Languedoc

Question 1

What is the climate of Languedoc?

Answer 1

Mediterranean

Question 2

What is Épisode Cévenol?

Answer 2

A weather phenomenon generally happening in autumn

Question 3

What is the Via Domitia?

Answer 3

A Roman-built road linking Gaul to Italy and Spain

Question 4

Who is Arnaud de Villeneuve?

Answer 4

A physician and alchemist credited with creating the technique of mutage in 1283

Question 5

What is mutage?

Answer 5

The process of stopping a partially complete alcoholic fermentation through the addition of spirits in order to keep some residual sugar in the finished (fortified) wine. This process is used for VDN winemaking

Question 6

What is VDN?

Answer 6

Vins Doux Naturels: a fortified dessert wine

Question 7

When did the monks of the Abbey Saint-Hilaire start creating their sparkling wine: Blanquette de Limoux?

Answer 7

1531

150 years before Dom Pérignon began making Champagne

Question 8

Who is Pierre-Paul Riquet?

Answer 8

The engineer and builder of the Canal du Midi

Question 9

Which canal links the Mediterranean port of Sète to the Garonne River in Toulouse?

Answer 9

Canal du Midi

Question 10

What is the main grape variety in La Clape AOC?

Answer 10

Bourboulenc

Question 11

What is the sole grape variety used in Blanquette Méthode Ancestrale?

Answer 11

Mauzac Blanc

Question 12

Which red grape is enjoying a surge in popularity in Languedoc?

Answer 12

Carignan

Question 13

Which Languedoc grape undergoes carbonic maceration to tame its aggressive tannins?

Answer 13

Carignan

Question 14

What percentage of France’s organic vineyards are planted in Languedoc Roussillon?

Answer 14

38%

Question 15

What is the traditional training system used in Languedoc?

Answer 15

Gobelet

Question 16

All Languedoc AOC DCGs make only red wine except for which one?

Answer 16

Cabrières: produces both red and rosé

Question 17

Name the 11 Languedoc AOCs DCGs

Answer 17

Cabrières
Grés de Montpellier
La Méjanelle
Montpeyroux
Pézenas
Quatourze
Saint-Christol
Saint-Drézéry
Saint-Georges-d’Orques
Saint-Saturnin
Sommières

Question 18

What style of wine is produced in Fitou AOC?

Answer 18

Red, typically Carignan and Grenache blends

Question 19

What style of wine is produced in Limoux AOC?

Answer 19

Dry white, red, sparkling white

Whites: Mausac Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
Red: Merlot (plus Côt, Cab Franc, Can Sauv, Grenache, Syrah)

Question 20

What are the primary grapes used in Crémant de Limoux?

Answer 20

Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Mauzac Blanc, Pinot Noir

Question 21

Which is the largest non-regional AOC in Languedoc and 4th largest in France?

Answer 21

Corbières

Question 22

Describe Blanquette Méthode Ancestrale

Answer 22

Made from 100% Mauzac
6-7% alcohol
Minimum 2 months aging

Question 23

Blanquette de Limoux is primarily made with Mauzac, but which 2 other grapes are permitted?

Answer 23

Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc

Question 24

What style of wine is produced in La Clape?

Answer 24

Dry whites: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc

Red: GSM

Question 25

All wines from Faugéres must be a blend of at least 2 varieties, and whites must contain which grape?

Answer 25

Roussane

Question 26

Which AOC produces more white wine than any other AOC in Languedoc?

Answer 26

Picpoul de Pinet

Question 27

Which AOC boast 50% of its vineyards as organic?

Answer 27

Terrasses du Larzac

Question 28

What grape is used to make Languedoc’s Fortified wines?

Answer 28

Muscat a Petits Grains Blanc

Question 29

Which AOC is the largest and the oldest of the Muscat VDNs in Languedoc?

Answer 29

Muscat de Frontignan

Question 30

What is the 5th AOC that makes sweet fortified whites?

Answer 30

Clairette du Languedoc - its sweet VDNs are made from Clairette - also produced dry and semi-sweet (not fortified)

Question 31

Which Languedoc VDN AOC requires a higher minimum sweetness level than the others?

Answer 31

Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervous

Question 32

What is France’s largest IGP and most exported IGP?

Answer 32

Pays d’Oc IGP

Question 33

What are the most important red grapes in the Pays d’Oc IGP?

Answer 33

Merlot Cab Sauv Syrah

Question 34

What are the most important white grapes in the Pays d’Oc IGP?

Answer 34

Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Viognier

Question 35

What are the most used grapes for the Pays d’OC?

Answer 35

Grenache Cinsault Syrah

Question 36

What percentage of France’s varietal wines is produced as Pays d’Oc?

Answer 36

92%

Question 37

Which AOC is made up of two separate zones within the southern part of Corbières?

Answer 37

Fitou

Question 38

What are the AOCs of the Atlantic Corridor?

Answer 38

Cabardès Limoux Malepère

Question 39

What are the AOCs of the Coastal Plains?

Answer 39

Picpoul de Pinet La Clape

Question 40

What are the AOCs of the Mountains and Hillsides?

Answer 40

Pic Saint-Loup Minervois Saint-Chinian Faugères Corbières Fitou

Question 41

What is the primary grape variety of Limoux?

Answer 41

Chenin Blanc

Question 42

What is the most westerly Languedoc AOC?

Answer 42

Malepère

Question 43

Which AOCs can only made red and rosé wines?

Answer 43

Cabardès Malepère Pic Saint-Loup

Question 44

Which 4 AOCs can only make red wines?

Answer 44

Terrasses du Larzac Minervois-La-Livinière Corbières Boutenac Fitou

Question 45

What 5 Languedoc AOCs can all make dry white, rosé, and red?

Answer 45

Languedoc Faugères Minervois Saint-Chinian Corbières

Question 46

The limestone outcrop known as the Falaise de l’Hortus (cliff of Hortus) is found in which Languedoc AOC?

Answer 46

Pic Saint-Loup

Question 47

Which Languedoc AOC is in the foothills of the Cévennes mountains?

Answer 47

Faugères

Question 48

As of 2020 how many DCGs are there in Languedoc?

Answer 48

11

Question 49

Which Languedoc AOC claims to have first produced sparkling wine?

Answer 49

Limoux

Question 50

In what year was France’s first wine cooperative founded?

Answer 50

1905 in Maraussan, near Béziers

Question 51

In what year were Languedoc and Roussillon joined?

Answer 51

1972

Question 52

What are the two DCGs of the Saint-Chinian AOC?

Answer 52

Berlou Roquebrun

Question 53

Which Languedoc AOC has planted an equal split of Atlantic and Mediterranean grapes?

Answer 53

Cabardès