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1
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How much IGP production in Languedoc?

A

74%

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2
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Key red grapes

A

Grenache
Syrah
Mourverde
Carignan

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3
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Key white grapes

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Bourboulenc
Clairette
Mauzac Blanc
Piquepol
Muscat à Petit Grains

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3
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How many Muscat VDNs are found and what is the style?

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4 VDNs
Reductive

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4
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What is the annual autumn rain event called?

A

Épisode Cévenol

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5
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How many coops and what is the % or production?

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150
70%

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6
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When did the 1st French wine Coop in Maraussan begin operating?

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1905

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7
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What are the 3 zones with in Languedoc

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  1. Atlantic Corridor
  2. Hinterlands
  3. Coastal Plains
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8
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How many DGCs are found in Languedoc AOC

A

11 DGCs

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9
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What are the Atlantic Corridor 3 AOCs?

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Cabardès
Limoux
Malepère

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10
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What AOCs are found on the Coastal Plain?

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3 Mascat AOCs
Picpoul de Pinet
(La Clape - vineyards are on massif of limestone and clay. There are multiple elevations. So it isn’t on coastal plain most likely)

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11
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What AOCs are found in the Mountains and Hillside (Hinterlands)?

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Pic Saint-Loop
Minervous
Saint-Chinan
Faugères
Corbières
Fitou

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12
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Main training method?

A

Goblet

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13
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What is the percentage of Organic Vineyards?

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38%

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13
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What is the weather risks in Languedoc?

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Drought
Épisode Cévenol

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14
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What is France’s largest IGP?

A

Pay d’Oc

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14
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How much varietal wines does Pays d’Oc account for all of France?

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92%

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15
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How many grape variety’s in Pay d’Oc IGP?

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58
include Albariño and Caladoc

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16
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What was the 1st sparkling wine create in 1531 at the Abbey Saint Hilaire?

A

Blanquette de Limoux

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17
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What are the rules for Pay d’Oc?

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50% of primary grape + 1 more
Red and whites must be fermented together

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18
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What is the largest AOC producer?

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Corbieres -24%
Languedoc - 23%

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19
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What was engineering feat connected Sète to the Garonne River in 1681

A

Canal du Midi

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20
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Who were the prime trading partners in the 17th C

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The Dutch for brandywine

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21
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What engineer feature connected Toulous to Castets just south of Bordeaux in 1856?

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Canal de la Garonne

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22
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What is the only Languedoc DGC that produces rose as well as red?

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Cabrieres - Rosé
Saint-Saturnin - Rosé

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23
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What is the largest Languedoc DGC by production?

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Gres de Montpellier

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24
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What is the only non-contingous AOC?

A

Fitou AOC

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25
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What is the difference between IGP and AOCs

A

AOCs blend
IGP varietal

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26
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What are the soils of the 2 separate FItou. 1. Fitou Maritime and 2 Haut Fitou?

A

Maritime has clay and limestone
Haut Fitou has limestone and sandstone

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26
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What is Fitou’s production?

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RED ONLY from Carignan and Grenache

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26
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Which subsection is Limoux?

A

Atlantic Corridor

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27
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What are Limoux main white grapes

A

Mauzac Blanc
Chardonay*
Chenin Blanc
HAND HARVEST ONLY

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28
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Which subsection is Fitou?

A

Hinterland

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29
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What are Limoux red grapes?

A

Merlot
Cot
Syrah

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30
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What AOC in the Atlantic corridor requires 3 varieties in their red blends and aged in tank or barrel?

A

Limoux

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31
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What AOC in the Atlantic corridor requires white wines to be aged?

A

Limoux

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32
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What Atlantic Corridor AOC makes sparkling white and rosés?

A

Crémant de Limoux AOC

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33
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What grape dominates Crémant de Limoux white wines?

A

Chardonnay

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34
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What is the most westerly AOC in Languedoc?

A

Malepère

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34
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Where is Malepère found?

A

Atlantic Corridor

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35
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What does Malepère produce?

A

Reds and rosé

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36
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Where do Bordeaux varieties make a majority of the blends?

A

Malepère
CabFranc/Merlot

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37
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What are Malepère soils?

A

limestone and clay

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38
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Where is Cabardès found?

A

Atlantic Corridor

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39
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What are the main grapes of Cabardès?

A

CabSav
Merlot
CabFranc
Grenache
Syrah

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39
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Where is the AOC where Atlantic winds meet the Mediterranean winds?

A

Cabardès

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39
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Where are Bordeaux and Mediterranean varieties equally split where at least 40% of the blend has to come from each?

A

Cabardès

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40
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Where is Minervous found?

A

Hinterlands

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41
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What is primary red Minervois blends?

A

Syrah +GM

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42
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What does Minervois-La Livinière make?

A

Only reds

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42
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What are the soils of Minervois?

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Clay and limestone

43
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Where is Minervois-La Livinière found?

A

N Minervois
Foothills of Mt Noire

43
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What are the soils of Minervois-La Livinière

A

All vineyards on Schist

44
Q

What is the largest non-regional AOC?

A

Corbières AOC

44
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What are the soils of Corbières AOC?

A

Schist
Red Clay
Galets
Marl

44
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What is the dominant grape in Minervois-La Livinière red blend?

44
Q

What is the 4th largest AOC by volume in France?

A

Corbières AOC

44
Q

What is the dominant red grape in Corbières AOC?

44
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What style does Corbières Boutenac AOC make?

