WSG French Wine Scholar FWS

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Decks in this class (60)

01 Fundamentals - History of France
What civilization significantly s...,
What significant invention is att...,
Which greek colony was establishe...
106  cards
01 Fundamentals - Geography
How many administrative regions i...,
What are the smaller administrati...,
Who heads a commune in france 3
64  cards
01 Fundamentals - Climate
Between which latitudinal paralle...,
What is the significance of the 4...,
Which areas in france does the 45...
43  cards
01 Fundamentals - Grape Varieties
What is aligote 1,
What regions are known for aligote 2,
Describe the characteristics of a...
231  cards
02 Alsace - Intro and History
What natural barriers and histori...,
When was alsace incorporated into...,
In which year was alsace annexed ...
54  cards
02 Alsace - Geography, Geology, Topography and Climate
What is the length and average wi...,
Between which parallels north doe...,
What geographical feature protect...
34  cards
02 Alsace - Grape Varieties
What are the seven main grape var...,
What are the ancillary grape vari...,
Which grape variety is considered...
21  cards
02 Alsace - Viticulture and Winemaking
What percentage of alsace s viney...,
What is the principal training me...,
How are vines at higher elevation...
31  cards
02 Alsace - AOCs and Wine Styles
How many aocs are there in alsace 1,
What is the total production perc...,
What percentage of alsace product...
60  cards
03 Champagne - Intro and History
What were the three exceptionally...,
What effect did the early onset o...,
What process resuscitated halted ...
62  cards
03 Champagne - Location, Climate, Geology and Soils
What is the latitude of the champ...,
How far is champagne from paris 2,
What type of climate does champag...
40  cards
03 Champagne - Sub Regions, Crus and AOCs
What are the four principal sub r...,
What is the primary grape variety...,
What types of soil are found in t...
48  cards
03 Champagne - Grape Varieties, Viticulture and Winemaking
What were the principal grapevine...,
What were wines made from froment...,
What were wines crafted from goua...
88  cards
04 Bourgogne - Climate and Grape Varieties
Where is bourgogne located 1,
What region is bourgogne part of 2,
How many administrative departeme...
54  cards
04 Bourgogne - Viticultural History
What celtic tribe lived in bourgo...,
What was bourgogne s significance...,
Which four rivers were crucial fo...
46  cards
04 Bourgogne - Subregions and the AOC Structure
What is the highest level of the ...,
What percentage of bourgogne wine...,
How many village aocs are there i...
79  cards
04 Bourgogne - Viticulture and Vinification
How many co operatives are there ...,
What is the total number of negoc...,
Approximately how many estates or...
56  cards
04 Bourgogne - Chablis and Grand Auxerrois
List the 7 climats of chablis gra...,
Identify the villages towns and t...,
Identify the villages towns and t...
72  cards
04 Bourgogne - Côte de Nuits
Name the cities towns and village...,
What is cote de nuits named after 2,
What type of wine is predominantl...
55  cards
04 Bourgogne - Côte de Beaune
Identify the villages of the cote...,
What is the cote de beaune named ...,
How is the cote de beaune differe...
67  cards
04 Bourgogne - Côte Chalonnaise
Identify the cities villages and ...,
What is the cote chalonnaise name...,
What type of slopes are the viney...
40  cards
04 Bourgogne - Mâconnais
Identify the towns and villages o...,
What is the largest sub region of...,
What significant change has occur...
36  cards
05 Beaujolais - Intro and History
Where is beaujolais located 1,
What are the five sub regions of ...,
What are the current administrati...
30  cards
05 Beaujolais - Geography, Climate, Topography and Grape Varieties
What is the length of beaujolais 1,
What is the width range of beaujo...,
Which mountains border beaujolais...
34  cards
05 Beaujolais - Viticulture and Winemaking
What training method was mandator...,
What are the alternative training...,
What is the result of using long ...
20  cards
05 Beaujolais - AOC Structure
Name the 10 crus and the two regi...,
What is the base of the quality p...,
How many villages are included in...
66  cards
06 Jura - Intro and History
What is the signature white grape...,
Which grape varieties are related...,
What unique wine product is jura ...
43  cards
06 Jura - Geography, Climate, Topography and Grape Varieties
What region is jura located betwe...,
What is the winegrowing area in j...,
How long is the jura winegrowing ...
34  cards
06 Jura - Viticulture, Winemaking and Wine Styles
What are the main challenges of v...,
What percentage of vineyard area ...,
Which grape varieties in jura are...
41  cards
06 Jura - The AOCs and the Wines
Identify the 4 geographical aocs ...,
How many aocs are there in jura 2,
What are the four geographical ao...
