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1
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Describe the wines of Coteaux de Die AOP.

A

Whites based on Clairette (100%)

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How many communes are part of Cotes du Roussillon-Villages AOP? How many may appened their name? Which?

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  • 32 communes
  • 4 communes
  • Latour-de-France
  • Caramany
  • Lesquerde
  • Tautavel
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What region has more acres under vine than any other in the world?

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Languedoc-Roussillon

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What are the Rasteau vin doux naturel labeling terms?

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Oxidative - aged min 3 yrs

  • Ambré - white
  • Tuilé - red

Fresher

  • Blanc - white
  • Grenat - red

Rancio

  • maderized
  • open barrels
  • left in the sun

“Hors d’Age” - min 5 yrs of age

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What is the subzone of Cotes du Roussillon?

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Les Apres

-Reds based on Syrah & Mourvèdre

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Where is the Patrimonio AOP?

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Corsica

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7
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What are the permitted methods of production for Gaillac Mousseux?

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  • Traditional method

- Méthode Gaillaçoise - a variant of méthode ancestrale

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Where and what is Buzet AOP?

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  • South of Bergerac

- Red, white, rosé - Bordeaux varieties

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9
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What are the main grapes of Corsica?

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(All Indigenous)

  • Nielluccio - Sangiovese variant
  • Sciacarello
  • Vermentino
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10
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What color wines can be Cotes de Provence AOP?

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  • Red
  • White
  • Rosé - 75% of ouput
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Where and what is Cotes de Marmandais AOP?

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South of Bergerac

  • Red, white, rosé
  • Bordeaux varieties w/a compliment of local grapes
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What color wines can be Corbieres AOP?

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Red, white, rosé

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13
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What is the climate of the Rhone Valley?

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  • N. Rhone - more continental

- S. Rhone - Mediterranean

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14
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What is the local term used for vintage in Banyuls?

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rimage

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Which N. Rhone appellation is shielded from “le mistrale”?

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Cornas

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Where is Banyuls AOP?

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Roussillon - southernmost, appellation in continental France

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17
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What appellation in France produces varietal Fer wines?

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Marcillac AOP - min 90%

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18
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Which of Corbières sub-zones was promoted?

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Corbières-Boutenac - Carignan-based red wines

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Where is Pierrevert AOP and what color are the wines?

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(Outlying) S. Rhone - North of Provence

-Red, rosé, white

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What N. Rhone appellations allow for blending Viognier w/ Syrah?

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Côte Rôtie only

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21
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Who makes 90% of the wine labeled as Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP?

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A local co-operative, the Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise

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22
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Who revived Hermitage Vin de Paille?

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  • Gerard Chave in the 1970s

- Chapoutier more recently

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What color wines does St-Joseph produce? From what grapes?

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Red - Syrah, max 10% combined Marsanne, Roussanne

White - Marsanne and/or Roussanne

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24
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What 4 lieux-dits is Cornas divided into?

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  • Les Reynards
  • La Côte
  • Les Chaillot
  • Les Mazards
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25
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When was Vacqueyras promoted from CDR-Villages AOP?

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1990

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26
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What are the requirements for Branyuls Grand Cru AOP?

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  • Min 75% Grenache Noir

- Min 30 months in barrel

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27
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What color can Beaume-de-Venise be? From what grapes?

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Red - min 50% Grenache

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28
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What is required for Cotes de Bergerac AOP?

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-Bergerac delimited zone but it requires a higher min abv

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29
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What 18 communes may append their name to Côtes du Rhone-Villages AOP?

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  • Caranne
  • Chusclan
  • Gadagne (2012)
  • Laudan
  • Massif d’Uchaux
  • Plan de Dieu
  • Puyméras
  • Roaix
  • Rochegude
  • Rousset les Vignes
  • Sablet
  • St-Gervais
  • St-Maurice
  • St-Pantaleon-les-Vignes
  • Ségut
  • Signargues
  • Valréas
  • Visan
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30
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What is the style and varieties of Tavel?

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Rosé - regarded as France’s premiere rosé appellation

-Grenache based and dry

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31
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When did the Roman Catholic Popes reside in Avignon?

