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France - Rhone Valley Flashcards

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1
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Name the nothern Rhone areas from north to South

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Cote-Rotie, Condrieu, Chateau Grillet, St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, Saint-Peray, Die, Chatillon-en-Diois

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The entire Rhone Valley stretches in between which 2 cities

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Vienne in the north, to Avignon in the south

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Top vintages of Rhone from 1980 to now

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1989 - 1990 - 1995 - 1998 - 1999 - 2001 - 2005 - 2009 - 2010 - 2015 - 2016 - 2018

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Which areas of Rhone is famous for sparkling wines

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Saint-Peray, Clairette de Die, Chatillon-en-Diois

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Who own’s Chateau Grillet, and has been since 2011

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Francois Pinault (3rd. richest man in france and owner of Chateau Latour)

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Name of Chateau Grillet second wine

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Pontcin

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How much Clairette is in the appelation wine “Clairette de die”

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Maximum 25%

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Which Grape is the dominant in Clairette de die

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Muscat a petit Grains

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9
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How is Clairette de die made

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Ancestrale-method

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Clairette-de-die undergoes “Transvasage” explain this

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The finished wine is filtered into a clean bottle

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minimum sugar content of clairette-de-die at bottleing stage and finished wine

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minimum 55g. at bottling, and minimum 35g. as finished wine, both per liter, no liqeur de tirage or expedition allowed.

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Who stands for about 75% of clairette de die production

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The co-operative Cave de Die Jaillance

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noticable producers of clairette de die

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Buffardel Freres and Jaillance

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top producers of Condrieu

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Cuilleron, Delas, Guigal, and more

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What was the initial trend of Condrieu

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Sweet and medium sweet wines

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which grapes are allowed for Condireu making

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100% Viognier

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Top producers of Cornas

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Du Coulet, Paul Jaboulet Aine, Courbis, and more

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how much Viognier is allowed in Cote-Rotie

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up to 20%

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Describe a classic Cote-Rotie wine

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Dark, intense, black berries, violets and spice.
Full body, fire and power, high in tannins and acidity, but with great finesse

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top producers of Cote-Rotie

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Paul Jaboulet Aine, Delas, Guigal, and more

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What is the only Technical difference on Cote-du-Rhone wines from the south, and the north of Rhone

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Syrah may replace grenache as the principal red wine variety in the North

22
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Which grapes is allowed for Cremant de Die

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100% Clairette

23
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what are the rules for residual sugar in cremant de die

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maximum 15g/l

24
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Grape regulations for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage

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Syrah with up to 15% marsanne/rousanne

25
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How many Climats in Hermitage?
Name as many Climats of Hermitage as possible

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14, From West to east:
La Varogne
Les Bessards
l’Hermite
le Meal
Les Gréffieux
Beuame
Maison Blanche
Rocoule
Péléat
Les Diogniéres
Les Murets
lhomme
la Criox
Torres et les Garennes

26
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top Hermitage producers

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M. Chapoutier, Delas, Guigal, Paul Jaboulet Aine and more

27
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What is “Hermitage vin de Paille”

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A wine from hermitage made from marsanne/roussane, and raisined on straw mats

28
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Top producer of Hermitage Vin de Paille

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M. Chapoutier

29
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Saint joseph grape regulations

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syrah with up to 10% marsanne/rousanne

30
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st. joseph top producers

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Courbis, Chapoutier, Jean-louis Chave, Montez, Guigal

31
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How much of the generic Cotes du Rhone AOP is made in northern rhone

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10%

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climat of southern rhone

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Mediterranean and warm

33
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What is the Mistral

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A cold and dry nortwest wind, that blows down through the rhone valley

34
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Grape regulations for Beaume-de-venise

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min 50% syrah and min 25% grenache, rest is rhone blend

35
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which grape is used for sweet wines in beaume de venise

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Muscar blanc a petit Grains

36
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How is sweet wine made in beaume de venise

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by adding brandy to arrest the fermentation.

37
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abv and sugar regulations for beaume de venise

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min 15% abv and min 100 g/l sugar

38
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When did Cairanne get AOC

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2016

39
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grape regulations for cairanne

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Grenache min. 50%
syrah/mouvedre min. 20%
rhone blend max 20%

40
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Which and when was the first french area to recieve AOC

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Chateauneuf-du-pape, 15. may 1936

41
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from where did chateauneuf du pape get its name

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The Ruined summer palace of the 14. century pope

42
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soil of chateauneuf du pape

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Rounded “Gallettes/pudding - stones” which act as heaters during the night and ensure the soil to be well drained

43
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18 grapes allowed for chateauneuf du pape

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Grenache - Syrah - cinsault - Counoise - Mouvedre - Bourboulenc - Clairette blanche - Clairette Rose - Picardan - Picpoul Blanc - Picpoul Gris - Picpoul Noir - Muscardin - Grenache Blanc - Grenache Gris - Roussane - Terret Noir - Vaccarèse

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top producers of chateauneuf-du-pape

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Chateau Beaucastel - Chateau Rayas - Vieux Télégraph - Domaine du Pegau - Clos de Papes

45
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Which emblem on the bottle is protected by Chateauneuf du pape

A

2 crossed keys

46
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explain “Le Rapé”

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In chateauneuf, between 5-20% of the grapes harvested within the maximum yield for this AOC, will be sold under vin de table, to ensure only the best quality for chateauneuf-du-pape AOC

47
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in which 2 styles are chateaneuf du pape beeing made

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the traditional: full, strong, intense, dark and spiced and long-lived
the modern: more easy drinkable

48
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DK Sommelier (64 decks)

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