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1
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Most famous climats of Hermitage.

A 
Les Bessards
Le Meal
Les Greffieux
L' Hermite
La Chapelle
Les Murets
Beaume
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2
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In which village is the main facilities of E. Guical?

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Ampuis

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3
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When was the Hermitage AOC established?

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1937

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4
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Which producer released the first estate-bottled Chateauneuf-du-Pape and in what year?

A

Chateau La Nerthe

1785

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5
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Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.

A 
Delas
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Paul Jaboulet Aine
Cave de Tain l'Hermitage
Chapoutier
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6
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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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7
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Most famous of the Cotes du Rhone Villages, located on the right bank of the river.

A

Chusclan

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8
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How many hectares is Chateau-Grillet?

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3,5 ha

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9
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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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18

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10
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Most southerly appellation of the Rhone Valley.

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Costieres de Nimes

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11
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Where is Thierry Allemand located? He produces his top wines from which two lieux-dits?

A

Cornas

Reynard and Les Chaillots

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12
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Name three of the best producers of Condrieu.

A 
Yves Cuilleron
Andre Perret
Saint Cosme
Jean Michel Gerin
Dumazet
Delas
Rene Rostaing
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13
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Which appellation is dedicated exclusively to rose production in Rhone and what is the dominant grape of these wines?

A

Tavel

Grenache

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14
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What is the name of Alain Graillot’s top Crozes-Hermitage bottling that is only bottled in the best vintages?

A

La Guiraude

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15
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What are Guical’s Ermitage Blanc and Rouge bottlings called?

A

Ex-Voto

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16
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What style of wines are produced in Vacqueyras?

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

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17
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What are the grape requirements for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage red wines?

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Minimum 85% Syrah

Maximum 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne

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18
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What is the unique soil type found in Condrieu called?

A

Arzelles

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19
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What kind of barrels is Northern Rhone Syrah typically fermented in?

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Large oak foudres

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20
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How is a methode ancestrale wine produced?

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

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21
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What are the best soil types that characterize the best vineyards of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?

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Heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils

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22
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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP minimum residual sugar and alcohol.

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

23
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What is the name of the major soil type in Cornas?

A

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

24
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The Northern Rhone extends from what city to which city?

A

Vienne to Valence

25
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What does co-fermenting with Viognier provide for the wines of Cote Rotie?

A

Stabilizes red wine colour and moderates tannin extraction

26
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What is the largest AOP in Southern Rhone?

A

Cotes du Rhone

27
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What is the climate of Southern Rhone?

A

Mediterranean

28
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What are the two slopes nearest to Ampuis that are considered the heart of the appellation?

A

Cote Blonde

Cote Brune

29
Q

Name the Condrieu bottlings that Cuilleron produces.

A

La Petite Cote
Les Chaillets
Les Ayguets
Lieu-dit Vernon

30
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What appellation of the Southern Rhone exists for both dry red wines as well as fortified VDN wines of all colours?

A

Rasteau

31
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What is the Southern Rhone’s northernmost appellation?

A

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

32
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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?

A

Costieres de Nimes

Clairette de Bellegarde

33
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When was the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC established as the first AOC of France?

A

1936

34
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What is the minimum percentage of Grenache Noir in the red wines of Vacqueyras AOP?

A

50%

35
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Maximum percentage of Viognier in the wines of Cote Rotie.

A

20%

36
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Which is the smallest red wine appellation in the Northern Rhone?

A

Cornas (145 ha)

37
Q

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

A

Les Oliviers

38
Q

Which Cote Rotie producer makes “Blonde de Seigneur”?

A

Domaine Georges Vernay

39
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What grape must comprise 100% of Coteaux de Die AOP?

A

Clairette

40
Q

Name at least four important lieux-dits of Cornas.

A 
Les Reynards
Les Chaillots
La Cote
Les Mazards
Thézier
Sauman
41
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Name the three Cote-Rotie single vineyards of Guigal.

A 
La Mouline (first vintage 1966)
La Landonne (first vintage 1978)
La Turque (first vintage 1985)
42
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Who produces La Chapelle Hermitage?

A

Paul Jaboulet

43
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Who produces L’Hermite Hermitage?

A

Chapoutier

44
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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?

A

Le rapé

45
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What are the communes of production of Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

A 
Orange
Courthézon
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Bédarrides
Sorgues
46
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Is chaptilization allowed in the production of red Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines?

A

No

47
Q

Name the communes of production of Cote-Rotie AOC.

A

Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone
Ampuis
Tupin-Semons

48
Q

When was Côte-Rôtie AOC established?

A

1940

49
Q

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

A

Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin

50
Q

Who revived Hermitage Vin de Paille?

A

Gerard Chave in the 1970’s and Chapoutier more recently

51
Q

Where is Vin Doux Naturel produced in the Southern Rhone?

A

Rasteau AOP

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

52
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What is unique about the wines of Château de Beaucastel?

A

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

53
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What is the dominant grape variety used in Château Fortia Cuvée Reserve?

A

Syrah

54
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Grape varieties used in Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Rouge 1990.

A

100% Grenache

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