Misses

Question 1

Who was Henry Plantagenet?

Answer 1

Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England

Question 2

What is “tuffeau”?

Answer 2

Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire.

Question 3

What are “perruches”?

Answer 3

Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire

Question 4

What does “terres blanches” refer to?

Answer 4

Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire.

Question 5

What does “caillottes” refer to?

Answer 5

Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles found in the Centre-Loire.

Question 6

Where is Bourgueil?

Answer 6

Touraine

Question 7

What style is Bourgueil?

Answer 7

Red or rosé

Question 8

What style is Savennières?

Answer 8

Dry, semi-sweet, or sweet white.

Question 9

What style is Anjou-Couteaux-de-Loire?

Answer 9

Semi-sweet, or sweet white

Question 10

What style is Muscadet

Answer 10

Dry white only

Question 11

What style is Cour-Cheverny?

Answer 11

Dry, semi-sweet, or sweet white.

Question 12

What Loire AOC makes wine from Romorantin?

Answer 12

Cour-Cheverny

Question 13

What style is Bonnezeaux?

Answer 13

Sweet wine

Question 14

What’s the main grape from Montlouis-sur-Loire?

Answer 14

Chenin Blanc

Question 15

Where is Coulée de Serrant?

Answer 15

Savenniéres

Question 16

Which Vin de Corse/Corse AOC DGC produces a famous rosé?

Answer 16

Corse Calvi

Question 17

What is the main style for Corsica?

Answer 17

Rosé

Question 18

According to 2020 figures, what percentage of Corsica’s vineyard area is used for AOC wine production?

Answer 18

51%

Question 19

What is the most important IGP in South-West France?

Answer 19

Côtes de Gascogne IGP, second in production to Pays d’Oc IGP of Languedoc and Roussillon.

Question 20

What is “boulbène”?

Answer 20

Sandy clay soils found in the South-West AOCs of Fronton and Buzet.

Question 21

What wine styles are in Bergerac?

Answer 21

Dry white, red, and rosé only

Question 22

What are the two styles of sweet wines made in Gaillac?

Answer 22

Doux and Vendages Tardives

Question 23

Madiran lies on the left bank of what river?

Answer 23

Ardour

Question 24

What is the local Jurançon name for galets (stones)?

Answer 24

Poudingues

Question 25

What are the two primary red grapes of Irouléguy?

Answer 25

Tannat and Cabernet Franc

Question 26

What is the overall climate of South-West France?


Answer 26

Continental

Question 27

Which Pyrenees AOC straddles the Nive River?

Answer 27

Irouléguy

Question 28

What style is Irouléguy AOC?

Answer 28

White, red, and rosé

Question 29

What style is Fronton AOC?

Answer 29

Rosé and red

Question 30

What style is Cahors AOC?

Answer 30

Red only

Question 31

What style is Madiran AOC?

Answer 31

Red only

Question 32

Generally, what are the soils of Jura?

Answer 32

Clay-Limestone Marl

Question 33

What is the main soil type found in eastern part of Provence?

Answer 33

Schist

Question 34

Which river flows south along the Western border of Savoie?

Answer 34

Rhône

Question 35

What are the two most important red grapes of Savoie?

Answer 35

Mondeuse Noire and Gamay

Question 36

Which river does not affect Savoie?

Answer 36

Saône

Question 37

Which Alsace Grands Crus permit the production of red wines made from Pinot Noir?

Answer 37

Hengst and Kirchberg de Barr

Question 38

Which Alsace Grands Crus allow blends?

Answer 38

Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf

Question 39

When was the first classification of Bourgogne vineyards?

Answer 39

1861

Question 40

What is another name for Chardonnay in Chablis?

Answer 40

Beaunois

Question 41

What type of climate does the Northern Rhône enjoy?

Answer 41

Continental

Question 42

Which two Southern Rhône cru appellations are authorized to produce dry white, rosé and red wines?

Answer 42

Lirac and Vacqueyras

Question 43

Which Southern Rhône cru appellations mandate hand harvesting?

Answer 43

Beaumes de Venise

Question 44

What are the five soil types of the Southern Rhône?

Answer 44

Galets, garrigue, sandstone, clay and loess/molasse

Question 45

Which three Southern Rhône Crus surround hilltop towns?

Answer 45

Vinsobres, Rasteau, Cairanne

Question 46

Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of Roussillon?

Answer 46

Corbières

Question 47

Which Languedoc AOC does Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC extends into?

Answer 47

Fitou

Question 48

Which VDN AOCs in Roussillon produce white, rosé and red fortified wines?

Answer 48

Rivesaltes and Banyuls

Question 49

What are the names of the three mountain ranges that surround Roussillon?

Answer 49

Corbières to the north, Pyrenees to the west, and Albères to the south

Question 50

What is the southernmost appellation in mainland France?

Answer 50

Collioure/Banyuls

Question 51

Côte Vermeille IGP covers the same area as...?

Answer 51

Banyuls/ Collioure

Question 52

What is the French term for pump over?

Answer 52

Remontage

Question 53

What is the French term for punch down?

Answer 53

Pigeage

Question 54

What is the French term for rack and return?

Answer 54

Délestage

Question 55

Which wine style is not included in the regional Bordeaux AOC?

Answer 55

Sparkling

Question 56

Bordeaux AOC rosés can only be made from red grape varieties. True or False?

Answer 56

False - they can contain Sémillon and the two Sauvignons

Question 57

What styles of wine is made in Graves Supérieures AOC?

Answer 57

Semi-sweet whites

Question 58

Many Entre-deux-Mers châteaux also produce red wines – which AOCs can appear on the label of these wines?

Answer 58

Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Question 59

Which Côtes de Bordeaux DGCs make dry white wine?

Answer 59

Blaye

Question 60

Which Côtes de Bordeaux DGCs make sweet white wines?

Answer 60

Franc and Sainte-Foy

Question 61

Which Côtes de Bordeaux DGCs make semi-sweet white wines?

Answer 61

Sainte-Foy

Question 62

Is Mauzac permitted in Bordeaux?

Answer 62

Yes, a secondary white grape.

Question 63

Which is the main white variety in the wines of La Clape?

Answer 63

Bourboulenc

Question 64

What are the three topographical zones of the Languedoc region?

Answer 64

Coastal plains, hillsides and mountains, and the Atlantic corridor

Question 65

In what year was France’s first wine co-operative founded?

Answer 65

1905 in Maraussan, near Béziers

Question 66

In what year were Languedoc and Roussillon joined administratively?

Answer 66

1972

Question 67

Which Roman road traversed through the Languedoc, connecting Spain and Italy?

Answer 67

Via Domitia

Question 68

Who discovered mutage?

Answer 68

Arnaud de Villeneuve of Montpellier in 1285

Question 69

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

Answer 69

Berlou and Roquebrun

Question 70

Languedoc is currently experimenting with which two Greek grape varieties?

Answer 70

Agiorgitiko and Assyrtiko

Question 71

What are the 3 AOCs in the Languedoc Atlantic Corridor?

Answer 71

Malepère, Cabarbès, Limoux

Question 72

What are the AOCs of Upper Loire?

Answer 72

Côte du Forez Côte d’Auvergne Côte Roannaise Saint-Pourçain