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1
Q

Name Attrb

A

Langue d’Oc == Occitane

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2
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AKA

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Land of yes

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3
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Rail effect

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got wine to new markets

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4
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coop history

A

first coops

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5
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VdP notable

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first to embrace category

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6
Q

what hybrid the region pioneer

A

ResDue

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7
Q

adaptive or inlfexible

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adaptive

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8
Q

first sparkling when

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16th C

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9
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where was first sparkling

A

Blanquette de Limoux

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10
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who made Blanquette de Limoux first

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Monks of Hillaire

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11
Q

what road did Romans build

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Via Dolmita
connected italy - fr - spain

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12
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what city colonized by Romans

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Narbo now Narbonne

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13
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what did the Canal du Midi connect

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med sea to Garonne in Toulouse

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14
Q

what trading partner pushed for sweet wine

A

Dutch 17th C

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15
Q

what drove the production of dry white

A

supply Napoleon army 18th C

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16
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what was the second canal ?

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parallel to Garonne. from Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe

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17
Q

what was prod increase due to railways

A

4x

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18
Q

bulk or hi q tradition in 1930s

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bulk

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19
Q

% prod coops
how many

A

70%
150 coops

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20
Q

when did L and R join

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1972

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21
Q

what AOCs can use L and R grapes

A

Pays d’Oc and Languedoc AOC

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22
Q

rank AOC , IGP ,VdF

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IGP, VdF, AOC

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23
Q

Borders NW, SW (2), S, NE

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Cevennes MTs, Med Sea, Pyrenees, Roussillon, Rhone

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24
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What MTs create border for Atlantic corridor

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Cevennes

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25
Q

4 departments touched. 1 is partial

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Gard (partial)
Lozere
Herault
Aude

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26
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First to create viti

A

Romans along via Domitia

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27
Q

Climate
risks
influence

A

Med
Episode Cevenal - fall rain
Tramontane wind from N,
mt areas dirunal, winter dromancy

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28
Q

3 zones

A

Plains
Hills, Mts
Atlantic corridor

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29
Q

Plains
city borders
general topo
igp or AOC focus?
key AOC

A

Narbonne and Beziers to Montpelier
flat fertile along Med Sea
IGP
Picpoul de Pinet and VDNs

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30
Q

Mts / Hills
influence
Notable AOCs

A

altitude moderates
Pic Saint Loup, Minervois,
Saint-Chinion, Faugeres, Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

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31
Q

Atlantic Corridor
varieties
Topo
Notable AOCs

A

Bordeaux and Med
Hilly
Carbardes, Limoux, Malpere

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32
Q

Syn for LS soil

A

Garrigue

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33
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Garrigue 3 meanings

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LS soil
herbs
aroma of herbs in wine

34
Q

Soils
Hills
Plains

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LS, Granite, Gneiss, Schist
Sedimentary, alluvial, iron rich gravel, sand, marl, clay silt

35
Q

Grapes major white

A

Bourboulenc
Clairette
Mauzac Blanc
Piquepoul
Muscat a PG

36
Q

Grapes major Gris

A

Grenache Gris

37
Q

Grapes major red

38
Q

Training
traditional
Trending

A

Gobelet
Guyot

39
Q

Aspects in general

A

east and west

40
Q

Irrigation allowed ?

A

thru april with permission

41
Q

Organic % L-R
% of world
Bio trend

A

38%
7%
increasing . 47 as of 2019

42
Q

First coop

43
Q

largest AOC

44
Q

Who was Bojanowski

A

of Clos du Granvillias in Saint Jean de Minervois
started Carignan renaissance

45
Q

What varieties under experimentation
heat resist
mildew resist / approved where ?
Heritage

A

Assyrtiko, Agiorgitiko, Marselan
Souviginier Gris, Cab Coritis, Muscaris, Soreli, Floreal. Coteaux de Pont Gard
Aspiran Noir (Rivairenc), Aramon

46
Q

Vini White
general
hi q / where

A

direct press, few hours macer
barrel, Limoux

47
Q

Vini Rose

A

direct press

48
Q

Vini Red
Carignan specific
general

A

sometimes Carbonic
some cold soak
2 years vat avg
better wines barrel

49
Q

Vini Sparkling

A

MT
Ancestrale

50
Q

Languedoc AOC
blend req
red / rose dom (4)
DGC reqs / styles

A

2 grapes
G, Lledoner Pelut, M, S
11, red only except Cabrieres (rose), can label

51
Q

Clairette de Languedoc
Loc
inf
soil(1)
dom style

A

inland north
alt / Cevennes Mts
LS
dry

52
Q

Picpoul de Pinet
Loc
Inf
harvest
coop or small
vini vessel

A

on Lake Etaing de Thau (between vines and sea)
Sea breeze / low diurnal
machine at night
coop
stainless some barrel

53
Q

top producing white AOC

A

Picpoul de Pinet

54
Q

Pic Saint Loup
topo / names
blend reqs
Climate

A

2 opposing LS outcroppings. Pic Saint Loup and Falaise de l’hortus
at least 2 , 1 must be Syrah
more conti

