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1
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What is mutage?

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The fortification of wine

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2
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Who discovered sparkling wine?

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Monks of Saint-Hilaire

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Who founded Massalia and when?

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Marseille, Phocaeans 600 BC

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When did the Romans arrive to France?

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125 BC

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What is Via Domitia?

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Road built by Romans to transport goods around their empire

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Who discovered the process of mutage?

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Arnaud de Villeneuve, physician/alchemist in Montepellier

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When was sparkling discovered?

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1531 (150 years before Dom Perignon)

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8
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Where was the first sparkling wine made?

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Limoux

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9
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When did the first part of Canal du Midi open?

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1681, from port of Sète to Garonne River in Toulouse

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10
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What year was the 2nd part of Canal du Midi built?

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1838-1856, from Toulouse to just south of Bdx city

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When did the railway connect Paris, Lyon, Marseille?

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1855

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12
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When did Phylloxera come to Languedoc?

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1863, first region to replant. France’s #1 supplier of wine by 1900

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13
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When did coops develop in Languedoc?

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1930s (1st in 1905)

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14
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How many co-ops bottle what % of production in Languedoc?

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150 co-ops bottle 65% of production

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When did Blanquette de Limoux receive AOC status?

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1938

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16
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When was Vin de Pays category created and finalized?

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Created in 1968, finalized in 1979

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When was Vin de Pays replaced by the IGP category?

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2009

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18
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How many IGPs are in France?

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150+

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What IGP is responsible for 67% of France’s IGP production?

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IGP Pays d’Oc (fruit can come from anywhere in Languedoc-Roussillon)

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20
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When did Languedoc and Roussillon join administratively?

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1972

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21
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When did L-R growing areas being applying for AOC status?

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1980s, 10 AOCs awarded in 1982

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How many AOCs today in L-R?

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Approximately 50

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T/F IGP wines dominate production?

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T

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24
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AOC wines are what % of production in LR?

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19%

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25
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IGP Wines are what % of production in LR?

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68%

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26
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What are the 4 departments of Languedoc from N to S?

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Lozère, Gard, Hérault, Aude

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27
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Soils of LR are a mix of what?

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Very ancient, and very new materials

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28
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Languedoc soils on mountain slopes?

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stony shale and marly limestone

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29
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What type of soil is garrigue?

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Nutrient poor limestone, that can only support resinous herbs

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30
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Languedoc soils on lowland plains and foothills?

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Younger sedimentary and alluvial soils

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What other soil pockets will you find in Languedoc?

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Granite, gneiss, schist

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What type of wines are produced from alluvial soils in Languedoc?

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Fruity wines, often white and rosé

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Granite, gneiss, marl, clay, and schist produce what style of wines in Languedoc?

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Powerful, spicy wines for aging, often red

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34
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Garrigue soils produce what style of wine in Languedoc?

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High acid white/red, reds with polished tannin

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35
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Languedoc has what geographical zones?

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Coastal Plains, Hillsides and Mountains, Atlantic Corridor

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36
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Characteristics of Coastal Plains?

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Flat, low lying, fertile, highest yielding, often entry-level IGP wines

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37
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Coastal plains lie between what cities?

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Narbonne to Montpellier

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38
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Characteristics of Atlantic Corridor?

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Western, Atlantic and Mediterranean forces meet, white/sparkling wines, BDX and Rhone grapes

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39
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Characteristics of Mountains and Hillsides?

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Up to 1,320 ft, block rain and clouds, consistently sunny climate, traps heat

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40
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Languedoc 2 seasons?

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Mild winters, hot dry summers

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41
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What wind blows from the N and W?

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Tramontane

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42
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Sunshine hours in Languedoc?

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2,350 hours per year

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43
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Rainfall Languedoc?

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27 inches per year (often from violent storms)

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44
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What Langd. AOCs still use Carignan as the backbone of the blend?

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Faugères, St. Chinian, Fitou, Minervois, Corbières

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45
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How many grape varieties are approved for Languedoc IGP wines?

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56

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46
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Non varietally labeled wines require what min percentage of primary grapes in Langd.?

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50%

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47
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T/F Any of the 56 IGP grapes may be varietally labeled in Langd.

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F. Only primary grapes

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48
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What min % varietally labeled grape must be in the bottle?

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85%

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49
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T/F If whites grapes are incorporated into rose/red, they must be co-fermented?

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T

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50
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What % of white grapes may be allowed in rose/red blends?

