Producers to Know/Seek Out

Question 1

Name some highly regarded domaines/producers in Chablis AOP.

Answer 1

• François Raveneau
• Vincent Dauvissat
• Patrick Piuze
• Billaud-Simon
• Christian Moreau
• Alice and Olivier de Moor
• Thomas Pico/Domaine Pattes Loup

Question 2

Name the largest producer of Chablis in terms of quantity.

Answer 2

La Chablisienne, the sole co-op in Chablis.

La Chablisienne produces more than 25% of the total production of Chablis.

Question 3

Name some well-known Fleurie producers.

Answer 3

• Clos de la Roilette
• Jules Desjourneys
• Domaine de la Grand Cour
• Christophe Pacalet

Question 4

Well-known Morgon producers include:

Answer 4

• Marcel Lapierre
• Jean Foillard
• Georges Descombes
• Louis Claude Desvignes
• Domaine Chamonard

Question 5

Name some producers of Tokaji.

Answer 5

• Demeter Zoltán
• Disznókő
• Oremus
• Royal Tokaji Wine Co.
• Királyudvar
• Château Pajzos

Question 6

Some well-known Chianti Classico producers to know:

Answer 6

• Castell’In Villa
• Fattoria di Fèlsina
• Castello dei Rampolla
• Monte Bernardi
• Fattoria Selvapiana
• Fontodi

Question 7

Who are the 4 largest producers of Hermitage AOP?

Answer 7

From largest landholder to smallest:

• M. Chapoutier
• Paul Jaboulet Aîné
• Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
• Delas Frères

Domaine JL Chave is the only family-owned and operated business; the other three are négociants.

Question 8

Name some highly regarded winemakers of Côte-Rôtie.

Answer 8

• E. Guigal
• Domaine Georges Vernay
• Domaine Jamet
• Domaine Jasmin
• Domaine Yves Cuilleron
• Gilles Barge

Question 9

Name some well-known Cava producers.

Answer 9

• Juve y Camps
• Freixenet
• Cordoníu
• Segura Viudas

Question 10

Name some famous producers in Vouvray.

Answer 10

• Domaine Huet
• Philippe Foreau/Domaine du Clos Naudin
• Vincent Carême
• Champalou

Question 11

Name some leading producers of Sancerre AOP.

Answer 11

• Pascal Jolivet
• Pascal Cotat
• François Cotat
• Domaine Vacheron
• Lucien Crochet
• Edmond Vatan
• Serge Laloue

Question 12

Name some famous producers in Montlouis.

Answer 12

• Domaine de la Taille aux Loup
• Domaine François Chidaine
• Domaine Le Pigeonnier
• La Grange Tiphane
• Lise and Bertrand Jousset

Question 13

Name some famous houses in Bourgueil.

Answer 13

• Domaine de la Chevalerie
• Domaine de la Butte
• Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
• Domaine de la Noiraie
• Catherine and Pierre Breton

Question 14

Name some famous houses in Chinon.

Answer 14

• Charles Joguet
• Bernard Baudry
• Olga Raffault
• Catherine and Pierre Breton

Question 15

Who is Nicolas Joly?
Why is he so important for the Loire Valley?

Answer 15

Nicolas Joly is one of the biodynamic ambassadors in the Loire Valley who helped ignite the biodynamic movement within France.

He is the sole owner of Coulée de Serrant in Savennières.

Question 16

Some top Mosel producers include:

Answer 16

• Karthäuserhof
• Heymann-Löwenstein
• Knebel
• Maximin Grünhauser
• J.J. Prüm
• Willi Schaefer

Question 17

Top Nahe producers include:

Answer 17

• Dönnhoff
• Diel
• Emrich-Schönleber
• Schäfer-Fröhlich

Question 18

Top Rheingau producers:

Answer 18

• August Kessler
• Georg Breuer
• Robert Weil
• Johannes Leitz
• Peter Jacob Kuhn
• Eva Fricke
• Schloss Johannisberg

Question 19

Top Rheinhessen producers:

Answer 19

• Keller
• Dreissigacker
• Gunderloch
• Michael Teschke
• Wittmann

Question 20

Top Pfalz producers:

Answer 20

• Müller-Catoir
• Koehler-Ruprecht
• von Winning
• Reichsrat von Buhl
• Bürklin-Wolf
• Bassermann-Jordan

Question 21

Name some top Niederösterreich producers.

Answer 21

Wachau

• Emmerich Knoll
• Rudi Pichler
• FX Pichler
• Prager
• Nikolaihof
• Alzinger

Kamptal

• Hirsch
• Schloss Gobelsburger
• Willi Bründlmayer

Kremstal

• Nigl
• Sepp Moser

Question 22

Name some of Greece’s top producers.

Answer 22

• Boutari
• Alpha Estate
• Gai’a
• Estate Argyros
• Hatzidakis
• Tselepos
• Ktima Gerovassiliou

Question 23

Name some of the top producers from Margaret River GI.

Answer 23

• Vasse Felix
• Cullen
• Cape Mentelle
• Moss Wood
• Leeuwin

Question 24

Name some important producers of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Answer 24

• Beaux Frères
• Brick House Vineyard
• Chehalem
• Cristom Vineyards
• Domaine Drouhin Oregon
• Domaine Serene
• Eyrie Vineyard
• Ken Wright Cellars
• Lemelson Vineyards
• Soter Vineyards

Question 25

Name some important producers from the Finger Lakes AVA.

Answer 25

* Dr. Konstantin Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars * Ravines Wine Cellars * Sheldrake Point * Chateau Frank * Heron Hill Winery * Keuka Spring Vineyards

Question 26

Name some well-known Hawke's Bay wineries.

Answer 26

* Church Road * Craggy Range * Te Awa * Trinity Hill * Villa Maria

Question 27

Name some well-known Central Otago wineries.

Answer 27

* Rippon * Felton Road * Mt. Difficulty * Valli * Burn Cottage

Question 28

Name some well-known Marlborough wineries.

Answer 28

* Astrolabe * Babich * Brancott * Dog Point * Giesen * Huia * Kim Crawford * Oyster Bay * Seresin * Vavasour

Question 29

Name some Canterbury wineries.

Answer 29

* Mt. Beautiful * Pegasus Bay * Pyramid Valley Vintners * Waipara Hills

Question 30

Name 2 of the most iconic estates of Ribera del Duero.

Answer 30

* Vega Sicilia * Dominio de Pingus

Question 31

Name some important McLaren Vale Shiraz bottlings.

Answer 31

* d'Arenberg "The Dead Arm" Shiraz * Clarendon Hills “Astralis” Shiraz * Coriole "Lloyd Reserve" Shiraz * Wirra Wirra "RSW" Shiraz

Question 32

Which producer makes an iconic Riesling from the Polish Hill River subregion in Clare Valley?

Answer 32

Grosset

Question 33

Which iconic winery is based in Barossa Valley? What is their top wine?

Answer 33

**Penfolds** is based in Barossa Valley. Their top wine is **Grange**, which carries the South Australia GI as it is a blend across several regions.

Question 36

Besides Penfolds, name a few other well-known Barossa Valley producers.

Answer 36

* Chris Ringland * Torbreck * Grant Burge * Henschke * Kaesler * Langmeil * Peter Lehmann * Seppeltsfield * Elderton * Glaetzer * John Duval * Kalleske * Yalumba

Question 37

Name two famous Hunter Valley Semillons.

Answer 37

Brokenwood "ILR" Reserve Semillon Tyrrell's "Vat 1" Semillon

Question 38

Name a famous Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon.

Answer 38

Wynns 'John Riddoch' Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

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Answer 39

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