Northern Rhone

Question 1

AOP Chateau-Grillet

Answer 1

Monopoly
Within AOP Condrieu
3.5 ha
Continental
Granite w/ Sand / Clay
S

White only
Still only
Dry only

Grapes:
Viognier B

Illustrious winemakers:
Domaine Neyret-Gachet – owned by Francois-Henri Pinault

Question 2

AOP Côte-Rôtie

Answer 2

319 ha
Continental
Granite / Schist / Limestone
S - SE
Extremely steep (up to 60% incline)

Red Only
Still Only
Dry Only

Grapes:
Syrah N
Viognier B (Max 20%) – Only Rhone AOP to allow for co-plantation and co-vinification

Illustrious winemakers:
Guigal, Stephanier Ogier

Question 3

AOP Condrieu

Answer 3

168 ha
Continental
Granite / Sand
SE - E

White Only
Still Only
Dry & Sweet
Late harvest for sweet

Grapes:
Viognier B

Question 4

AOP Saint-Joseph

Answer 4

1348 ha (60 km N to S)
Continental
Granite / Limestone
E
Very steep

Red (86%) & White (14%)
* Red must contain 90% Syrah, rest can be Marsanne or Rousanne if co-planted*
Still Only
Dry Only

Grapes:
Syrah N
Marsanne B & Rousanne B

Question 5

AOP Cornas

Answer 5

112 ha
Continental
Granite / Sand / Clay
SE
Very Steep Granite

Red Only
Still Only
Dry Only

Grapes:
Syrah N

Question 6

AOP Saint-Péray

Answer 6

98 ha
Continental
Granite / Limestone / Loess
SE

White Only
Still (85%) and Sparkling (15%)
Traditional method
Dry Only

Grapes:
Marsanne B & Rousanne B

Question 7

AOP Crozes-Hermitage

Answer 7

1768 ha
Continental
Clay / Pebbles
Flat

Red (90%) & White (10%)
Still Only
Dry Only

Grapes:
Syrah N
Marsanne B & Rousanne B

Question 8

AOP Hermitage

Answer 8

137 ha
Continental
Granite
S - SE

Red (70%) & White (30%)
Still Only
Dry Only
Sweet wine can be made with 45 days of drying - AOP Hermitage Vin de Paille

Grapes:
Syrah N
Marsanne B & Rousanne B
potential of blending of up to 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne into Syrah if co-plantation and co-vinification

Iconic Winemakers:
M. Chapoutier, Jean-Louis Chave, Delas, M. Sorrel, Paul Jaboulet Aine

Question 9

IGP Collines Rhodaniennes

Answer 9

Most qualitative IGP in France

Sparkling (White / Rose)
Still (White / Rose / Red)
High yield (80 hl/ha)
30 grapes

IGP Colline Rhodanniennes – Vignoble de Seyssuel
45 ha – 18 producers
Soon to be AOP
Original region of Vienne, wiped out by Phylloxera
Star winemakers re-established it (first harvest 1988)
Syrah and Viognier