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What are the encépagements of… Crémant de Limoux AOP Blanquette de Limoux Limoux Méthode Ancestrale

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Crémant de Limoux:

Max 90% combined Chardonnay (min 50%) and Chenin Blanc (10-40%) + max 20% combined Mauzac and PN (max 15%)

Blanquette de Limoux:

Min 90% Mauzac + Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc

Limoux Méthode Ancestrale:

100% Mauzac

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Name 2 producers of Blanquette de Limoux

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Saint-Hilaire

Sieur d’Arques

Antech

Dm Paul Mas

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What are the pressure minimums of…

Crémant de Limoux AOP

Blanquette de Limoux

Limoux Méthode Ancestrale

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Crémant de Limoux min 3.5 atm

Blanquette de Limoux min 3.5 atm

Limoux Méthode Ancestrale min 3 atm

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What are the assemblage rules for Limoux rouge?

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Min 3 Varieties 45-70% Merlot

Min 20% Grenache, Syrah, Cot

Max 35% Cab Sauv, Cab Franc

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5
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What are the soils of Fitou AOP 2 sectors?

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Maritime: clay and limestone

Montagneux: mountain schist

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What is Gérard Bertrand’s top red bottling?

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Clos d’Ora,

Minervois la Livinière AOP.

Carignan, Syrah, Mouvèdre, Grenache.

$200 retail

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What is Matissat?

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100% Mourvèdre

bottling by La Pèira,

Terrasses du Larzac AOP

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8
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What grape is Dm les Aurelles, Aurelles Blanc?

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100% Roussane

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Sourcing his Marsanne snd Roussanne cuttings from Gérard Chave, who makes the most expensive white wine in Languedoc?

A

Laurent Vaillé.

Dm de la Grange des Pères,

IGP Pays de l’Herault

$190

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La 40èmé, is a $100 Syrah/Grenache natural blend made by which producer?

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Ch Puech-Haut,

Saint-Drézéry

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What are the 11 Geographical Designations of Languedoc AOP?

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SW to NE

Quatourze

Pezenas

Cabriéres

Gres de Montpellier

Saint-Georges-d’Orques

Saint-Saturnin

Montpeyroux

Le Méjanelle

Saint-Brezery

Saint-Christol

Sommières

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2 Subzones of Saint-Chinian AOP

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Berlou (west) Rouqebrun (east)

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What are the 4 AOPs dedicated to Muscat?

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SW to NE

Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois

Muscat de Frontignan

Muscat de Miraval

Muscat de Lunel

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What are the AOPs and deadline for bottling Muscat de Nöel?

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Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOP

Muscat de Lunel AOP

December 1st, year of harvest

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Which Muscat AOP permits Vin de Liquor?

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Muscat de Frontignan

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Which Muscat AOP VdN has the highest minimum for residual sugar?

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Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois

125 g/l rs min

17
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What was the 1st, and the latest Muscat AOP to be approved?

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Frontignan 1936

Mireval 1959

18
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Name 2 producers of Picpoul de Pinet AOP

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Les Costières de Pomerols

Dm Felines Jourdan

Cave L’Ormarine

Ch Saint Martin de la Garrigue

19
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What AOP requires min 50% Syrah for rouge?

A

Pic Saint-Loup AOP

20
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In what AOP is Lledoner Pelut a principal variety?

What grape is Lledoner Pelut believed to be a mutation of?

A

Corbières AOP

Grenache

21
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What IGP bottling is 75% Cabernet, blended with 20 local varieties?

A

Mas de Dumas Gassac Rouge

22
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Which Languedoc AOP geographical designation allows for rosé?

A

Cabrières

23
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Which Languedoc AOP geographical designation requires the presence of Syrah?

A

Saint-Drézéry

24
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What are the 2 sectors of Fitou?

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Fitou Maritime

Fitou Montagneux

25
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What are the communes of Production for Fitou Maritime?

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Caves

Fitou

Trielles

La Palmes

Leucate

26
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What are the communes of production for Fitou Montagneux?

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Cascastel-des Corbieres

Villenueve-les-Corbieres

Paziols

27
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Name 4 subzones/ terriors of Corbieres?

A

West

Montagne d’Alaric

Servies, Lagrasse

Termenes

Queribus

Central

Lezignan

Boutenac

Saint Victor

Durban

Coastal

Fontfroide

Sigean

28
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Minervois is located within what 2 departments?

A

Herault

Aude

29
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What aops use Muscat de Noel?

A

Muscat de Lunel

Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

30
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Principal Soil Types for Fitou

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Fitou Maritime:

coastal clay and limestone around the saltwater lagoons

Fitou Montagneux:

24km inland, mountainous schist

31
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Name the Languedoc Muscat Aops

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Muscat aop-

Lunel,

st. Jean de minervois,

mireval,

frontignan

32
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Most recent Languedoc Aop addition

A

Pic Saint-Loup (2017)

33
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Languedoc departments

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Aude, Gard, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales

34
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Cremant de Limoux varietal breakdown

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Max. 90% combined Chardonnay (min. 50%) and Chenin Blanc (10-40%); plus max. 20% combined Mauzac and Pinot Noir (max. 15%)

35
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Mont Tauch is geological feature (mountain) and prominent Producer in this AOP

36
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Dominant varietal for Malepere Rouge/Rose

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Rouge- Merlot (At least 50%)

Rose- Cab Franc (At least 50%)

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