Appellations

Question 1

Côtes du Rhône AOP
1) Styles
2) Principle Varieties

Answer 1

Red - Can have white grapes blended in, must be min 30% Grenache (except north of Montélimar) Must be min 70% combined G, S, M.
White - Min 80% Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette & Viognier. Max 20% combined Piquepoul Blanc and Ugni Blanc
Rosé - Same as red, with up to 20% white varieties, combined.

Question 2

Côte-Rôtie AOP

Answer 2

Rouge, Syrah, with up to 20% Viognier. Manual Harvest Mandatory
Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock - retains heat, powerful wine
Côte Blonde (south): gneiss - similar to granite, infertile & hard

Question 3

Condrieu AOP

Answer 3

Blanc, 100% Viognier. Manual Harvest Mandatory. Sweet styles allowed, with no chaptalization for wines with a minimum 45 g/l RS.

Question 4

Château-Grillet AOP

Answer 4

Blanc, 100% Viognier. Manual Harvest Mandatory.
3.5 ha Monopole of François Pinault. Max RS is 4 g/l.

Question 5

Saint-Joseph AOP

Answer 5

Blanc - Marsanne & Roussanne
Rouge - Min 90% Syrah, plus Marsanne & Roussanne.

Question 6

Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP

Answer 6

Blanc - Marsanne and/or Roussanne
Rouge - Syrah + a max 15% Marsanne and Roussanne combined.
Max RS is 4 g/l

Question 7

Hermitage/Ermitage AOP

Answer 7

Blanc - Marsanne and/or Roussanne
Rouge - Syrah (85% min) + max 15% Marsanne and Roussanne combined
Vin de Paille Blanc - Marsanne and/or Roussanne - NO SPECIFIED RS MAXIMUM, but grapes must be dried for 45 days to a must weight of 350 g/l

Question 8

Cornas AOP

Answer 8

Rouge - 100% Syrah
Granite Soils, Manual Harvest Required, Max RS is 3 g/l or 4 g/l if PA is >13.5

Question 9

Saint-Péray AOP

Answer 9

Blanc - Marsanne & Roussanne Max RS - 4g.
Mousseux Blanc - No min lees aging, may be released 12 months after tirage.

Question 10

Châtillon-en-Diois AOP

Answer 10

The weirdo, far off to the East.
Blanc - Chard or Aligote
Rosé - 75% gamay min, plus P. Noir & Syrah
Rouge - Same as rosé

Question 11

Clairette de Die AOP

Answer 11

Mousseux Blanc - Clairette - Max 15 g/l RS, 9 mon on lees, 3.5 atmospheres
Mousseux à Fermentation Unique (Méthode Ancestrale) Blanc & Rosé - Muscat Petit Grain, Clairette, Gamay (max 10%) Min 35 g/l RS, 4 mon on lees, 3 atmospheres

Question 12

Coteaux de Die AOP

Answer 12

Blanc - 100% Clairette, Max RS 6 g/l

Question 13

Crémant de Die AOP

Answer 13

Mousseux Blanc