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Regions, soils, and grapes Flashcards

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What is the primary soil of Champagne?

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Kimmeridgian clay

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What is the primary soil of Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

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Alluvial clays

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What is the primary soil of Medoc AOP and Graves AOP?

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Gravel

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What is the primary soil of Saint-Émilion?

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Gravel and limestone

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What is the primary soil of Pomerol AOP?

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Iron pan under sand and clay

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What is the primary soil of Mosel?

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Slate

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What is the primary soil of Coonawarra GI?

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Terra Rossa soil

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What is the primary soil of Touraine in Loire Valley?

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Tuffeau

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What is the primary soil of Rías Baixas?

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Granite, alluvial, and slate

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What is the primary soil of Beaujolais?

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Granite

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What is the primary soil of Douro?

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Schist

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What is the primary soil of Priorat?

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Stony Schist

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What is the primary soil of Côte de Nuits?

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Marl

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What is the primary grape in Salta IG?

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Torrontés

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What is the primary grape in Beaujolais?

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Gamay

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What is the primary grape in Marlborough GI?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What is the primary grape in Wachau?

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Grüner Veltliner

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What is the primary grape in Rías Baixas DO?

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Albariño

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What is the primary grape in Rueda DO?

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Verdejo

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What is the primary grape in Priorat DOCa?

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Grenache

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What is the primary grape in Chinon AOP?

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Cabernet Franc

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What is the primary grape in Vouvray AOP?

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What is the primary grape in Stellenbosch?

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What is the primary grape in Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

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What is the primary grape in Marches?
Verdicchio
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What is the primary grape in Vinho Verde DOP?
Loureiro, Albariño
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What is the primary grape in Muscadet AOP?
Melon de Bourgogne
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What is the primary grape in Quarts-de-Chaume AOP?
Chenin blanc (sweet)
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What is the primary grape in Bonnezeaux AOP?
Chenin blanc (sweet)
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What is the primary grape in Valpolicella DOC?
Corvina
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What is the primary grape in Gigondas?
Grenache (blend)
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What is the primary grape in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
Grenache (blend)
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What is the primary grape in Barossa Valley GI?
Shiraz, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon
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What is the primary grape in Yarra Valley GI?
Pinot noir, Chardonnay
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What is the primary grape in Hunter GI?
Dry semillon
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What is the primary grape in Coonawarra GI?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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What is the primary grape in Eden Valley GI?
Dry riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz
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What is the primary grape in Sancerre AOP?
Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
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What type of wine is famous in Franciacorta DOCG?
Sparkling wine made in metodo classico with pinot nero and chardonnay
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What type of wine in famous in Emelia-Romagna?
Lambrusco made via charmat method
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What type of wine is Constantia known for?
Sweet wines. Located in Coastal Region, South Africa.
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What type of wine is Rully known for?
Sparkling wines. Located in Côte Chalonnaise
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What is the primary grape in Anjou-Village?
Cab franc only. Dry red wine.
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This is the largest wine growing region in Australia
Riverina. Mostly bulk table wines. Shiraz, chardonnay, semillon, and merlot.
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This is a super premium wine that is a blend across appellations in Australia
Penfold's Grange
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This region in Victoria has fortified dessert wines known as "stickies"
Rutherglen GI
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What is the name for a French fortified wine?
Vins Doux Naturels
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What is the name for a sparkling French wine outside of Champagne?
Crémant
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Canada makes a lot of ice wine from this grape
Vidal
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What type of wine is only allowed in Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG?
Dry red wines. From Nebbiolo.
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This is an important sub-region of Hawke's Bay GI that is known for its unique gravelly soil type
Gimblett Gravels
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Champagne primarily uses these three grapes
chardonnay, pinot noir, meunier

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