Languedoc-Roussillon

Question 1

Main Languedoc White Grapes

Answer 1

Piquepoul Blanc,
Bourboulenc,
Clairette, Grenache
Blanc, Marsanne,
Roussanne,
Tourbat, and
Vermentino.

Question 2

Main Languedoc Red Grapes

Answer 2

Syrah,
Mourvèdre ,
Grenache Noir, and
Lledoner Pelut,
Carignan, Cinsault

Question 3

Main Roussillon White Grapes

Answer 3

: Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Tourbat, Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino

Question 4

Main Roussillon Red Grapes

Answer 4

Grenache, Syrah, Mouvèdre, Carignan

Question 5

Location

Answer 5

One of the main cities, Carcassone, is 208 miles southeast of Bordeaux and 188 miles due north of Barcelona.

Question 6

Geology

Answer 6

Mountain ranges to the north, Mediterranean sea to the south. Major rivers include the
Hérault, and the region is located on the Massif Central.
Roussillon is sandwiched between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean sea

Question 7

Climate

Answer 7

Climate is fully Mediterranean with mild winters and hot, sometimes humid summers.

Question 8

Regional History

Answer 8

Winemaking has a long history back until the 5th century BCE.
Languedoc has belonged to France since the 13th century, but Roussillon was part of Spain
until the mid-13th century.
After phylloxera when other regions replanted with high-quality grapes, the growers here
decided to plant high-yielding grapes to increase production but not necessarily quality.

Question 9

Wine Styles

Answer 9

Winemakers utilize all styles of winemaking from oak chips, to new oak barrels, to mass
stainless steel fermentation too long aging for quality wines. There truly is no set style
except for AOP sparkling and fortified wines

Question 10

Languedoc: Fitou AOP

Answer 10

red wines only from Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Mouvèdre

Question 11

Languedoc: Corbières AOP

Answer 11

blended white, red and rosé wines

Question 12

Languedoc: Minervois AOP

Answer 12

blended white, red and rosé wines

Question 13

Languedoc: Limoux AOP

Answer 13

whites from Mauzac, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc, reds blends based
on Merlot, Methode Ancestrale, Blanquette de Limoux (sparkling from a min, 90%
Mauzac), must be aged 9 months on the lees.

Question 14

Languedoc: Crémant de Limoux AOP

Answer 14

white and rosé sparkling wines in the traditional method
from Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Mauzac and Pinot Noir. Aged a minimum 9 months
on lees, 12 months from tirage

Question 15

Languedoc: The 4 Muscat AOPs

Answer 15

(de Frontignan, de Lunel, de Mireval, Saint-Jean-de-Minervois) all
Vin Doux Naturels from Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains.

Question 16

Roussillon: Rivesaltes AOP

Answer 16

Vin Doux Naturel in various styles, all from Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir)
and other varieties

Question 17

Roussillon: Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP

Answer 17

Vin Doux Naturel from Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains.

Question 18

Roussillon: Maury AOP

Answer 18

reds from Grenache, Vin Doux Naturel from Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir)

Question 19

Roussillon: Banyuls AOP

Answer 19

Vin Doux Naturels in various colors from Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir)

Question 20

Roussillon: Banyuls Grand Cru AOP

Answer 20

Vin Doux Naturel in various styles, all from Grenache (Blanc,
Gris, Noir) and other varieties.

Question 21

Roussillon Major Villages

Answer 21

Nimes, Montpellier, Perpignan, Carcassone