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1
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75% of wine from Provence is bottled under what appellation?

A

Côtes de Provence

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75% of Côtes de Provence production is what style?

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Rosé

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Styles and varietals of the Côtes de Provence

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Rosé/Red: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Tibouren (all max 90%), plus
White: Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Sémillon

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Geographic subzones of Côtes de Provence

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Sainte-Victoire (west)
Fréjus (east)
La Londe (south)
Pierrefeu (north of La Londe, est. 2012)

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5
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Name two Grand Crus of Provence

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Château Minuty
Château Sainte-Roseline
Château de la Source Sainte-Marguerite
Domaine de la Clapière
Domaine de l'Aumérade
Clos Cibonne
Domaine de Rimaurescq
Domaine de Castel Roubine
Château du Galoupet
Château de Saint-Martin
Château de Saint-Maur
Clos Mireille
Château de Selle
Château de Brégançon
Domaine de Mauvanne
Domaine de la Croix
Domaine du Noyer
Domaine du Jas d'Esclans
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What properties are owned by Domaine Ott?

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Clos Mireille
Château de Selle
Château Romassan (Bandol)

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What is unique about Clos Cibonne?

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The estate is devoted to Tibouren, with assemblages from 90-100%.
They also applied for and were granted permission to list Tibouren on the label pre-2009.

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Styles and varietals of Bandol

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Rouge/Rosé: 50-95% Mourvèdre plus Cinsault and Grenache, plus
White: 50-95% Clairette, plus Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc, plus

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Minimum aging for Bandol Rouge

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18mos in wood, not released before May 1 of the year following the harvest

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Styles and varietals of Cassis

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White: min. 60% Marsanne and Clairette, plus
Rosé/Red: min. 70% Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé

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Styles and varietals of Palette

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White: min. 55% Picardin, Clairette, Bourboulenc, plus

Red/Rosé: min. 50% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, plus

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What is the minimum aging for Palette Rouge?

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18mos in wood

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In what AOP of Provence is hand-harvesting required?

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Bandol

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Styles and varietals of Coteaux Varois en Provence

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White: Vermentino, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, plus
Red/Rosé: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah (max 90%), plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé
Red/Rosé: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah (max 90%), plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé

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Styles and Varietals of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence

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White: min. 50% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 70% Grenache plus Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé

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Styles and varietals of Les Baux de Provence

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White: min. 60% Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Vermentino, plus
Red: min. 60% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, plus (max 20% Cab Sauv)
Rosé: min. 60% Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, plus

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What year did Domaine de Trévallon declassify its red to VdP?

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1995; the year Les Baux was elevated to AOC

18
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Styles and Varietals of Bellet

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White: min. 60% Vermentino, plus

Red/Rosé: Braquet and Fuella Nera, plus

19
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Styles and varietals for Vin de Corse

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White: min. 75% Vermentino, plus Ugni Blanc, Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, Genovèse
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, plus

20
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What is the Corsican synonym for Vermentino?

A

Malvoisie de Corse

21
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What is the synonym for Sciaccarello?

A

Mammolo

22
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What are the geographical designations of Corsica? (North to South)

A 
Coteaux du Cap Corse
Calvi
Sartène
Figari
Porto-Vecchio
23
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Styles and varietals for Ajaccio

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White: min. 80% Vermentino, plus

Red/Rosé: min. 60% Sciaccarello, Nielluccio, Barbaroux, Vermentino, plus

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Styles and varietals for Patrimonio

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White: 100% Vermentino
Red: min. 90% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello, Vermentino
Rosé: min. 75% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello, Vermentino

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What is the minimum must weight, RS, and abv for Muscat du Cap Corse?

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Must weight: 252 g/L
RS: 90 g/L
ABV: 21.5% (15-18% acquired)

26
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What is the Corsican synonym for Ugni Blanc?

A

Rossola

27
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What is the encepagement for Coteaux du Cap Corse? Do the other subzones follow this encepagement?

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White: min. 80% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 60% combined Grenche, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello

The other subzones share an encepagement with Vin de Corse.

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