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What are the only grapes allowed for Grand Cru status?

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Noble Grapes - Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat

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Locations in Alzace [CVS]???

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Cremant d’Alsace - AOC method champenoise
Vendage Tardive - Late harvest sweet wines
Selection Grains de Nobile - Botrytus sweet wines

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What is Cremant d’Alsace?

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AOC Methode Champenoise sparkling wine

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What is Vendage Tardive?

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Late harvest sweet wines

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What is Selection Grains de Nobile?

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Botrytus sweet wines

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Alsace AOC makes what kind of wines?

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Medium bodied to very full bodied dry whites - Riesling and Gewurtztraminer
Small amount of red and roses - Pinot Noir

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What kind of climate does Alsace AOC have?

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Cool

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Loire Valley AOCs?

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Western Loire Valley, Central Loire Valley, Eastern/Upper Loire Valley

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AOCs of Western Loire Valley?

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AOC Muscadet, AOC Muscadet Sevre et Maine

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What is Muscadet’s grape type?

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Melon de Bourgogne - very light bodied dry white (light fish/sf esp. oysters on the 1/2)

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What is Muscadet Sevre et Maine’s grape type?

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Melon de Bourgogne - very light bodied dry white (light fish/sf esp. oysters on the 1/2)

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What area produces 80% of Muscadets? Where is it located?

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AOC Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Western Loire Valley

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What is Central Loire Valley’s most important white grape? Red grape?

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Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc

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What kind of wines does Chenin Blanc make?

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Dry to sweet sparkling wines

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What kind of wine does Cabernet Franc make?

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Medium to full bodied red with high acidity

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What are the AOCs of Central Loire Valley?

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AOC Savennieres, AOC Vouvray, AOC Chinon

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What does AOC Savennieres make? Where is it?

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Chenin Blanc, Central Loire Valley

Coulee de Serrant (Grand Cru)

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What does AOC Vouvray make?

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Semi-dry Chenin Blanc (acidic, light bodied) (served with seafood)

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How do you say Sweet in French?

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Moelleux

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How do you say Sparkling in French?

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Mousseux

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What does AOC Chinon make?

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Cabernet Franc (medium to full bodied)

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What is Eastern/Upper Loire Valley known for?

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Sauvignon Blanc (medium body, high acidity and minerality) (pairs well with goat cheese, fish/sf)

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What are the AOCs of Eastern/Upper Loire Valley?

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AOC Sancerre, AOC Pouilly Fume

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What does AOC Sancerre make?

