Presentation by: Eddie Valente French Wines - Bordeaux Champagne Loire Valley Burgundy Bordeaux Alsace Rhone

Presentation by: Eddie Valente Appellation d’Originie Controllee (A.O.C.)  The area of Production  Grape Varieties  Minimum Alcohol content  Yield per acre  Viticultural practices  Vinicultural practices  Analysis and tasting  Bottling VDQS – Vins delimites de Qualite Superieur Vin de Pays Vin de Table French Wines 28%1.3%13%45%

Presentation by: Eddie Valente Bordeaux Medoc Haut Medoc St. Estephe Paulliac St. Julien Margaux Moulis Listrac Graves Pessac-Leognan Bordeaux Barsac Cerons Sauternes St. Emilion Pomerol Size: 250,000 acres Grape Varieties RED: Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Malbec Petite Verdot WHITE: Sauvignon Blanc Semillion Classification: Medoc: Top ~60 Estates classified into 5 quality levels in 1855 Sauternes: Top 15 Estates classified in 1855 Graves: Top Estates classified in 1959 St. Emilion: Top 75 Estates classified in 1955 and 1985 Appellations: 37 appellations, with Bordeaux AC the most generic Soil: Gravelly or Pebbly in the Medoc, clay and sand in the East Wines: Full-bodied red wines capable of considerable bottle age, light and dry white wines and sweet dessert wines

Presentation by: Eddie Valente 1855 Classification Premier Cru C. Lafite Rothschild C. Latour C. Margaux C. Haut Brion * C. Mouton Rothschild * C. D Y’Quem C. Cheval Blanc C. Ausone C. Petrus

Presentation by: Eddie Valente Bordeaux Books Academie du Vin Guide to French Wines Stephen Spurrier The Great Wine Chateaux of Bordeaux Hubrecht Dujiker Bordeaux David Peppercorn Bordeaux Robert Parker Connoisseurs Guide to Bordeaux Wines Yves Durand

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