France Red Grape Varietals

Question 1

Lower Loire (Red)

Answer 1

LOWER LOIRE:
(Small quantities)
Gamay
Pinot Noir
Cab Franc

Question 2

Middle Loire (Red)

Answer 2

MIDDLE LOIRE:
-Cab Franc
-Grolleau
-Gamay
-Cab Sauv
-Pineau d’Aunis
-Côt (Malbec)
-Pinot Noir
-Pinot Meunier

Question 3

Central Loire (Red)

Answer 3

CENTRAL LOIRE
-Pinot Noir
-Gamay

Question 4

Upper Loire (Red)

Answer 4

UPPER LOIRE
-Gamay
-Pinot Noir (Auvernat)

Question 5

Champagne (Red)

Answer 5

-Pinot Munier
-Pinot Noir

Question 6

Alsace (Red)

Answer 6

Pinot Noir

Question 7

Burgundy (Red)

Answer 7

-Pinot Noir
-Gamay ish

Question 8

The Jura (Red)

Answer 8

-Ploussard/Poulsard
-Trousseau
-Pinot Noir

Question 9

Auvergne (Red)

Answer 9

-Gamay
-Pinot Noir

Question 10

Bugey & Savoie (Red)

Answer 10

-Gamay
-Poulsard
-Mondeuse
-Pinot Noir
-Cab Franc
-Cab Sauvignon
-Merlot

Question 11

The Beaujolais (Red)

Answer 11

-Gamay

Question 12

Bordeaux (Red)

Answer 12

-Cabernet Sauvignon
-Merlot
-Cabernet Franc
-Petit Verdot
-Côt (Malbec)

Question 13

The Southwest (Red)

Answer 13

Bergerac & Dordogne River:
-Cabernet Franc
-Cabernet Sauvignon
-Merlot
-Côt (Malbec)
-Mérille

Garonne & Tarn:
-Gamay
-Négrette
-Syrah
-Cinsault
-Pinot Noir
-Fer Servadou (native grape)
-Duras

Lot River:
-Malbec (Cahors AOC)

Pyrénées:
-Fer Servadou
-Tannat
-Manseng Noir

Question 14

The Languedoc- Roussillon (Red)

Answer 14

-Grenache
-Syrah
-Mouvèrde
-Carignan
-Merlot

Question 15

The Rhone (Red)

Answer 15

Norther Rhône:
-Syrah (dominant)

Souther Rhône:
-Grenache
-Syrash
-Mouvèdre
(GSM)

-Carignan
-Cinsault
-Gamay (Diois region)
-Bourboulenc
-Counoise

Question 16

Provence (Red)

Answer 16

-Grenache
-Syrah
-Mourvèdre
-Cinsault
-Carignan
-Tibouren
-Counoise

Question 17

Corsica (Red)

Answer 17

-Nielluccio (Sangiovese)
-Sciaccarello
-Grenache
-Syrah
-Cabernet Sauvignon