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1309-1378

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32
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Where is Faugères AOP? What color wines?

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Languedoc - red, white, rosé

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33
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What color wines can be Pécharmant AOP?

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Blended reds

-The longest-lived wines from Bergerac

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34
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Name 3 excellent producers of Bandol.

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  • Domaine Tempier
  • Chateau Pibarnon
  • Chateau Pradeaux
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35
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What is the physically smallest red wine appellation of the N. Rhone?

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Cornas - although Hermitage produces less wine

-Just over 100ha planted

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36
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Where is Rosette AOP?

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Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac

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37
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Where is Haut-Montravel AOP?

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Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac

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38
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Where is vin doux naturel produced in the S. Rhone?

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  • Rasteau AOP

- Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP

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39
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What is Clairette de Bellegarde AOP?

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A single-commune appellation within Costières de Nîmes, produces white wines from the Clairette grape

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40
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What is the encépagement of Chateau Rayas?

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100% Grenache

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41
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What does “Hors d’Age” mean on a Rivesaltes label?

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Aged min 5 yrs
-In practice, they may receive up to 20 yrs aging prior to release
(Tuilé or Ambré only)

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42
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What is the soil known as in Cornas?

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“Gore” - naked granite

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43
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What are the authorized grapes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

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  • Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
  • Mourvèdre
  • Cinsault
  • Counoise
  • Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
  • Terret Noir
  • Bourboulenc
  • Clairette/Clairette Rosé
  • Roussanne
  • Vaccarèse
  • Picardin
  • Muscardin
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44
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What is the most full-bodied, richest, and consistently quality-minded VDN appellation in France?

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Banyuls AOP

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45
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What is the premiere producer of Les Baux de Provence AOP?

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Domaine de Trévallon

-1995 AOC promotion left the estate to release its Cabernet-based wines as “Vin de Pays”

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46
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What are the sub-zones of Cotes de Provence?

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  • La Londe
  • Pierrefeu
  • Sainte-Victoire
  • Fréjus
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47
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What advantages does co-fermentation offer?

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Stabilizing red wine color and moderating tannin extraction

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48
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What color wines can Crozes-Hermitage be? From what grapes?

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  • Red - Syrah, max 15% combined Marsanne/Roussanne

- Blanc - Marsanne and/or Roussanne

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49
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Where is Cabardès AOP? What color wines are produced?

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  • Languedoc

- Red & Rosé (Grenache/Syrah/Major Bordeaux Varieties)

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50
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What sub-zone of Minervois received full appellation status for reds in 1999?

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Minervois-La Livinière

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51
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Where is Palette AOP?

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Provence

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52
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What do “Rivesaltes” mean?

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“High River” in Catalan tongue

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53
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What is the aging requirement for Rivesaltes Tuilé?

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Aged in an oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the 3rd year following harvest

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54
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Where is the Cassis AOP?

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Provence

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55
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Who owns Chateau Grillet?

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Neyret-Gachet which was purchased by François Pinault 2011

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56
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What are the appellations of the Dordogne?

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  • Bergerac
  • Cotes de Bergerac
  • Pécharmant
  • Montravel
  • Haut-Montravel
  • Cotes de Montravel
  • Rosette
  • Saussignac
  • Monbazillac
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57
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What are the sweet wine appellations of Bergerac?

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  • Monbazillac AOP
  • Saussignac AOP
  • Rosette AOP
  • Haut-Montravel AOP
  • Cotes Montravel AOP
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What is the difference between these AOPs: Haut-Montravel, Cotes de Montravel, and Montravel?

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  • Montravel - dry reds & dry whites
  • Haut- and Cotes-Montravel have the exact same reqs (VDN whites)
  • All 3 are separate delimited zones:
  • Cotes - northernmost
  • Haut - middle
  • Montravel - southernmost
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What appellation of Provence has been pushing for organic mandated farming?

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Les Baux de Provence AOP

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What is Le Rapé?

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  • CdP Producers must discard 2% of harvest grapes
  • safeguards against under-ripeness
  • Mandated by AOP regulations
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What communes can grapes for Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP be sourced?

