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Red Varietals allowed in Bordeaux (6)

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec
Carmeniere
Petit Verdot

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White varietals allowed in Bordeaux (7)

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Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
Ugni Blanc
Merlot Blanc
Colombard
Sauvignon Gris

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Bordeaux Climate

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Maritime
Atlantic and Gironde Estuary
More continental Towards St. Emillion and Pomerol

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Soil in Medoc + Northern Graves

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Gravel

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Soil in St. Emillion

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Gravel Over Limestone

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Soil in Pomerol

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Iron pan under sand and clay

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Rivers of Bordeaux

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Gironde- main estuary
Garonne- left
Dardogne- Right

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1855 First Growths

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Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (pauillac)
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (pauillac)
Chateau Latour (pauillac)
Chateau Margeaux (margeaux)
Chateau Haut-Brion (graves)

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5 Major Chateaux in Pomerol

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Chateau Lafleur
Chateau Petrus
Chateau Le Pin
Chateau Troanoy
Vieux-Chateau-Certan

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Haut Medoc Communes

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St Esteph
Pauillac
St Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc
Margeaux

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Soil type in Graves

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Boulbenes- sand, gravel, and clay

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Sweet wines of Graves

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Cerons, Barsac, Sauturnes
Semillon, sauvignon blanc, and muscadelle
Botrytis affected/noble rot

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geography of sauternes

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conflux of ciron and garonne rivers

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Right Bank Appelations

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St Emilion
Pomerol
Bourg + Blaye

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Satellite appellations for St Emillion

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Lussac
St Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

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Neighboring districts to Pomerol

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Lalande-De-Pomerol
Fronsac
Canon-Fronsac

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Entre-Deux-Mers

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“land between two seas”
dardogne and garonne rivers
ONLY dry white wines

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_____ protects medoc from harsh winds

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coastal pine forests

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Clariet

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dark, aromatic style of rose

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Assemblage

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to blend

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encepagement

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makeup of grape varietals

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jalles

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drainage channels in Medoc to prevent it from turning to marsh

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2 designations other than 1855 classe that mark quality in bordeaux

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Cru Artisan
Cru Borgeois

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Premier Grand Cru Classe A of St emillion

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Chateau Angelus
Chateau Cheval Blanc
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Pavie

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Botrytis Cinerea/noble rot is also called
pourriture noble
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Tries
picking noble rot grapes
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5 Villages Sauturnes AOP covers
Sauturnes Barsac Fargues Bommes Priegnac
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St emillion soil terms
Cotes: steep limestone slopes Grave: gravel limestone plateau
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Cab Franc is called ____ in Pomerol
Bouchet
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Cab Franc is called ____ in Loire
Breton
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5 Villages of Margeaux
Soussanes Margeaux Cantenac Labarde Arsac
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Size of Barriques
225 L
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2 Village of Pomerol
Lisborne Pomerol
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Burgundy Climate
Continental Risks- hail, rain, spring frost
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Major Grapes in Burgundy
white- chardonnay, aligote red- pinot noir, gamay
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Soil types in Burgundy
North- chalk and clay marl south- granite
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Labelling Classifications in Burgundy
Bourgogne (basic) Village (village name) Premier Cru (village + vineyard name) Grands Crus (vineyard name)
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Districts of Burgundy
Chablis Cote de Nuits Haut Cote de Nuits Cote de Beaune Haute Cote De beaune cote chalonnais cote maconnais beaujolais
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Soil type in Chablis
Kimmeridgian Clay and Limestone
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Climate in Chablis
Continental
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7 Climates in Chablis Grand Cru
Blanchot Bougros Grenouilles Les Clos Preuses Valmur Vaudesir
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Most Grand Cru Chablis vineyards have ____ exposure
Southwest
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Village AOC of Cote de Nuits
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne Romanee Nuits-St-Georges
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Grand Crus of Gevrey Chambertin (8)
Le Chambertin Clos de Beze Chapelle-chambertin charmes-chambertin criottes-chambertin latricieres-chambertin mazis-chambertin ruchottes-chambertin
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grand crus of morey-st-denis (5)
clos de tart clos de la roche clos st denis clos des lambrays bonnes-mares (part)
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grand crus of chambolle musigny
bonnes-mares (part) le musigny
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grand cru of vougeot (1)
clos de vougeot
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grand crus of vosne romanee (6)
richebourg la tache la romanee romanee conti romanee-st-vivant grande rue
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grand crus of flagey-echezeaux
grands echezeaux echezeaux
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only white grand cru in CDN
Musigny
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Cote de Beaune Grand Crus (7)
Corton-Charlemagne (aloxe corton, ladoix serringy, pernand vergelesses) le corton (aloxe corton) criots-batard-montrachet (chassagne montrachet) le montrachet (PM) chevalier-montrachet (PM) bienvenues-batard-montrachet (PM)
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Village AOC in Cote De Beaune
Pernand-Vergelesses Aloxe-Corton Ladoix-Serrigny Savigny-Les-Beaune Chorey-les-Beaune beaune pommard volnay meursault ausey-duresses st-romain blagny pugliny-montrachet chassagne-montrachet st-aubin santaney dezize-les maranges cheilly-les-maranges sampigny-les-maranges
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st bris
white wine from sauv b in CDB
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hautes cote de nuits and hautes cote de beaune
west of the cote d'or at a greater altitute, causes difficulty in ripening
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villages of cote chalonnais (5)
bouzeron rully mercury givry montagny
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villages of maconnais (6)
vergisson macon solutre saint-veran pouilly-fuisse vinzelles
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10 Cru Beaujolais
St amour julienas chenas moulin a vent fleurie chiroubles morgon brouilly cote de brouilly regnie
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climate of maconnais
slightly warmer and drier than the rest of burgundy
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vinificaiton in maconnais
mostly unoaked, except pouilly fuisse
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soil in beaujolais
granite
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climate in beaujolais
continental
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carbonic maceration
whole clusters sealed in tank, pump in CO2, intracellular fermentation
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largest grand cru in burgundy
corton
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only grand cru in CDN allowed to produce red and white wines
chambolle-musigny
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largest village in CDO
gevrey-chambertin
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beaujolais nouveau is released annually when
3rd thursday of november
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Burgundy synonym for pinot gris
beurot
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where does the loire river start and end
starts in massif central mtns, ends west in atlantic
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white varietals of loire
chenin blanc, sauv blanc, melon de bourgogne also: chardonnay, orbois, romorantin, gors plant, chasselas
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loire red varietals
cab franc/breton pinot noir gamay cab sauv malbec pineau d'aunis groslot
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pays nantais
near atlantic coast, most west in loire cool maritime melon de bourgogne (muscadet)
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max alch % for muscadet
12%
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Melon de bourgogne appelations in pays nantais
muscadet muscadet sevre et maine muscadet couteaux de la loire muscadet cotes de grandlieu
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anabaugebieten
13 major wine regions in germany: mosel rheinhessen rheingau ahr nahe franken mittelrhein pfalz vurrtemberg sachsen saale-unstrut
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pradikatswein
kabinett spatlese auslese beerenauslese trockenbeerenauslese eiswein
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are pradikatswein allowed to chaptalize
NO. (sweeten grape must before/during fermentation)
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german climate
cool continental mosel and rhine rivers moderate steep vineyards slate and basalt soils
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Northern Rhone climate and soil
warm continental rhone river moderates, warms mistral winds steep hillside vineyards granite and schist
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southern rhone climate and soil
mediterranean mistral winds rhone river moderates flatter planes GALETS, alluvial clay, river rock
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Galets
river rock in southern rhone
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only red grape allowed in northern rhone
syrah
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main grape of southern rhone
grenach
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main white grape in northern rhone
viognier
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rose grape in rhone valley
grenache
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appelation in rhone valley known for rose
tavel
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region in n rhone allowed to produce 100% viognier
condrieu
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mistral winds
warms northern rhone vineyards cools southern rhone vineyards
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3 white grapes in northern rhone
viognier roussane marsanne
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vines face ___ in n rhone
south to max sunlight
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cote rotie
N rhone region only red wines syrah + max 20% viognier
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sub designations in cote rotie
cote brune cote blonde
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Hermitage
reds with syrah + max 15% marsanne/rousanne white wines
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cornas
only 100% syrah reds
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number of grapes allowed in chatneauf-du-pape
13 cinsault, counoise, grenache, mourvedre, syrah, muscardine, terret noir, vaccarese bouboulec, clariette, grenache blanc, picardin, picpoul, rousanne
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