FR_Provence

Question 1

Provence
• 5 Red varieties
• 4 White varieties
• Style

Answer 1

RED: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mouvèdre, Tibouren (tee-boo-rah)
WHITE: Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Sèmillon, Vermintino
STYLES: Rosé (90%)

Question 2

Location of Provence
3 Facts

Answer 2

• South of Rhône Valley
• East of Languedoc-Roussillon
• West of Northern Italy

Question 3

Direct-Press Method
3 Facts

Answer 3

• Drains and filters the pressed juice off of the skins almost immediately (6-24 hours), before the wine is fermented.
• This results in light pink hues and brighter colors in rosé
• The best Province rosés are made this way.

Question 4

Saignée method
(say-gnee)
+3 Facts

Answer 4

• A method of winemaking that involves bleeding off part of the red wine juice after being in contact with the skins/seeds

• The juice that has been ”bled off” is normally considered a byproduct of a winemaking technique that is used to increase concentration of red wines

• But can be a style of rosé wine making that creates bigger, darker, bolder rosè with less acid and more alcohol

• It’s a Side Hussle

Question 5

Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence
(co-too dayx-on-pro-vahns)
• Loose translation
• Style / Grapes
• 2 Facts

Answer 5

• “Hillside of water in Provence”
• Rosé from Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
• A city and commune in Soutern France
• One of the Highest Vineyards in Provence @ 420 m= more acidity, brightness, crispness

Question 6

Geology of Provence
2 Facts

Answer 6

• French Alps to the Northwest
• Mount Ventoux (von-too) creates a rainshadow