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Languedoc & Roussillon Flashcards

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1
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What is the style produced in Côtes du Roussillon AOP ?

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  • Blanc
  • Rosé
  • Rouge
  • All Dry
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What is the style produced in Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP ?

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  • Rouge
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What is the style produced in Grand Roussillon AOP ?

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  • Vin Doux Naturel
  • Blanc / Rosé / Rouge / Rancio
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What is the style produced in Rivesaltes AOP ?

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  • Vin Doux Naturel
  • Blanc / Ambré / Grenat / Tuilé / Rosé / Hors d’âge / Rancio
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True or False ? There is a rouge version of Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP ?

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  • False
  • the AOP is for VDN Blanc only
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What is the style produced in Banyuls AOP ?

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  • VDN
  • Blanc / Ambré / Rosé / Rouge / Hors d’âge
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What is the style produced in Banyuls Grand Cru AOP ?

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  • VDN
  • Rouge / Hors d’Age / Rancio
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What is the style produced in Maury AOP ?

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  • Rouge (‘sec’ is mentioned on label)
  • VDN : Blanc / Ambré / Grenat / Tuilé
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What does ‘Rimage’ means on a label of VDN from Banyuls AOP ?

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  • Aged in a reductive environment (no oxygen + min 3 mt in bottle)
  • Vintage-dated rouge
  • ‘Muté sur grains’
  • 90% min Grenache
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What does ‘Traditionnel’ means on a label of VDN from Banyuls AOP ?

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  • Min 50% Grenache
  • Aged in an oxydative environment (exposed to oxygen)
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What is the minimum aging of a VDN Hors d’âge from Banyuls AOP ?

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  • 60 mt
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What is the other name for Malvoisie du Roussillon, in Roussillon ?

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  • Tourbat
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In which french AOP do we find villages : Caramany - Latour-de-France – Lesquerde – Tautavel – Les Aspres ?

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  • Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP
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What is the Maximum Yield (Rendement de base) in VDN of Roussillon ?

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  • 30 hl/ha
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Name the two regional IGP that covers Languedoc & Roussillon ?

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  • Pay d’Oc IGP
  • Terres du Midi IGP
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What does a Banyuls wine require to be labeled as ‘Grand Cru’ ?

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  • Min 75% Grenache Noir
  • Minimum 30 months in barrel
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What is the style of aging for a VDN ambré / tuilé / grenat ?

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  • Ambré / Tuilé = Oxydative
  • Grenat = Reductive
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Under which other AOP fall a still dry wine from Banyuls ?

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  • Collioure AOP
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True or False ? Banyuls is the southernmost AOP in continental France.

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  • True
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Arnaud de Villeneuve, a 13th-century physician, pioneered which technique ?

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  • Mutage
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True or False ? Maury AOP may only produce fortified wine.

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  • False
  • May produce dry reds
22
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Maritime and Montagneux are sectors of the _____ appellation ?

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  • Fitou AOP
23
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True or False ? Rivesaltes Hors d’Age wines are aged for a minimum of 5 years.

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  • True
24
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What is the style of Corbières & Corbières-Boutenac AOP ?

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  • Corbières = Blanc / Rouge / Rosé
  • Corbières-Boutenac = Rouge
25
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True or False ? In Languedoc, Fitou AOP produce only rouge.

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  • True
26
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What is the Languedoc AOP who produce only dry whites ?

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  • Picpoul de Pinet AOP
27
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Which AOP of Languedoc produce the most hl of wine ?

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  • Corbières AOP
  • Blanc / Rouge / Rosé
28
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What is the main varietal of a Clairette du Languedoc ?

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  • Clairette blanc 100 %
29
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What is the difference between a Crémant & Blanquette de Limoux ?

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  • Crémant = Chardonnay (min 50%) + Chenin Blanc (10-40%)
  • Blanquette = Mauzac (min 90%) + Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc
30
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Does La Clape AOP produces Rosé wines ?

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  • No
  • Blanc / Rouge
31
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What is the grape that consist for at least 50 % in a bottle of Rouge Limoux AOP ?

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  • Merlot
32
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What varietal goes in a bottle of Limoux Méthode Ancestrale ?

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  • Mauzac 100%
33
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What varietal goes in a bottle of Muscat de Frontignan ?

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  • Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc 100%
34
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What is the difference between a Vin Doux Naturel, and a Vin de Liqueur ?

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  • VDN = Mutage occurs during fermentation, keep some unfermented natural sugars of the fruit
  • VdL = Mutage occurs before fermentation, so no natural alcohol produced
  • VdL is also known as Mistelle (Pineau des Charentes, Rinquinquin)
35
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What is a ‘Muscat de Noël’ ?

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  • VDN Blanc
  • Christmas wines that must be bottled no later than December 1 of the year of harvest
36
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What varietal goes in a bottle of Picpoul de Pinet AOP ?

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  • Piquepoul Blanc 100%
37
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Name five AOP of Languedoc that produce Vin Doux Naturel.

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  • Clairette du Languedoc
  • Muscat de Frontignan
  • Muscat de Lunel
  • Muscat de Mireval
  • Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois
38
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Which grape varietal usually dominates the red blend of the Fitou AOP wines ?

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  • Carignan + Grenache
  • at least 60% of the blend
39
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In which Languedoc AOP can we find sub-zones : Berlou – Roquebrun ?

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  • Saint-Chinian AOP
40
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Fitou is embedded into the larger AOP of Languedoc and … ?

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  • Corbières AOP
41
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Which AOP is known for its Carbonic Maceration Carignan ?

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  • Saint-Chinian AOP
42
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True or False ? A 100% carignan from Saint-Chinian must be labelled as Vin de Table.

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  • True
  • Saint-Chinian wines are blends of min. 2 varieties
43
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What Banyuls mention for the highest quality?

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  • Banyuls Grand Cru (Hors d’âge if 5 years of aging)
44
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What is the only grape variety allowed on a label of Banyuls?

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  • Grenache noir
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46
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What is the wine on this picture?

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  • Banyuls Hors d’âge
    5 years of aging, either in glass bonbonnes or in barrels left outside or in the cellar
47
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What is the usual ratio of spirit added in a VDN of Languedoc-Roussillon?

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  • 96• neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine
48
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What is the newest appellation in Languedoc? (november 2023)

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  • Grés de Montpellier
  • was previously one of Languedoc complementary geographic denomination
  • for red only
49
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What are the grape varieties used for Malepère AOP?

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  • Rosé: Min 50% Cabernet Franc, min 20% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Cot, Grenache and Merlot
  • Rouge: Min 50% Merlot, min 20% combined Cabernet Franc and Cot, plus Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, and Lladoner Pelut
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What are the grape varieties used for Cabardès Aop?

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  • Rosé and Red: min 40% combined Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, min 40% combined Grenache and Syrah

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