France - Loire / Rhone / Jura / Savoie Flashcards
(107 cards)
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Name the three subzones created in 2011 for Muscadet-et-Maine.
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Gorges
Clisson
Le Pallet
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In which AOC do we come across the Romorantin grape?
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Cour-Cheverny AOC
3
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Grape varieties used in Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Rouge 1990.
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100% Grenache
4
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Most famous climats of Hermitage.
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Les Bessards Le Meal Les Greffieux L' Hermite La Chapelle Les Murets Beaume
5
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Subregions of Muscadet.
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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre et Maine
6
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Name the three types of soil found in Sancerre.
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Terre Blanche
Caillotes
Silex
7
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Main grape variety used in Cote du Forez AOC.
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Gamay
8
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Name the principal variety used in Jasnieres and the type of wines that it produces.
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Chenin Blanc
Dry white wines
9
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In which village is the main facilities of E. Guical?
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Ampuis
10
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When was the Hermitage AOC established?
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1937
11
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Most planted white grape variety of Savoie.
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Jacquere
12
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Which producer released the first estate-bottled Chateauneuf-du-Pape and in what year?
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Chateau La Nerthe
1785
13
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What is the grape used in Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?
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Chasselas
14
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Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.
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Delas Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Paul Jaboulet Aine Cave de Tain l'Hermitage Chapoutier
15
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What is Macvin du Jura?
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Powerful Vin de Liqueur
16
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Name the two vintages of the 1980s that no Chateau Chalon was made.
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1980
1984
17
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Name of the film-forming yeast that is developing in the partially filled casks of Chateau Chalon.
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Voile
18
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Minimum ageing requirements for Chateau Chalon.
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6 years and 3 months
19
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Minimum percentage of Clairette in the Cremant de Die.
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55% (the rest Aligote and Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains)
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Name the two main grapes of Cremant de Savoie.
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Jacquere
Altesse
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Which grapes are used in the production of the “unusual” rose appellation Touraine Noble-Joue?
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Pinot Meunier (min 40%)
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
22
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Most famous of the Cotes du Rhone Villages, located on the right bank of the river.
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Chusclan
23
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How many hectares is Chateau-Grillet?
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3,5 ha
24
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How many villages have the right to have their names printed on the Cotes du Rhone AOC label?
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Most southerly appellation of the Rhone Valley.
Costieres de Nimes
26
In Jura, Vin Jaune can be bottled under which two AOP's?
Cotes du Jura AOP
| Chateau Chalon AOP
27
If a wine is white and labeled Bugey Manicle, what grape is used to produce it? What if it's red?
100% Chardonnay (if white)
| 100% PinotNoir (if red)
28
Name the principal variety used in Cote Roannaise AOC.
Gamay
29
How many grape varieties are allowed in Tavel?
10
30
Name the grape varieties used in the Coteaux du Lyonnais AOC.
Gamay
Aligote
Chardonnay
31
What type of wine is made in Coteaux du Layon?
Sweet wine from Chenin Blanc
32
Old Loire synonym of Sauvignon Gris.
Fie (Fiet or Fiers)
33
Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.
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Delas
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Paul Jaboulet Aine
Cave de Tain l'Hermitage
Chapoutier
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34
Where is Thierry Allemand located? He produces his top wines from which two lieux-dits?
Cornas
| Reynard and Les Chaillots
35
Name three of the best producers of Condrieu.
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Yves Cuilleron
Andre Perret
Saint Cosme
Jean Michel Gerin
Dumazet
Delas
Rene Rostaing
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36
St. Pourcain red and rose is made from what grapes?
Gamay
| Pinot Noir
37
Which appellation is dedicated exclusively to rose production in Rhone and what is the dominant grape of these wines?
Tavel
| Grenache
38
What are the following grapes known as in the Loire Valley? Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Groslot.
Breton
Cot
Folle Blanche
39
What is the name of Alain Graillot's top Crozes-Hermitage bottling that is only bottled in the best vintages?
La Guirade
40
What are Guical's Ermitage Blanc and Rouge bottlings called?
Ex-Voto
41
Which region of the Loire Valley is considered its largest and most diverse?
Anjou
42
What additional grape, other than Chenin Blanc, is allowed in Vouvray, but seldom encountered?
Arbois (Orbois or Menu Pineau)
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What is Chenin Blanc known as in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
44
What is the main white grape of the Pays Nantais?
Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)
45
What are the three soil types found in Chinon and where are they located on the slope?
Tuffeau (slopes)
Clay
Varennes (closer to the river Vienne)
46
Planting density in Chinon? Pruning for Cabernet Franc?
5,000 vines/hectare
| Single Guyot
47
What is the climate like in the Central Vineyards?
Continental
48
In what style is Coteaux de l'Aubance produced in?
Sweet white wines from Chenin Blanc
49
Name the three off-dry rose appellations of Anjou.
Cabernet d'Anjou (minimum 10 gr/lt)
Cabernet de Saumur (maximum 10 gr/lt)
Rose d'Anjou (minimum 7 gr/lt up to 20 gr/lt)
50
What grape is used in the wines of Orleans Clery?
Cabernet Franc
51
Which Touraine AOC/AOP bottling requires 100% Gamay?
Touraine Primeur Rouge
52
Name two of the best producers of Quarts de Chaume.
Domaine des Baumard
| Chateau Pierre-Bise
53
Saint-Pourcain blanc is made from what grapes?
Chardonnay
Sacy (Tressalier)
Sauvignon Blanc
54
What is the name of the most southern and remote appellation of the Loire Valley?
Cotes d'Auvergne (elevated from VDQS to full AOC status in 2011)
55
Nickname of the Loire Valley?