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  • Beaume-de-Venise

- Aubignon

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62
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What AOP mandates Negrette?

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Fronton AOP

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63
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Where is St-Chinian AOP? What color wine is produced there?

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Languedoc - red, rosé, & white

white is a recent addition

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64
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What colors and from what grapes are produced under the Patrimonio AOP?

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White - Vermentino

Red/Rosé - Nielluccio

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65
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When were the vineyards of Gaillac AOP established?

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SW France

-By the Romans of ancient Gaul in the 1st century CE, are among France’s oldest

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66
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What is the aging req for Rivesaltes Grenat?

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Aged reductively for 1 yr

-Must be bottled before March 1 of the 2nd yr following harvest

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67
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What color wine can be Languedoc AOP?

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  • Red - min 50% combined Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lladoner Pelut
  • Rosé
  • White
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Who are the 4 main producers of Hermitage?

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-Jean-Louis Chave (singular producer)

Negociants:

  • Delas
  • M. Chapoutier
  • Paul Jaboulet
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69
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What sparkling wine AOP of Limoux favors Chard & Chenin Blanc?

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Crémant de Limoux

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What are the major cities of the Southern Rhone?

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  • Montelimar (north)
  • Avignon (South-Central)
  • Nîmes (Southwest)
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71
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Describe the wines of Cremant de Die AOP.

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Sparkling - does not req 100% Clairette

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72
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Where is Coteaux Varois?

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Provence - Coteaux Varois en Provence

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73
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What region of the S. Rhone adjoins the S. Rhone, Provence & Languedoc?

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Costières de Nîmes AOP

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What AOP of the S. Rhone was formerly considered an appellation of the Languedoc?

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Costières de Nîmes AOP

-Changed in 2004

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75
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What vin doux naturel colors can Rasteau AOP be?

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White, Rosé, & Red

-Based on Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris)

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What AOP represents over 90% of France’s fortified wine?

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Rivesaltes AOP

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77
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Where is Cotes de Montravel AOP?

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Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac

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78
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Where is Cotes du Vivarais AOP? Color of wines?

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S. Rhone - red, rosé, & white

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79
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What wine may be labeled “Muscat de Nöel”?

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Rivesaltes vin doux naturel - Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains & Muscat d’Alexandrie
-Christmas wines that must be bottled no later than Dec 1 of the yr of harvest

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80
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Who has long been considered the bearer of traditional wines for Cornas?

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Auguste Clape

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What are the two distinct, non-contiguous sectors of Fitou AOP?

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  • Fitou Maritime

- Fitou Montagneux

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82
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Where did Rasteu’s labeling terms come from?

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In 2011, Rasteau vignerons adopted the labeling terms from Rivesaltes in Roussillon

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83
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What colors, from what grapes, can Les Beaux de Provence AOP be?

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Red & Rosé
-Based on Grenache, Syrah, & Cinsault
White (added in 2011)
-Based on Grenache Blanc, Vermentino, Clairette, Roussanne

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What are the Gaillac “Premières Côtes” for?

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The appellation exists for the dry whites of eleven communes

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85
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What are the sweet whites of Gaillac labeled?

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Gaillac Doux

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86
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What are the two sub-zone designations of St-Chinian AOP?

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  • Berlou

- Roquebrun

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What areas of the N. Rhone are defined by heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils?

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  • Côte-Rôtie
  • Condrieu
  • Hermitage
88
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What are the appellations of Corsica?

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  • Vin de Corse
  • Muscat du Cap Corse
  • Ajaccio
  • Patrimonio
89
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What color wines are permitted for Limoux?

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Red & White

90
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What river is Cahors located on? Where is Cahors?

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  • Lot River

- Southwest France

91
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What is the northernmost appellation of the N. Rhone?

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Côte-Rôtie

92
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Where is Madiran AOP?

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In Gascony in Sw France

93
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What is the thin topsoil that is powdery, decomposed micah in Condrieu?

94
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What grapes can Rivesaltes Ambré, Tuilé, and Rosé be?

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Grenache (Blanc, Noir, Gris), Tourbat, Macabeu

-max 20% combined Muscat à Petit Grains & Muscat d’Alexandrie

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What is a major set back for St-Joseph?

