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Rhone Online Flashcards & Quiz

1
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What is the climate of the Northern Rhône?

A

Continental with some Mediterranean influence.

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What is the climate of the Southern Rhône?

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Mediterranean

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3
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There is no sparkling wine made in the Rhône Valley.

True or False?

A

FALSE.

Saint-Péray in the Northern Rhône and Clairette de Die and Crémant de Die in the Diois all make sparkling wines.

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4
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What is the Mistral?

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A strong, cold, north wind that blows through the Rhône Valley.

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5
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The Tavel AOC

only produces rosé wines. True or False?

A

TRUE

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6
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What are “galets”?

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Rounded river stones, most famously found in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

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7
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Which Rhône appellation is a monopole?

A

Château-Grillet

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8
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Which two Southern Rhône crus are on the right bank of the Rhône River?

A

Tavel and Lirac

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9
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The entire Rhône Valley produces Côtes du Rhône AOC.

True or False?

A

FALSE.

There are Rhône Valley appellations outside the Côtes du Rhône zone of production.

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10
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How do vines benefit from being located in the foothills of the Dentelles de Montmirail?

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The Dentelles act as a wind block and sun trap and blanket the vines with cool air at night.

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11
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Which Rhône AOCs produce VDN wines?

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Rasteau and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

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12
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What is the southernmost appellation in the Rhône Valley?

A

Costières de Nimes

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13
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Which Rhône AOC’s name means “burned earth” in Celtic?

A

Cornas

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14
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In which century did the Papacy move to Avignon?

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14th century

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15
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Which two “other Rhône Valley” appellations have UNESCO recognition?

A

Ventoux and Luberon

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16
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Which Northern Rhône appellations allow white grape varieties to be co-fermented with Syrah

in their red wines?

A

Côte Rôtie – using Viognier.

Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage &
Saint-Joseph – all using Marsanne and Roussanne.

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17
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Which three grape varieties dominate the red wine blends of the Southern Rhône?

A

Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre (GSM) blends

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18
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What is the northernmost cru

in the Northern Rhône?

A

Côte Rôtie

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19
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What are the main soil types found in the Northern Rhône?

A

Granite and schist

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20
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Which two Southern Rhône cru appellations are authorized to produce dry white, rosé and red wines?

A

Lirac and Vacqueyras

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21
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Southern Rhône white wines are typically aged in oak. True or False?

A

FALSE.

They are usually fermented in neutral vessels and consumed within 2-4 years.

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22
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Condrieu AOC may produce dry and sweet white wines from Viognier grapes.

True or False?

A

TRUE

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23
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Southern Rhône cru appellations mandate hand harvesting.

True or False?

A

FALSE.

Only Beaumes de Venise AOC mandates hand harvesting.

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24
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Which grape variety forms the backbone of most Côtes du Rhône white wines?

A

Grenache Blanc

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25
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The Northern Rhône is bookended by which two cities?

A

Vienne and Valence

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26
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The Southern Rhône is bookended by which two cities?

A

Montélimar

and Nîmes

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27
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What is the Dentelles de Montmirail?

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A mountain range on the eastern flank of the Southern Rhône.

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28
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Which Rhône appellation can make Vin de Paille?

A

Hermitage

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29
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Which appellation is responsible for the majority of production in the Diois?

A

Clairette de Die

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30
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What are the five soil types of the Southern Rhône?

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Galets, garrigue, sandstone, clay and loess/molasse

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31
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What is the most common vine training system in the Southern Rhône?

A

Gobelet

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32
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Which three Southern Rhône Crus surround hilltop towns?

A

Vinsobres

Rasteau

Cairanne

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33
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There is tremendous consistency in the vintages of the wines of the Northern Rhône. True or False?

A

FALSE.

There is high vintage variation in Northern Rhône wines.

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34
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What is “loess”?

A

Fine wind-blown soil deposits usually comprised of silt

and sand.

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35
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What does “Méridionaux” mean?

A

Of the Southern Rhône (in nature, style or location)

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36
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The Rhône Valley is affected by the Mistral – but what is the Mistral?



A

A northerly cooling wind

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37
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Saint-Joseph AOC

A

1

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38
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Croze-Hermitage AOC

A

1

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39
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Chateau-Grillet AOC

A

1

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40
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Rasteau AOC

A

2

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41
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Condrieu AOC

A

1

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42
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Cote Rotie AOC

A

1

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43
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Vinsobres AOC

A

2

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44
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

A

2

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45
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Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Tavel AOC

46
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Vacqueyras AOC

47
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Hermitage AOC

48
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Cairanne AOC

49
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Saint-Peray AOC

50
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Lirac AOC

51
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Cornas AOC

52
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Gigondas AOC

53
Q

Does the following Rhone Valley AOC belong to:
1. Northern Rhone Crus
2. Southern Rhone Crus

Beaumes de Venise AOC

54
Q

Which is the northernmost cru of the Northern Rhône?

Condrieu


Côte Rôtie

Cornas

Saint-Joseph


A

Côte Rôtie

55
Q

Which two Rhône AOCs make Vins Doux Naturels?


