer 6

1) Marsannay
2) Fixin
3) Gevery-Chambertin
4) Morey-St-Denis
5) Chambolle-Musigny
6) Vougeot
7) Vosne-Romanee
8) Nuits-St-Georges

Question 7

Sub regions of Côte de Beaune

Answer 7

1) Pernand Vergelesses
2) Ladoix
3) Aloxe-Corton
4) Beaune
5) Pommard
6) Volnay
7) Mersault
8) Puligny-Montrachet
9) Chassagne-Montrachet
10) Auxey-Duresses
11) St-Romain
12) St-Aubin
13) Santenay

Question 8

Sub regions of Côte Chalonnaise

Answer 8

1) Bouzeron AOC
2) Rully AOC
3) Mercury AOC
4) Givry AOC
5) Montagny AOC

Question 9

Sub region of Maconnais

Answer 9

1) Macon
2) Macon Villages
4) Macon plus named village (Macon-Lugny, Macon-Solute)
5) Named villages (Pouilly-Fuisse, Saint-Veran, Vire-Clesse, Pouilly-Loche, Pouilly-Vinzelles)

Question 10

Sub region of Beaujolais

Answer 10

1) Beaujolais Nouveau
2) Beaujolais AOC
3) Beaujolais Villages AOC
4) Beaujolais Crus (Saint-Amour, Julienas, Chenas, Moulin-a-Vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Regnie, Brouilly, Cote de Brouilly)

Question 11

Sub regions of Loire Valley

Answer 11

1) Pay’s Nantais
2) Anjou
3) Saumur
4) Touraine
5) Central Vineyard

Question 12

Sub regions of Pays Nantais

Answer 12

Two larger appellations:
1) Muscadet de Sevre et Maine;
2) Muscadet ;
Two smaller appellations:
3) Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire;
4) Muscadet Cotes de Grandllieur;
Ten Cru communaux:
1) Clisson
2) Georges
3) Le Pallet

Question 13

Sub regions of Anjou AOC

Answer 13

Reds
1) Anjou AOC
2) Anjou Villages AOC

Dry Whites:
1) Anjou AOC
2) Savennieres AOC
Two smaller AOCs within the appellation area
3) Savennieres La Roche Aux Moines AOC
4) Coulee de Serrant AOC

Sweet whites:
1) Coteaux du Layon AOC
2) Coteaux du Layon AOC + named village
3) Bonnezeaux AOC
4) Coteaux du Layon AOC Premier Cru Chaume
5) Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Rose:
1) Anjou AOC
2) Rose de Loire AOC
3) Rose d’Anjou AOC
4) Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

Question 14

Sub regions of Saumur AOC

Answer 14

Whites：
Saumur AOC

Reds:
1) Saumur AOC
2) Saumur-Champigny

Rose:
1) Saumur AOC

Sweet whites:
1) Coteaux de Saumur AOC

Sparkling：
Saumur AOC

Question 15

Sub regions of Touraine

Answer 15

White：
1) Touraine AOC
2) Touraine AOC + Grape variety
3) Touraine AOC + the name of one of thre six Sub Zones
4) Vovray AOC
5) Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC
6) Chinon AOC

Red:
1) Touraine AOC
2) Touraine AOC + Grape variety
3) Touraine AOC + the name of one of the six Sub Zones
4) Bourgueil AOC
5) St-Nicolas-Bourgueil AOC
6) Chinon AOC

Rose:
1) Touraine AOC
2) Bourgueil AOC
3) Chinon AOC

Sparkling:
Touraine AOC

Question 16

Sub regions of Central vineyards

Answer 16

Whites:
1) Quincy AOC
2) Reuilly AOC
3) Menetou-Salon AOC
4) Sancerre AOC
5) Pouilly-Fume AOC

Red:
Reuilly AOC
Sancerre AOC

Rose:
Reuilly AOC
Sancerre AOC

Question 17

Sub regions of Northern Rhone

Answer 17

1) Cote Rotie AOC (Red only)
2) Condrieu AOC (100% Viognier)
3) Saint-Joseph AOC (90% red)
4) Hermitage AOC (1/3 devoted to white, 2/3 reds)
5) Crozes-Hermitage AOC
6) Cornas AOC (Red only, must be 100% Syrah)
7) Saint-Peray AOC (Devoted to whites grown on limestone and granitic soils, Marsanne takes majority, with some Roussanne)
8) Collines Rhodaniennes IGP

Question 18

Sub regions of Southern Rhone

Answer 18

1) Grignan-Les-Adhemar
2) Vinsobres
3) Cairanne
4) Rasteau
5) Gigondas
6) Vacqueyras
7) Beaumes-De-Venise
8) Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
9) Ventoux
10) Luberon
11) Chateauneuf-Du-Pape
12) Lirac
13) Tavel
14) Costieres De Nimes

Question 19

Sub regions of Southern France

Answer 19

1) Provence
2) Languedoc
3) Roussillon

Question 20

Sub regions of Provence

Answer 20

Mostly Rose：
1) Cotes de Provence (90% Rose,10% reds and whites)
2) Some sub zones of Cotes de Provenance like Cotes de Provence Sainte Victorie
3) Coteaux Varois en Provence (Counoise as principal variety)
4) Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence (Counoise as principal variety, Rose dominant)
5) Bandol （Mourvedre based reds and Rose)
6) Pallette (Reds, Rose and White)

Mostly Reds
1) Les Baux de Provence (mostly reds from GSM)
2) Bandol (Mourvedre based reds,Domain Tempier)
3) Palette ( reds , rose and White)

Mostly Whites:
1) Bellet (mainly white)
2) Cassis (mainly White)
3) Palette (Reds, Rose and White)

Question 21

Sub regions of Languedoc

Answer 21

1) Pic Saint Loup
2) Terrasses du Larzac
3) Picpoul de Pinet
4) Faugeres
5) Saint Chinian
6) Minervois
7) Cabardes
8) Malepere
9) Corbieres
10) La Clape
11) Fitou
12) IGP Pay’s d’OC

Question 22

Sub regions of Roussillon

Answer 22

1) Cotes du Roussillon-villages
2) Cotes du Roussillon
3) Coullioure (same boundaries as Banyuls)
4) IGP Cotes Catalanes

Question 23

Sub regions of South West France

Answer 23

1) Bergerac AOC （50% Red， 10% Rose，40% White）
2) Cotes de Bergerac （No local varieties, restricted to Bordeaux varieties, predominantly Merlot)
3) Monbazillac (Sweet wine only)
4) Cahors (Malbec)
5) Madiran (Tannat)
6) Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh (late harvest white similar to Juranson
7) Jurancon AOC
8) IGP Cotes de Gascogne

Question 24

Sub regions of Jura

Answer 24

1) Cotes de Jura (Red, white, rose, Vine Jaune and Vin de Paille)
2) Arbois (All five styles, majority of Jura’s red and whites)
3) Chateau-Chalon - Vin Jaune only
4) L’Etoile -white only including Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille)