Geography
The river that runs through Cahors.
What is the River Lot?
A war that occurred between England and France during the period of 1337-1453 which resulted in protectionist measures against the Haut Pays.
What is the 100 Years War?
The thirteen varietals (six red, seven white) allowed in Bordeaux AC wines.
What are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenere, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Colombard, and Sauvignon Gris?
The year in which Chateau Mouton-Rothschild was promoted to first growth status.
What is 1973?
A French word for a process by which grapes are dried, shriveled, and raisined on the vine- thereby concentrating the sugars.
What is passerillage?
The six communal appellations within the Haut-Medoc in order from north to south.
What are St-Estephe, Pauillac, St-Julien, Listrac, Moulis, and Margaux?
Founded in 1880 by Ulysse Gayon.
When was the University of Bordeaux founded and by whom?
White wine from Blaye must be at least 90% which grape?
Ugni Blanc
The four St-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classes 'A'.
What are Chateau Ausone, Chateau Cheval Blanc, Chateau Pavie, and Chateau Angelus?
Gentleman who began advising Bordeaux chateaux on wine-making in the late 1940's, early 1950's. He made a difference by contributing complete control of malolactic fermentation, pushed full-ripeness, good quality, temperature controlled fermentation, shorter macerations, gentler crushing, and -above all- selection. He advised vinifying separate parcels separately and selecting only the best lots. Michel Rolland was his student.
Who is Emile Peynaud?
The white wine-making appellation of Madiran. Makes whites composed of Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, and Petit Manseng.
What is the Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh?
Used for the first time in 1885 by Alexis Millardet.
Who created Bordeaux mixture and when?
The two principal varietals of the Jurancon.
What are Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng?
A well-known right bank producer that, very unusually, uses more Cabernet Franc than Merlot in their blend.
What is Chateau Cheval Blanc?
The most instrumental family in shaping modern white Bordeaux winemaking. This father/son team has helped winemakers understand the nature of botrytis, advocated earlier picking, has demonstrated the effect of yeast selection and fermentation temperature on wine and are some of the most outspoken proponents for barrel fermentation and battonage in white wine.
Who are the Dubourdieu's?
The two REGIONAL IGP's (there are six regional IGP's in all of France) that encompass Bordeaux and Southwest France.
What is the Atlantique IGP and the Comte Tolosan IGP?
The year in which chateau bottling became compulsory for classified growths.
What is 1972?
The grape varietal that makes up 50-70% of a red blend in the appellation of Fronton.
What is Negrette?
One of the only right bank properties- and definitely the most famous (St-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe 'B' property)- to rely on Cabernet Sauvignon. Composition is 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 30% Merlot.
What is Chateau Figeac.
A French word meaning 'dyer' for red fleshed grapes like Alicante Bouschet, Kolor, Rubired, Saperavi, Gamay de Bouze, ect.
What is a teinturier?
The five wine appellations inside the Bergerac appellation of Southwest France
What is Montravel, Monbazillac, Pecharmant, Rosette, and Saussignac?
The year in which the cru bourgeois were first classified.
What is 1932?
Irouleguy must be composed of 50-90% which grapes? The rest can be made up of what?
Tannat and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon.
The original microchateau on the right bank. Within sight of Petrus. The first red wine to have malolactic fermentation take place in 100% new French oak.
What is Chateau Le Pin?
The inventor of the vinification technique dubbed 'micro-oxygenation' and a well-respected wine-maker in Madiran.
Who is Patrick Ducournau?