FWS - Rhone Flashcards
Which grape is a cross between Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche?
Syrah
Is Syrah native to France or Persia?
France
What was the wine from Southern Rhone that was sold to Burgundy to add pigment, tannin and ripe fruit called?
Vins de Medecine
Cotes du Rhone Septentrionales refer to the North or to the South?
North
What is the process of arresting a fermenting must through the addition of grape spirit?
Mutage
Who is credited with creating the first wine AOC system?
Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarie
What is the 2nd largest AOC wine producer in France?
Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley lies on which latitude?
45th Parallel
The vineyards of the Rhone Valley start 20 miles south of Lyon in which city?
The Northern Rhone lies between which 2 cities?
What is the climate of the Northern Rhone?
Continental
Is Syrah early-ripening or late ripening?
Early ripening
Cotes du Rhone Meridionales refer to the North or to the South?
South
What is the traditional trellising of the Northern Rhone called that places two vines at the center of 2 or 3 stakes that are arranged tipi-fashion over the top?
Echalas
What is the area that is 25 miles southeast of Cornas?
Diois
Fill in the Blank: The Diois is one of France’s _________ wine regions.
Highest
Which appellation is 100% Clairette: Clairette de Die-Methode Ancestrale, Clairette de Die, or Cremant de Die?
Clairette de Die
The Southern Rhone lies between which 2 cities?
Montelimar and Nimes
What is the climate of the Southern Rhone?
Mediterranean
What is the vine training system used in Southern Rhone?
Gobelet
Is Luberon AOC part of Les Cotes du Rhone or Other Rhone Valley AOC?
Other Rhone Valley
Is Gigondas part of Les Cotes du Rhone or Other Rhone Valley AOC?
Les Cotes du Rhone