December 19, 2016 | By Barry Wiss, CWE, CSS, of Trinchero Family Estates
Across
1 Wine-growing estate in Burgundy. – Domaine
3 Synonym for Pineau de la Loire (grape of Vouvray). – Chenin Blanc
5 Burgundy’s blended red wine: Bourgogne ______ ______ ______. – Passe-Tout-Grains
6 Loire Valley’s first grand cru (three words) – famous sweet Chenin Blanc.- Quarts de Chaume
9 Number of Bordeaux first growths. – Five
11 Number of grand cru villages in Champagne. – Seventeen
14 Bordeaux estuary leading to the Atlantic. – Gironde
16 Bordeaux’s most planted red grape. – Merlot
19 River east of Alsace. – Rhine
21 French for “late harvest.” – Vendange Tardive
23 Considered the “spiritual” home of Pinot Noir, north part of Cote d’Or. – Cote de Nuits
26 French wine region that produces almost exclusively white wines, east of the Vosges. – Alsace
27 Burgundy’s other red grape. – Gamay
28 General name for different plots of land in Burgundy. – Climat
Down
2 Grape of Muscadet (three words). – Melon de Bourgogne
4 Region in Burgundy that produces white wines exclusively (Chardonnay). – Chablis
7 Champagne’s “Hills of White” region just below the Marne River. – Cote des Blancs
8 Champagne, juice from last pressings of grapes. – Taille
10 American “louse” that almost destroyed French wine industry. – Phylloxera
12 Between the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers (three words) – “between two tides.” – Entre deux Mers
13 Most planted red grape variety grown in the Champagne region. – Pinot Noir
15 AOC region limited to rose wine only. – Tavel
17 Top-of-the-line sparkling produced by a Champagne house: _________Cuvee Prestige
18 The “Garden of France.” Hint: also contains the Cher River. – Loire Valley
20 French wine middleman. – Negociant
22 Strong, cold wind of Provence. – Mistral
24 Region of the Loire Valley that is closest to the Atlantic Ocean: Pays Nantais
25 Auxerrois, Pressac grape also known as Malbec