Provence, Rousillon, Rhone, SW Flashcards

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What are the sub-regions of Cotes de Provence? What changes in the sub-zones?

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Sainte-Victoire, Frejus, La Londe, Pierrefeu

All sub-zones = +10% min GSM blend

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Name the 18 Grand Cru Estates of Provence:

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Chateau Minuty
Chateau Sainte-Roseline
Chateau de la Source Sainte-Marguerite
Domaine de la Clapiere
Domaine de l'Aumerade
CLos Cibonne
Domaine de Rimaurescq
Domaine de Castel Roubine
Chateau du Galoupet
Chateau de Saint-Martin
Chateau de Saint-Maur
Clos Mireille
Chateau de Selle
Domaine de Mauvanne
Domaine de la Croix
Domaine du Noyer
Domaine du Jas d'Esclans
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What are the grapes and aging requirements for Bandol?

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White : Clairette, Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc
Red/ Rose: Mourvedre, Cinsault, Grenache
Rouge:18mo in wood 2yrs total

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What are the major grapes for Bellet AOP?

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white: min 60% Vermentino(rolle)

Rose/Red: min 60% Braquet &fuella Nera

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What are the grapes of Cassis AoP?

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White: min60% Marsanne and Clairette + Doucillon Blanc

Rose/Red: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre

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What are the varietal requirments for Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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Blanc: Min 80% combined, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette Viognier
Rouge/rose:min 40% + S M

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What are the soil types of Cote Brune and Cote Blonde in Cote Rotie?

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Brune: Mica-schistous rock
Blonde:Gneiss

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What style of wines is produces in Chatillon-en-Diois AOP?

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Blanc: Chard and Aligote

Rose/rouge: Gamay+PN & Syrah

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What are the two styles of wine produced in Clairette de Die AOP?

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Blanc Mousseux - Clairette max 15 g/l residual sugar

Methode Dioise Ancestral - 75% Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains + Clairette max 35 g/l residual sugar

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What is the only AOP appellation of Northern Rhone that can produce a rose?

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Chatillon-en-Dios Aop

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What is the grape varietal for Coteaux de Die AOP?

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100% Clairette

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What is the max g/l of sugar and what colors for Cremant de Die AOP

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Blanc only with Clairette predominant

Max 15 g/l sugar

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What styles of wine can be produced in Saint-Peray AOP?

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Blanc and Blanc MOusseaux
Blanc - Dry
Mousseaux no specification

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What AOP’s of Northern Rhone can produce sweet wines?

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Condrieu

Hermitage

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Which Northern Rhone AOP can produce Vin de Paille

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Hermitage

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What AOP’s of Southern Rhone can produce Red only?

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Vinsobres

Beaume de Venise

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Which AOP of Southern Rhone can produce white only? What grape?

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Clairette de Bellegarde Aop

100% Clairette

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What are the permitted grape varietals for Cht du Pape? When was this AOP established?

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1936 - Grenache (all three colors) Mouvedre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Vaccarese, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Muscardin, Picardin, Piquepoul(all three colors), Terret Noir

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What is the min ABV for CDP?

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12.5

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What are the two vine training systems in CDP?

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En ligne - 3000 vines per hectare

Au Carre - aroun 2500 vines per hectare

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Describe the soils and natural features of CDP

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Clay, sand, limestone, marl and Galets roules - Quartzite and silica

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What AOPs allow production of Viognier in Southern Rhone?

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Duche d’Uzes

Grignan-les-adhemar

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Which two AOP’s mandate the highest percentage of Grenache in Southern Rhone?

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Gigondas - 90%

Beaumes de Venise -80%

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What are the grape varietals and styles permitted for Muscat de Beaume de Venise?

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VDN
Blanc:muscat blanc a petit grains
Rouge:muscat rouge a petit grains
Rose:both
Min sugar 100 g/l
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What three villages can produce VDN under Rasteau?

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Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet

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Can any other village produce dry red and call it Rasteau?

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No

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What are the styles/varietals permitted for Rasteau?

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Rouge: min 50% Grenache +20%s/m
VDN Blanc: main Grenache B &Gris + other white rhone

VDN Rose/Ambre: all three colors of grenache + other rhone

VDN Grenat & Tuile: min 75% Grenache + grenache blanc & gris + other Rhone white

VDN Hors d’Age
VDN Rancio: must show oxidative characters

All VDN min 45 g/l sugar

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Aging requirements or VDN Rasteau?

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Blanc and grenat: May 1 release year after harvest - must be bttled no later then June 30th the 2nd year after harvest
Ambre and Tuile: March 1 third year after harvest
hors d’age: Sept 1 the 5th year after harvest

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what is the soil type of tavel?

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Lauses - White calcreous stone

30
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Which appellations in Rousillon do not produce VDN

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Cotes du Roussillon Villages
Cotes du Roussillon
Collioure

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What is the sole red only AOP of Roussillon?

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Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOP

32
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What does Rimage mean on a label in Banyuls?

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Vintage dated VDN

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Aging requirements and sugar levels for Banyuls AOP?