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The appellation’s borders have greatly enlarged from the original delimited area

96
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What styles of wine can St-Peray be? From what grapes?

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  • Exclusively whites - Marsanne & Roussanne
  • Marsane - broader, oily texture, marzipan character
  • Roussanne - more delicate, adds acidity, waxy minerality
  • Can produce mousseux
  • méthode traditionelle
97
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What variant of Muscat is used for Muscat du Cap Corse AOP?

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Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc

98
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What style of wines are Cotes du Roussillon?

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Dry red, white and rosé

99
Q

Describe the wines of Clairette de Die AOP?

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  • Two sparkling styles
  • Méthode Traditionelle
  • Clairette is traditional
  • max 15 g/L RS
  • Méthode Dioise Ancestrale
  • Rustic sparkler
  • Muscat contain 75% Muscat à Petits Grains
  • Min 35g/L RS (implying demi-sec)
100
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What is the only appellation in France to focus on Mourvèdre?

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Bandol AOP

-Min 50% Mourvèdre - blended w/Grenache, Cinsault (and to a lesser extent Syrah & Carignan)

101
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Where is Pécharmant AOP?

102
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Where is Saussignac AOP?

A

Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac

103
Q

Where is Chateau Simone?

A

Palette AOP (Provence)

104
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What are unfortified red, rosé, and whites from Banyuls?

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Colliure AOP

105
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Where and what is Côtes de Duras AOP?

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South of Bergerac

Red, white & rosé
-Bordeaux varieties

106
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What 5 grapes represent the bulk of red & rosé of Cotes de Provence?

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  • Cinsault
  • Grenache
  • Mourvèdre
  • Syrah
  • Tibouren (local, garrigue scented)
107
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What are the important climats of Hermitage?

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  • La Chapelle
  • L’Hermite
  • Le Méal
  • Les Bressards
  • Gréffieux
  • Beaume
  • Péléat
108
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What is unique about the wines of Chateau de Beaucastel?

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  • Dominated by Mourvèdre

- Produced from every authorized variety

109
Q

What are the two major cities of the Northern Rhone?

A

Vienne & Valence

110
Q

Where is Bandol AOP located?

111
Q

Where is the Bellet AOP?

112
Q

Describe the white still wines of Limoux.

A

Based on Chard, Chenin, and Mauzac

-Must be barrel fermented

113
Q

What color wines does Cassis AOP produce?

A

Red, white, rosé

-Clairette and Marsanne account for the better wines

114
Q

What are the grapes of Madiran?

A

Based on Tannat, plus CF, CS, and Fer

115
Q

When was Vinsobres promoted from CDR-Villages?

116
Q

What 4 appellations shared CDP’s min potential ABV for reds?

A
  • Gigondas
  • Vacqueyras
  • Beaume-de-Venise
  • Vinsobres
117
Q

What is Rolle?

A

A local synonym for Italian Vermentino in Bellet AOP

118
Q

Where was micro-oxygenation developed? Why?

A

Madiran

-Patrick Ducournau developed micro-oxygenation in the 1990s to soften the blow of Tannat

119
Q

What is the production method for Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP?

A

Fermentation is arrested through mutage

-adding pure grape spirit to arrest fermentation in a proportion of 5-10%

120
Q

What does the Papel Crest indicate? What does the “La Mitrale” indicate? Who first released an estate-bottled CDP wine?

A
  • It indicates that the wines were bottled in the area and they are a member of the Federation
  • It indicates that they are a member of the SIDVAOC
  • Ch. La Nerthe released the first estate-bottled CDP wines in 1785
121
Q

What was phylloxera’s doorway to France? When?

A

Lirac - 1863

122
Q

Who are the 3 producers helping with the resurgence of Condrieu?

A
  • Georges Varnay
  • Yves Cuilleron
  • André Perret
123
Q

What color wines may CDR and CDR-Villages be?

A

Both - red, white, rosé

124
Q

What color wines does Cornas produce? From what grapes?

A

Red only - 100% Syrah

125
Q

Where is Monbazillac AOP?

