Mâconnais

Question 1

Percentage of Chardonnay wine production in Mâconnais

Answer 1

80%

Question 2

Mâconnais AOC only for white wine

Answer 2

Mâcon-Villages

Question 3

Names for the slightly sweet wines and late harvest wines of Viré-Clessé

Answer 3

demi-sec and Levrouté

Question 4

80% of Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Loché production is produced by…

Answer 4

The Vinzelles coop

Question 5

The 5 village AOCs of Mâconnais

Answer 5

1) Viré- Clessé
2) Pouilly-Fuissé
3) Pouilly-Vinzelles
4) Pouilly-Loché
5) Saint-Véran

Question 6

Which portion of Saint-Véran is considered more highly regarded - north of Pouilly-Fuissé or to its south?

Answer 6

To its north

Question 7

How were the 22 premiers crus of Pouilly-Fuissé determined? (3 criteria)

Answer 7

1) History of being named on labels
2) Meet a quality assessment
3) Jurassic, clay-limestone soils

Question 8

What is the unique restriction for the premiers crus of Pouilly-Fuissé?

Answer 8

No chemical herbicides (same for the new premiers crus of Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles)

Question 9

What is Saint-Véran’s marketing advantage?

Answer 9

Its close proximity to Pouilly-Fuissé together with its lower relative price

Question 10

Which vineyards are steeper, Pouilly-Loché or Pouilly-Vinzelles?

Answer 10

Pouilly-Vinzelles

Question 11

Villages at the north and south ends of Mâconnais

Answer 11

Saint-Gengoux-le-National and Saint-Vérand