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1
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What is the primary grape in Côte-Rôtie AOP?

A

Syrah

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2
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In which region is Viognier typically grown?

A

Northern Rhône

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3
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In which region is the Condrieu AOP located?

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Northern Rhône

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4
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Which appellation produces wine from 100% Viognier?

A

Condrieu

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5
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What is the dominant grape of the southern Rhône Valley?

A

Grenache

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6
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True or False : Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP may produce white wine.

A

True!

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7
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What is the minimum alcohol content of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP?

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12.5%

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8
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The _____ is a cold, dry wind affecting vineyards in the Rhône Valley and Provence.

A

Mistral

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9
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Which of the following regions is denoted on the map with a red A?

A

Côte-Rôtie

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10
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Who is the producer of the wine in the image?

A

M. Chapoutier

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11
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Côte Brune and Côte Blonde are major areas in which appellation?

A

Côte-Rôtie

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12
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Which of the following appellations may ONLY produce red wine?
A) Cornas
B) Saint-Joseph
C) Vacqueyras
D) Gigondas

A

Cornas

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13
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Which of the following AOPs previously appeared as a village name on labels of Côtes du Rhône-Villages?
A) Gigondas
B) Châteauneuf-du-Pape
C) Tavel
D) Crozes-Hermitage

A

A) Gigondas

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14
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Which of the following grapes was imported from Spain to the Rhône Valley?
A) Syrah
B) Viognier
C) Tempranillo
D) Grenache

A

D) Grenache

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15
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True or False : Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP reds are based on a minimum of 90% Syrah.

A

FALSE!

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16
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Syrah wines produced in the Côte-Rôtie appellation may be co-fermented with what grape?

A

Viognier

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17
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In which region does the E. Guigal estate primarily produce wine?

A

Northern Rhône

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18
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Fortified wines retain natural grape sugar through _____, wherein pure grape spirit is added to arrest fermentation in a proportion of 5 to 10%.

A

Mutage

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19
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The pudding stones of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP are called _____.

A

Galets

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20
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Which of the following appellations is considered a monopole?
A) Condrieu
B) Cornas
C) Hermitage
D) Château Grillet

A

D) Château Grillet

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21
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Which of the following appellations produces vin doux naturel?
A) Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise (Your Answer)
B) Hermitage
C) Montravel
D) Saint-Joseph

A

A) Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

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22
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Where does the Château de Beaucastel estate primarily produce wine?

A

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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23
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Which is the largest appellation in the Southern Rhône Valley?

A

Côtes du Rhône

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24
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Which style of wine is produced in the Tavel AOP?

A

Rosé

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25
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True or False : Viognier is the most important white grape in Saint-Joseph AOP.

A

FALSE!

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26
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What is the maximum amount of Viognier permitted in Côte-Rôtie AOP?

A

20%

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27
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E. Guigal produces the 3 “La La” wines: La Mouline, La Landonne, and La _____ wines.

A

Turque

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28
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Which of the following appellations is denoted on the map with a red A?A) Saint-Péray
B) Châtillon-en-Diois
C) Coteaux de Die
D) Clairette de Bellegarde

A

A) Saint-Péray

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29
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How many villages may append their name to the Côtes du Rhône AOP?

A

21

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30
Q

Rasteau wines may be _____, a maderized style in which the wines are left in open barrels, exposed to sun and heat.

A

Rancio

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31
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True or False : Wines produced in the Hermitage AOP must be aged in oak barrels.

A

FALSE!

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32
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What winery does Château Rayas own in Vacqueyras?
A) Château des Tours
B) Château de Fonsalette
C) La Pialade
D) Domaine les Pallières

A

A) Château des Tours

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33
Q

How many liters are in a demi-muid?

A

600

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34
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Select the appellation(s) that may only produce 100% varietal wine.
A) Condrieu
B) St. Joseph
C) Cornas
D) Hermitage
E) Tavel

A

A) Condrieu
C) Cornas

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35
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What style of wine is produced in Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

A

Vin Doux Naturel

36
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Select the Vin Doux Naturel appellation(s) located in the Southern Rhône Valley.
A) Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
B) Cairanne
C) Rasteau
D) Maury
E) Beaumes-de-Venise

A

A) Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
C) Rasteau

37
Q

True or False : Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP is west of the Rhône river.

38
Q

In what year was Châteauneuf-du-Pape granted AOC status?

39
Q

Gore is the primary soil of what Rhône appellation?

40
Q

Which of the following most accurately describes the structure of a red wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP
A) Medium body, High acidity, Moderate alcohol
B) Light body, Medium acidity, High alcohol
C) Full body, Medium acidity, High alcohol
D) Full body, High acidity, Moderate Alcohol

A

C) Full body, Medium acidity, High alcohol

41
Q

What AOP unknowingly served as the entry for phylloxera into France in the 1860s?

42
Q

What is the minimum percentage of Grenache mandated for Vacqueyras AOP red wines?

43
Q

Which of the following is the northernmost AOP in the Southern Rhône Valley?
A) Gigondas
B) Grignan-les-Adhémar
C) Luberon
D) Tavel

A

B) Grignan-les-Adhémar

44
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True or False : Hermitage AOP may produce dessert wine.

45
Q

Select the white grape(s) permitted in Crozes-Hermitage AOP.
A) Marsanne
B) Viognier
C) Roussanne
D) Grenache Blanc

A

A) Marsanne
C) Roussanne

46
Q

How long are Rasteau Hors d’Age wines aged before release?

