Rhône

Question 1

What is the soil of Condrieu?

Answer 1

Arzelle Powdery decomposed mica which makes up the topsoil.

Question 2

What is the encépagement for Hermitage rouge?

Answer 2

Min 85% Syrah, plus Marsanne and Roussanne

Question 3

What is the encépagement for Croze-Hermitage rouge?

Answer 3

Min 85% Syrah, plus Marsanne and Roussanne

Question 4

What is the encépagement for St. Joseph rouge?

Answer 4

Min 90% Syrah, plus Marsanne and Roussanne

Question 5

What is the soil of Cornas?

Answer 5

Gore (granite)

Question 6

What are the styles and encépagement for St Péray?

Answer 6

Blanc and Blanc Mousseux Marsanne and Roussanne

Question 7

Name a tributary in the northern Rhône

Answer 7

Drôme

Question 8

What are the styles and grapes for Clairette de Die?

Answer 8

Méthode Traditionelle - Clairette Méthode Dioise Ancestral - Min 75% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, min 35 g/l RS

Question 9

Where could I find Gamay Noir in the northern Rhône?

Answer 9

Chatillion en Dioise

Question 10

What is the min. alcohol of CDP AOP?

Answer 10

12.5%

Question 11

What is le Râpé?

Answer 11

The discard and declassification of 2% of harvest of CDP. A quality measure

Question 12

Who in when was the oldest current producer of CDP?

Answer 12

Château la Nerthe - 1785

Question 13

What is the newest Côtes de Rhônes village elevated to AOP?

Answer 13

Cairanne in 2016

Question 14

What is the significance of Montelimar in relation to the Rhône valley?

Answer 14

It divides the line from the northern to southern Rhône- where Syrah stops being the dominant grape in rouge styles.

Question 15

Modernists vs Traditionalists Cornas producers

Answer 15

Traditionalist: little or no destemming, long cuvaison, little new wood Auguste Clape Noël Verset Modernists: destemming, higher fermentation temperatures, punch-down, some new wood. Alain Voge

Question 16

Grapes of CDP

Answer 16

Grenache (noir/blanc/gris) Syrah Mourvèdre Cinsault Counoise Picpoul (noir/blanc/gris) Terret Noir Bourboulenc Clairette/Clairette Rosé Roussanne Vaccarèse Picardan Muscardin

Question 17

What AOP is located just across the Rhône river from CDP?

Answer 17

Lirac

Question 18

What communes are eligible for Rasteau AOP?

Answer 18

Rasteau Cairanne Sablet

Question 19

Answer 19

Question 21

What is the assemblage of Château Rayas CDP Blanc?

Answer 21

50% Clairette

50% Grenache Blanc

Question 22

What is the assemblage of Château Beaucastel’s CDP VV Blanc?

Answer 22

100% Roussanne

Question 23

Who is the current owner of Château Rayas?

What other properties are owned by this family?

Answer 23

Emmanuel Reynaud

Château de Tours

Château de Fonsalette

Question 24

What is the name of the mountain range next to Gigondas?

Answer 24

Dentelle de Montmirail

Question 25

What are the styles of wine made under Rasteau AOP?

Answer 25

Rouge - 50% Grenache

VDN Blanc - Grenache Blanc + Gris, May1st 1 yr after harvest through June 30th 2nd yr after harvest

VDN Rosé - Grenache, Blanc, Gris, - Before Dec 31st 1 yr after harvest

VDN Grenat - min 75% Grenache, plus blanc and Gris

Same aging as VDN Blanc

VDN Ambré - same grapes as VDN Rosé

March 1st 3rd year after harvest

VDN Tuilé - same grapes as VDN Grenat

same aging as Ambré

VDN Hors d’Age - Sep 1st 5th year after harvest

VDN Rancio

Question 26

What styles of wine are made under Muscat de Beaume de Venise AOP?

Answer 26

VDN Blanc

VDN Rosé

VDN Rouge

Question 27

Which has a higher min RS, Rasteau AOP or Muscat de Beaume de Venise AOP?

Answer 27

Muscat de Beaume de Venise - 100g/l

Rasteau - 45 g/l

Question 28

Which AOPs in the southern Rhône do not make a rouge style?

Answer 28

Clairette de Bellegarde - only blanc

Tavel - only rosé