Review Session Flashcards
Where do you find pierres dorees?
Beaujolais
Where do you find tuffeau?
Loire, soft chalk
Where do you find caillottes?
Central Loire, sauvignon blanc
Where do you find caillottes?
Central Loire, sauvignon blanc
Where do you find terre blanche?
Centre Loire
Where do you find silex?
Centre Loire
Where do you find poudingues?
Jurancon
Where are gobelets found?
Hot, dry places
Where do you find galets?
Southern Rhone, Jurancon, Languedoc, Hermitage, Roussillon, SW
Where are the Dentelles de Montmirail?
Southern Rhone, limestone-based soil
What is the limestone based soil in Southern Rhone called?
Garrigue (also, scrubland vegetation and smells)
Where is the Rangen de Thann?
Alsace, one of the grand crus (volcanic soil, not super common in France)
What is alluvium?
Sediment left from rivers, floods…tends to be fertile, not great for wine
What is colluvium?
Slope wash, rocky scree
Most of Alsace’s grand crus are on what type of soil?
Sedimentary (but there’s a lot of diversity here due to fault line): marl, limestone, sandstone
Which regions are impacted by the Massif Central?
Languedoc, SW creep up
Northern Rhone, Beaujolais, Burgundy are sheltered by it (fairly continental)
Which regions are impacted by the Saone Graben?
Jura (it’s between Bourgogne and the Jura)
Which regions are impacted by the Rhine Graben?
Alsace
Which regions are impacted by Pyrenees?
Roussillon (VDNs, reds, whites)
SW (Irelouguy, Jurancon for whites)
What regions are impacted by the Gironde Estuary?
Bordeaux
What regions are influenced by the Alps?
Savoie
The Jura, parts of Provence, Eastern Rhone to a lesser extent
What is Mont Granier?
Mountain in Savoie on whose rubble Abymes and part of Apremont are grown
What group of people terraced Northern Rhone vineyards? What are the teepees called?
The Romans…teepee shape is called echelas
What are the chalk caves in Champagne called?
Crayeres
