CSW Wine Regions & Geography 5

Question 1

The Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune together form which famous Burgundian sub-region?

Accepted Answer

Côte d'Or

Answer

The Côte d'Or ('Golden Slope') runs north-south through Burgundy and is divided into the Côte de Nuits (north) and Côte de Beaune (south).

Question 2

The Collio DOC, known for high-quality white wines, is located in which Italian region near Slovenia?

Accepted Answer

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Answer

Collio DOC is in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in northeastern Italy, bordering Slovenia and producing aromatic white wines.

Question 3

Which South American country is home to the Carménère grape as its signature variety?

Accepted Answer

Chile

Answer

Chile adopted Carménère as its signature grape after discovering in the 1990s that what was thought to be Merlot was actually this lost Bordeaux variety.

Question 4

The Mosel wine region in Germany follows the course of which river?

Accepted Answer

Mosel

Answer

The Mosel wine region follows the winding Mosel River, with steep slate vineyards producing elegant, low-alcohol Rieslings.

Question 5

Sonoma County in California is divided into how many AVAs?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

Sonoma County contains 11 AVAs, including Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley, and Alexander Valley.

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CSW Wine Regions & Geography 5