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France - Rhone Flashcards

1
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How many districts are there in the Rhone Valley?

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2- The north

and the south

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Rhone Valley produces how many cases per year?

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37 Million cases annually
2nd largest AOC behind Bordeaux
one of the oldest wine growing regions

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3
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Geography of the Rhone valley?

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120 miles long
starting 20 miles south of Lyon (north) to Avignon (south)
on both sides of Rhone river
N & S is separated by a 30 mile gap

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Describe geography of Northern Rhone?

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45miles along both banks
steep sided on much of the river (Cote Rote 55d)
Passes divided between the Massif Central and French Alps
more Continental climate than Med

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describe geography and climate in Southern Rhone?

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starts a point below mountains, open broad lowlands

  • Med climate, sunshine, warm temps, min precipitation
  • hazard sudden, violent rainstorms, & the Mistral
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Rocks found in CDP?

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Galets

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Mistral

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intense strong, cold wine from the north

can be damaging

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Grapes typically found in Northern Rhone?

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Red- Syrah

White- Viognier, Marsanne, Roussane

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Grapes many found in Southern Rhone?

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over 2 dozen varieties of both red and white

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Important red grapes found in Southern Rhone?

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Grenache- accounts for 2/3
Syrah
Carignan
Mouvedre
Cinsault
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Important white grapes found in Southern Rhone?

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Grenache Blanc- mutation of Grenache Noir
Clairette- aromatic white
Viognier
Ugni Blanc (colombard)
Roussanne
Marsanne
Muscat
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Often seen blending grapes Grenache and Syrah. What do each bring to the blend?

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Grenache- less tannins, high in Alcohol, lower in acidity

Syrah- deeply color, tannic, powerful, long lived

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Describe Rose from Rhone?

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9% of production
Grenache is key component
hearty, deeply colored, full flavored

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Describe white wine from Rhone?

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5% of production
produced dry, sweet fortified, or sparking
Viognier world benchmark in northern Rhone for full-bodied, viscous, and very aromatic
Also found Marsanne & Roussanne produced in white or blended with red

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number of AOCs in Northern Rhone?

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8

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Standout, commune size AOC in Northern Rhone?

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Cote -Rotie- Syrah mixed with a little Viognier
Hermitage-
Cornas- requires 100% Syrah

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White wine AOCs found in Northern Rhone?

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Condrieu AOC & Chateau-Grillet AOC made 100% Viognier

Saint-Peray AOC -still & sparking from Marsanne and Roussanne

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18
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Cotes du Rhone appellation covers?

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Covers most of the area, including Northern Rhone
accounts for more than half of the Valley’s output
approved for red, white, rose
most is produced by cooperative

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Southern Rhone production volume vs. Northern?

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South produces 95% of volume

South covers more ground

20
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Number of villages in Cotes du Rhone?

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90- all in the south
of these 21 are permitted to append their name as official subzone
-these subzone required stricter production standards for yield, density, ABV, and other factors

21
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Well known Southern Rhone communes that have AOC status?

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CDP- know for red blends of 13 (or 18 depending on how you count)
Gigondas, LIrac, Rasteau, Cairanne, Vacqueyras- known for red blends, & small amounts of white and rose

22
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Main grape used in fortified sweet wine production in Southern Rhone?

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Muscat de Beaumes-de Venise
makes mainly white wine
there is a red and white Muscat

23
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name of fortified wine in Southern Rhone and characteristics of wine?

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Vin doux natural made from Muscat
ABV above 15%, min RS is 10%
mainly white produced, rose and red exist

24
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Rasteau AOC produces?

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Vin doux naturel based on Grenache (noir, blanc, and gris version)
generally red, but also produced are white, tawny, rose

25
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AOC exclusively for rose in Rhone?

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Tavel.
made from Grenache and Cinsault mainly
dry

26
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Name the sparkling AOCs in Rhone?

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Clairette de Die- traditional and ancestral
Cremant de Die- dry traditional
Coteaux de Die
Chatillon den Diois

27
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grapes used in making sparkling wine in Southern Rhone?

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Clairette, Muscat, and Aligote

28
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AOCs outside Cotes du Rhone?

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Ventoux AOC- white, red, rose
Costieres de Nimes - white, red, rose
Luberon- white, red, rose
Duche d'Uzes -white, red, rose
Cotes de Vivarais - white, red, rose
Clairette de Bellegarde- 100% Clairette
29
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What city lies to the north of the Rhone Valley?

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Lyon (20 miles north)

30
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What city lies at the south of the Rhone Valley?

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Avignon

31
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How many miles from north to south is the Rhone Valley?

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120 miles

32
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How many miles are in the gap between the Northern Rhone and the Southern Rhone?

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30 miles

33
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How does the mistral help the Southern rhone grapes?

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Cools down the vines so the grapes retain their acidity, and works as a blow-dryer to keep humidity & mold off the grapes at harvest time.

34
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Because of the mistral, the best vineyards are located where?

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In sheltered areas.

35
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Because of the mistral, how are the vines pruned?

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Low to the ground.

36
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What are the soils in the Southern Rhome?

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clay, sandy limestone, gravel, or stones

37
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Why does Southern Rhone blend it’s wine?

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The hot dry climate can make classic Syrah lose it’s focus & intensity so blending can create a whole wine that’s more than a sum of it’s parts.

38
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What Southern Rhone AOCs are known for hearty red blends?

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C du Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Lirac & Rasteau

39
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What is the alcohol level and minimum % of sugar in a Muscat de B-de-V?

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15% alcohol and 10% residual sugar

40
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What is another vin doux natural from Southern Rhone is based on Grenache and is mostly red but can be white, tawny and rose versions?

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Rasteau vin doux naturel

41
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Where is Clairette de Die AOC and what style wine is produced there?

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Apart from the Rhone Valley. Produces a sweet sparkling wine using the Method Ancestrale Dioise.

42
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List the AOC’s in the Southern Rhone clockwise

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Cotes du Rhone, Cotes du Rhone Villages, one at the top, Vinsoble, Rasteau, Gigondas, Vaqueyres, Beaumes de Venise, large app starts with a V, Luberon, Chat. du Pape, Cost. de Nimes, Tavel, Lirac

43
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The vineyards are steep and must be terraced in what part of the Rhone Valley

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Northern

44
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What Northern Rhone AOC is 100% syrah?

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Cornas

45
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What Northern Rhone AOCs are dry whites from 100% viognier?

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Condrieu and Chateau Grillet

46
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List the Northern Rhone AOCs north to south

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Cote Rotie, Condrieu, Chateaux Grillet, St. Joseph, Crozes Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, St. Peray

2020 CSW (35 decks)

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