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1
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what is the soil profile fo northern rhone

A

granite hillsides

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2
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which is the only black grape of northern rhone

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Syrah

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3
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Name the white grapes of northern rhone

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viognier
roussane
marsanne

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4
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Name the districts of northern rhone

A 
Cote rotie
condrieu
st-joseph
hermitage
crozes-hermitage
cornas
st-peray
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5
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what is the soil profile of cote rotie

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schist

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which grapes are used in the cote rotie AOC

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Syrah + 20% viognier

* viognier = natural chaptalisation and helps stabilise color of syrah

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7
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which AOC in rhone produces wine made 100% of viognier grapes

A

Condrieu

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8
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Name the single vineyard appellation within condrieu AOC

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Chateau - Grillet AOC

* one of the smallest AOCs

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9
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what is a monopole

Name one monopole in rhone

A

single vineyard appellation

chateau- grillet AOC in condrieu AOC

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10
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name the grapes used in st-joseph

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  • majority is red - syrah + upto 10% of white grapes
  • white - roussanne and marsanne
    # not much body
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11
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Soil profile of AOC hermitage

A

granite slopes of a hill

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12
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Hermitage history?

A

Chevalier de strerimberg lived as a hermit in a small church.

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13
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Hermitage wine profile? grapes?

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Mostly 100% syrah

but upto 15% of roussanne and marsanne allowed

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14
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hermitage white wine grapes

A

blend of roussanne and marsanne

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15
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what is vin de paille

A

straw wine

grapes are dried on straw mats to dehydrate and increase sugar

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16
Q

where is vin de paille sold in rhone and under which appellation

A

in hermitage

hermitage vin de paille AOC

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17
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Name the grapes of crozed-hermitage AOC

A

lesser AOC
RED - syrah + upto 15% of Roussane and Marsanne
WHITE - Roussane and Marsanne

18
Q

which AOC in N.rhone uses 100% syrah

A

Cornas AOC

19
Q

which AOC is the most southerly of the N.Rhone ?

A

St-peray

20
Q

what are the wines produced in st peray

A

still white
sparkling - champagne method
* marsanne and roussanne grapes

21
Q

What is ‘Cremant de die’ famous for in St-Peray in Rhone

A

light dry sparkling wine from

100% Clairette grape

22
Q

clairette de die methode dioise ancestrale AOC??

A

st peray, rhone
sweeter sparkling wine
min 75% muscat a petite grains varietal + clairette (optional)
** bottling partly fermented must with 55g sugar fermenting down to 35g residual sugar.
filtered and then rebottled. ABV = 6-8

23
Q

name a few prominent grapes of southern rhone

A 
72% grenache
10% syrah
7% mourvedre.
white varities only 7%
planting
24
Q

what is VDN

A

vin doux natural
naturally sweet wine
addition of spirit to arrest fermenation

25
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which wines does beaumes de venise AOC make

A

red table wine - 50syrah, 25grenache, 25 other grape

  • white and rose are sold as cote de rhone village AOC.
    • Muscat de beaumes de venise = VDN
26
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what is muscat de beaunes de venise

A

VDN wine
14-15% abv
fruit and flavour
desser wine

27
Q

what does chateauneuf du pape mean

A

ruined summer palace of a 14th century pope.

28
Q

soil profile of chateauneuf du pape

A

gallettes/ pudding stones.
large smooth rounded stone- drains the ground, storage heaters to warn vines at night
prevent bottom soil from drying out

29
Q

name the grape used in chateauneuf du pape

A

blend of 18 grape varieties

  • grenache
  • syrah
  • cinsault
  • counoise
  • mourvedre
  • muscardin
    • robust, strong. high alcohol. min 12.5%
30
Q

what is the meaning of the embossed cross keys on a chateauneuf du pape bottle

A

it is from one of the best estates

and may require upto 20 yrs of maturation.

31
Q

name 4 top estates of chateauneuf du pape.

A 
chateau besucastel (30 grenache + other grapes)
chateau rayas
vieux telegraph
domaine du pagau
clos de papes
32
Q

name the chateau in cheteauneuf du pape that makes wine using 100% grenache

A

chateau rayas

33
Q

name the grapes used in cotes du luberon in rhone valley

A

red, white and rose.
RED - grenache syrah, pinot noir
WHITE - clairette, grenache blanc, roussane, ugni blanc, etc

34
Q

name a few AOCs of southern rhone

A 
costieres de nimes
coteaux de pierrevert
cotes du vivaras
cotes du ventoux
gigondas
vacqueras
35
Q

what was grignan les adhemar previously called as?

A

coteaux du tricastin

* GSM, carignan, cinsault.

36
Q

when did rasteau (rhone) gain its own AOC

A

2009

red rose and white

37
Q

the AOC for VDN wines originated from which villages of rhone

A

rasteau
sablet
cairanne

38
Q

Name the 3 basic AOCs of rhone

A

cotes du rhone AOC
CDR primeur
CDR nouveau

39
Q

which is the only french AOC specifically for rose wines

A

Tavel AOC

40
Q

name the grapes used in tavel rose

A

grenache
cinsault
mourvedre
picpoul
** there are total 10, none which can exceed 60% in blend.
** strong dry rose wine with max 13.5% abv, onion skin color.

41
Q

when was vinsobres awarded an AOC for red.

A

2006
50% grenache
50% syrah or mourvedre

42
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what is le rape?

A

pruning of unwanted grapes in chateauneuf du pape. to save from under ripeness.

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