CSW certified specialist of wine exam
what 4 disjointed regions are included in the newly established cote de bordeaux -
✔️✔️cote de franc
cote de castillon
cote de blaye
premier cotes de bordeaux
*they may use their own commune name if the wine comes from a single area
what AOCS and communes of the right bank are highly coveted wines? - ✔️✔️pomerol
aoc
st emillion aoc
communes: fronsac, conon fronsac, lelande-de pomerol
the upper end of right bank reds (st emillion) is known for - ✔️✔️merlot dominate
blends
upper end left bank reds (medoc) are known for - ✔️✔️cabernet dominate blends
entre-deux-mers, graves, and pessac leognan are known for what? - ✔️✔️dry white
wine made from semillon and sauvignon blanc
sauterns is on what bank and known for what? - ✔️✔️left bank sweet wines made from
semillon dominate with sauvignon blanc
noble rot in french is referred to as - ✔️✔️pourriture
what is the difference between bordeaux aoc and bordeaux superior - ✔️✔️bordeaux
aoc- is the largest appelation physically in size and production, allows reds, whites,
rose, sparking and sweet
bordeaux superior-reds and sweet whites with tighter restrictions, older vines lower
yields, several months of aging, higher alchol
Name the three new wine levels in the created for the EU - ✔️✔️PDO-protected
designation of origin
PGI-protected geographical origin
WINE-table wine
What is the most widely planted grape variety in France? What is it called in Italy -
✔️✔️Ugni blanc, Trebbiano used for brandy in cognac and armangac
, Name the 5 red bordeaux varietals - ✔️✔️cab franc, merlot, cab sauv, petite verdot,
malbec(cot)
what are the 4 esteemed villages in the haut medoc - ✔️✔️St espeph
st julien
margaux
pauillac
graves can make two kinds of wine what are they? and what bank is it located in? -
✔️✔️reds and dry whites, left bank
what district split off of graves and now has a famous chateaux - ✔️✔️pessac-leognan
what commune is in graves that produces sweet white wine? - ✔️✔️sauterns
cru classe is a classification system for what region - ✔️✔️graves-left bank
define en premier - ✔️✔️futures
what are the two superior estates ranked as premier cru classe in the saint emillion gran
cru aoc - ✔️✔️chateau ausone
chateau cheval blanc
premier cru classe and grand cru classe was established for what regions? - ✔️✔️st-
emillion grand cru (right bank)
what classification system was established in 1932, abolished and then brought back
again? - ✔️✔️cru bourgeois
define cru artisan - ✔️✔️the 2006 list of 44 family owned and operated wine estate
pays nantais is also know as? and what grape is it known for? - ✔️✔️muscadet
melon de bourgogne also known as muscadet
what white grape is used in anjou saumer and western tourain? give a second name for
the grape - ✔️✔️chenin blanc
pineau de la loire
what is the primary and secondary varietal used in anjou and tourain? Name the other 3
varietals - ✔️✔️1. cab franc
2. cab sauv
3. gamay
4. grolleau
5. malbec (cot)
what 4 disjointed regions are included in the newly established cote de bordeaux -
✔️✔️cote de franc
cote de castillon
cote de blaye
premier cotes de bordeaux
*they may use their own commune name if the wine comes from a single area
what AOCS and communes of the right bank are highly coveted wines? - ✔️✔️pomerol
aoc
st emillion aoc
communes: fronsac, conon fronsac, lelande-de pomerol
the upper end of right bank reds (st emillion) is known for - ✔️✔️merlot dominate
blends
upper end left bank reds (medoc) are known for - ✔️✔️cabernet dominate blends
entre-deux-mers, graves, and pessac leognan are known for what? - ✔️✔️dry white
wine made from semillon and sauvignon blanc
sauterns is on what bank and known for what? - ✔️✔️left bank sweet wines made from
semillon dominate with sauvignon blanc
noble rot in french is referred to as - ✔️✔️pourriture
what is the difference between bordeaux aoc and bordeaux superior - ✔️✔️bordeaux
aoc- is the largest appelation physically in size and production, allows reds, whites,
rose, sparking and sweet
bordeaux superior-reds and sweet whites with tighter restrictions, older vines lower
yields, several months of aging, higher alchol
Name the three new wine levels in the created for the EU - ✔️✔️PDO-protected
designation of origin
PGI-protected geographical origin
WINE-table wine
What is the most widely planted grape variety in France? What is it called in Italy -
✔️✔️Ugni blanc, Trebbiano used for brandy in cognac and armangac
, Name the 5 red bordeaux varietals - ✔️✔️cab franc, merlot, cab sauv, petite verdot,
malbec(cot)
what are the 4 esteemed villages in the haut medoc - ✔️✔️St espeph
st julien
margaux
pauillac
graves can make two kinds of wine what are they? and what bank is it located in? -
✔️✔️reds and dry whites, left bank
what district split off of graves and now has a famous chateaux - ✔️✔️pessac-leognan
what commune is in graves that produces sweet white wine? - ✔️✔️sauterns
cru classe is a classification system for what region - ✔️✔️graves-left bank
define en premier - ✔️✔️futures
what are the two superior estates ranked as premier cru classe in the saint emillion gran
cru aoc - ✔️✔️chateau ausone
chateau cheval blanc
premier cru classe and grand cru classe was established for what regions? - ✔️✔️st-
emillion grand cru (right bank)
what classification system was established in 1932, abolished and then brought back
again? - ✔️✔️cru bourgeois
define cru artisan - ✔️✔️the 2006 list of 44 family owned and operated wine estate
pays nantais is also know as? and what grape is it known for? - ✔️✔️muscadet
melon de bourgogne also known as muscadet
what white grape is used in anjou saumer and western tourain? give a second name for
the grape - ✔️✔️chenin blanc
pineau de la loire
what is the primary and secondary varietal used in anjou and tourain? Name the other 3
varietals - ✔️✔️1. cab franc
2. cab sauv
3. gamay
4. grolleau
5. malbec (cot)