32  cards
07 Savoie - Intro and History
What environmental factors have a...,
What initiatives did france under...,
How did the french government cha...
19  cards
07 Savoie - Geography, Climate, Topography and Grape Varieties
Where is savoie located 1,
What river flows through savoie 2,
What type of climate does savoie ...
31  cards
07 Savoie - Viticulture and Winemaking
What are the primary soil types f...,
What is the typical elevation ran...,
What direction do most savoie vin...
15  cards
07 Savoie - The AOCs and the Wines and Bugey
What are the wine styles produced...,
List the white grape varieties au...,
What red grape varieties are prim...
39  cards
08 Loire - History, Climate, Geology, Viticulture and Winemaking
What brought organized viticultur...,
What geographical feature influen...,
What cultural divide did the loir...
52  cards
08 Loire - Pays Nantais
What is pays nantais 1,
What is the geographical characte...,
How does pays nantais rank in ter...
47  cards
08 Loire - Anjou et Saumur
What is the largest viticultural ...,
Which grape varieties dominate th...,
What types of wine are produced i...
119  cards
08 Loire - Touraine
What are the three main zones of ...,
What type of climate does tourain...,
List the four main soil types fou...
93  cards
08 Loire - Central Loire
What are the two most well known ...,
Which neighboring aocs have gaine...,
What grape is almost exclusively ...
43  cards
08 Loire - Upper Loire
What geographical area is referre...,
What is the elevation range of vi...,
What type of climate does the upp...
14  cards
08 Loire - Optional AOCs
What is the wine style of gros pl...,
What grape variety is locally kno...,
What does gros plant literally tr...
79  cards
09 Bordeaux - Intro and History
What are the two sides of bordeau...,
Who was eleanor duchess of aquita...,
How much wine did bordeaux ship t...
65  cards
09 Bordeaux - Climate, Soils and Geography
Bordeaux s climate is fundamental...,
What is the name of the large man...,
Where is bordeaux located 3
39  cards
09 Bordeaux - Grape Varieties, Viticulture and Winemaking
What is the french term for punch...,
What is the french term for pump ...,
What is the french term for rack ...
105  cards
09 Bordeaux - Regional Appellations and the Classifications
Which wine style is not included ...,
Bordeaux aoc roses can only be ma...,
Which areas of bordeaux have clas...
81  cards
09 Bordeaux - Médoc, Graves, Sauternais
Which of the following is not a c...,
Name the appellations in the medo...,
Name the appellations in graves a...
91  cards
09 Bordeaux - Entre-Deux-Mers
Identify the appellations of entr...,
What does the name entre deux mer...,
What are the three aocs that make...
35  cards
09 Bordeaux - Libornais and The Côtes
Identify the appellations of the ...,
All the libournais aocs produce r...,
What is the dominant blend in the...
65  cards
10 South-West - Intro and History
What is gascony 1,
What does les vins de sud ouest r...,
What is the origin of the word ga...
33  cards
10 South West - Climate, Soils, Viticulture and Winemaking
What is the total area of south w...,
How many french departements are ...,
What two french regions encompass...
57  cards
10 South West - Dordogne/Bergerac
Where is the dordogne bergerac su...,
What geographical feature charact...,
What historical and cultural regi...
45  cards
10 South-West - Garonne, Tarn and Lot
What are the tarn and lot rivers ...,
What materials have the tarn and ...,
Name three vineyards clustered ar...
66  cards
10 South-West - Pyrenees
What mountain chain is prominentl...,
What climatic feature benefits th...,
Which river cuts through irouleguy 3
72  cards
11 Languedoc - Intro and History
What language was predominantly s...,
What is the geographical area kno...,
What significant development allo...
47  cards
11 Languedoc - Climate, Soils and Geography
Where is the languedoc region loc...,
Which departements are encompasse...,
What type of climate does the lan...
23  cards
11 Languedoc - Grape Varieties, Viticulture, Winemaking
What are the main spanish grape v...,
What international varieties were...,
How many grape varieties are curr...
31  cards
11 Languedoc - AOCs and IGPs
What regions does the languedoc a...,
What are the wine styles produced...,
List the primary white grape vari...
126  cards
12 Roussillon - Intro and History
What is roussillon known for in t...,
What is one of the biggest challe...,
Which region overshadows roussill...
32  cards
12 Roussillon - Climate, Soils, Viticulture and Winemaking
In which departement is roussillo...,
Which regions border roussillon 2,
What natural feature surrounds ro...
44  cards
12 Roussillon - AOCs and IGPs
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