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A key component of Bordeaux's terroir is its proximity to which estuary?

The Gironde
The Rhône
The Atlantique
The Riviera

Which first-growth château commissions an original work of art from a famous artist to adorn its labels each year?

Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Mouton-Rothschild
Château des Artistes
Château du Pompidou

What kind of vintage was 2016 in Bordeaux?

It was the year of the Dogue
It was the coldest year since 1904, yielding wines with subtle fruit but crackling acidity
It was a classic year for the Left Bank and outstanding for the Right Bank, with a rainy spring and dry summer
It started out full of promise but ended on a very depressing note

Which top Left Bank appellation in Bordeaux has the most classified growths today, per the 1855 Classification of Napoleon III?

Pauillac
Margaux
Bergerac
Lalande-de-Pomerol

Sauternes and Barsac are well-established dessert-wine appellations in Bordeaux, but there are several more areas that make a botrytized style of sweetie as well. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Loupiac
Cérons
Cadillac
Chevrolet

The traditional Bordeaux blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot or any combination thereof, sometimes also referred to as claret or Meritage, has become popular around the world. Which of the following famous California cuvées is a Bordeaux-style blend?

Chappellet Mountain Cuvée
Opus One
Joseph Phelps Insignia
All of the above

The Baron Philippe de Rothschild family (of Château Mouton-Rothschild) and Concha y Toro partnered in 1997 to make Viña Almaviva, a top Bordeaux blend from which country?

Chile
Spain
Austria
Italy

Wine Spectator's 2018 Wine of the Year was Tenuta San Guido's famed Sassicaia bottling, now a Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend; Sassicaia was one of the first projects that popularized international varieties in Tuscany. What did these wines, along with Sangiovese cuvées that didn't conform to appellation standards, come to be called?

Bordeaux Tuscans
Sassy Tuscans
Super Tuscans
Extra Tuscans

The Coonawarra region, in South Australia, is the one of the country's prime regions for Cabernet Sauvignon. What is key to its success with the grape?

The appellation is on the same latitude as Bordeaux
The appellation's terra rossa soils, red-orange clay that yields distinctive, structured Cabernet
A handful of Bordeaux château owners were shut out of the wine futures system and decided to flee to this promised Aussie land to make fantastique Cabernet free of the constraints of synchronized, conformist commercial practices
The soil-fertilizing kangaroos and koalas that roam the vineyards add a je ne sais quoi to the wines

While reds get more attention, dry white Bordeaux blends have also migrated to other wine regions like California, South Africa and Australia. What are the two primary grapes in these blends?

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Blanc
Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon
Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Gris

Australia has taken a particular liking to one of the grapes in white Bordeaux blends: Sémillon. Which appellation in New South Wales has earned recognition for its dry, ageworthy Sémillon bottlings?

Hunter Valley
Barossa Valley
Fisher Valley
Rapel Valley

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A key component of Bordeaux's terroir is its proximity to which estuary?

Which first-growth château commissions an original work of art from a famous artist to adorn its labels each year?

What kind of vintage was 2016 in Bordeaux?

Which top Left Bank appellation in Bordeaux has the most classified growths today, per the 1855 Classification of Napoleon III?

Sauternes and Barsac are well-established dessert-wine appellations in Bordeaux, but there are several more areas that make a botrytized style of sweetie as well. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

The traditional Bordeaux blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot or any combination thereof, sometimes also referred to as claret or Meritage, has become popular around the world. Which of the following famous California cuvées is a Bordeaux-style blend?

The Baron Philippe de Rothschild family (of Château Mouton-Rothschild) and Concha y Toro partnered in 1997 to make Viña Almaviva, a top Bordeaux blend from which country?

The Coonawarra region, in South Australia, is the one of the country's prime regions for Cabernet Sauvignon. What is key to its success with the grape?

While reds get more attention, dry white Bordeaux blends have also migrated to other wine regions like California, South Africa and Australia. What are the two primary grapes in these blends?

Australia has taken a particular liking to one of the grapes in white Bordeaux blends: Sémillon. Which appellation in New South Wales has earned recognition for its dry, ageworthy Sémillon bottlings?

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A key component of Bordeaux's terroir is its proximity to which estuary?

Which first-growth château commissions an original work of art from a famous artist to adorn its labels each year?

What kind of vintage was 2016 in Bordeaux?

Which top Left Bank appellation in Bordeaux has the most classified growths today, per the 1855 Classification of Napoleon III?

Sauternes and Barsac are well-established dessert-wine appellations in Bordeaux, but there are several more areas that make a botrytized style of sweetie as well. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

The traditional Bordeaux blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot or any combination thereof, sometimes also referred to as claret or Meritage, has become popular around the world. Which of the following famous California cuvées is a Bordeaux-style blend?

The Baron Philippe de Rothschild family (of Château Mouton-Rothschild) and Concha y Toro partnered in 1997 to make Viña Almaviva, a top Bordeaux blend from which country?

The Coonawarra region, in South Australia, is the one of the country's prime regions for Cabernet Sauvignon. What is key to its success with the grape?

While reds get more attention, dry white Bordeaux blends have also migrated to other wine regions like California, South Africa and Australia. What are the two primary grapes in these blends?

Australia has taken a particular liking to one of the grapes in white Bordeaux blends: Sémillon. Which appellation in New South Wales has earned recognition for its dry, ageworthy Sémillon bottlings?

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