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1
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When does the minimum 15% Syrah/Mourvedre apply for Cotes du Rhone rouge?

A

After 2019 harvest.

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What are the communes of Cote-Rotie?

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Ampuis, Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone, Tupin-Semons

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3
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Where is Cote Blonde?

A

southern Cote Rotie

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4
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Where is Cote Brune?

A

northern Cote Rotie

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5
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Who is the producer of Chateau Grillet?

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Neyret-Gachet (sold to François Pinault in 2011)

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6
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What are the 3 original communes of Condrieu?

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Condrieu, Verin, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone

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7
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Which 4 communes were added to Condrieu in 1967?

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Limony, Chavanay, Malleval, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf

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What are the communes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Sorgues

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What are the communes of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?

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Beaumes-de-Venise, Aubignan

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What are the commues of Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel?

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Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet

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11
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Where are the Rhone River headwaters?

A

Switzerland

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12
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The Northern Rhone is between what two cities?

A

Vienne and Valence

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13
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Who constructed the terraces of northern rhone? When?

A

The Romans, in 1st Century CE

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14
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When was Southern Rhone struck with phylloxera?

A

1863

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15
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When does the Mistral affect the Northern Rhone?

A

Winter and Spring

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16
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What is arzelle and where will you see it?

A

A thin topsoil of decomposed mica in Condrieu.

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17
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In what direction is Cote-Rotie’s aspect?

A

southeasterly

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18
Q

Who revived vin de paille in the 1970s?

A

Gerard Chave

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19
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How much of Rhone’s wine is produced in southern Rhone?

A

95%

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20
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Why do many growers plant their vines at an angle in Southern Rhone?

A

So the mistral may blow them upright over time.

21
Q

What are galets?

A

“Pudding stones” in Chateauneuf du Pape made of quartzite and smoothed by the river, that retain heat and release the heat at night.

22
Q

Who released the first estate-bottled Chateauneuf du Pape, and when?

A

Chateau La Nerthe in 1785.

23
Q

What does the papal crest mean?

A

Estate-bottled wines from Chateauneuf du Pape

24
Q

What AOPs are on the left bank of the Rhone in Northern Rhone?

A

Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage

25
Q

What AOP is between St Joseph and St Peray?

A

Cornas

26
Q

What two AOPs are on the Rhone tributary the Drome River?

A

Clairette de Die, Chatillon-en-Diois

27
Q

What city is at the northern cusp of Southern Rhone?

A

Montelimar

28
Q

What two AOPs are across the river from Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

A

Lirac and Tavel

29
Q

What is southwest of Chateauneuf du Pape?

A

Costieres de Nimes

30
Q

List these, north to south: Beaumes de Venise, Gigondas, Rasteau, Vacqueyas, Vinsobres

A

Vinsobres, Rasteau, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes de Venise

31
Q

What is the southern border of Luberon?

A

The Durance River

32
Q

Name the likely list of top Cote Rotie vineyards.

A 
La Landonne (Ampuis, just NE of town)
Cote Blonde (Ampuis, just NW of town)
Cote Brune (Ampuis, includes La Turque)
Grandes Places (Ampuis, somewhat NE)
Rochins (Ampuis, N of town)
Lancement (Ampuis, NW of town)
33
Q

Who is often considered the reference point for classicly styled Cote Rotie?

A

Domaine Jamet

34
Q

Where did Etienne Guigal start working at the age of 14?

A

Vidal-Fleury

35
Q

What is a demi-muid?

A

A large oak barrel that holds 159 gallons (600 liters). In between the petit foudre and the barrique.

36
Q

How many communes are in the Cotes du Rhone appellation?

A

171

37
Q

The soil in Cote Brune is rich in what?

A

schist and iron

38
Q

The sandy soil in Cote Blonde comes from what?

A

Decomposed granite and quartz.

39
Q

Wines from Southern Rhone that are grown in sandy soils tend to be what?

A

Light bodied and perfumy.

40
Q

Who established Marseilles?

A

The Greeks

41
Q

Who moved his papacy to Avignon?

A

Pope Clement V

42
Q

When did the Roman Catholic popes reside in Avignon?

A

1309 to 1378

43
Q

What was the first AOC in France?

A

Chateauneuf du Pape

44
Q

Where does Le Mistral blow from?

A

Massif Central

45
Q

Cote Rotie gradients can be as high as what?

A

55 degrees

46
Q

What are the most important vineyards of Cote Rotie?

A

Cote Brune

Cote Blonde

47
Q

When did the papacy stop owning land in Chateauneuf du Pape?

A

1791

48
Q

What are the two types of planting orders that are codified in Chateauneuf du Pape in regards to minimum planting density?

A 
En Ligne - 3,000 vph
Au Carre (square) - ~2500 vph
49
Q

What is the dominant grape of Chateau de Beaucastel Rouge?

A

Mourvedre

Cert/Adv - France-Rhone (8 decks)

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