So You Think You Know ?

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I love maps, because they make me dream of travel!

Being a wine person, they also make me dream of wine…which is a good thing, as knowledge of geography is a prerequisite to the in-depth knowledge of wine.

Enjoy your exercise and let’s see just how much we know – or have yet to learn – about the geography of France! Note the following locations along the border:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The English Channel 9. The Atlantic Ocean 10. The

Draw in the following rivers:

1. The 2. The Gironde 3. The Garonne 4. The Dorgogne 5. The Seine 6. The Saône 7. The Rhône

Note the following cities and other points of interest:

1. Paris 2. Lyon 3. 4. Nice 5. Bordeaux 6. Nantes 7. Strasbourg 8. Marseille 9. Arles 10. Cahors 11. St. Tropez 12. Reims 13. Dijon 14. Tours 15. Epernay 16. Arles Draw in the following mountains and mountain ranges:

1. The 2. The French 3. The Vosges Mountains 4.

Draw a circle around the following wine regions:

1. Chablis 13. Entre-Deux-Mers 2. Côte de Nuits 14. Graves 3. Côte de Beaune 15. Médoc 4. Côte Chalonaise 16. Haut-Médoc 5. Mâconnais 17. Pessac-Léognan 6. Beaujolais 18. Sauternes 7. Alsace 19. Pays Nantais 8. Provence 20. Anjou 9. Languedoc 21. Touraine 10. Roussillon 22. Pouilly-Fumé/Sancerre 11. Northern Rhône 23. Champagne 12. Southern Rhône

Finally, draw a star or a dot on the following AOC’s

1. Bandol 17. Vouvray 2. Corbières 18. Chinon 3. Châteauneuf-du-Pape 19. St. Véran 4. Hermitage 20. Pouilly-Fuissé 5. Côte Rotie 21. Fixin 6. Tavel 22. Vosne-Romanée 7. Condrieu 23. Aloxe-Corton 8. St. Estèphe 24. Volnay 9. Pauillac 25. Pommard 10. St. Julien 26. Meursault 11. Margaux 27. Montrachet 12. Fronsac 13. Pomerol 14. St. Émilion 15. Savennières 16. Saumur How did you do??? Remember, it’s not a test, it’s a learning activity!!