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Provence Quiz Flashcards

1
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What percentage (according to 2019 figures) of Côtes de Provence AOC production is Rosé?

A

91%

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2
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Which is Provence’s smallest AOC in area?

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Palette

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3
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The reds and rosé of Bandol AOC are based on which grape?

A

Mourvèdre

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3
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What are the stone vineyard walls that support the terraces in Bandol called?

A

Restanques

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4
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Which AOC in Provence is particularly known for organic and biodynamic farming?

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Les Baux de Provence

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5
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Can Provence’s AOCs can produce sparkling wine?

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Some produce rosé sparkling traditional method

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6
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Are light-bodied, crisp and refreshing and are intended to be drunk as an aperitif.

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Vins de Soif

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Are fuller-bodied and more structured and are meant to be drunk with food.

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Vins de Gastronomie

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8
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Are wines for aging – usually red.

A

Vins de Garde

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9
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Higher acidity wines tend to be what color?

A

Pink color

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9
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Is the historical wine speciality of Palette – it’s made from cooked grape must.

A

Vin Cuit

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10
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Low acidity wines tend to be what color?

A

Salmon color

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11
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Notre-Dame des Anges

A

DCG Côtes de Provence

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12
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Sainte-Victoire

A

DCG Côtes de Provence

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13
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Frêjus

A

DCG Côtes de Provence

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14
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Pierrevert

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AOC in Provence

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15
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Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence

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AOC in Provence

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16
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Coteaux Varois en Provence

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AOC in Provence

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17
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Bandol

A

AOC in Provence

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18
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La Londe

A

DCG Côtes de Provence

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19
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Côtes de Provence

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AOC

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20
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Les Baux de Provence

A

AOC

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21
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Cassis

A

AOC

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22
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Bellet

A

AOC

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23
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Palette

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AOC

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24
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Pierrefeu

A

DCG Côtes de Provence

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25
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By what name is the iconic Provencal bottle-shape known?

A

Flûte à Corset

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26
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None of Provence’s AOCs permit the production of sweet wines

True or False?

A

Sweet wine is NOT permitted to be made in any part of Provence’s AOCs

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26
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Approximately how many hours of sun does Provence receive yearly?

A

~3000

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27
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Which grape is dominant in Provence’s rosé blends?

A

Grenache

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28
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AOC - Uniquely makes white wines as well as reds and roses.

A

La Londe

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29
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AOC - Uniquely can use carbonic maceration for reds.

A

Sainte-Victoire

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30
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AOC - Reds must spend six months in oak barrels or foudres.

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Fréjus

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31
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AOC - Reds are aged until October 15 of the year following harvest.

A

Pierrefeu and Fréjus

31
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Which is the most significant IGP in Provence?

A

Méditerranée IGP

32
Q

What is the name of the mountain range that stretches between Fréjus and Cannes?

A

Massif de L’Esterel

32
Q

List what can effect the color of rosé wines?


A
  1. The grape variety/varieties used
  2. Ripeness of vintage
  3. Temperature at harvest
  4. Winemaking method
  5. Length of maceration
  6. O2 exposure
  7. Soil type
33
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Which is Provence’s most northerly appellation?

A

Pierrevert AOC

34
Q

Produce pink wines

A

Syrah and Mourvèdre

35
Q

Produces rosé with a salmon colour

36
Q

Bleed more color into the juice during vinification.

A

Warm grapes

37
Q

Creates delicate, pale colored rosés

A

Direct Press

38
Q

Gives deeper colored rosés

39
Q

Produces rosés with an orange color

A

O2 exposure and
Volcanic soils

39
Q

Extracts more color

A

Longer maceration

40
Q

Which is the only Provence AOC that allows Chardonnay to be used?

41
Q

Maquis soils

A

Maquis is a similar aromatic, resinous scrub to garrigue, but this mix of herbs and shrubs grows on acidic, quartz-rich schist.