55
Q

Terasses du Larzac
Climate
rain vs Pic Saint Loup
soil
vineyard loc
notable climate feature
blend req
organic %

A

more conti
more
clay LS
foot of Larzac plateau
highest diurnal in Languedoc
3 typically GSM
50%

56
Q

Best known north border AOCs

A

Faugeres, Minervois, Saint, Chinion

57
Q

Faugeres
Loc / near city
Soil (1)
Influence
Blend req general / white
prod red or wh

A

Cevennes MTs / Beziers
Schist
Alt , North Wind
2, 1 must be Roussanne
red

58
Q

Saint Chinion
soil (3)
Loc
Inf
dom prod
dom white (1)
dom reds (4)
DGC how many/ req / soils

A

schist or clay, LS
foot of Espinouse Mts
Alt
red / rose
G Blanc
GSM, Lledoner Pelut
2, red only / schist only

59
Q

Minervois
S, W, E of AOC
Soil(3)
dom red
white req
dom prod

A

canal Midi, Carcassone, Narbonne
clay, ls w/ pockets of sandstone
Syrah
80% primary
red

60
Q

Minervois La Livinere
Loc re: Mts
dom grape
soil

A

Montagne Foothills
Syrah
Schist

61
Q

South Area AOCs

A

La Clape
Corbieres
Corbieres Brantanec
Fitou
Cabardes
Malepere
Limoux

62
Q

La Clape
Loc re: city / topo feature
climate notes
soil
dom whites / reds

A

Narbonne to sea, massif de la clape /LS outcrop
hottest, dry, sunny, windy
sandy(1)
bourboulenc, GB / GSM

63
Q

What is largest non-regional AOC

64
Q

Corbieres
name attrib
soil(5)
blend req
dom prod
dom grape
named DGC

A

jagged LS hills
mostly LS, schist, red clay, galets, marl
2 grapes
red
carignan
Corbieres Durban

65
Q

Corbieres Butanac
Loc
soil(3)
blend reqs

A

in Corb between Alaric Mts (W) and Massif de Frontfrorda (E)
varied, iron rich clay, LS , galets
no variety > 80% , min 30% carignan

66
Q

Fitou
loc
close to coast name/ soil
inland name/ soil / loc
dom grapes in blend

A

non-contiguous in S Corbieres
maritime / clay LS
Haut Fitou / LS Sand / in Mts
Carignan, Grenache

67
Q

Cabardes
climate feature
blend req
soil(1)

A

windy from Atlantic and Med
40% cs,merlot, CF / 40% G-S
LS

68
Q

What is only AOC with equal split of med and Atlantic grapes

69
Q

Malpepere
Loc
topo re: Cabardes / Limoux
inf
soil(2)
dom grapes
blend req red
blend req rose

A

most west
flatter
west breeze
LS clay
atlantic varieties
Merlot 40% plus Cot / CF
CF 40%

70
Q

Limoux
Loc
soil(3)
Inf
white dom grape / req / vini
red dom grape / req / vini

A

SW in Aude valley
stony clay ls
sheltered by 2 plat and pyrenees
chard / hand harvest, release May / barrel
merlot / 3 grapes , release April / tank or barrel

71
Q

Limoux
Blanquette grapes / vini req
MA grapes / vini req

A

Mauzac plus chard, chenin / 9 mos sur lie
mauz 100% / 2 mos age

72
Q

Cremant de Limoux
loc
dom grape
blend req
mostly recently approved grape
rose prod

A

within Limoux
chardonnay
none
p noir
p noir added

73
Q

VDN AOCs
oxi or reductive
viti reqs (2)
min sw

A

Muscat de Lunel
Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois
Muscat de Frontignan
Reductive
hand harvest / no irrigation
11%

74
Q

Muscat de Lunel
Loc
soil
climate
harvest early or late
full or light body

A

most east between Montpelier and Nimes
rocky galets
Med
esarly
full

75
Q

Muscat de Mireval
Loc
inf
soil
commune shared / labeling allowed

A

coastal
sea breeze
clay ls galet (3)
Vin-le-Gardiole w/ Frontignan / can label as either

76
Q

Muscat de Frontignan
relative size / age
soil(3)
loc
style note

A

oldest / largest
clay ls sand close to sea
S of Mireval on Sea
most powerful

77
Q

Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois
Loc
Inf
Climate
style note coastals

A

NE in Minervois
elevation
Conti influenced Med
Fragrant floral hi acid

78
Q

Pay d’Oc IGP
% L-R prod
% L-R region
equiv Aus and USA
varietal or blend dom
dom prod ?

A

50
50
50%, 33%
varietal
red

79
Q

Pays d’Oc
% of France varietal prod
dom in reds
dom in whites
dom in rose

A

92%
merlot, cs , syrah
chrd, sb, vio
G-S Cinsaut

80
Q

Pays d’Oc
non-varietal blend req
variety on label reqs
white use in red and rose req

A

must be 50% primary
primary only and at least 15% in blend
co-ferment, max 20% in blend

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