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When does the minimum 15% Syrah/Mourvedre apply for Cotes du Rhone rouge?
After 2019 harvest.
What are the communes of Cote-Rotie?
Ampuis, Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone, Tupin-Semons
Where is Cote Blonde?
southern Cote Rotie
Where is Cote Brune?
northern Cote Rotie
Who is the producer of Chateau Grillet?
Neyret-Gachet (sold to François Pinault in 2011)
What are the 3 original communes of Condrieu?
Condrieu, Verin, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone
Which 4 communes were added to Condrieu in 1967?
Limony, Chavanay, Malleval, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf
What are the communes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Sorgues
What are the communes of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?
Beaumes-de-Venise, Aubignan
What are the commues of Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel?
Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet
Where are the Rhone River headwaters?
Switzerland
The Northern Rhone is between what two cities?
Vienne and Valence
Who constructed the terraces of northern rhone? When?
The Romans, in 1st Century CE
When was Southern Rhone struck with phylloxera?
1863
When does the Mistral affect the Northern Rhone?
Winter and Spring
What is arzelle and where will you see it?
A thin topsoil of decomposed mica in Condrieu.
In what direction is Cote-Rotie’s aspect?
southeasterly
Who revived vin de paille in the 1970s?
Gerard Chave
How much of Rhone’s wine is produced in southern Rhone?
95%