Certified Sommelier Exam Test Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
Name the grapes used in Cava - Answer✔️✔️-Parellada, Xarel-lo,
Macabéo (Macabeu), and Chardonnay
Name the 5 first growths and their communes - Answer✔️✔️-Château
Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Château Margaux (Margaux)
Château Latour (Pauillac)
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Leognan)
Château Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Which first growth was the last to be promoted & in which year? -
Answer✔️✔️-Château Mouton-Rothschild (1973)
Name the authorized white grapes of Bordeaux - Answer✔️✔️-
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle
Name the 2nd growths of the Médoc and their communes -
Answer✔️✔️-Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux)
Léoville-Las-Cases (Saint-Julien)
Léoville-Poyferré (Saint-Julien)
Léoville-Barton (Saint-Julien)
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Durfort-Viviens (Margaux)
Lascombes (Margaux)
Gruaud-Larose (Saint-Julien)
Brane-Cantenac (Margaux)
Pichon-Lalande (Pauillac)
Pichon-Longueville (Pauillac)
Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien)
Cos-d'Estournal (Saint-Estèphe)
Montrose (Saint-Estèphe)
What is the most widely planted grape of the Médoc? - Answer✔️✔️-
Merlot
What year was Napoleon's classifictaion? - Answer✔️✔️-1855
Name the largest area of production by volume in France -
Answer✔️✔️-The Languedoc
Name the 2 major rivers and major estuary of Bordeaux -
Answer✔️✔️-Garonne, Dordogne & Gironde
What are the 3 generic AOP of bordeaux? - Answer✔️✔️-Bordeaux
AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP
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