A

Five years

47
Q

Clairette de Bellegarde AOP is a single commune appellation within what larger AOP?

A

Costières de Nîmes

48
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar (in grams per liter) of Rasteau AOP vin doux naturel wines?

49
Q

Which grape is NOT permitted in Hermitage AOP?
A) Marsanne
B) Syrah
C) Viognier
D) Roussanne

A

C) Viognier

50
Q

True or False : Grenache is a grape with elevated acidity that is prone to oxidation.

51
Q

What is the maximum amount of Viognier permitted in Côte-Rôtie AOP?

52
Q

In which appellation does the Alain Graillot estate produce wine
A) Hermitage
B) Cornas
C) Crozes-Hermitage
D) Côte-Rôtie

A

C) Crozes-Hermitage

53
Q

What style of wine is produced in Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

54
Q

In which region is the Côtes du Vivarais AOP located?

A

Southern Rhône Valley

55
Q

True or False : Côtes du Rhône AOP may produce 100% Syrah.

56
Q

_____ is a sesquiterpene in the syrah grape responsible for peppercorn and black olive aromas in the finished wine.

57
Q

What is the primary grape used in Vieilles Vignes Blanc from Château de Beaucastel?

58
Q

What is the most southerly AOP of the Northern Rhône Valley?

59
Q

The thin topsoil rich with powdery, decomposed mica found in Condrieu AOP is known as _____.

60
Q

Who is the producer of the following wine?
A) René Rostaing
B) Gentaz-Dervieux
C) Franck Balthazar
D) Yves Gangloff
E) Jean-Michel Stephan

A

Yves Gangloff

61
Q

What is the minimum amount of Grenache required in Gigondas?

62
Q

Select the top vintage for Northern Rhône wines.
A) 2000
B) 2001
C) 2002
D) 2003
E) 2004

63
Q

What river does the Clairette de Die AOP lie along?

64
Q

Which appellation is MOST likely to use new French oak during élevage?
A) Crozes-Hermitage
B) Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Your Answer)
C) Condrieu (Correct Answer)
D) Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

A

C) Condrieu

65
Q

What are the two parent grapes of Syrah?
A) Dureza
B) Grenache
C) Mondeuse Blanche
D) Sérine
E) Durif

A

A) Dureza
C) Mondeuse Blanche

66
Q

In which appellation did the Gentaz-Dervieux estate produce wine in?
A) Hermitage
B) Côte-Rôtie
C) Cornas
D) Condrieu

A

B) Côte-Rôtie

67
Q

Select the westernmost climat.
A) L’Homme
B) Le Méal
C) La Varogne
D) Péléat

A

La Varogne

68
Q

What is the first vintage of “Hommage à Jacques Perrin?”

69
Q

Cave de Tain is a cooperative in which appellation?

A

Crozes-Hermitage

70
Q

Select the eligible commune(s) for Rasteau “Vin Doux Naturel” AOP.
Plan de Dieu
Sablet (Missed)
Séguret
Rasteau (Your Answer)

A

Sablet (Missed)
Rasteau (Your Answer)

71
Q

What is the most recent Côtes du Rhône village to be upgraded to AOP status?

72
Q

What is the minimum alcohol of Hermitage Blanc?

73
Q

Rasteau ambré and tuilé wines are aged a minimum of _____ years.

74
Q

Who is the producer of “Cuvée Ampodium?”

A

René Rostaing

75
Q

Which of the following is a commune within Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP?
A) Courthézon
B) Chusclan
C) Les Reynards
D) Ampuis

A

Courthézon

76
Q

Which appellation is nearest to Avignon?
A) Costières de Nimes
B) Côtes du Vivarais
C) Tavel
D) Lirac

77
Q

What is the primary grape of Clairette de Die “Méthode Ancestrale?”

78
Q

All of the following are production requirements in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, except:
A) At least 2% of the harvest must be discarded.
B) Grapes must be hand harvested.
C) Vineyards may not be irrigated without INAO permission.
D) Flash-pasteurization is prohibited.
E) Red and white grape must is blended prior to vinification for red wines.

A

D) Flash-pasteurization is prohibited.

79
Q

Which of the following properties produced the first estate-bottled
A) Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
B) Château de Beaucastel
C) Château La Nerthe
D) Domaine de la Solitude
E) Château Fortia

A

C) Château La Nerthe

80
Q

Grapes used for Hermitage vin de paille must dry for a minimum of _____ days.

81
Q

Match the following vineyard areas to the correct appellation.
A. La Crau 1) Châteauneuf-du-Pape
B. Le Méal 2) Cornas
C. La Côte 3) Hermitage
D. Côte-Rozier 4) Côte-Rôtie

A

A. La Crau 1) Châteauneuf-du-Pape
B. Le Méal 3) Hermitage
C. La Côte 3) Cornas
D. Côte-Rozier 4) Côte-Rôtie

82
Q

True or False : Marsanne may NOT be used in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP.

83
Q

Clairette de Die méthode Dioise ancestrale must contain a minimum of _____ g/L of residual sugar.

84
Q

Select the grape(s) used in the production of Château Rayas Blanc.
A) Clairette
B) Roussanne
C) Bourbolenc
D) Grenache Blanc

A

A) Clairette
D) Grenache Blanc

85
Q

What was the first vintage of production for “Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin?”

86
Q

What river is indicated on the map with the red A?

87
Q

The Roman Catholic Popes presided in Avignon during what time period?

A

14th Century

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