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45 g/l min
Blanc/rimage: May1, 1st year
Ambre Traditionnel: May 1, 3rd year
Hors d’Age: Sept 1, 5th year

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Aging requirements/style for Banyuls Grand Cru AOP

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75% min Grenache for rouge style
Min 45 g/l of sugar
Max 54 g/l of sugar of a sweetness designation is attached(brut/dry/sec)
Banyuls GC: min 30 mo in barrel with release June 1, 3rd year following harvest
Banyuls GC Hors d’Auge: Sept 1, 5th year following harvest

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What is the subzone of Cotes du Roussillon AOP?

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Les Aspres

36
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What are the 4 communes of Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOP?

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Caramany, Latour-de-France, Lesquerde, Tautavel

37
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What grape is Malvosie du Roussillon?

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Tourbat

38
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Styles of Grand Roussillon AOP?

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VDN:
Blanc
Rouge
Rose
Rancio
All three grenache, tourbat + Macabeu
\+other roussillon varietals
Min aging Sept 1, 3rd year after harvest
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Maury AOP styles Produced?

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Rouge: 60-80% Grenache + Carignan, Mourvedre, Syrah + 10% Llandoner Pelut
VDN - Min sugar 45 g/l
Blanc & Ambre: No red grapes - Grenache blanc & gris, Macabeu, Tourbat + Muscat baPS & Muscat d’Alexandri
Grenat & Tuile: Min 75% Grenache + Grenache Gris & Blanc
Aging
Blanc & Grenat:June 30th, 2nd yea following harvest
Ambre & Tuile: aged in Glass March 1, 3rd year after harvest
Hors d’Age: Sept 1, 5th year after harvest - glass containers

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Rivesaltes AOP styles produced?

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VDN - 45 g/l residual sugar
Grenat: 100& Grenache Noir
Ambre/Tuile/Rose: All 3 Grenache + Tourbat Macabeu + other Roussillon
Aging
Grenat: June 30th, 2nd year after harvest
Rose: Dec 31 at the latest(year following harvest)
Ambre/Tuile: Oxidative envirnontment + March 1, 3rd year after harvest
Hors d’age: Sept 1, 5th year after harvest

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Which VDN - AOP in Roussillon specifies having a non-oxidative aging environment for Ambre, Tuille, and Hors d’Age bottlings?

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Maury

42
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What are the Red only AOP of Southwest France?

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Cahors
Madiran
Pecharmant

43
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What are the Blanc only AOP of Southwest France?

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Cotes de Montravel
Gaillac Premieres Cotes
Haut-Montravel
Pecherenc du Vic-Bilh
Rosette
Saussignac
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What is the Encepage of Cahors AOP?

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70%min Malbec + Merlot & Tannat

45
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What is the style/varietals permitted for Cotes de Montravel AOP?

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Blanc only : 30% min Semillon + SB, SG, Muscadelle +Ondenc

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What are the styles and varietals permitted for FLoc de Gascogne AOP

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VDL blanc: min 70% Colombard, Gros Manseng, Ugni Blanc combined.
VDL Rose: Bordeaux varietals + Fer & Tannat - Any single varietal permitted EXCEPT Tannat

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What styles of wine are produces in Gaillac AOP

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Blanc/Vin Mousseu Blanc & Blanc “Doux”: Min 50% Len de l’El Mauzac, Mauzac Rose and Muscadelle
Blanc VT: Len de l’El and Ondenc + other white. -Botrytis - 100 g/l min sugar
Rouge/Rose: Min 60% Syrah, Duras, Fer + bordeaux varietals & Prunelard
Rouge Primeur: 100% Gamay
Vin Mousseu Blanc Method Ancesetral: Mauzac and Mauzac Rose

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Styles and varietals permitted for Gaillac Premieres Cotes AOP?

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Blanc : 50% min Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Len de l’El, Muscadelle + 50% combined SB and Ondence
DRY

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Styles and varietals permitted for Jurancon AOP?

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Blanc: Min 50% Gros & Petit Manseng+Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu & Camaralet de Lasseube - max 4 g/l residual
Blanc Sec min 40g/l residual
Blanc VT: Petit Manseng & Gros Manseng - min 55 g/l residual

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Styles and varietals permitted for Madiran AOP?

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Rouge : 60-80% Tannat + CF,CS & Fer

51
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What are the styles and varietals permitted for Monbazillac AOP?

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White: Bordeau varietals
Blanc:45g/l min
SGN:85 g/l min

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What are the styles and varietals permitted for Pacherec du Vic-Bilh AOP?

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Blanc:60-80% combined Corbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Mansend and Petit Manseng
+arrufiac and SB
Blanc Sec - 4g/l ma residual sugar
Blanc: 45 g/l residual

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What are the styles and varietals permitted for Rosette AOP?

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Blanc: SB,SG,Semillon, Muscadelle

25-51g/l of RS

54
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What are the styles and varietals permitted for Saussignac AOP?

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Blanc: Bordeaux varietals

Min RS: 68g/l

55
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What river do the subregions of Muscadet Sevre et Maine lie on?

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Sevre

56
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What are the soil type of Savennieres?

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Blue Schist & Volcanic Debris

57
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What river is Chinon on?

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Vienne

58
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What river is Chenonceaux on?

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Cher