French Wine Place Name Game – Reds by Ruth Paget
French wines are known by their place names, which give no information about the varietals (grapes) used to make it. A distinguished wine drinker in France in supposed to know from the place name what larger region the wine comes from and the varietals used to make the grapes.
In this game for French red wines, you will make index cards with the following information for each wine below and quiz yourself to do the following:
-Learn to pronounce the wine in French.
-Learn to spell the wine name
-Learn the larger region where the wine is produced
-Learn the varietals used to make the wine
Use The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson to look up information.
--Bordeaux
-Graves
-Saint-Julien
-Saint-Estèphe
-Pauillac
-Moulis
-Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
-Saint-Emilion
-Pomerol
-Fronsac
--Burgundy-La Côte de Nuits
-Gevery-Chambertin
-Morey-Saint Denis
-Chambolle-Musigny
-Vougeot
-Flagey-Echézeaux
-Vosne-Romanée
-Nuits-Saint Georges
--Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
-Aloxe-Corton
-Beaune
-Pommard
-Volnay
-Givry
-Mercurey
--Burgundy – Beaujolais
-Saint-Amour
-Juliénas
-Fleurie
-Chiroubles
-Morgan
-Moulin-à-Vent
-Côte de Brouilly
--Côtes du Rhône
-Châteauneuf-du-pape
-L’Hermitage
-Côtes-Rôties
--Jura
-Arbois
--Southwest
-Bergerac
Making your own index cards and doing your own research will make the information in this game stick.
This is just the game to play before a visit to the Total Wine store in Seaside, California.
Happy Gaming!
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
