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Provence and Corsica Flashcards

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Main red varieties of Provence (5)

A

Grenache
Cinsault
Syrah
Mouvèdre
Tibouren

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Main white varieties of Provence (4)

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Clairette
UgniBlanc
Sèmillon
Vermentino

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Location of Provence

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Far southeast corner of France

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Geographical influences of Provence (2)

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Influenced by Mediterranean Sea
Alps to the northeast

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Climate Provence

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Mediterranean

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Soils of Provence (2)

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mosaic of soils with mainly limestone and clay

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What was the first AOC in Provence

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Cassis in 1936

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Côtes de Provence AOP wine styles (3)

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¾ of all regional production. Whites, reds, and mainly rosé are from the main regional varieties

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Subzones of Provence (5)

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La Londe
Pierrefeu
Sainte-Victoire
Fréjus
Notre-Dame des Anges

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Bandol AOP wine styles (3)

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whites from mainly Clairette

rosé and red from a majority of Mouvèdre

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Les Baux-des-Provence AOP wine styles (3)

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whites from mainly Clairette

rosé and red from Grenache, Syrah, and Mouvèdre

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Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP wine styles (3)

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whites based on Vermentino

rosé and red from Grenache, Syrah, and Mouvèdre

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Coteaux Varois-en-Provence AOP wine styles (3)

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whites from Vermentino, Grenache Blanc, Clairette

reds and rosé from Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, and Mouvèdre

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Major villages of Provence (4)

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Toulon, St. Tropez, Marseille, Nice

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Major producers in Bandol (3)

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Domaine Tempier
Château de Pibarnon
Château Pradeaux.

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Major producer Les Baux-des-Provence AOP (1)

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Domaine de Trévallon

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Major producer Coteaux Varois-en-Provence AOP (1)

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Domaine de Triennes

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Corsica: Vin de Corse AOP wine styles (3)

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red, white, and rose

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Corsica: Patrimonio AOP wine styles (3)

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100% Vermentino for white wines

red, and rosé from a mixture of red grapes

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Corsica: Muscat du Cap Corse AOP wine styles

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Vin doux Naturel from Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains

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