France: Level 1 Court of Sommelier Exam
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50% of all French wine. Boundaries precisely defined and regulated. Also
regulated: grape varieties planted, viticultural practices; what is planted and
where, yield per hectare, type of vine training used, irrigation, if permitted at
all, degree of alcohol minimum and maximum, Vinification or winemaking
techniques, aging requirements, residual sugar allowance, 100% of grapes
must come from stated AOC/AOP
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Vin de France - 20% of all French
1 AOC and AOP 2
Wine
Differences between Northern and
3 Bordeaux Right Bank AOPs 4
Southern Rhone:
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Appelation d'Origine Contrôlée is government
regulations for the wine industry. French wine law
What is AOC? regulates what grapes may be planted in specific
wine regions, the grape variety is implied in the place's
name.
Appelation d'Origine Protegee is a European Union
wine quality designation. Two quality categories were
What is AOP? created: Wines with geographic indication and wines
without. The AOP wines are protected designation of
origin.
Vin de France - 20% of all Wines without geographic indication.
French Wine
74 regions divided into regional areas, departmental
areas and zones. Fewer prescriptions than AOC/AOP,
IGP/Vin de Pays
hybrids allowed, can be varietally labeled, 85% of fruit
must origination from the stated geographic region.
50% of all French wine. Boundaries precisely defined
and regulated. Also regulated: grape varieties
planted, viticultural practices; what is planted and
where, yield per hectare, type of vine training used,
AOC and AOP irrigation, if permitted at all, degree of alcohol
minimum and maximum, Vinification or winemaking
techniques, aging requirements, residual sugar
allowance, 100% of grapes must come from stated
AOC/AOP
Monastic Monks planted vines during the middle
Burgundy History ages. Vineyards are named and classified by their
terroir and location. There are 33 Grands Crus.
Chablis, Cote d'Or (Cote de Baune, Cote de Nuit),
Burgundy regions?
Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais.
Burgundy Climate? Continental
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