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Max 20%

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51
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Vins Sans IG was formerly known as what?

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Vin de Table

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52
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What are the 3 categories of Lang. wines?

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AOC, IGP, Vins Sans IG

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53
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What Lang. departments have their own IGPs?

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IGP Aude, IGP Hérault, IGP Gard

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54
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What is Lang. largest AOC in acreage and volume?

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Languedoc AOC

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55
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Languedoc AOC wines must include a min of how many grapes?

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2

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56
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Bulk of production for Languedoc AOC?

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Red (79%)

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57
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How many districts can append their name to Lang. AOC?

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12

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58
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What are the 2 non-fortified AOCs on Lang. Coastal Plain?

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Picpoul de Pinet, La Clape

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Year Picpoul de Pinet became AOC?

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2013

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Soils of Picpoul de Pinet?

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Limestone

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61
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Is Picpoul de Pinet more co op or grower produced?

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Co op, 80%

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T/F La Clape is a Cru of Lang.

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T

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Required grape min % in La Clape?

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Reds, Min 70% GR, Sy, MV, white min 40% Bourboulenc

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64
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La Clape soils?

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Mostly limestone

65
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How many Lang AOCs are in Mountains/Hillside zone?

66
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Terrasses du Larzac red grapes?

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Red only. Min 60% GR, SY, MV, min 30% Carignan, Cinsault

67
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T/F Terrasses du Larzac has one of the lowest diurnal temps in Lang.

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F, it has one of highest

68
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Clairette du Languedoc grapes?

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100% Clairette

69
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What are the soils of Cru Faugères?

70
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T/F Faugères produceds only red?

71
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What are the Crus of Saint Chinian?

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St. Chinian Berlou, St Chinian Roquebrun

72
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What is Lang largest non regional AOC?

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Corbières

73
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What is the main red grape of Corbières?

74
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Cru of Corbières?

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Corbières Boutenac

75
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What AOC south of Corbières produces only red wine?

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Fitou, based on Carignan, Grenache

76
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2 sections of Fitou?

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Fitou Maritime, Haut-Fitou (non contiguous)

77
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Cabardes grapes?

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90% red CS, CF, ML, MB, SY, GR, Cinsault

78
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Most western AOC of Lang.?

79
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Malepère red grapes?

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Only red/rose. Min 50% ML with other BDX grapes

80
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Blanquette de Limoux sweetness levels?

A

Brut and Demi-Sec

81
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Blanquette de Limoux grapes?

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Min 90% Mauzac, up to 10% CB, CH

82
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Cremant de Limoux min lees aging?

83
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Can Crémant de Limoux be rosé?

84
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Crémant de Limoux grapes?

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Min 40% CH w/ CB, Mauzac, PN

85
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Blanquette Méthode Ancestrale AOC grapes?

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100% Mauzac

86
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Blanquette Methode Ancestrale min aging?

87
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Blanquette Methode Ancestrale Max abv?

88
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Blanquette Methode Ancestrale RS?

89
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Is dosage allowed for Blanquette Methode Ancestrale?

90
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Which of the Lang. Muscat AOC requires the highest min sugar?

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Saint Jean de Minervois, min 125 g/l rs

91
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Min abv of fortified Muscat AOCs?

92
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Min RS of fortified Muscat AOCs?

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110 g/l (except St jean de Minervois, min 125 g/l)

93
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T/F all Lang. VDNs are made reductively?

94
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Is Minervois Syrah based?

95
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T/F Roussillon is one of Fr driest and windiest areas?

96
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T/F Roussillon does not encourage organic and bioD viti

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F. It has the highest percentages of org/BD producers in Fr

97
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Roussillon produces what % of Fr VDN?

98
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When was Roussillon part of the Aragon Empire?

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13th-18th century

99
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What were the 1st AOCs of Roussillon?

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Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury (all VDN)

100
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How many AOCs in Roussillon?

101
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What department does Roussillon lie within?

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Pyrénées-Orientales

102
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What is the N wind of Roussillon?

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Tramontane

103
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Is Languedoc or Roussillon more mountainous?

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Roussillon

104
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North Mountains of Roussillon?

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Corbières Mountains

105
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West Mountains of Roussillon?

106
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South Mountains of Roussillon?

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Pyrénées Peak, Roc de France

107
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Roussillon rivers?

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Agly, Tét, Tech

108
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Main soil of Roussillon?

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Iron rich, sandy, red, water retaining clay

109
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Alluvial plains of Roussillon planted to white or red?