Rasteau

Vacqueyras

Lirac

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise


A

Rasteau
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise


56
Q

Tick all the white grape varieties that can be used in Hermitage AOC?


Marsanne

Roussanne

Viognier

Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc


A

Marsanne
Roussanne

57
Q

Côtes du Rhône Villages AOC can be made in both the Northern and Southern Rhône?
 True or False?

False

True

58
Q

What is the southernmost AOC in the Rhône valley?


A

Costières de Nîmes

59
Q

What soil type is NOT found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

60
Q

Syrah can be co-fermented with Viognier in…

A

Cote Rotie

61
Q

White must be 100% Viognier in…

62
Q

Chateau-Grillet is known for…

A

Is an AOC for a single estate

63
Q

Cornas Red must be…

A

100% Syrah

64
Q

Who only makes Rhone whites wines in dry and sparkling style?

A

Saint-Peray

65
Q

Hermitages makes sweet wines from dried grapes. T or F?

66
Q

Syrah can be co-fermented with Marsanne and/or Roussanne in which AOC?

A

Saint-Joseph

67
Q

Which Is the largest of the Northern Rhône Crus?

A

Crozes-Hermitage

68
Q

What wine styles are made in Condrieu?

Red and Dry White

Dry White and Sweet White

Dry White only

Sweet White only

A

Dry White and Sweet White

69
Q

Which of these grapes is not permitted in the Northern Rhône crus?

Clairette

Marsanne

Roussanne

Viognier


70
Q

Which of these is the primary grape variety of Clairette de Die Méthode Dioise Ancestrale?

Clairette

Chardonnay

Aligoté

Muscat à Petits Grains

A

Muscat à Petits Grains

71
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Cornas AOC

72
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Chateau-Grillet AOC

73
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Saint-Joseph AOC

74
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Condrieu AOC

75
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Saint-Peray AOC

76
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Hermitage AOC

77
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Crozes-Hermitage AOC

78
Q

Is the following AOC on
1. West
2. East

of the Rhone River?

Cote Rotie AOC

79
Q

T o F. Vinsobres only makes red wines?

80
Q

T or F Gigondas only makes rose and red wines

81
Q

T or F Cairanne only makes dry white and red wines

82
Q

T or F vacqueyras makes dry white, rose and red wines?

83
Q

in Châteauneuf-du-Pape the winestyle…

A

The blends can be made from just one of the approved grape varieties

84
Q

In Rasteau red wines and VDNs are made. T or F

85
Q

T or F Tavel only makes rose wines

86
Q

T or F Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venis only makes VDNs?

87
Q

Which is the largest of the Crus in the Southern Rhône?


Tavel
Gigondas
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Beaumes de Venise

Cairanne

A

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

88
Q

Which of these Southern Rhône Cru AOCs only produces Red wine?



Rasteau

Beaumes de Venise

Gigondas

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

A

Beaumes de Venise

89
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Vacqueyras

90
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Rasteau

91
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

92
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Cairanne

93
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Beaumes de Venise

94
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Lirac

95
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Gigondas

96
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Tavel

97
Q

Does the following cru reside in

  1. Northeastern Section of Southern Rhone
  2. In the foothills of Dentelles de Monmirail
  3. On the Rhone Vallye Floor

Vinsobres

98
Q

Which is the odd one out?

Côte Rôtie
Cornas
Vinsobres
Cairanne
Lirac
Gigondas
Ventoux

99
Q

Which is the most planted grape in the Côtes du Rhône area?

Syrah

Grenache

Mourvèdre

Bourboulenc

100
Q

Red Côte du Rhône made south of Montélimar blending rules are

A

At least two of the principal red grapes must make up a min of 60% – one must be Grenache

101
Q

Red Côte du Rhône Villages blending rules are…

A

At least two of the principal red grapes must make up a min of 66% – one must be Grenache

102
Q

Red Côte du Rhône made north of Montélimar blending rules are…

A

One of the principal red grapes must make up at least 60% of the blend

103
Q

Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage blending rules are…

A

Up to 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne may be co-fermented with Syrah

104
Q

Saint-Joseph blending rules are…

A

Up to 10% Marsanne and/or Roussanne may be co-fermented with Syrah

105
Q

Côte Rôtie blending rules are…

A

Up to 20% Viognier may be co-fermented with Syrah

106
Q

Of the seven Southern Rhône AOCs outside the Côtes du Rhône AOC area, which has the largest production?


Ventoux
Luberon
Côtes du Vivarais
Duché d’Uzès
Costières de Nîmes


107
Q

Which is the principal method of vine training in the Southern Rhône?

Cordon

Guyot

Éventail

Gobelet

108
Q

Which Northern Rhône Crus allow the use of Viognier?

Select all that apply

Condrieu
Saint-Joseph
Château-Grillet
Cornas
Hermitage
Côte Rôtie

A

Condrieu
Chateau-Grillet
Cote Rotie

109
Q

Which Northern Rhône Cru is known for Sparkling Wine?


A

Saint-Péray

110
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar level for Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?


A

10% /100 g/l

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