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Sav Blanc

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What does AOC Pouilly Fume make?
Sav Blanc
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Sparkling wines have a pronounced -
Acidity
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Champagne's permitted grapes are:
Pinot Noir Pinot Meunière Chardonnay
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Cote de Blancs
Chardonnay only!!!
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Blanc de Noir
Light to medium bodied whites - Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunière only
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Extra brut, Brut and Extra Dry
Light to Medium bodied whites
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Blanc de Blanc
Very light bodied white wine (pairs with extremely light seafood, oysters 1/2) 100% Chardonnay only!
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What are the different regions of Bordeaux?
The Left Bank, The Right Bank, In Between the L/R Bank
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What are the regions in The Left Bank? (Bordeaux)
Haute Medoc and Graves
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What are the sub regions in the Haute-Medoc?
Saint Estephe Commune, Saint Julien Commune, Pauillac Commune and Margaux commune
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What are the chateaus in the Pauillac commune?
Latour, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild
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What is the chateau in the Margaux commune?
Chateau Margaux
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What kind of wine does the Haute Medoc produce?
Cab Sav
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What are the primary wines of Bordeaux?
Cab Sav, Cab Franc, Merlot, Sav Blanc and Semillon
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What wines does Graves produce?
Cab Sav, Sav Blanc and Semillon
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What are the regions in Graves?
Pessac Leognan, Sauternes and Barsac
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What is the chateau in Pessac-Leognan?
Chateau Haut-Brion
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What wine does Pessac Leognan produce?
Cab Sav
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What kind of wine does Sauternes make?
Sweet Botrytus white wine, Semillon
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What is the chateau in Sauternes?
Chateau D'Yquem (GRAND CRU SUPERIOR)
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What kind of wine does Barsac make?
Sweet Botrytus white wine, Semillon
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What is in Between the Left and Right Bank? (Bordeaux)
Entre-Deux-Mers (Never classified)
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What is Entre Deux Mers dominant grape?
Sauvignon Blanc
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What are the regions in the Right Bank? (Bordeaux)
Saint Emilion, Pomerol (never classified)
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What are the chateaus in Saint Emilion?
Chateau Ausone, Chateau Cheval Blanc (both Premier Grand Cru Classe (A))
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What are the dominant grapes of Saint Emilon?
Merlot and Cabernet Franc
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What is the chateau in Pomerol?
Chateau Petrus
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What does Pomerol produce?
Only dry reds, Merlot full body (the most powerful Merlots in the world)
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Burgundy is also known as -
"The Land of Crossover"
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Primary red grape of Burgundy is?
Pinot Noir
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Primary white grapes of Burgundy?
Chardonnay and Aligote
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The two main varietals of Burgundy are -
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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What does Chablis produce? And how is it made?
Only white wines from 100% Chardonnay, fermented in large "old" oak barrels - this causes no oakiness, makes a light bodied wine with mineral and fruity flavors
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What are the different regions in Burgundy?
Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beunne, Chalonnair/"Chalon", Maconnaise/"Macon", Beaujolais
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What does Côte de Nuits produce?
Dry reds based on Pinot Noir
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What are the 4 communes in Côte de Nuits?
Côte de Nuits Villages (from 7 communes), Vosne-Romanee Commune, Gevrey Chambertin Commune and Chambolle-Musigny Commune
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The Grand Cru vineyards in Vosne-Romanee Commune are?
Romanee-Conti and Romanee-Saint-Vivant
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in the Gevrey Chambertin Commune?
Le Chambertin
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in Chambolle-Musigny Commune?
Musigny
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What are the communes of Côte de Beaunne?
Mersault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Aloxe-Cortone
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet?
Le Montrachet (most famous Chardonnay site in the world)
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in Chassagne-Montrachet?
Le Montrachet (most famous Chardonnay site in the world)
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What are the Grand Cru vineyards in Aloxe-Cortone Commune?
Corton-Charlemagne, Corton
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Côte de Beaunne produces -
Dry reds and whites
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All of Côte de Beaunne produces Chardonnay except for-? What does that vineyard produce?
Corton, located in the Aloxe-Cortone commune, Pinot Noir
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What are Chalon's permitted grapes?
Whites - Chardonnay and Aligote | Reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay
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What is the commune in Chalon?
Mercurey Commune
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What are Macon's permitted grapes?
Whites - Chardonnay and Aligote | Reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay
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What are the regions inside Macon?
Macon Villages and Pouilly-Fuse
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What does Pouilly-Fuse make?
Dry, medium-bodied Chardonnay
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What are the regions that have never been classified?
Entre-Deux-Mers, Pomerol, Macon and the Rhone Valley
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What is Beaujolais' grape?
Gamay
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Three different varietals of wine in Beaujolais?
Beaujolais-Nouveau, Beaujolais Villages, Cru Beaujolais
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Cru Beaujolais grapes are from which villages?
Brouilly, Fleurie (age), Morgon, Moulin-A-Vent (age)
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Which Beaujolais varietal has the highest quality in the region?
Cru Beaujolais
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What is Beaujolais climate?
Warm
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What kind of wine does Rhone Valley produce?
Medium-Full bodied earthy reds
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The Rhone Rangers are -
White - Marsanne, Roussane, Viognier | Red - Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache
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What are the communes in Northern Rhone?
Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Côte-Rotie, Cornas, Saint Joseph, Condrieu
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What does Condrieu commune produce?
Viognier-based only, full body whites
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What does Hermitage Commune produce?
Syrah
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What does Crozes-Hermitage commune produce?
Syrah
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What does Côte-Rotie commune produce?
Syrah
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What does Cornas commune produce?
Syrah
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What does Saint Joseph commune produce?
Syrah
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What is the only red grape of Northern Rhone?
Syrah
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Southern Rhone produces -
Blended wines
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What are the most important reds of Southern Rhone?
Grenache and Mourvèdre
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What are the AOCs of Southern Rhone?
Chateauneuf du Pape, Tavel Commune, Beumes de Venise Commune and Gigondas
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What was France's first AOC?
Chateauneuf du Pape
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What is Chateauneuf du Pape's grape?
Can use as many as 13 different grapes but mainly Grenache (full bodied)
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What kind of wine does the Tavel Commune produce?
Rosé wines only, especially Grenache (medium bodied)
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What kind of wine does Beaumes de Venise commune produce?
A famous sweet wine, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
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What kind of wine does Gigondas produce?
Grenache based

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