126
Q

What is rimage?

A

Local term for vintage in Banyuls

127
Q

What color wines (what grapes) are produced under the Ajaccio AOP?

A

Red/Rosé - min 40% Sciacarello

White - min 80% Vermentino

128
Q

What color wines does Gigondas produce?

A

Red & Rosé

  • min 50% Grenache
  • Typically blended w/Syrah & Mourvèdre
  • Other Rhone varieties may be planted - up to max 10% (except Carignan)
129
Q

Where and what is Marcillac AOP?

A

SW France (East of Cahors)

min 90% Fer (red)

130
Q

Where are the Rhone River’s headwaters?

A

Switzerland

131
Q

Where is Jurançon AOP?

A

Pyrénées-Atlantique department, in the SW of France

132
Q

What styles can be Rivesaltes AOP?

A
  • Ambré (Amber)
  • Tuilé (Tawny)
  • Grenat (Red)
  • Rosé
  • Rancio
133
Q

What colors can Hermitage be? From what grapes?

A

Red - Syrah, max 15% combined Marsanne, Roussanne
White - Marsanne and/or Roussanne
Vin de Paille - Marsanne and/or Roussanne

134
Q

What is Fer?

A

A local red grape in the SW of France

135
Q

What appellation was formerly known as Cotes du Tricastin?

A

Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP

-Rebranded in 2010 to avoid unsavory association with Tricastin nuclear plant

136
Q

When was Gigondas promoted from CDR-Villages AOP?

137
Q

What was Fronton AOP formerly known as?

A

Côtes de Frontonnais

138
Q

What AOP is based on Gamay, Aligoté, and Chardonnay in the Rhone Valley?

A

Châtillon-en-Diois AOP

  • Red & Rosé - Gamay based
  • Whites - based on Chard & Aligoté
139
Q

What is the southernmost appellation in continental France?

A

Banyuls AOP

140
Q

What is the only permitted method to make rosé for still wines in France?

141
Q

What is the most notable sweet wine appellation of Bergerac?

A

Monbazillac AOP

142
Q

What variety is Rivesaltes Grenat?

A

Grenache Noir

143
Q

Where is Fitou AOP? When was it promoted?

A

Languedoc

-1948 - one of the region’s oldest appellations

144
Q

Where is Malepère AOP? What color wines are produced there?

A
  • Languedoc
  • Red - min 50% Merlot
  • Rosé - min 50% CF
  • Promoted in 2006
145
Q

How large is Chateau Grillet?

146
Q

What sparkling AOP of the Northern Rhone allows for the ancestrale method? What is the min % varietal?

A

Clairette de Die AOP

-min 75% Muscat à Petit Grains

147
Q

What color dry wines can be Gaillac AOP?

A

Red, white & rosé

  • Red blends - Duras, Fer, Syrah w/ small allotment of Bordeaux grapes
  • White - Mauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El
148
Q

What styles are the wines of Jurançon and of what grapes?

A

Blanc - Gros Manseng

Blanc (passerillage) - Petit Manseng

Also allowed: Petit Courbu, Camaralet, Lauzet

149
Q

Where is the Minervois AOP?

150
Q

What are the eligible communes for Rasteau AOP?

A
  • Rasteau
  • Cairanne
  • Sablet
151
Q

Who is the largest producer of Côte-Rôtie?

152
Q

What are fortified wine appellations of the Languedoc?

A
  • Muscat de Mireval AOP
  • Muscat de Lunel AOP
  • Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois AOP
  • Muscat de Frontignan (most common - may be either: vin doux naturel or vin de liqueur)
153
Q

Where is Domaine de Triennes located?

A

Coteaux Varois en Provence

154
Q

Where is Ventoux? Color of wines?

A

S. Rhone - red, rosé & white

155
Q

What region of the N. Rhone can produce Vin de Paille?

156
Q

What does Maury AOP produce?

A
  • Still dry red
  • Vin doux naturel - Grenache (Noir, Blanc, Gris)

Same as Rivesaltes styles:

  • Blanc
  • Ambré
  • Grenat
  • Tuilé
  • Hors d’Age
  • Rancio
157
Q

Who invented mutage?

