FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR What 3 macro-nutrients do vines require? - Answer- nitrogen phosphorus potassium What 6 micro-nutrients do vines require? - Answer- boron copper iron magnesium manganese zinc What is the "California sprawl"? - Answer- New world grape growers planted their vines too closely and irrigated extensively Who co-founded the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine? - Answer- Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarie What was the first AOC? - Answer- Chateauneuf-du-Pape What are the 3 levels of the current wine quality pyramid? - Answer- AOC/AOP IGP Vins sans IG Which grape is considered the "mother" of many French and German varieties? - Answer- Gouais Blanc What are the 3 ancient grape varieties commonly grown in France during the Middle Ages? - Answer- Pinot Savagnin Gouais Blanc What is a synonym for the Altesse grape? - Answer- Roussette The Arbois grape is native to which region? - Answer- Loire Which grape variety is a Pinot x Gouais Black cross and believed to have originated in Alsace-Lorraine? - Answer- Auxerrois Blanc In Jura, Melon d'Arbois is a synonym for which grape? - Answer- Chardonnay What is Pineau de la Loire also known as? - Answer- Chenin Blanc Which grape is believed to be native to Cognac/Armagnac and produces a delicately flavored high acid wine? - Answer- Folle Blanche In the Loire, Gros Plant is a synonym for which grape? - Answer- Folle Blanche
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