42
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What is Garrique

A

Garrigue – a term that refers to the aromatic, resinous herbs that grow upon alkaline soils – is found growing on limestone soils.

The word can refer to the limestone soil itself, or the herbs and scrub vegetation that grow on it. It is also used to describe the fragrance of those herbs and even the aromas of the wines that are grown in these soils.

43
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What is the main soil type found in eastern part of Provence?

44
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Maritime Alps

A

Run along the border with Italy.

45
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Massif des Maures

A

Stretch between Hyères and Fréjus

46
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Massif des Calanques

A

Stretches from Toulon to Marseille.

46
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Montagne Sainte-Victoire

A

lies east of Aix-en-Provence.

47
Q

What happened to Provence at the end of the 1400s?

A

It became a part of France

48
Q

Which civilization first introduced wine culture to Provence?

A

The Phocaeans***
Turks essentially NOT PHONICEANS

49
Q

Sainte-Baume

A

Runs along the coast between Marseille and Cassis.

49
Q

Les Alpilles

A

Is a chain of low mountains south of Avignon.

50
Q

Which of these red grapes is unique to Bellet AOC?

A

Braquet Noir

51
Q

Rolle is a synonym for which grape?

A

Vermentino

52
Q

While older vines were planted using the gobelet method, how are newer vines generally trained?

53
Q

Which AOCs and DGCs of Côtes de Provence have rules that require their red wines are oak aged?

A

Palette AOC
Côtes de Provence AOC Fréjus
Bandol AOC

54
Q

Just one Provence AOC produces more white wine than red or rosé – which one is it?

55
Q

Which AOCs/DGCs mandate oak aging for their red wines?

A

Côtes de Provence AOC Fréjus,
Bandol AOC,
and Palette AOC

56
Q

Which three Provence AOCs produce 96% of all Provence wines?

A

Côtes de Provence AOC,
Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOC, and
Coteaux Varois en Provence AOC

57
Q

What is the climate of Provence?

A

Mediterranean, with some continental and alpine influences depending on appellation

58
Q

In what year was the Côtes de Provence AOC Classification System created?

59
Q

What is the northernmost AOC in Provence?

A

Pierrevert

60
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What are the two main soil types found in Provence?

A

Calcareous limestone and quartz-rich schist

61
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What are the names of the DCGs in Côtes de Provence AOC?

A

Sainte-Victoire,

Fréjus,

La Londe,

Notre-Dame des Anges,

and Pierrefeu

62
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Define “maquis”

A

A mix of resinous herbs that grows on schist soils

63
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Why is Mourvèdre successful in Bandol AOC?

A

Late-ripening Mourvèdre thrives in long, hot, coastal Mediterranean growing seasons.

64
Q

What is Provence’s largest AOC by size and volume?

A

Côtes de Provence AOC

65
Q

Define “vins de soif”

A

Thirst-quenching, refreshing wines that are intended to be enjoyed as an aperitif.

66
Q

Define “vins de gastronomie”

A

Gastronomic wine, with fuller-body, and more structure and color, intended to be consumed with a meal.

67
Q

What Provence AOC is known for organic and biodynamic viticulture?

A

Les Baux de Provence AOC

68
Q

Define “flûte à corset”

A

The traditional hourglass bottle shape of Provençal rosé

69
Q

Define “vin cuit”

A

Reduced grape must by long cooking; a tradition in the Palette AOC

70
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Define “baou”

A

Provençal term for a rocky outcrop

71
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Define “restanques”

A

Terraced stone walls in vineyards, especially in Bandol

72
Q

What area of Provence was once one of France’s largest cork forests?

A

Massif des Maures

73
Q

What percentage of Provence’s wine production is rosé?

74
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Why are the Provence harvest parameters for rosé more in line with those for white wine production?

A

The focus is on retention of acidity.

75
Q

Which AOCs mandate hand harvesting?

A

Bandol AOC

and Palette AOC

76
Q

What are the dominant white grapes in the Cassis AOC?

A

Marsanne and Clairette

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