France - Rhone

Question 1

Most famous climats of Hermitage.

Answer 1

Les Bessards
Le Meal
Les Greffieux
L' Hermite
La Chapelle
Les Murets
Beaume

Question 2

In which village is the main facilities of E. Guical?

Answer 2

Ampuis

Question 3

When was the Hermitage AOC established?

Answer 3

1937

Question 4

Which producer released the first estate-bottled Chateauneuf-du-Pape and in what year?

Answer 4

Chateau La Nerthe

1785

Question 5

Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.

Answer 5

Delas
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Paul Jaboulet Aine
Cave de Tain l'Hermitage
Chapoutier

Question 6

Minimum percentage of Clairette in the Cremant de Die.

Answer 6

55% (the rest Aligote and Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains)

Question 7

Most famous of the Cotes du Rhone Villages, located on the right bank of the river.

Answer 7

Chusclan

Question 8

How many hectares is Chateau-Grillet?

Answer 8

3,5 ha

Question 9

How many villages have the right to have their names printed on the Cotes du Rhone AOC label?

Answer 9

18

Question 10

Most southerly appellation of the Rhone Valley.

Answer 10

Costieres de Nimes

Question 11

Where is Thierry Allemand located? He produces his top wines from which two lieux-dits?

Answer 11

Cornas

Reynard and Les Chaillots

Question 12

Name three of the best producers of Condrieu.

Answer 12

Yves Cuilleron
Andre Perret
Saint Cosme
Jean Michel Gerin
Dumazet
Delas
Rene Rostaing

Question 13

Which appellation is dedicated exclusively to rose production in Rhone and what is the dominant grape of these wines?

Answer 13

Tavel

Grenache

Question 14

What is the name of Alain Graillot’s top Crozes-Hermitage bottling that is only bottled in the best vintages?

Answer 14

La Guiraude

Question 15

What are Guical’s Ermitage Blanc and Rouge bottlings called?

Answer 15

Ex-Voto

Question 16

What style of wines are produced in Vacqueyras?

Answer 16

Red (95% of the production)
Rose
White (4% of the production)

Question 17

What are the grape requirements for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage red wines?

Answer 17

Minimum 85% Syrah

Maximum 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne

Question 18

What is the unique soil type found in Condrieu called?

Answer 18

Arzelles

Question 19

What kind of barrels is Northern Rhone Syrah typically fermented in?

Answer 19

Large oak foudres

Question 20

How is a methode ancestrale wine produced?

Answer 20

Wine is bottled before fermentation is complete thus the CO2 is trapped in the bottle

Question 21

What are the best soil types that characterize the best vineyards of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?

Answer 21

Heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils

Question 22

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP minimum residual sugar and alcohol.

Answer 22

The wines must contain at least 100g/L of sugar and feature at least 15% alcohol content

Question 23

What is the name of the major soil type in Cornas?

Answer 23

Decomposed granite, resulting in clay like sands known as “Gores”

Question 24

The Northern Rhone extends from what city to which city?

Answer 24

Vienne to Valence

Question 25

What does co-fermenting with Viognier provide for the wines of Cote Rotie?

Answer 25

Stabilizes red wine colour and moderates tannin extraction

Question 26

What is the largest AOP in Southern Rhone?

Answer 26

Cotes du Rhone

Question 27

What is the climate of Southern Rhone?

Answer 27

Mediterranean

Question 28

What are the two slopes nearest to Ampuis that are considered the heart of the appellation?

Answer 28

Cote Blonde | Cote Brune

Question 29

Name the Condrieu bottlings that Cuilleron produces.

Answer 29

La Petite Cote Les Chaillets Les Ayguets Lieu-dit Vernon

Question 30

What appellation of the Southern Rhone exists for both dry red wines as well as fortified VDN wines of all colours?

Answer 30

Rasteau

Question 31

What is the Southern Rhone's northernmost appellation?

Answer 31

Grignan-les-Adhemar (formerly known as Coteaux du Tricastin)

Question 32

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?

Answer 32

Costieres de Nimes | Clairette de Bellegarde

Question 33

When was the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC established as the first AOC of France?

Answer 33

1936

Question 34

What is the minimum percentage of Grenache Noir in the red wines of Vacqueyras AOP?

Answer 34

50%

Question 35

Maximum percentage of Viognier in the wines of Cote Rotie.

Answer 35

20%

Question 36

Which is the smallest red wine appellation in the Northern Rhone?

Answer 36

Cornas (145 ha)

Question 37

What is the name of Pierre Gonon's Saint-Joseph blanc?

Answer 37

Les Oliviers

Question 38

Which Cote Rotie producer makes "Blonde de Seigneur"?

Answer 38

Domaine Georges Vernay

Question 39

What grape must comprise 100% of Coteaux de Die AOP?

Answer 39

Clairette

Question 40

Name at least four important lieux-dits of Cornas.

Answer 40

``` Les Reynards Les Chaillots La Cote Les Mazards Thézier Sauman ```

Question 41

Name the three Cote-Rotie single vineyards of Guigal.

Answer 41

``` La Mouline (first vintage 1966) La Landonne (first vintage 1978) La Turque (first vintage 1985) ```

Question 42

Who produces La Chapelle Hermitage?

Answer 42

Paul Jaboulet

Question 43

Who produces L'Hermite Hermitage?

Answer 43

Chapoutier

Question 44

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?

Answer 44

Le rapé

Question 45

What are the communes of production of Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

Answer 45

``` Orange Courthézon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Bédarrides Sorgues ```

Question 46

Is chaptilization allowed in the production of red Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines?

Answer 46

No

Question 47

Name the communes of production of Cote-Rotie AOC.

Answer 47

Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone Ampuis Tupin-Semons

Question 48

When was Côte-Rôtie AOC established?

Answer 48

1940

Question 49

What is the name of Jean-Louis Chave's top bottling of Hermitage?

Answer 49

Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin

Question 50

Who revived Hermitage Vin de Paille?

Answer 50

Gerard Chave in the 1970's and Chapoutier more recently

Question 51

Where is Vin Doux Naturel produced in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 51

Rasteau AOP | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

Question 52

What is unique about the wines of Château de Beaucastel?

Answer 52

They use all the authorized grape varieties and the red wines have a high percentage of Mourvèdre

Question 53

What is the dominant grape variety used in Château Fortia Cuvée Reserve?

Answer 53

Syrah

Question 54

Grape varieties used in Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Rouge 1990.

Answer 54

100% Grenache