Rhone

Question 1

Red grape of Northern Rhone Valley

Answer 1

Syrah

Question 2

White grapes of Northern Rhone Valley

Answer 2

Marsanne
Roussanne
Viognier

Question 3

Southern Rhone Valley best Red

Answer 3

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Question 4

Southern Rhone Valley largest production

Answer 4

Cotes-du-Rhone

Question 5

Southern Rhone reds…

Answer 5

usually blends rather than varietal bottlings

Question 6

Regional Appellations for Rhone Valley

Answer 6

Cotes du Rhone

Cotes du Rhone-Villages

Question 7

Northern Rhone Appellations for Rhone Valley

Answer 7

Chateau-Grillet: single estate AC (7.5 acres), very expensive Viognier
Condrieu: Viognier
Cornas
Cote-Rotie: Syrah & with some Viognier for blending (up to 20%)
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage: 75% Syrah, Whites made with Marsanne and Roussane…with small production of vins de paille
St.-Joseph: Syrah with Marsanne and Roussanne, Whites made with Marsanne and Roussanne
St.-Peray: methode traditional with Marsanne and Roussanne
Cremant de Die: 100% Clariette grapes methode traditional
Clairette de Tradition AC with 70% Muscat…uses Dioise method - variation of methode ancestrale…Chill the fermenting must, bottle, restart fermentation, rack and filter, bottle

Question 8

Southern Rhone Appellations for Rhone Valley

Answer 8

Beaumes-de-Venise
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Gigondas
Lirac
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Rasteau: Cote-du-Rhone-Villages & Vin doux Naturels
Tavel
Vacqueyras
Vinsobres

Question 9

Outlying Region Appellations for Rhone Valley

Answer 9

Clairette de Die
Costieres de Nimes
Grignan-les-Adhemar
Cotes de Luberon
Cotes de Ventoux
Cotes du Vivarais

Question 10

Vin doux Naturels

Answer 10

a sweet fortified wine made by adding grape spirits to partially fermened grape must

Question 11

Rasteau

Answer 11

Cote-du-Rhone Villages

Vin doux Naturels: Grenache Noir, Grenach Gris, Grenache Blanc

Question 12

Gigondas

Answer 12

primarily a Red wine region, with a very small amount of rose wine produced, no white wines in the appellation

Question 13

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Answer 13

Cote-du-Rhone Villages
Vin doux Naturels: Muscat
Beaumes-de-Venise is AC for VDN and Red Wine
Vinsorbes AC: located in the North of South Cote du Rhone

Question 14

Vacqueryras

Answer 14

primarily a red wine region with some white and rose wines produced

Question 15

Chateauneuf-de-Pape

Answer 15

Galets
Chaptalization is illegal
“Vin de Garde”13 permitted grapes (8 red, 5 white)
Red: Grenache, Syrah, Mourdvedre, Cinsaut, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccarese, Picpoul Noir, Terret Noir
White: Grenache Blanc Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussane, Picpoul Gris, Picardan

Question 16

Lirac

Answer 16

Known for great roses

now shifting to red and white

Question 17

Tavel

Answer 17

Considered on the the best Rose Appelation
Roses must be made directly from red wine by prefermentation maceration or saignee
Tavel must be rose

Question 18

Cotes du Ventoux

Answer 18

southeastern region of Rhone valley
3 main areas; Malaucene basin, Carpentras, and Cavaillon
Red & Roses from: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre, and Carignan
White from: Clairette blanche, Bourboulenc, Grenache blanc, and Roussane

Question 19

Cotes du Luberon

Answer 19

Southeastern extreme of the Rhone
Red from: Grenache noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre, Carignan, Counoise, Gamay noir, and Pinot noir
Roses from same varieties used for red, and up to 20% of the allowed varieties for white
White from: Clairette blanche, Grenache blanc, Ugni blanc, Roussanne, and Marsanne

Question 20

Costieres de Nimes

Answer 20

produced in an area between the ancient city of Nimes and the western Rhone delta
produce mainly reds
Reds from: Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, Carignan, and Cinsault
Whites from: Bourboulenc, Clairette blanc, Grenache blanc, Maccabeo, Rolle, Roussane and Ugni blanc
some Roses made as a by-product from the production of red and white