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Name the grapes used in Cava CORRECT ANSWERS Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabéo
(Macabeu), and Chardonnay
Name the 5 first growths and their communes CORRECT ANSWERS Château Lafite
Rothschild (Pauillac)
Château Margaux (Margaux)
Château Latour (Pauillac)
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Leognan)
Château Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Which first growth was the last to be promoted & in which year? CORRECT ANSWERS
Château Mouton-Rothschild (1973)
Name the authorized white grapes of Bordeaux CORRECT ANSWERS Sauvignon
Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle
Name the 2nd growths of the Médoc and their communes CORRECT ANSWERS
Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux)
Léoville-Las-Cases (Saint-Julien)
Léoville-Poyferré (Saint-Julien)
Léoville-Barton (Saint-Julien)
Durfort-Viviens (Margaux)
Lascombes (Margaux)
Gruaud-Larose (Saint-Julien)
Brane-Cantenac (Margaux)
Pichon-Lalande (Pauillac)
Pichon-Longueville (Pauillac)
Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien)
Cos-d'Estournal (Saint-Estèphe)
Montrose (Saint-Estèphe)
What is the most widely planted grape of the Médoc? CORRECT ANSWERS Merlot
What year was Napoleon's classifictaion? CORRECT ANSWERS 1855
Name the largest area of production by volume in France CORRECT ANSWERS The
Languedoc
Name the 2 major rivers and major estuary of Bordeaux CORRECT ANSWERS
Garonne, Dordogne & Gironde
, What are the 3 generic AOP of bordeaux? CORRECT ANSWERS Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
Name the 8 AOP of the Médoc CORRECT ANSWERS Médoc AOP
Haut-Médoc AOP
St-Estèphe AOP
Pauillac AOP
St-Julien AOP
Listrac-Médoc AOP
Moulis-en-Médoc AOP
Margaux AOP
True or False? Both Red and White wines may be produced as Graves AOP?
CORRECT ANSWERS True (although sweet white wines must fall under Graves
Supérieur AOP)
Name the six apellations of Graves CORRECT ANSWERS Graves AOP
Graves Supérieur AOP
Pessac-Léognan AOP
Cérons AOP
Barsac AOP
Sauternes AOP
Name the 4 Premier Cru Classé A of St-Émilion CORRECT ANSWERS Château
Angelus
Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Pavie
Name the AOP of the right bank of Bordeaux (Not including the satellite AOP of St-
Emilion) CORRECT ANSWERS St-Émilion AOP
St-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Pomerol AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
Fronsac AOP
Canon-Fronsac AOP
Name the 4 satellite AOP of St-Emilion CORRECT ANSWERS Lussac-St-Émilion AOP
Montagne-St-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP
St-Georges-St-Émilion AOP
What soil type is most well suited for cabernet sauvignon grapes? CORRECT
ANSWERS Gravel
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