Jardin de la France
56
What grape is used in Quincy AOP?
Sauvignon Blanc
57
What is the name of Touraine's largest and most important white wine region?
Vouvray
58
Saumur AOP blanc is comprised from which grapes?
Chenin Blanc with up to 20% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
59
Difference between white wine produced in Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny.
Cheverny: Sauvignon blanc dominated
| Cour-Cheverny: 100% Romorantin
60
Reuilly red, rose and white are produced from what three grapes respectively?
White: Sauvignon Blanc
Rose: Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir
Red: Pinot Noir
61
What are the soils like in Bourgueil and in St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?
Bourgueil: sand and limestone
| St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil: lighter alluvial soils
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What are the two dominant soil types of Saumur AOP?
Tuffeau limestone
| Iron-rich limestone with shale
63
What style of wines are produced in Vacqueyras?
Red (95% of the production)
Rose
White (4% of the production)
64
What are the grape requirements for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage red wines?
Minimum 85% Syrah
| Maximum 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne
65
What is the unique soil type found in Condrieu called?
Arzelles
66
What kind of barrels is Northern Rhone Syrah typically fermented in?
Large oak foudres
67
How is a methode ancestrale wine produced?
Wine is bottled before fermentation is complete thus the CO2 is trapped in the bottle
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What are the best soil types that characterize the best vineyards of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?
Heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils
69
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP minimum residual sugar and alcohol.
The wines must contain at least 100g/L of sugar and feature at least 15% alcohol content
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What is the name of the major soil type in Cornas?
Decomposed granite, resulting in clay like sands known as “Gores”
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The Northern Rhone extends from what city to which city?
Vienne to Valence
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What does co-fermenting with Viognier provide for the wines of Cote Rotie?
Stabilizes red wine colour and moderates tannin extraction
73
What is the largest AOP in Southern Rhone?
Cotes du Rhone
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What is the climate of Southern Rhone?
Mediterranean
75
What are the two slopes nearest to Ampuis that are considered the heart of the appellation?
Cote Blonde
| Cote Brune
76
Name the Condrieu bottlings that Cuilleron produces.
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La Petite Cote
Les Chaillets
Les Ayguets
Cuvee Bourasseau
Lieu-dit Vernon
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77
What appellation of the Southern Rhone exists for both dry red wines as well as fortified VDN wines of all colours?
Rasteau
78
What is the Southern Rhone's northernmost appellation?
Grignan-les-Adhemar (formerly known as Coteaux du Tricastin)
79
Which appellation of the Southern Rhone was up until 2004 a part of Languedoc? What is the smaller AOP within this AOP's borders that produces wines from Clairette?
Costieres de Nimes
| Clairette de Bellegarde
80
When was the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC established as the first AOC of France?
1936
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What is the minimum percentage of Grenache Noir in the red wines of Vacqueyras AOP?
50%
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Maximum percentage of Viognier in the wines of Cote Rotie.
20%
83
Which is the smallest red wine appellation in the Northern Rhone?
Cornas (145 ha)
84
What is the name of Pierre Gonon's Saint-Joseph blanc?
Les Oliviers
85
Which Cote Rotie producer makes "Blonde de Seigneur"?
Domaine Georges Vernay
86
What grape must comprise 100% of Coteaux de Die AOP?
Clairette
87
Name at least four important lieux-dits of Cornas.
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Les Reynards
Les Chaillots
La Cote
Les Mazards
Thézier
Sauman
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88
Vin Jaune is commonly compared to Sherry. What is the major difference between the two and what is the common point?
Vin Jaune is not fortified, Sherry is
| The formation of the voile (flor) is the common point
89
What is the only village allowed to append its name to Arbois AOP wines?
Pupillin
90
Name the appellations of Jura.
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Arbois
Chateau-Chalon
L'Etoile
Cotes du Jura
Macvin du Jura
Cremant du Jura
Marc du Jura
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91
Roussette de Savoie AOP wines are made from 100% of what grape that is synonymous with Roussette?
Altesse
92
What are the grapes used in L'Etoile AOP?
Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
93
Name the grape varieties used in the production of Seyssel AOP for still dry/off-dry and sparkling wines.
Still dry/off-dry: 100% Altesse
| Sparkling: Altesse, Chasselas and Molette
94
Synonym of Roussanne in Savoie.
Bergeron
95
What is straw wine known as in the Cotes du Jura? What kind of grapes are used for its production? Minimum must weight?
Vin de Paille
Ripe but not botrytised grapes are left to dry for a minimum of 6 weeks after harvest
320 gr/lt
96
Name the three Cote-Rotie single vineyards of Guigal.
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La Mouline (first vintage 1966)
La Landonne (first vintage 1978)
La Turque (first vintage 1985)
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97
Who produces La Chapelle Hermitage?
Paul Jaboulet
98
Who produces L'Hermite Hermitage?
Chapoutier
99
AOC regulations of Chateauneuf-du-Pape require that producers declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes, a process to safeguard against under-ripeness. What is the term used for this?
Le rapé
100
What are the communes of production of Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?
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Orange
Courthezon
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Bedarrides
Sorgues
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101
Is chaptilization allowed in the production of red Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines?
No
102
Name the communes of production of Cote-Rotie AOC.
Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone
Ampuis
Tupin-Semons
103
When was Cote-Rotie AOC established?
1940
104
What is the name of the bottle used in Chateau Chalon?
Clavelin (62 cl)
105
What is the maximum yield of Chateau Chalon?
30 hl/ha
106
Since when the Grand Cru term may be added on the label of Quarts de Chaume AOC wines?
2010 vintage
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Minimum residual sugar of Quarts de Chaume AOC.
85 gr/lt
