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What is the name of the highlands in SW FR?

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Massif Central

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What is the major river of SW FR?

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Dordogne

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Which region of SW FR does the Dordogne flow through?

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Bergerac

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What is the general climate of SW FR?

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Typically Atlantic, but more continental for inland regions

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Which region of SW is referred to as the “BDX satellites”?

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Bergerac (and interior AOPs)

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What are styles of wine of Bergerac?

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R/W/R from BDX R/W grapes

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What does sec indicate about a wine of Bergerac?

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“sec”=dry whites from region

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What styles of wine in Côtes de Bergerac?

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Indicates higher min alc

  • W/R=10.5% Bergerac, 11% Côtes
  • R-11% Bergerac, 11.5% Côtes
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What are the soils of Bergerac?

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limestone on higher slopes

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What is the longest lived AOP of Bergerac? Styles of wine?

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Pécharmant

R only from BDX blends

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What is the soil of Pécharmant?

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iron-rich

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What styles of wine in Montravel?

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R/W from BDX grapes, must be dry

R=min 50% Merlot

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What are the AOPs of Bergerac?

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  • Bergerac
  • Côtes de Bergerac (indication of abv)
  • Pécharmant
  • Montravel
  • Monbazillac*
  • Saussignac*
  • Rosette*
  • Haut-Montravel*
  • Côtes de Montravel*
  • =sweet wine AOP
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What is the best sweet wine AOP of Bergerac?

Styles of wine?

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Monbazillac

sweet W or SGN from BDX whites

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On what river is Monbazillac?

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Gardonette River (trib of Dordogne)

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Name a producer of Monbazillac. Who produces the majority of wine here?

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Ch. Tirecul la Gravière

Co op produces majority of wine still

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Which sweet wine AOP of Bergerac req a min of 50% Sémillon?

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Haut-Montravel

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Name a top producer of dry Bergerac wines?

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Ch. Tour des Gendres

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Which region is between Entre-Deux-Mers and Bergerac? Styles of wine? Which is most known?

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Côtes de Duras

R/W/R from BDX varieties
**Most known for dry W from SB

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Which river is Cahors on?

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Lot River

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Where is Cahors in relation to Armagnac?

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N

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What is the soil of Cahors?

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vineyards on 3 alluvial terraces

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What styles of wine in Cahors?

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R only Min 70% Côt + Tannat and Merlot

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Where is Marcillac in relation to Armagnac? Styles of wine?

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N (further N than Cahors)

R from 90% Fer

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Which 2 small regions are near Marcillac?
Entraygues-Le Fel | Estaing
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What styles of wine in Estaing?
Dry R/W/R - W=Chenin, Mauzac - R/R=Gamay and Fer + BDX grapes
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What styles of wine in Entraygues-Le Fel?
Dry R/W/R - W=90% Chenin - R/R=Fer + BDX grapes
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Which region of SW FR was a major part of Ancient Gaul?
Gaillac
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What river is Gaillac on?
Tarn
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Where is Gaillac in relation to Armagnac?
E
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What styles of wine in Gaillac?
Still W, Sparkling W, Sweet W, still R/R
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What are the primary white grapes of Gaillac?
Mauzac, Muscadelle, Len de l’El
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What does Len de l'El mean?
old d'Oc for "far from sight"
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What is the sweet white of Gaillac?
Gaillac Doux from Le de l'El
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What are the methods of sparkling production in Gaillac? Varieties?
- Gaillac Mousseux in MT | - méthode Gaillaçoise (aka MA) from Mauzac/Mauzac rosé
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What is lees aging reqs of Gaillac Mousseaux?
9mo lees
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What are R/R produced from in Gaillac?
Duras, Fer, Syrah, Gamay, some BDX allowed
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What style is Gaillac Rouge Primeur?
100% Gamay by carbonic
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What style is Gaillac Premières Côtes?
Dry W from 11 auth communes
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What 2 rivers is Fronton between? Where is it in relation to Armagnac?
E Between Tarn and Garonne
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What styles of wine in Fronton?
R/R from min 40% Negrette (Assemblage, 50% Encépagement)
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What region of SW is just N bordering Armagnac?
Buzet
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What styles of wine in Buzet?
R/W/R from BDX varieties
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Who is major producer of Buzet?
local co-op
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Where is Côtes de Marmandais in SW?
Far N in region
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What styles of wine in Côtes de Marmandais?
R/W/R from BDX and SW France grapes R usually blended w/ higher portion of Syrah, local Abouriou
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Who is most famous producer in Côtes de Marmandais?
Cult winemaker Elian da Ros
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What is the VdL AOP w/ same boundaries as Armagnac?
Floc de Gascogne
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What is the IGP region of SW?
Côtes de Gascogne
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What is the principle region of Gascony?
Madiran
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What is the secondary Atlantic Port historically utilized by many SW regions? Which most famously?
Bayonne - Madiran - Jurançon - Irouléguy
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What styles of wine in Madiran?
R only from min 60% Tannat + CF, CS, Fer
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On what river is Madiran on?
L bank of Adour River
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soil of Madiran?
Clay w/ “greppe” limestone sub
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What winemaking technique was invented in Madiran? By whom? why?
Micro-oxigenation invented here by Patrick Ducournau in 1990s Tannat is a bear
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What are the W wines of Madiran called?
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
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What styles of wine in 7. Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh?
Dry (labeled Sec), semi-sweet, sweet whites from Petit Manseng, Petit Corbu, Arrufiac
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What styles of wine in Jurançon?
Dry (labeled Sec), semi-sweet, sweet whites from Petit Manseng, Petit Corbu, Arrufiac
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Which grapes are best suited for which style of Jurançon?
- Petit better for passerillage (VT) sweet wines | - Gros better for dry styles
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When was Jurançon given AOP status? Dry styles?
1936 dry added in 1975
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Where is St-Mont?
small SE boundary of Armagnac
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What styles of wine in St-Mont?
- W=Gros Manseng, Arrufiac, Petit Corbu | - R/R=Tannat, CS, Fer
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What styles of wine in Béarn?
General region for R/W/R made outside Madiran and Juraçon W= Petit/Gros Manseng (now, Raffiat de Moncade) R/R=CF, CS, Tannat
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What change occurred to white wines of Béarn in 2019?
2019 → min 50% Raffiat de Moncade, and must be in vineyard
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Where is Tursan in SW FR?
Downstream from Madiran
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What styles of wine in Tursan?
R/W/R - W=Baroque, Gros Manseng - R/R=CF and Tannat
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Which region of FR is the only to be in the actual Basque territory?
Irouléguy
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What styles of wine in Irouléguy?
R/W/R - W=Corbu, Petit Corbu, Petit Manseng - R/R=CF, CS, Tannat
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What is the primary varietal of Monbazillac?
Muscadelle

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