Certified Sommelier Exam Test Questions &
Answers.
Name the grapes used in Cava - Correct answer Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabéo
(Macabeu), and Chardonnay
Name the 5 first growths and their communes - Correct answer 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 answer
Château Mouton-Rothschild (1973)
Name the authorized white grapes of Bordeaux - Correct answer Sauvignon Blanc,
Semillon, Muscadelle
Name the 2nd growths of the Médoc and their communes - Correct answer 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 answer Merlot
What year was Napoleon's classifictaion? - Correct answer 1855
Name the largest area of production by volume in France - Correct answer The
Languedoc
Name the 2 major rivers and major estuary of Bordeaux - Correct answer Garonne,
Dordogne & Gironde
, What are the 3 generic AOP of bordeaux? - Correct answer Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
Name the 8 AOP of the Médoc - Correct answer 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
answer True (although sweet white wines must fall under Graves Supérieur AOP)
Name the six apellations of Graves - Correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer
Gravel
Name the Prädikat levels in order of sweetness - Correct answer Kabinett
Spätlese
Answers.
Name the grapes used in Cava - Correct answer Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabéo
(Macabeu), and Chardonnay
Name the 5 first growths and their communes - Correct answer 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 answer
Château Mouton-Rothschild (1973)
Name the authorized white grapes of Bordeaux - Correct answer Sauvignon Blanc,
Semillon, Muscadelle
Name the 2nd growths of the Médoc and their communes - Correct answer 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 answer Merlot
What year was Napoleon's classifictaion? - Correct answer 1855
Name the largest area of production by volume in France - Correct answer The
Languedoc
Name the 2 major rivers and major estuary of Bordeaux - Correct answer Garonne,
Dordogne & Gironde
, What are the 3 generic AOP of bordeaux? - Correct answer Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
Name the 8 AOP of the Médoc - Correct answer 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
answer True (although sweet white wines must fall under Graves Supérieur AOP)
Name the six apellations of Graves - Correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer
Gravel
Name the Prädikat levels in order of sweetness - Correct answer Kabinett
Spätlese