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Mainly white

110
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Stonier, higher elevation sites of Roussillon planted to white or red grapes?

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Mainly red

111
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What 2 grapes are grown in Roussillon but not in Languedoc?

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Muscat d’Alexandrie, Tourbat

112
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What is Tourbat?

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Roussillon native white grape, prone to oxidation, Malvasia, still and VDN

113
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How many communal AOCs are in Roussillon?

114
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What are the VDN communal AOCs of Roussillon?

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Rivesaltes, Muscat de Rivesaltes, Maury, Banyuls, Banyuls Grand Cru

115
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What are the still communal AOCs of Roussillon?

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Côtes de Roussillon Villages-named village, Collioure, Maury Sec

116
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What is Rousillon’s sub regional AOC

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Côtes de Roussillon Villages (red only)

117
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Can Côtes de Roussillon produce rose and white?

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No, red only

118
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What are the regional AOCs of Roussillon?

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Languedoc, Côtes de Roussillon

119
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What are the 2 most important IGPs in Roussillon?

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IGP Pays d’OC, IGP Pyrénées Orientales

120
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What is Roussillon’s largest appellation?

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Côtes du Roussillon AOC

121
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What cru in Côtes du Roussillon will soon become a cru for CdRoussillon village?

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Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres

122
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Côtes du Roussillon Villages extends through what river valleys?

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Agly, Tét

123
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Cd Roussillon Villages are based on what grape?

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Grenache based, but must be a blend of 2+ varieties, max 70% any one grape. No cinsault

124
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What grape is not permitted in C d Roussillon Village?

125
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What villages may append their name to Côtes du Roussillon Village?

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Caramany, Latour de France, Lesquerde, Tautavel. Encircle town of Maury

126
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What wines does Maury Sec produce?

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Dry reds, GR based 60-80%. Min 6 months aging

127
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What is the min abv for VDN?

128
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What range of sweetness levels do roussillon VDNs have?

A

45 - 100 g/l

129
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Grapes for VDN are picked at what level of sugar ripeness?

130
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White VDN not called ‘Muscat…’ is comprised of what grapes?

A

Grenache Blanc, Tourbat, Maccabeu

131
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T/F Roussillon VDN may be produced both reductively and oxidatively?

132
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What terms described reductive VDNs?

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Grenat, Rimage

133
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What terms described oxidative VDNs?

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Ambré, Tuilé, Rancio, Hors d’age

134
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What is Rancio?

A

Maderized VDN

135
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What is Hors d’Age?

A

Oxidative VDN that sees min 5 years aging

136
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What Roussillon VDNs are white only?

A

Muscat de Rivesaltes

137
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What Roussillon VDNs are red only?

A

Banyuls Grand Cru

138
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What roussillon VDN allows rose?

139
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What Roussillon VDNs allow white and red?

A

rivesaltes, Maury, Banyuls

140
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How would you label oxidized white Maury?

141
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How would you label slightly oxidized red Maury?

142
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What is the min % of Grenache noir for Banyuls GC?

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75%, w/ Carignan, Cinsault, Syrah

143
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What is the min aging requirement for Banyuls GC?

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Min 30 months in oak

144
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T/F Banyuls GC may be made as Grenat?

A

F. It must spend 30 months in oak, lending an oxidative character

145
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When can Banyuls GC be labeled as Sec/Dry/Brut?

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If under 5% (50g/l) RS

146
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What is the % of Grenache Noir required for Banyuls?

147
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What is a red Banyuls made in a reductive style called?

148
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Which Languedoc AOCs permit Bdx grapes?

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Malpere, Cabardes

149
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What grape is used in the production of all Lang VDNs?

A

Muscat Petit a Grains

150
Q

What is the main grape of Corbieres?

151
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Which appellation is nested within Corbieres?

152
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What Languedoc appellations are known for single varietal wines?

A

Picpoul de Pinet, Clairette du Languedoc

153
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what style of wines are produced in Limoux AOC?

A

Still white and red

154
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What is the Massif de Clape?

A

A limestone outcropping separating Narbonne and the Sea

155
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What is Etang de Thau?

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Lake separating Picpoul de Pinet from the sea

156
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What style wines are made in Collioure?

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Dry, still white, red, rose

157
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What AOC is shared jointly between Languedoc and Roussillon?

A

Languedoc AOC

158
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What styles of wine are made in Maury AOC?

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Still and VDN reds

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