WSET Intermediate 2 2
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- Name five of the main still light wine producing regions of France.
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1) Bordeaux
2) Burgundy
3) Alsace
4) Loire Valley
5) Rhone Valley
6) Provence and
7) Languedoc-Roussillon - What are the two categories of table wine defined by French law?
- Vin de table and vin de pays.
- Which is the largest of the fine wine producing regions in France?
- Bordeaux
- Name one wine-producing district in Bordeaux which is situated between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne.
- Entre-deux-Mers and Premières Côtes de Bordeaux are both located between the Garonne and Dordogne.
- Which black grape variety cultivated in Bordeaux has an aroma that suggests black currants?
- Cabernet Sauvignon (or Cabernet Franc)
- What color are AC Médoc wines?
- All AC Médoc wines are red. (34)
- Which wine producing districtof Bordeaux is famous for high quality sweet white wines?
- Sauternes (36)
- What is the most important vine variety grown in St. Emilion?
- Merlot (37)
- What is the southern-most wine producing district in Burgundy?
- Beaujolais (39)
- Name the classic black and white grape varieties grown in Burgundy.
- Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (40-41)
- What classification is given to the finest vineyards in Bugundy?
- Grand Cru (42)
- Which wine-producing district in Burgundy makes only whites?
- Chablis (42)
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In which wine-producing districts in Burgundy are each of the following wines made:
a) Nuits St George?
b) Meursault?
c) Pouilly Fuissé?
d) Moulin-á-Vent? -
a) Côte d'Or Côte de Nuits(43)
b) Côte d'Or Côte de Beaune (43)
c) Mâconnais (43)
d) Beaujolais (44) - When is Beaujolais Nouveau released for sale?
- The third Thursday in November.
- Is Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the northern or southern part of the Rhône Valley?
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape is in the southern part of the Rhone Valley. (48)
- What are the two most important districts producing red wine in the northern Côtes du Rhône Valley?
- Côtes Rôtie and Hermitage (46)
- Which part of the Rhône Valley makes more wine, North or South?
- The southern part of the Rhône Valley makes much more wine than the Northern part. (47)
- What are the main styles of wine produced in Provence?
- Dry Rosé and red wines. (49)
- In which wine region are the ACs of Fitou, Côtes du Roussillon, Corbières and Minervois produced?
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- What is happening to high yielding vineyards on flat land in Languedoc-Roussillon?
- They are being abandoned in favor of hillside locations. (50)
- List thefour sub-regions of the Loire Valley in correct order from west to east.
- Nantais, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, Central Vineyards (51)
- In which sub region of the Loire Valley is Muscadet produced?
- Nantais (52)
- What style of wine is Vouvray?
- Vouvray is a white wine which may be dry, medium or sweet. IT may also be still or sparkling. (53)
- What special shape of bottle is used for AC wines produced in Alsace?
- All AC wines produced in Alsace are bottled in a special tall, slim, green bottle known as a "flute d'Alsace". (56)
- WHat is exceptional about the climate of Alsace?
- Alsace is exceptionally sunny and dry because it is protected from cloud and rain by the Vosges mountains to the west.