This quiz asks you to name the wine regions of France. The map shows France with 16 red dots, one for each region. You type the names, and a named region turns green on the map and on the list.
The regions run from Champagne in the north to Roussillon and Corsica in the south. Bordeaux and Burgundy come fast. Cahors, Sancerre and the Jura are the ones that take a moment.
How to play
Each region is a red dot on the map from the start. The dot shows where the region is, not what it is called.
Type the name of a region. The quiz matches as you type, so you do not press Enter.
A named region turns green on the map and on the numbered list. The list counts your score.
French and English names both count: Bourgogne and Burgundy, Corse and Corsica.
Zoom and pan the map freely. Burgundy, Chablis and Beaujolais sit close together.
The timer counts up from zero. Give Up shows the regions you did not name.
What counts in this quiz
Each dot sits on the town the wine trade names the region by: Épernay for Champagne, Beaune for Burgundy, Colmar for Alsace, Tours for the Loire Valley.
Chablis and Sancerre have dots of their own. Chablis is part of Burgundy and Sancerre is part of the Loire Valley, but both are famous names, and each sits more than 100 km from the main dot of its region.
The reveal shows the town under each dot.
What's not included, and why
Cognac and Armagnac are not in the quiz. Both are brandy regions, not wine regions.
Bergerac, Madiran, Jurançon and Gaillac are not in the quiz. Each sits on top of a dot that is already there.
Grape varieties and vintages do not count. Only the name of the region counts.
Good to know
Only wine from the Champagne region may carry the name Champagne. A sparkling wine from any other place has a different name.
The Loire Valley vineyards follow the river for about 800 km, from the Atlantic coast to Sancerre.
Beaujolais Nouveau goes on sale on the third Thursday of November, a few weeks after the harvest.
The Jura makes vin jaune, a yellow wine that ages for six years under a layer of yeast.
Cahors wine is almost black. Its grape is Malbec, which Argentina later made famous.