Bordeaux Appellation Quiz

1. Does AOC mean Appellation d'origine Controlee?

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2. Does Claret derives from the French clairet, a dark rosé and most common wine exported from Bordeaux until the 18th century?

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3. Are most of Bordeaux reds made from cabernet and merlot grapes?

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4. Are the seasoning grapes of Bordeaux reds the cabernet franc, petit verdot and malbec?

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5. Is muscadelle the grape that provides floral notes in white Bordeauxs?

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6. Is ugni blanc the grape used in lesser white Bordeauxs?

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7. Do the nine grapes of Bordeaux ripen at different times?

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8. Did Bordeaux whites become fresher, creamier and more deeply flavored in the late 20th century?

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9. Since the mid-1970s have Bordeaux reds been improved so they can be drunk at a younger age, and be less harshly tannic while being capable of aging well, too?

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10. Is there a saying in Bordeaux- 'the best vineyards can see the river'?

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11. Is cabernet the grape that gives the red Bordeaux its structure?

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12. Are tannins the structuring substance in cabernet?

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13. In the 1980s did sugar ripeness yield to tannin ripeness as a measure for picking the grape?

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14. Has tannin ripeness picking methods led to more supple-tasting Bordeaux wines that age smoothly?

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15. Is reverse osmosis the passing of wine through a membrane that separates water molecules from the wine to make it denser?

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16. Is Bordeaux a red wine region (80% red wine)?

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17. Are merlot and cabernet the two most important grapes in Bordeaux?

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18. Are the best Bordeaux wines like literature- they lead you back to re-experience and reinterpret over and over again?

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19. Were the rivers of Bordeaux important for the early trade of wine to England?

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20. Are the best vineyards in Bordeaux on well-drained soil of gravel and stone?

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21. Is the Graves AOC known for producing wines that evoke the subtle aroma and flavors of the gravel and stones from which they come?

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22. Are the tannins in cabernet the preservatives that allow red Bordeaux wines to age?

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23. Is the root of the word 'sauvignon' 'wild'?

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24. Is the Bordelais winemaker more a blender with his nine grape varieties than his cousin in Burgundy where only two grapes dominate?

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25. Did the number of grape types in Bordeaux vineyards decrease, by winemaker selection, from sixty-three grape types in 1784 to the nine today?

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26. Does Bordeaux mean 'along the waters'?

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27. Do many of the lesser vineyards of Bordeaux have soil of clay?

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28. Does cabernet franc offer an enticing violet aroma?

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29. Are the four white Bordeaux grapes: semillon, sauvignon blanc, muscadelle, ugni blanc?

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30. Is Sauvignon Blanc the opposite of Semillon?

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31. Is Pavillon Blanc from Chateau Margaux one of the few exclusively sauvignon blanc white Bordeauxs?

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32. Is this how you write Bordeaux in Chinese 波爾多?

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33. Is reverse osmosis a controversial method pioneered in Bordeaux winemaking?

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34. Is the Gironde the largest of the three rivers moving through Bordeaux?

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35. Is Sauternes the sub-region famous for dessert wines in Graves AOC?

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36. Is Bordeaux merlot considered fleshy and round?

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37. Is merlot the most abundant grape grown in Bordeaux?

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38. In Bordeaux is it 'the smaller the appellation the better the wine'?

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39. Are these the most renowned Bordeaux wines; Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Petrus, Chateau Cheval Blanc, Chateau Haut-Brion?

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40. Is Bordeaux edged on the south and west by vast pine forests and does this wall lead to a warmer climate?

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41. Are many Bordeaux vineyards flat, especially in the Medoc?

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42. Is Graves the only sub-region of Bordeaux famous for producing the reds, whites and dessert wines?

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43. Is Semillon the soul of white Bordeaux?

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44. Are five red grapes used to blend the wines of Bordeaux?

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45. Is Graves the birthplace of Claret?

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46. Are Bordeaux's vineyards all close to large bodies of water?

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47. Does the Atlantic Ocean border on Bordeaux to the West?

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48. Does Bordeaux lie along the path of three rivers: The Dordogne, the Gironde and the Garonne?

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49. Is there a stock exchange (a bourse) in Bordeaux?

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50. Are 700 million bottles of wine bottled annually in Bordeaux?

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51. Is Bordeaux the largest fine wine vineyard in the world?

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52. Are 'Bordeaux' and 'Bordeaux Superieur' labels for lesser quality Bordeaux wines?

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53. Are only four grapes permitted to be blended in a white Bordeaux?

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54. Is Mouton Cadet one of the most famous wine brands in the world?

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55. Are the best wines in Bordeaux wines of the terroir- that derive character from a singular plot of land?

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56. Does Bordeaux cover more territory than all of Germany's vineyards?

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57. Are most Bordeaux wines regular table wine?

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