Languedoc and Provence

Question 1

1. What are Common red varieties in Languedoc?

Answer 1

Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache Noir and Mourvèdre.

Question 2

2. What are common white varieties in Languedoc?

Answer 2

Common white varieties include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Piquepoul, Marsanne and Roussanne.

Question 3

3. What AOC produces around 75% of wine in Provence? Also is the biggest AOC in Provence.

Answer 3

Cótes de Provence

Question 4

4. Who are the two actors who have made the wine in Provence? Name them and also the wine.

Answer 4

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a Côtes de Provence Rosé from Correns (by Brignoles) called Miraval, a blend of Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah and Rolle (Vermentino).

Question 5

5. What is the first AOC of Provence, name also the year.

Answer 5

Cassis, 1936

Question 6

6. How do you call the traditional Provence bottle?

Answer 6

Skittle, shaped like an hourglass

Question 7

7. What type of wine you can find the most from Bandol?

Answer 7

Bandol produces amazing whites from Clairette blended with Ugni Blanc or Bourbouenc, and structured, flavorful rose but its signature wines are the rich, intense, red wines made with up to 95% Mourvedre and aged in oak for at least 18 months.

Question 8

8. Which is the newest AOC in Provence, name also the year.

Answer 8

Pierrevert, 1998

Question 9

9. What is “saignée” method and where in Provence you can find it?

Answer 9

Saignée (“sohn-yay”) means “to bleed,” and it also describes a method of rosé winemaking that involves “bleeding” off a portion of red wine juice after it’s been in contact with the skins and seeds. Saignée is considered a byproduct of red winemaking because its primary function is to increase the concentration of red wines. You can find it from Pierrevert- The rules of the area dictate that a minimum of 50% of the wine must be made in the “saignée” method

Question 10

10. What is one of the well-known fortified wine AOC in Roussillon wine region?

Answer 10

Maury AOC

Question 11

11. What is the single biggest wine-producing region in the world, being responsible for more than a third of France’s total wine production?

Answer 11

Languedoc-Roussillon.

Question 12

12. How do you call Languedoq sparling wine whitch is made in traditional method?

Answer 12

Blanquette/Cremant de Limoux