SW France

Question 1

Styles and Grapes: Bergerac

Answer 1

White: 50%+ Semillon, SB, SG, Muscadelle
Rose: 50%+ CS, CF, Merlot, Cot
Red:50%+ CS, CF, Merlot, Cot

Question 2

Styles and Grapes: Brulhois

Answer 2

Rose
Rouge
50%+ CF, Merlot, Tannat (no single more than 70%),
Rose must be min 2 grapes, rouge must be min 3 grapes

Question 3

Styles and Grapes: Buzet

Answer 3

Blanc: Muscadelle, SB, SG, Semillon
Rose: CS, CF, Cot, Merlot
Rouge: CS, Cf, Cot, Merlot

Question 4

Styles and Grapes: Bearn

Answer 4

White: Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Raffiat de Moncade
Rose: CS, Cf, Tannat
Rouge: Tannat (min 50%), CS, CF (all three min. 80%)

Question 5

Styles and Grapes: Cahors

Answer 5

Red only

Cot (min 70%) plus Merlot, Tannat

Question 6

Styles and Grapes: Correze

Answer 6

Rouge: CF (varietal or min 50%), plus CS, Merlot
Vin de Paille white: Chard, SB
Vin de Paille red: CS, CF, Merlot
Coteaux de la Vezere subzone: white- CB, Red- CF

Question 7

Styles and Grapes: Coteaux de Quercy

Answer 7

Rose: CF + Cot, Merlot, Tannat, Gamay
Rouge: CF + Cot, Merlot, Tannat, Gamay

Question 8

Subzones of Correze

Answer 8

Coteaux de la Vezere

Question 9

Styles and Grapes: Cotes de Bergerac

Answer 9

Red: CF, CS, Cot, Merlot

Off-dry White: SB, SG, Muscadelle, Semillon

Question 10

Styles and Grapes: Cotes de Duras

Answer 10

Blanc Sec: Muscadelle, SB, SG, Semillon, CB, Ondenc, Mauzac
Blanc: Same
Rose: CF, CS, Cot, Merlot
Rouge: CF, CS, Cot, Merlot

Question 11

Styles and Grapes: Cotes de Millau

Answer 11

Blanc: CB (50%+)
Rose: Gamay (50%+)
Rouge: Gamay + Syrah (30%+ each)

Question 12

Styles and Grapes: Cotes de Montravel

Answer 12

Off-dry white: Semillon, SB, SG, Muscadelle

Question 13

Styles and Grapes: Marmandais

Answer 13

Blanc: SB, SG
Rose: CS, CF, Merlot
Rouge: CF, CS, Merlot

Question 14

What is nielluccio and where is it?

Answer 14

Syn. For Sangiovese on Corsica

Question 15

What is it elegante and where is it?

Answer 15

Syn. For Grenache on Corsica

Question 16

What is Sciaccarellu and where is it?

Answer 16

Syn. For mammolo on Corsica

Question 17

What prompted modern growth of Corsican wine production?

Answer 17

France’s loss of Algeria in 1960’s and the movement of pieds noirs with skill in wine making to the island

Question 18

IGP for Corsica-wide wines

Answer 18

Ile de Beauté

Question 19

AOP for Corsica-wide production

Answer 19

Vin de Corse

Blanc, rosé, red

Question 20

Vin de Corse subzones

Answer 20

Coteaux du Cap
Calvi
Sartène
Figari 
Porto-Vecchio

Question 21

Corsica’s oldest wine region

Answer 21

Ajaccio

Question 22

Region of Corsica most closely associated with nielluccio

Answer 22

Patrimonio

I’m the far north

Question 23

What is malvoisie de corse and where is it?

Answer 23

Syn for vermentinu (vermentino) on Corsica

Primarily from the coteaux du cap corse (northern tip) region

Question 24

Sweet red wine on Corsica

Answer 24

Rappu

Made from aleaticu
Centered around rogliano on coteaux du cap corse

Question 25

What is Rappu and where is it from?

Answer 25

Sweet red wine from northern Corsica (coteaux du cap corse, specifically rogliano) Made from Aleaticu

Question 26

Most prominent white grape on Corsica?

Answer 26

Vermentino (vermentinu)

Question 27

AOPs of Corsica

Answer 27

Vin de corse (corse) Muscat du cap corse Patrimonio Ajaccio

Question 28

Region of SW France dominated by Cabernet Franc

Answer 28

Coteaux du Quercy (Rose 40-90%, Red 40-70%)

Question 29

White and rose wines from within Cahors can be labelled as what?

Answer 29

Cotes du Lot

Question 30

Furthest east AOP of SW France

Answer 30

Cotes du Millau (White, Rose, Red)

Question 31

SW France region where Gamay plays a starring role

Answer 31

Cotes de Millau Rose (min. 50%) Red (Min 30% along with Syrah (30%), C.S., Fer, Duras)