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Rhone Flashcards

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Les Cote Du Rhone

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Northern part that makes AOC wines

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Diois Vineyards

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Not permitted to make Cotes Du Rhone AOC wines, even though they are outliers of the Rhône area.

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What does North and South Rhône have in common

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Rhône River and the Mistrell winds

Northern have steep hills
South is flatten lands

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What happen in Rhône in 1956?

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The Big Freeze

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What happened for Rhone in 1990

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Big hit with the wine market. More wineries were trying to be like Rhone.

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Who originally planted the vineyards of the Northern Rhône?

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Romans

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Whose summer palace was built north of Avignon?

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Pope John XXII

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Northern Rhône Grape Varieties

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The wines of the Northern Rhône are primarily dry reds made from Syrah. The local white grapes – Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne – can be grown and co-fermented with Syrah in small percentages in some AOCs.

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Red Grape Varieties of the Southern Rhône

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Southern Rhône reds are largely blends of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre – sometimes known as GSM blends. Cinsult, Counoise, Marselan.

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Rose Grapes for SOuthern Rhone

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Cinsaut is a typical and popular component of rosés in the Southern Rhône. Can also use Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Picopoul Gris

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White Grapes of Southern Rhone

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Grenache Blanc, Bourboulonc, Clariettte, Marsanne, Rosanne, Viognier, Muscat a Petit Grains BLanc is used for VDN (vin doux natural)

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What benefits does Viognier give when co-fermented with Syrah?
 Select all that apply

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  1. Adds aroma
  2. Helps with the wine’s color
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What makes Clairette a good variety for the Southern Rhône?

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Large vine leaves protect grapes from sunburn

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What is Northern Rhône’s soil?

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Granite and Mica Schist soils. Hermitage has galets, and stones soils are made for Syrah

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Which Grapes are Guyot trained?

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Vioginier and Syrah

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What other training method is used in Northern Rhone?

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Echalas - three stakes helps with protecting the vine from the mistral winds.

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What are does Botryis whites?

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Condreiu mostly makes dry whites 90-95% but they were known for their sweet Vigonier.

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What area is known for oak aged whites?

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Hermitage. Also known for Vin De Paille

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Tannin levels within the northern Rhone region?

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Coronas and Hermitage are known for high levels, where as Saint Joseph and Cotie Rotie are known for their softer tannins.

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20
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What is beton

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Concrete vats

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What is inox

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Stainless steal vats

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If vines are trellis system what method is used

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Guyot. Helps with sun exposure. Elimates humid build up and helps support the vines against wind.

23
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What vine training is used in southern Rhone?

24
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What AOC in the Southern Rhone requires hand harvesting?

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Beaumes de Veines

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What is the climate in Southern Rhone

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Mediterranean

26
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Cotie Rotie AOC in Northern Rhone

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Red wine - Syrah and allows up to 5% Viognier. Cotie Rotie means roasted slopes

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Condrieu AOC in Northern Rhone

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Vioginier - sweet (not a lot being produced nowadays - large production in the 18th and 19th century) and dry whites. Right bank of the Rhone

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Chateau Grillet AOC in Northern Rhone

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Dry white wines made from Viognier. In the southern boundaries of Condrieu. 2 years in oak. Is a monopoles

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What are the two monopoles?

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Outside of Bourgogne: Chateau Grillet AOC and Coulee de Serrant in the Loire Valley.

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Saint Joseph AOC within the Nothern Rhone

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Dry white and reds. Marsanne, Roussanne and Syrah. Red can co-ferm up to 10% with M and R. Long stretch, so the wines vary in style.

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Cornas AOC in Northern Rhone

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100% Syrah, steep slopes of granite. Means burn earth.

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Saint Peray AOC in North Rhone

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Dry white and sparkling. Marsanne and Roussanne. Most southern of the north. Traditional sparkling since 1825.

33
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What two AOC in he North lie on the Left Bank

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Hermitage/L/Hermitage/Emitage/L’Emitage AOC and Croze Hermitage.

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Hermitage/L/Hermitage/Emitage/L’Emitage AOC In Nothern Rhone

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Oldest vineyards in France. Dry White, Red, and Vin de Paille. Marsanne, Roussanne, Syrah. 2/3 reds. 15% can be co-ferm. Long aging and highly prized.

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Croze HErmitage/Crozes Ermitage AOC in Northern Rhone

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Largest AOC in the North. Varied soils. 15% co ferm. Lighter and faster maturing.

37
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What is Diois

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Considered part of the Nothern Rhone. It is not included in Côtes du Rhône zone. Mountanious area. SE of Cornas. Continental climate with alpine influence from the Massif du Velcro’s. Mostly sparkling wines.

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Clairette de Die AOC within Diois

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Sparkling white and sparkling rose. Muscat a Petits Grains Blanc, Clairette, Clairette ROse, Gamay, Muscat a Petits Grains Rouge. 96% of all of Diois production. Methods Dioise Ancestrale sweet sparkling from Muscat and Clairette. Clairette de Die is 100% from Clairette.

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What southern rhone AOCs are on the rhone river?

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Chateauneuf du pape is east bank and Tavel and Lirac are west bank

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which three AOC are on the hilltops in southern rhone?

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Vinsobres, Rasteau and Cairanne.

41
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what three villages that sit on the Detelles de Montmirail Mountains in Southern rhone?

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Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Beaumes.

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Cairanne AOC in Southern Rhone

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Red - Grenache
White - Clairette + Roussanne and or Grenache Blanc
soil - stony pebbles

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Rasteau AOC in Southern Rhone

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is like a amphitheater which blocks the mistral and vineyards face south.

Dry and Fortified Reds
Fortified whites and rose.

red clay, sand and pockets of gravel

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Vinsobres AOC in Southern Rhone

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Vines are cooled by local night winds. Wines are Grenache based and must contain at least one of these: Syrah or Mourvedre.

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Gigondas AOC in Southern Rhone

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vineyards are northwest and produce wines w freshness and structure. Reds and Rose

46
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Vacqueras AOC in Southern RHone

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genearlly warmer then Gigondas, and produce meater reds and the grapes ripen earlier.

47
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Beaumes de Venise AOC in Southern Rhone

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Reds and VDN. Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOC covers the same area but only for fortified wines that can be red, rose or whitel.

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Lirac AOC in Southern RHone

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hot and sunney, dry location. Poor soils reduice vine vigor, resulting in lower yields. Red, Dry white and Rose.

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Tavel AOC in Southern Rhone

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Dry Rose only. concentrated and strucutre.

50
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VDNs of Southern Rhone

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Rasteau AOC - Blanc is reductive from Grenache Blanc or Grenache Gris.

Amber which is oxidative is from Grenache noir or other Granches.

Gernat (reductive) or Tulie (oxidative) must be greanche Nori and at least 3 other grenaches.

Horss dage - five years of oxidiatve

Rancio is fully oxidied and is brown in color.

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOC - 83% is White VDN.

51
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What is the minimum alcohol level of a Rasteau VDN and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise wine?

52
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A white Rasteau VDN that has been aged until at least 1st March of the 3rd year after harvest is called, what?

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