Ch.9 FRANCE / Rhone Valley

Question 1

What red grapes are permitted in the Northern Rhone

Answer 1

Syrah

Question 2

What white grapes are permitted in the Northern Rhone

Answer 2

Viognier
Marsanne
Rousanne

Question 3

Where does the Rhone valley rank in terms of French AOC level production

Answer 3

Second (after Bordeaux) with 37 million cases per year

Question 4

How long is the Rhone wine growing area, and how do the subregions divided

Answer 4

120 miles total
45 miles Northern Rhone
30 miles gap
45 miles Southern Rhone

Question 5

Is the Northern Rhone climate continental, maritime, or Mediterranean

Answer 5

Continental

Question 6

Is the Southern Rhone climate continental, maritime, or Mediterranean

Answer 6

Mediterranean

Question 7

During the growing season what is a weather hazard in the Southern Rhone

Answer 7

Sudden violent rainstorms.

Question 8

What are the large rounded stones of the Southern Rhone called and where do they come from

Answer 8

Galets, washed down from the mountains

Question 9

What is the strong Northerly wind in the Rhone Valley called

Answer 9

Mistral

Question 10

What is the most important red grape in the Southern Rhone and what fraction does it account for

Answer 10

Grenache, accounting for 2/3 of Southern Rhone red grapes grown

Question 11

What is the dominant white grape in the Southern Rhone

Answer 11

Grenache Blanc