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Where can "crasse de fer" soil be found? ✔️✔️Pomerol
What is Pressac? ✔️✔️A synonym for Malbec
Who is the producer of "Crème de Tête"? ✔️✔️Château Gilette
What is the minimum alcohol for Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? ✔️✔️11.5%
Traditional barrique in Bordeaux contains how many liters? ✔️✔️225
What is the most likely finished level of alcohol for Sauternes? ✔️✔️12-14%
T or F? Bordeaux has the most hectares under vine of any French wine region? ✔️✔️True
What is Bouchet? ✔️✔️A synonym for Cabernet Franc in Pomerol and Saint-Émilion
When was Graves FIRST classified? ✔️✔️1953
Saint-Émilion was most recently reclassified in ____ for the 6th time? ✔️✔️2012
Ugni Blanc and Colombard are primarily used in which appellation? ✔️✔️Côtes de Blaye
The Saint-Émilion AOP borders which river? ✔️✔️The Dordogne
What is the last grape to ripen in Bordeaux? ✔️✔️Petit Verdot
,The Cru Classé properties of Graves are located in which appellation? ✔️✔️Pessac-Léognan
What 2 rivers border Sauternes? ✔️✔️Ciron
Garonne
How many châteaux are currently ranked as Premier Cru Classé A in Saint-Émilion? ✔️✔️4
Château Palmer ✔️✔️
Château Angelus ✔️✔️
What are the 4 Saint-Émilion satellites? ✔️✔️St-Georges
Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
What are the 4 sub-regional designations of the Côtes de Bordeaux? ✔️✔️Blaye
Cadillac
Castillon
Francs
What two estates are "islands" of Pomerol soils in Saint-Émilion? ✔️✔️Ch. Figeac
Ch. Cheval Blanc
What is Cabernet Sauvignon's soil preference? ✔️✔️drained gravel
What is Cabernet Franc's soil preference? ✔️✔️limestone
,What is "jalles"? ✔️✔️Drainage channels; criss-cross the low-lying remote landscape and prevent the
Médoc from reverting to swampland
What estate was re-classified in 1973? ✔️✔️Château Mouton-Rothschild
Which estate is considered a "super-second" growth of the Haut-Medoc? ✔️✔️Château Cos
d'Estournel
What are the first growths of Pauillac? ✔️✔️Ch. Lafite-Rothschild
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild
Ch. Latour
What are the 2 "super-seconds" of Saint-Julien? ✔️✔️Ch. Léoville Las Cases
Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou
What are the villages of Margaux? ✔️✔️Soussans
Margaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
What are the first growths of Margaux? ✔️✔️Ch. Margaux
What is the top third growth of Margaux? ✔️✔️Ch. Palmer
What is the significance of Château Pape-Clément? ✔️✔️First identifiable vineyard estate in the
region; a papal gift awarded to Bordeaux in 1305
, How many Cru Classé are in Graves? ✔️✔️13 Red
9 White
What are the communes of Pessac-Léognan? ✔️✔️Pessac
Léognan
Cadaujac
Canéjan
Gradignan
Martillac
Mérignac
Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans
Talence
Villeneuve-d'Ornons
What is "pourriture noble"? ✔️✔️Noble rot - Botrytis
What is the only right bank estate to use a major component of Cabernet Sauvignon? ✔️✔️Château
Figeac
What are the top properties of Pomerol? ✔️✔️Ch. Pétrus
Vieux-Château-Certan
Ch. Lafleur
Ch. Le Pin
Ch. Trotanoy
What are the oldest cultivated vineyard locations? ✔️✔️Bourg and Côtes de Bourg
What are the top communes of the Haut-Medoc? ✔️✔️Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
Where can "crasse de fer" soil be found? ✔️✔️Pomerol
What is Pressac? ✔️✔️A synonym for Malbec
Who is the producer of "Crème de Tête"? ✔️✔️Château Gilette
What is the minimum alcohol for Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? ✔️✔️11.5%
Traditional barrique in Bordeaux contains how many liters? ✔️✔️225
What is the most likely finished level of alcohol for Sauternes? ✔️✔️12-14%
T or F? Bordeaux has the most hectares under vine of any French wine region? ✔️✔️True
What is Bouchet? ✔️✔️A synonym for Cabernet Franc in Pomerol and Saint-Émilion
When was Graves FIRST classified? ✔️✔️1953
Saint-Émilion was most recently reclassified in ____ for the 6th time? ✔️✔️2012
Ugni Blanc and Colombard are primarily used in which appellation? ✔️✔️Côtes de Blaye
The Saint-Émilion AOP borders which river? ✔️✔️The Dordogne
What is the last grape to ripen in Bordeaux? ✔️✔️Petit Verdot
,The Cru Classé properties of Graves are located in which appellation? ✔️✔️Pessac-Léognan
What 2 rivers border Sauternes? ✔️✔️Ciron
Garonne
How many châteaux are currently ranked as Premier Cru Classé A in Saint-Émilion? ✔️✔️4
Château Palmer ✔️✔️
Château Angelus ✔️✔️
What are the 4 Saint-Émilion satellites? ✔️✔️St-Georges
Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
What are the 4 sub-regional designations of the Côtes de Bordeaux? ✔️✔️Blaye
Cadillac
Castillon
Francs
What two estates are "islands" of Pomerol soils in Saint-Émilion? ✔️✔️Ch. Figeac
Ch. Cheval Blanc
What is Cabernet Sauvignon's soil preference? ✔️✔️drained gravel
What is Cabernet Franc's soil preference? ✔️✔️limestone
,What is "jalles"? ✔️✔️Drainage channels; criss-cross the low-lying remote landscape and prevent the
Médoc from reverting to swampland
What estate was re-classified in 1973? ✔️✔️Château Mouton-Rothschild
Which estate is considered a "super-second" growth of the Haut-Medoc? ✔️✔️Château Cos
d'Estournel
What are the first growths of Pauillac? ✔️✔️Ch. Lafite-Rothschild
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild
Ch. Latour
What are the 2 "super-seconds" of Saint-Julien? ✔️✔️Ch. Léoville Las Cases
Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou
What are the villages of Margaux? ✔️✔️Soussans
Margaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
What are the first growths of Margaux? ✔️✔️Ch. Margaux
What is the top third growth of Margaux? ✔️✔️Ch. Palmer
What is the significance of Château Pape-Clément? ✔️✔️First identifiable vineyard estate in the
region; a papal gift awarded to Bordeaux in 1305
, How many Cru Classé are in Graves? ✔️✔️13 Red
9 White
What are the communes of Pessac-Léognan? ✔️✔️Pessac
Léognan
Cadaujac
Canéjan
Gradignan
Martillac
Mérignac
Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans
Talence
Villeneuve-d'Ornons
What is "pourriture noble"? ✔️✔️Noble rot - Botrytis
What is the only right bank estate to use a major component of Cabernet Sauvignon? ✔️✔️Château
Figeac
What are the top properties of Pomerol? ✔️✔️Ch. Pétrus
Vieux-Château-Certan
Ch. Lafleur
Ch. Le Pin
Ch. Trotanoy
What are the oldest cultivated vineyard locations? ✔️✔️Bourg and Côtes de Bourg
What are the top communes of the Haut-Medoc? ✔️✔️Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
