Northern Rhône

Question 1

What is arzelle?

Answer 1

the thin topsoil near the village of Condrieu

-powdery decomposed mica

Question 2

Name the 5 appellations in the Northern Rhône for Syrah.

Answer 2

Hermitage
Crozes-Hermitage
Cornas-100% Syrah
Côte Rôtie
St. Joseph

Question 3

What percentage if Viognier is allowed to be added to Côte Rôtie?

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

What percentage of Marssane and Roussane are allowed to be added to St. Joseph?

Answer 4

10%

Question 5

What are the grape varietals allowed to be added to Crozes-Hermitage and Hermitage and to what percentage?

Answer 5

Marsanne and Roussane at a comined total of 15%.

Question 6

Name the 2 communes located in Côte Rôtie.

Answer 6

Côte Brune-softer

Côte Blonde-stronger

Question 7

Name 2 producers of La Landonne.

Answer 7

E. Guigal

Rene Rostaing

Question 8

Name the 4 major producers of Hermitage.

Answer 8

Jean Louis Chave
Delas
M. Chapoutier
Paul Jaboulet

Question 9

What is “La Chappelle”?

Answer 9

Jaboulet’s premier wine named for a small hillside that stands in commemoration of Gaspard de Sterimberg

Question 10

Name 5 important climats of Hermitage.

Answer 10

Le Méal
Les Bessards
Gréffieux
Beaume
Péleat

Question 11

What is the smallest red wine appellation of Northern

Rhône?

Answer 11

Cornas

Question 12

Name the 4 lieux-dits of Cornas.

Answer 12

Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards

Question 13

What is “gore”?

Answer 13

The naked granite soils of Cornas

Question 14

Who is August Clape?

Answer 14

a standard-bearer for the traditional wines of Cornas

-whole cluster fermentation and demi-muids

Question 15

Describe the wines of St. Péray AOP.

Answer 15

exclusively Marsanne and Roussane

-may be made in a methode traditionelle mousseux style

Question 16

What is vin de paille?

Answer 16

a rare dessert wine made from dried Marssane and Roussane

Producers: Gerard Chave in the 1970s and Chapoutier

Question 17

Name 3 major producers of Condrieu.

Answer 17

Georges Vernay
Yves Cuilleron
Andre Perrat

Question 18

What is Chateau Grillet?

Answer 18

A monopole within Condrieu owned by Francois Pinaut as of 2011.
-formerly owned by Neyret- Gachet
100% Viognier

Question 19

What are the AOP Regulations of Chateau Grillet?

Answer 19

100% Viognier
Established in 1936
Min. Potential Alcohol-11.5%
Max. Must Weight-178 g/l
Max. Residual Sugar- 4 g/l
Mandatory manual harvesting
May not be releaseduntil 10/1 following harvest
Max. Yield- 37 hl/ha

Question 20

Name the 4 minor appellations of the Northern Rhône.

Answer 20

Coteaux de Die
Cremant de Die
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois

Question 21

What is the tributary of the Rhône River on which the 4 minor appellations of the Northern Rhône lie?

Answer 21

The Drôme River

Question 22

Name the 2 styles of sparkling wine of Clairette de Die.

Answer 22

methode traditionelle-100% Clairette

methode Diode ancestral- a minimum of 75% Muscat a Petite Grains

Question 23

What is the methode ancestrale?

Answer 23

The old technique of sparkling wine wherein the wine is bottled without dosage before fermentation has concluded. The wines are disgorged into pressurized tanks and re-bottled without liqueur d’expedition.
“demi-sec” in style-min. 35 g/l