Region/ Appellation Production Areas

Question 1

What regions compose the Rhône Valley?

Answer 1

The regions of the Rhône Valley are:
1. Côtes du Rhône AOP 2. Northern Rhône Valley 3. Southern Rhône Valley

Question 2

What towns border the Northern Rhône to the north and the south?

Answer 2

Vienne is at the northern edge of the Northern Rhône Valley. Valence is at the southern edge of the Northern Rhône.

Question 3

Which important wine region is just north of the Rhône Valley?

Answer 3

Beaujolais is just north of the Northern Rhône.

Question 4

Which important IGP region is located to the west of the northern tip of the Côte du Rhone AOP region?

Answer 4

Ardèche IGP region is located west of the northern tip of the Côte du Rhône AOP region.

Question 5

What is the southern most AOP region of the Northern Rhône ?

Answer 5

Saint-Péray AOP is the most southerly AOP of the Northern Rhône.

Question 6

Which important IGP region is located to the east of the Hermitage AOP?

Answer 6

Collines Rhodaniennes IGP is located to the east of the Hermitage AOP.

Question 7

What are the sparkling wine AOPs of the Rhône Valley? Where are they located?

Answer 7

1. Saint-Peray AOP 2.Clairette de Die AOP are the Rhône Valley region for Methode Traditionale and Methode Ancestrale production.
   They are located in the Northern Rhöne Valley and east of the northern tip of the Côtes du Rhône AOP.

Question 8

Which AOP is located near the mouth of the Rhône river?

Answer 8

Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP is located east of the mouth of the Rhône river?

Question 9

What body of water does the Rhône river empty into?

Answer 9

The Rhône river empties into the Gulf of Léon in the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 10

What are the AOPs of the Northern Rhône Valley from north to south?

Answer 10

AOPs of the Northern Rhône Valley N-S:
1. Côte-Rôtie AOP 2. Condrieu AOP 3. Château-Grillet AOP 4. Saint-Joseph AOP 5. Hermitage AOP (Eastern Bank) 6. Crozes-Hermitage AOP (Eastern Bank) 7.Cornas AOP 8. Saint-Péray AOP 9. Crémant de Die AOP 10. Clairette de Die AOP 11. Coteaux de Die AOP 12. Châtillon-en-Dios AOP (9-12: Estern Bank)

Question 11

What are the communes of production for Côte-Rôtie AOP?

Answer 11

The communes of production for Côte-Rôtie AOP are:
1. Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône 2. Ampuis 3. Turpin-et-Semons

Question 12

Which département contains the Côte-Rôtie AOP ?

Answer 12

The Rhône département contains the Côte-Rôtie AOP

Question 13

Which département contain the Côtes du Rhône AOP?

Answer 13

The Côtes du Rhône AOP is spread over:
1. Rhône 2. Ardèche 3. Vaucluse 4. Loire 5. Drôme 6. Gard départements

Question 14

How would you describe the Ardèche IGP?
Why is it important?

Answer 14

The Ardèche department is 50km south of Lyon and has the Rhône river as it’s eastern border and the Massif Central plateau as it’s western border.
The IGP vineyards are found in the** limestone and sandstone** scrubby, pebbly, thin soils of the foothills of the Cévennes mountains..
The Mediterranean climate hosts the Mistral wind.
**Gamay, Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault **are the chief varieties.
Pierre Gonon’s ‘Les Iles Feray” is a fine example.
Herve Souhaut’s ‘Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet Syrah is another.

Question 15

How would you describe the Collines de Rhodaniennes IGP?
Why is it important?

Answer 15

This IGP is located between Lyon and Montélimar.

It produces RD/WHT/Ro wines.

Northern Rhône varieties dominate plantings/ Next are PN/CS/Jacquère

This area contains the Côte Rôtie , Condrieu and Hermitage AOCs.

The geology and topography is sandstone, limestone and granite on hills and valleys

This IGP enjoys a continental climate/ The Mistral is a factor

Some notable producers are:
Georges Vernay ‘Le Pied de Samson’ Viognier

M&S Ogier ‘La Rosine’ Syrah

Cave Yves Cuilleron ‘Ripa Sinistra’ Syrah

Question 16

Where are the Ardèche IGP AND the Collines de Rhodaniennes IGP in relation to each other?

Answer 16

The Collines de Rhodaniennes IGP is south of Lyon on the eastern side of the Rhône river. The Ardèche IGP is located further south on the Western side of the Rhône river.

Question 17

Where is the IGP Alpilles?
Name an important producer from the region?

Answer 17

This tiny IGP is located in Provence between Avignon and Arles.

The wines of this area were once designated as Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône because of the amount of CS allowed in the final blend.

Domaine de Trévallon est.1973 creates a CS/Syh blend is located here.

Question 18

Where is the Pays d’Hérault?
Who is an important producer from the region?

Answer 18

This IGP is located in the Languedoc, 35 km west of Montpelier.

This IGP is located on the western banks of the river the IGP is named for.

Domaine de la Grange des Peres est.1989 is an important producer based in this IGP.

The founder worked at Couch-Dury, CHve and Dom. Trevallon
The red wine is a blend of CS (Travallon) Syrah(Chave) grown from cuttings from these vineyards. along with Counoise and Mourvèdre.