A

Arnaud de Villeneuve, in the 13th centuray, in Rivesaltes

-He was an physician who used it for medicinal elixirs

158
Q

What is the min ABV of CDP?

A

min 12.5% ABV - highest in France for dry AOP wines

159
Q

When did phylloxera hit CDP?

A

1863 - S. Rhone was the first quality region to be struck in France

160
Q

What was the first French AOC and when?

A

Chateauneuf-du-Pape in 1936

  • Following phylloxera, wine fraud took hold in France
  • CDP growers set/imposed rules for production to combat fraud
161
Q

What is arzelle?

A
  • This topsoil that is rich w/powdery, decomposed micah

- Near the commune of Condrieu

162
Q

What are bonbonnes?

A

Glass jugs used to age Rivesaltes oxidately

163
Q

What is the S. Rhone’s northernmost appellation?

A

Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP

164
Q

Fitou is embeded within which larger region?

A

Corbières AOP

165
Q

What colors and what grapes are used for Vin de Corse AOP?

A
  • Red & Rosé - Nielluccio and Sciacarello are blended w/Grenache, Barbarossa, and a host of Rhone grapes
  • White - blends based on Vermentino & Ugni Blanc
166
Q

Côte-Rôtie is located behind which town?

167
Q

What are the two slopes located nearest Ampuis and considered the heart of Côte-Rôtie?

A
  • Côte Brune - stronger, more assertive

- Côte Blonde - yields softer, more alluring wines

168
Q

How long must Bandol AOP wines must age in wood?

A

Min 18 months in wood

169
Q

What 4 AOPs are located on the Drôme River?

A
  • Coteaux de Die AOP
  • Cremant de Die AOP
  • Clairette de Die AOP
  • Châtillon-en-Diois AOP
170
Q

What is Sud-Ouest?

A

Southwest France

171
Q

What color wines can Chateauneuf-du-Pape be?

A

Red & White

172
Q

What color wines does Bellet AOP produce?

A

Red, white, & rosé

-More promising whites than reds

173
Q

What is the name of the hour-glass shaped bottle for Provence wines?

A

“Skittle” bottles

174
Q

What are Limxoux reds based on?

A

Merlot based

175
Q

What are the varieties of Cahors?

A

min 70% Malbec, + Tannat and Merlot

176
Q

What are “galets”?

A

“pudding stones” deposited in CDP

  • made of quartzite
  • they serve to store heat
177
Q

Where is Ajaccio AOP?

178
Q

What 3 types of bubbles are permitted in Limoux?

A
  • Blanquette de Limoux
  • min 90% Mauzac
  • Crémant de Limoux - traditional method
  • Chard & Chenin + max 20% Mauzac and Pinot Noir
  • Limoux Methode Ancestrale
  • 100% Mauzac
179
Q

What is the vin doux naturel AOP of Corisca?

A

Muscat du Cap Corse AOP

180
Q

When was Beaume-de-Venise promoted from CDR-Villages?

181
Q

What portion of Rhone’s wines are released as Côtes du Rhone AOP?

A

two-thirds

182
Q

What grape’s name means “far from sight” in the old d’Oc tongue? Why? Where is it a principal grape?

A

Len de l’El - conveys the cluster’s long stalks and distance to the “eye”, or bud from which they sprouted
-Gaillac

183
Q

What is Collioure AOP?

A

Unfortified red, rosé, and white appellation for Banyuls production

184
Q

Where is Montravel AOP? What styles of wine?

A

Dry reds or whites from Bergerac

185
Q

Where is La Landonne? Who are the two main producers?

A

Côte Rôtie

  • E. Guigal
  • Rene Rostaing
186
Q

What is le mistral?

A

Mistral Wine

  • Cold, dry wine
  • Greatly affects the S. Rhone and Provence
  • Affects the N. Rhone in winter and spring
  • Prevents mold and mildew
187
Q

What are the permitted methods for oxidative aging in Rivestaltes?

A

Glass bonbonnes in the sun or solera

188
Q

What are the main grapes and styles of Monbazillac? Is machine harvest allowed?

