Northern Rhone

Question 1

where is the Northern Rhone located?

Answer 1

at the base of Beaujolais, 75 miles north of Avignon

Question 2

what is the climate of the northern rhone?

Answer 2

continental climate

Question 3

what is the Mistral wind?

Answer 3

a climatic element of the southern rhone and provence that blows down from the massif central, affects northern rhone in winter and spring

Question 4

what does the mistral wind do to vineyards in Northern Rhone?

Answer 4

vines become bent by the wind therefore leaning southward, the wind dries the vineyards and prevents mold and mildew from taking hold

Question 5

what soils are found in the Northern Rhone?

Answer 5

heat retaining granite and schist, fine sand and loess topsoil, clay

Question 6

how are the vineyards organized in northern rhone?

Answer 6

on steep slope, terraced vineyards

Question 7

what is mica?

Answer 7

also known as arzelle, thin topsoil consisting of powdery and decomposed pieces, found in condrieu

Question 8

what appellations in the Northern Rhone have clay soils?

Answer 8

Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint Peray

Question 9

what is the dominant red variety in the northern rhone?

Answer 9

Syrah

Question 10

Northern Rhone AOPs

Answer 10

Hermitage AOP, Crozes-Hermitage AOP, Cornas AOP, Cote Rotie AOP, Saint Joseph AOP, Saint-Peray AOP, Condrieu AOP, Chateau Grillet AOP, Coteau de die/ Creamant de Die AOP

Question 11

Hermitage AOP

Answer 11

Syrah but can add up to 15% marsanne and rousanne (combined)

Question 12

Crozes-Hermitage AOP

Answer 12

syrah but can add up to 15% marsanne and rousanne (combined) same as hermitage

Question 13

Cornas AOP

Answer 13

100% syrah

Question 14

Cote Rotie AOP

Answer 14

Syrah but up to 20% viognier can be added

Question 15

Saint Joseph AOP

Answer 15

Syrah but can add up to 10% marsanne and rousanne

Question 16

what is the northernmost appellation in the northern rhone?

Answer 16

Cote rotie

Question 17

what does cote rotie mean?

Answer 17

roasted slope

Question 18

what is the largest producer in Cote Rotie?

Answer 18

E Guigal

Question 19

What are the 2 most important communes/ vineyards in cote rotie?

Answer 19

Cote Brune and Cote Blonde

Question 20

what cru was bottled as a vineyard designate by Guigal in which the prices can match those of first growth Bordeaux?

Answer 20

La Landonne

Question 21

what is the village within Hermitage?

Answer 21

Tain l’Hermitage

Question 22

4 main producers in Northern Rhone?

Answer 22

Jean Louis Chave, Delas, M. Chapoutier, Jaboulet

Question 23

what is the name of Jaboulet’s premier wine?

Answer 23

La chappelle

Question 24

what are the climats of Hermitage?

Answer 24

Le Meal, Les Bessards, Greffiex, Beaume, Peleat

Question 25

what styles of wine are permitted in Hermitage?

Answer 25

reds, whites, and vin de paille

Question 26

how does crozes hermitage differ from Hermitage?

Answer 26

crozes hermitage wines are generally lighter and less ageworthy than hermitage

Question 27

what are the four lieu-dits of Cornas?

Answer 27

Les reynards, La COte, Les Chaillot, Les Mazards

Question 28

what is the smallest red wine appellation in the northern rhone?

Answer 28

Cornas

Question 29

Main producer in Cornas who is the standard for cornas wines?

Answer 29

August Clape, known for whole cluster fermentation and use of new oak barriques

Question 30

what are the two appellations in northern rhone that produce only red wines?

Answer 30

Cornas and Cote Rotie

Question 31

what wines are made in Saint-Peray AOP?

Answer 31

sparkling and still whites exclusively produced from marsanne and rousanne

Question 32

Condrieu AOP

Answer 32

100% viognier

Question 33

Chateau Grillet AOP

Answer 33

100% viognier

Question 34

Major villages of Northern Rhone

Answer 34

Vienne, Ampius, Condrieu, Tain l’Hermitage, Cornas, St. Peray, Valence