TWP FRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
describe the Bourgogne Hauts Cote de Beaune AOC? - Correct Answers -Regional
appellation covering vineyards on the high slopes to the west of the more prestigious
mid-slope appellations
Which grand cru only produces white wine? - Correct Answers -Corton-Charlemagne
Which Northern Rhône Cru allows the use of the white grapes Marsanne and Roussane
in their red wines? - Correct Answers -St. Joseph
Which Northern Rhône Cru is located on the eastern side of the Rhône river? - Correct
Answers -Hermitage
Which AOC is located in the Cote Chalonnaise? - Correct Answers -Givry
What is the primary grape of Bandol? - Correct Answers -Mourvèdre
Which statement is most accurate about Grand Cru Chablis? - Correct Answers -The
seven vineyards are located in four separate areas of Chablis where the distinct
Kimmeridge soil dominates
Which would make the most appropriate recommendation for a customer looking for a
lighter-styled red wine? - Correct Answers -Chinon
Which is the most appropriate recommendation to introduce a domestic Red Blends
customer to the wines of France? - Correct Answers -Cotes-du-Rhone
Which is the most accurate statement regarding Roses of Anjou? - Correct Answers -
The Rose d'Anjou is produced mainly from Grolleau while Cabernet d'Anjou is a rose
produced primarily from Cabernet Franc; both offer more fruit and slight sweetness than
most other Roses from France.
Which AOC located just west of Chassagne-Montrachet produces wines that offer
excellent values? - Correct Answers -St-Aubin
Which Cru has soil rich with iron and maganese, produces the most concentrated wines
in the region, and has the ability to age for 10 years to evolve into a Burgundian style
red? - Correct Answers -Moulin-à-Vent
, The famed Kimmeridge soil that covers Chablis' Grand Crus is notes for containing
limestone, clay and what else? - Correct Answers -Fossilized oyster shells
Which of these AOCs is the most prestigious based on the Burgundy quality hierarchy?
- Correct Answers -Champs Primont, Beaune
Which Loire producer revolutionized Pouilly-Fume with his Silex and Pur Sang wines? -
Correct Answers -Didier Dagueneau
Which Burgundian family produces wines in the Côte d'Or and Oregon? - Correct
Answers -Drouhin
Who issued a decree against the use of the "vile and disloyal Gamay" grape which
effectively banished it to Beaujolais? - Correct Answers -Philip Le Hardi (The Bold)
Which Burgundian family that owns Domaine de la Vougeraie and Ropiteau also
operates DeLoach and other wineries in California? - Correct Answers -Boisset
Which highly regarded dry Rosé has been associated with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?
- Correct Answers -Chateau Miraval
Chapoutier is a well respected producer in which region? - Correct Answers -Rhône
Which is not a top producer in Alsace? - Correct Answers -Zemmer
What is the significance of "Plan de Dieu" on a label of Cotes du Rhône Villages? -
Correct Answers -The wine is produced in one of the villages that are allowed to append
the Cotes du Rhône Villages AOC with their specific Village name
What is the name of Jaboulet's renowned wines from Hermitage? - Correct Answers -La
Chappelle
Which AOC would you expect to produce softer, fruitier Rosés? - Correct Answers -
Rosé d'Anjou
Which Grand Cru is not monopole? - Correct Answers -Richebourg
Which answer most accurately describes what you can distinguish from the wine
labeled "Chateau du Jaunay Muscadet Serve et Maine Sur Lie?" - Correct Answers -It is
a crisp white made from Melon de Bourgogne that is slightly creamy due to time spent
aging on the spent yeast cells
How many varietals are permitted in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, not including variants of the
same varietal? - Correct Answers -13
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
describe the Bourgogne Hauts Cote de Beaune AOC? - Correct Answers -Regional
appellation covering vineyards on the high slopes to the west of the more prestigious
mid-slope appellations
Which grand cru only produces white wine? - Correct Answers -Corton-Charlemagne
Which Northern Rhône Cru allows the use of the white grapes Marsanne and Roussane
in their red wines? - Correct Answers -St. Joseph
Which Northern Rhône Cru is located on the eastern side of the Rhône river? - Correct
Answers -Hermitage
Which AOC is located in the Cote Chalonnaise? - Correct Answers -Givry
What is the primary grape of Bandol? - Correct Answers -Mourvèdre
Which statement is most accurate about Grand Cru Chablis? - Correct Answers -The
seven vineyards are located in four separate areas of Chablis where the distinct
Kimmeridge soil dominates
Which would make the most appropriate recommendation for a customer looking for a
lighter-styled red wine? - Correct Answers -Chinon
Which is the most appropriate recommendation to introduce a domestic Red Blends
customer to the wines of France? - Correct Answers -Cotes-du-Rhone
Which is the most accurate statement regarding Roses of Anjou? - Correct Answers -
The Rose d'Anjou is produced mainly from Grolleau while Cabernet d'Anjou is a rose
produced primarily from Cabernet Franc; both offer more fruit and slight sweetness than
most other Roses from France.
Which AOC located just west of Chassagne-Montrachet produces wines that offer
excellent values? - Correct Answers -St-Aubin
Which Cru has soil rich with iron and maganese, produces the most concentrated wines
in the region, and has the ability to age for 10 years to evolve into a Burgundian style
red? - Correct Answers -Moulin-à-Vent
, The famed Kimmeridge soil that covers Chablis' Grand Crus is notes for containing
limestone, clay and what else? - Correct Answers -Fossilized oyster shells
Which of these AOCs is the most prestigious based on the Burgundy quality hierarchy?
- Correct Answers -Champs Primont, Beaune
Which Loire producer revolutionized Pouilly-Fume with his Silex and Pur Sang wines? -
Correct Answers -Didier Dagueneau
Which Burgundian family produces wines in the Côte d'Or and Oregon? - Correct
Answers -Drouhin
Who issued a decree against the use of the "vile and disloyal Gamay" grape which
effectively banished it to Beaujolais? - Correct Answers -Philip Le Hardi (The Bold)
Which Burgundian family that owns Domaine de la Vougeraie and Ropiteau also
operates DeLoach and other wineries in California? - Correct Answers -Boisset
Which highly regarded dry Rosé has been associated with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?
- Correct Answers -Chateau Miraval
Chapoutier is a well respected producer in which region? - Correct Answers -Rhône
Which is not a top producer in Alsace? - Correct Answers -Zemmer
What is the significance of "Plan de Dieu" on a label of Cotes du Rhône Villages? -
Correct Answers -The wine is produced in one of the villages that are allowed to append
the Cotes du Rhône Villages AOC with their specific Village name
What is the name of Jaboulet's renowned wines from Hermitage? - Correct Answers -La
Chappelle
Which AOC would you expect to produce softer, fruitier Rosés? - Correct Answers -
Rosé d'Anjou
Which Grand Cru is not monopole? - Correct Answers -Richebourg
Which answer most accurately describes what you can distinguish from the wine
labeled "Chateau du Jaunay Muscadet Serve et Maine Sur Lie?" - Correct Answers -It is
a crisp white made from Melon de Bourgogne that is slightly creamy due to time spent
aging on the spent yeast cells
How many varietals are permitted in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, not including variants of the
same varietal? - Correct Answers -13