A
  • Blanc/SGN (Bortrytis)
  • Bordeaux varieties
  • Muscadelle does very well here in the sandy soils
  • Hand Harvesting
  • Botrytis = multiple tries
189
Q

What color wines (what grapes) are permitted in Fitou AOP?

A

Red - usually dominated by Carignan (and Grenache)

190
Q

What is Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP?

A

Vin Doux Naturel made exclusively of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie

191
Q

What styles of wines are Bergerac AOP?

A

Red, white, & rosé

  • From Bordeaux varietals
  • “Sec” denotes dry whites
192
Q

What are the appellations of the N. Rhone?

A
  • Côte-Rôtie
  • St-Joseph
  • Hermitage
  • Crozes-Hermitage
  • Cornas
  • Condrieu
  • Chateau Grillet
  • St-Péray
  • Crémant de Die
  • Clairette de Die
  • Coteaux de Die
  • Châtillon-en-Dioise
  • Cotes du Rhones
193
Q

What is Jaboulet’s premiere wine?

A

-La Chapelle (of Hermitage)

194
Q

What is the major soil of Gigondas?

A

Red clay alluvial soils

195
Q

What colors can Vacqueyras be?

A
  • Usually red - min 50% Grenache (generally rustic)

- Small amounts of white and rosé

196
Q

What colors, from what grapes, can Lirac be?

A

Red, white, & rosé

  • Grenache (Blanc/Noir)
  • Whites may see significant proportions of Clairette and Bourboulenc
197
Q

What are the most important AOP’s in southwestern France?

A
  • Cahors
  • Madiran
  • Jurançon
  • Gaillac
198
Q

What is the only appellation outside of Bordeaux to publish a ranking of Grand Cru Classé estates?

A

Côtes du Provence

  • Originally classified in 1955
  • 23 estates
199
Q

What is rancio?

A

French and Spanish term for a fortified wine that has been maderized– exposed to direct sunlight

200
Q

What % does the S. Rhone account for in the Rhone Valley?

A

95%, overwhelmingly devoted to red

201
Q

What appellations in the N. Rhone allow for blending Marsanne and Roussanne w/Syrah?

A
  • Hermitage
  • Crozes-Hermitage
  • St-Joseph
202
Q

What color wines can Côte-Rôtie be? From what grapes?

A
  • Red only

- Syrah, max 20% Viognier

203
Q

What and where is Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP?

A

Producers of Madiran (SW France) can make semi-sweet to sweet whites under this AOP

  • Based on Petit Manseng, Petit Courbu, and Arrufiac
  • Dry wines are labeled “sec”
204
Q

Where is Luberon? Color of wines?

A

S. Rhone - red, rosé, white

205
Q

What regions are located in the basque influenced Pyrénees-Atlantique department?

A
  • Jurançon
  • Irouléguy
  • Béarn
206
Q

Where is the Maury AOP?

A

Roussillon

207
Q

What are the appellations of Provence?

A
  • Côtes de Provence
  • Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence
  • Les Baux de Provence
  • Coteaux Varois en Provence
  • Bandol
  • Bellet
  • Cassis
  • Palette
208
Q

What areas of the N. Rhone are dominated by heavier, clay soils?

A
  • St-Joseph
  • Crozes-Hermitage
  • St-Péray
209
Q

What is the aging requirement for Rivesaltes Ambré?

A

Aged in an oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the 3rd year following harvest

210
Q

What is the main grape of “traditionnel” Banyuls AOP?

A

min 50% Grenache Noir

211
Q

What color can Vinsobres be?

A

Red - min 50% Grenache Noir

212
Q

Where and what is Fronton AOP?

A

West of Gaillac

Blended reds & rosés
-min 50% Negrette

213
Q

What appellations in France mandate Tannat’s use?

A

Min 50%

  • Madiran
  • Béarn
214
Q

How many sub-appellations are in the Languedoc AOP? What are the most prominent?

A
  • 16
  • Terrasses du Larzac
  • Le Clape
  • Pic-St-Loup
215
Q

What color wines does the Palette AOP produce?

A

Red, rosé, & white

-A dizzying amount of red & white grapes

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