45
Q

Where would Corbières AOC be located?

A

Hinterlands

45
Q

What are the soils of Corbières Boutenac?

A

Iron-rich Clay
Limestone
Galets

46
Q

What mountains protect Corbières Boutenac?

A

Alaric
Fontfroide

46
Q

What AOC does Blanquette Méthode Ancestral part of?

46
Q

Where would you find galets in Languedoc?

A

Corbières and Corbières Boutenac
Mascad de Lunel
Muscat de Mireval

47
Q

What is the worlds oldest sparkling?

A

Blanquette de Limoux

48
Q

What is Blanquette Methode Ancestrale?

A

100% Mauzac
6-7% ABV
Delicate sweetness after a minimum of 2 months aging

49
Q

What is the primary grape of Blanquette de Limoux?

A

Mauzac
9m Lees

50
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What is the hottest, driest, sunniest parts of France?

51
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What dominates the landscape of La Clape?

A

Mt La Clape and between town of Narbonne

52
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What are the soils of La Clape?

A

Only Stones

53
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Where is the AOC where you would only find stones?

54
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What are the dominate white grapes in La Clape?

A

Bourboulenc
Greneche Blanc

54
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What are the dominate red grapes in La Clape?

54
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Where is La Clape?

A

Hinterlands

55
Q

What AOC sits at the foothills of the Espinouse Mountains?

A

Saint-Chinian AOC

56
Q

What is the main production in Saint-Chinian?

A

Red and rosé

57
Q

What are the 2 DGCs of Saint-Chinian?

A

Belou
Roquebrun

57
Q

Aside GSM in Saint-Chinian, what other grape is commonly used?

A

Lledoner Pelut

58
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What are the soils of Saint-Chinian?

A

Schist
Limestone

59
Q

What does Saint-Chinian Belou DGC make?

A

ONLY RED
GSM + high Carignan

60
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What does Saint-Chinian Roquebrun DGC make?

A

ONLY RED - Grenache and Syrah

61
Q

Where is Saint-Chinian?

A

Hinterlands

62
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Where is Faugères?

A

Hinterlands

63
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What are the soils of Faugères?

64
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What is required in the white blends for Faugères?

64
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What is the overall production of Faugères?

65
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Where does Faugères sit?

A

At foothills of Cévennes Mt

65
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What are the 2 AOC is Languedoc known for white?

A

Clairette du Languedoc
Picpoul de Pinet

66
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What produces more whites than any other AOC in Languedoc?

A

Picpoul de Pinet

67
Q

Where is Picpoul de Pinet found?

A

Coastal Plain

67
Q

What does Picpoul mean?

67
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The Picpoul de Pinet vineyards descend to what lake?

A

Étang de Thau

68
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What is the only grape in Picpoul de Pinet?

68
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When are grapes harvest in Picpoul de Pinet?

A

At night by machine

68
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How much to coops account for production in Picpoul de Pinet?

68
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What is the style of Clairette du Languedoc?

A

Clairette only
Dry white
Semi-Sweet
Fortified

69
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What is the style of Picpoul de Pinet?

A

Dry white only

70
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What are the soils of Clairette du Languedoc?

70
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Where can Clairette du Languedoc be found?

A

Hinterlands
Near Cévennes Mt

71
Q

Where is Terrasses du Larzac?

A

Hinterlands

72
Q

What foothills does Terrasses du Larzac sit?

A

Larzac Plateau

72
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What are the soils of Terrasses du Larzac?

A

clay
limestone

73
Q

Where in Languedoc are there 45F/25C diurnal temperature swings?

A

Terrasses du Larzac

74
Q

How much of the vineyards in Terrasses du Larzac are organic?

75
Q

Where is Pic Saint Loop?

A

Hinterlands
Between Pic and Cliffs of Hortus

76
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What is the style Terrasses du Larzac?

A

Red only GSM

77
Q

What is the climate of Pic Saint Loop?

A

More continental

78
Q

What is always required in Pic Saint Loop blends?

79
Q

What is the base sugar content and ABV?

A

11% sugar
15% ABV

79
Q

Which VDN has a higher sweetness requirement?

A

Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

79
Q

What VDN has more continental influence?

A

Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

79
Q

What AOC is known for garrigue?

A

Pic Saint Loop

79
Q

What is the single variety only allowed for VDNs?

A

Muscat à Petit Grains

79
Q

What is the most powerful Muscat AOC?

A

Muscat de Frontignan

80
Q

What is the eastern most VDN?

A

Muscat de Lunel

80
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What is the oldest VDN?

A

Muscat de Frontignan

80
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What are the soils of Muscat de Frontignan?

A

Clay
Limestone
some sand

81
Q

What are the soils of Muscat de Lunel?

A

Rocky
Galets

82
Q

Which VDN can be described as floral and fragrant with higher levels of acidity?

A

Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

83
Q

How are all VDNs made?

A

Reductively

83
Q

Climate of Muscat de Lunel ?

A

Full Mediterranean

83
Q

Largest of the VDNs?

A

Muscat de Frontignan

84
Q

What are the soils of Muscat de Mireval?

A

Clay
Limestone
some gallets

85
Q

What commune do Muscat de Mireval and Frontignan share?

A

Vic-la-Gardiole

86
Q

Which VDN is harvested the earliest?

A

Muscat de Lunel in August

87
Q

How many IGPs does Languedoc have?

88
Q

Which AOC produces dry white, semi-sweet and fortified WHITE wines?

A

Clairette du Languedoc

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