Provence Flashcards

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1
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Name the AOP of Provence.

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Cotes de Provence AOP 
Coteaux d’Aix en Provence AOP 
Les Baux de Provence AOP
Palette AOP
Cassis AOP
Bandol AOP
Coteaux varois en Provence AOP
Bellet AOP
Pierrevert AOP
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2
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What wine is cassis AOP?

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Blanc= min 60% Marsanne and clairette. Min 11% alc

Rose= min 70% cinsault/Grenache/Mourvèdre. Min 11% alc

Red= min 70% Grenache/cinsault/Mourvèdre. Min 11.5% alc

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3
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What are the AOP of Corsica?

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Ajaccio AOP
Muscat du cap Corse AOP
Patrimonio AOP
Vin de corse AOP

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4
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What is the smallest AOP of Corsica?

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Muscat du cap corse AOP

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5
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Min oak aging and min alc of bandol rouge?

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Min 18 month in oak
Not released before may 1st of the 2nd year
Min 12% alc

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6
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min Wood aging for Palette AOP rouge?

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min 18 month in wood, not released before 15/04 of the 2nd year following the harvest.

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7
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what are the 4 sub zones of Cote de Provence AOP?

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Cote de Provence Frejus
Cote de Provence Ste Victoire
Cote de Provence La Londe
Cote de Provence Pierrefeu

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8
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What Cote de Provence sub zone can produce White wine? what Grape?

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Cote de Provence La Londe.

Min 50% Vermentino

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9
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What is Vin de Bellet white Grape? %?

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Rolle min 60%

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10
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Where can you find the grape Braquet and Fuella Nera?

A

Vin de Bellet AOP rouge

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11
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where is Pierrevert AOP?

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Provence

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12
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What is the wine style produced in Pierrevert AOP?

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White (Vermentino/Grenache)
Rose (min 70% grenache/Syrah/Cinsault)
Red (min 70% Gren+Syrah)

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13
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min % Alc for Bandol Rouge?

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12%

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14
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What is the min RS of Muscat du Cap Corse?

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min 90G/L

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15
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What is Muscat du Cap Corse?

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VDN made with 100% muscat blanc a petits grains

min potential alc 21.5% acquired 15-18%

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16
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what style of wine is Patrimonio blanc?

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100% Vermentino

17
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what are the sub zone of Vin de Corse AOP?

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Calvi
Figari
Porto Vecchio
Sartene
Coteaux du Cap Corse
18
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what style of wine is Vin de Corse White AOP?

A

min 75% Vermentino

19
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what grape for Vin de Corse AOP rouge?

A

min 50% Grenache/Niellucio/Sciaccarello

20
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what is Patrimonio AOP Rouge?

A

min 90% Niellucio

min 12% Alc

21
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What style of wine is Patrimonio AOP producing?

A

White (Vermentino)
Rose (Niellucio)
Red (Niellucio)

22
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What Style of wine is Ajaccio AOP?

A

White (min 80% Vermentino)

Rose and red (min 40% Sciaccarello)

23
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what is the main grape for Cassis AOP blanc?

A

Marsanne (majority)

+ Clairette

24
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what is the main white grape for Bandol Blanc AOP?

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Clairette + bouboulent and Ugni Blanc

25
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what is the main white grape for Palette AOP blanc?

A

min 55% Picardin + clairette, Bourboulenc

26
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is Vermentino the main grape for the following AOP?
Coteaux Varois AOP Blanc
Coteaux d’Aix AOP Blanc
Cote de Provence AOP Blanc

A

Vermentino is the main grape for Coteaux Varois and Coteaux en Provence.
Clairette, Ugni blanc are the main grapes for Cote de Provence AOP blanc.

27
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Min alc for Bellet Blanc?

A

11.5%

28
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is the Min Alc for Bellet Rouge > or < of Bellet AOP blanc?

A
blanc= min 11.5%
Rouge= min 11%
29
Q

Cuvee Faustine is released under which AOP?

A

Ajaccio AOP

30
Q

What is the name for terraced Hillside in Bandol AOP?

A

Restanques

31
Q

Who is the producer of “Le Rose Nuances”?

A

Chateau de Pibarnon

32
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What is the name of the hourglass shaped bottle in cote de Provence AOP?

A

Skittle

33
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what is Skittle?

A

Hourglass shaped bottle used in Cote de Provence AOP

34
Q

When was the Centre for Rose research in Provence created?

A

1999

35
Q

what is the river going through Pierrevert AOP?

A

The Durance river

36
Q

where can you find the Durance River?

A

Pierrevert App in Provence

37
Q

what is the Rossese grape known as in Provence?

A

Tibouren

38
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what color is the Tibouren grape?

A

red