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1
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What does Rhône Septentrionale refer to?

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The Northern Rhone region

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What village is just to the North of Northern Rhone?

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Vienne

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What river runs through the Rhone?

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The Rhone River

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What does the Rhône méridionale refer to?

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Southern Rhone

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When did viticulture spread to the Northern Rhone Valley

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1st century CE

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When did the Romans arrive to Southern Rhone (and spread viticulture)

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125 BCE

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What is vinum picatum?

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“Pitched wine” what the Roman’s referred to as the Viennese wine shipped to Rome in amphorae lined with Resin

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What was Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

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The pope’s summer palace

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When was Southern Rhone first struck with phylloxera?

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1863

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10
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What AOC became the first in France?

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Château-neuf-de-pape AOC, 1936

Now an AOP

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11
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What is the climate of Southern Rhone?

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Mediterranean

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What is the climate of Northern Rhone?

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Continental

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13
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What is the Massif Central?

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A highland region in the middle of Southern France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France

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14
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In which seasons does the Mistral Wind effect the Northern Rhone?

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Winter, Spring
The Mistral effects Provence and Southern Rhone year around but in the winter and spring blows down from the Massif Central to effect the Rhone

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What are the primary soil types in Northern Rhone?

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Granitic and Schistous soils
The steeply sloped vineyards of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, and Hermitage are carved out of this bedrock
Fine sand and loess topsoil are prone to erosion and make Northern Rhone prone to erosion.

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What is a synonym for arzelle?

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Decomposed mica.
A thin, powdery, topsoil found in Condrieu
The soils become heavier with clay in the southern section of Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, and Saint-Péray

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What are signature secondary aromas of a Northern Rhone Syrah?

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Meat, smoke, olives, lavender, blood, peppercorn

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18
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Northern Rhone Syrah’s are typically aged in?

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Large oak foudres

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What are the 5 northern rhone appellations for Syrah?

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Hermitage AOP
Crozes-Hermitage AOP
Cornas AOP
Côte-Rôtie AOP
Saint-Joseph AOP
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Which Northern Rhone AOP is bottled varietally as 100% Syrah?

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Cornas

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21
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In Cotie-Rotie AOP, which white grape(s) are allowed to be blended (and co-fermented) with Syrah?
At what Percentage?

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Viognier

up to 20%

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Crozes-Hermitage AOP, Hermitage AOP and Saint Joseph AOP allow which white grape(s) to be blended (and co-fermented) with Syrah?
At what percentage?

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Marsanne/Rousanne
Crozes-Hermitage 15%
Hermitage 15%
St. Joseph 10%

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23
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What are the benefits of co-fermentation?

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It offers the almost counterintuitive advantage of stabilizing red wine color and moderating tannin extraction

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What does cotie rotie translate to?

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Roasted slope

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Who is the largest producer in the Cote Rotie region?

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E. Guigal

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Which two hillsides are considered the heart of the cotie rotie?

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Cote blonde (softer, more alluring wines) and Cote brune (stronger, more assertive wines)
Both lay behind the riverside village of Ampuis
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27
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What is La Landonne?

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A cru vineyard bottled by E. Guigal, Rene Rostaing, among others.
Can command price tags as high as first growth Bordeaux.

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28
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Name 4 major producers in Hermitage

A 
Jean Louis Chave
Negociants:
Delas
M. Chapoutier
Jaboulet
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29
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Who is the producer of La Chapelle?

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Jaboulet
Named for a small hillside chapel that stands in commemoration of Gaspard de Stérimberg, the legendary Crusader-turned-hermit who lived a life of asceticism atop the hill

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30
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What are important climats in Hermitage?

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L'Hermite
Le Méal
Les Bessards 
Gréffieux 
Beaume
Péléa
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31
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What soil type is found in Cornas?

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Granite (gore)

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32
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What are the 4 lieux-dits of Cornas?

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Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards

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33
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What is the smallest appellation in Northern Rhone?

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Cornas

100 hectares

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34
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What traditional vilification practices does Auguste Clape follow?

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Whole cluster fermentation
Use of demi-muids of the region
These are the traditional vinification practices of the region and Auguste Clape is considered the standard-bearer for this style

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35
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Which northern Rhone AOPs produce only red wine?

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Cotie-Rotie
Cornas (100% varietal bottlings of Syrah)
Crozes-Hermitage, St Joseph, & Hermitage can produce white wines from the Marsanne and Rousanne grapes

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36
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What is vin de paille?

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Dessert wine from Hermitage from Marsanne and or Roussanne. Grapes are dried to concentrate sweetness.

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37
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St. Peray AOP produces exclusively from which grapes? what styles of wine?

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Marsanne and Roussanne - often (but not always) blended together.
Roussanne is more delicate and adds acidity and waxy minerality and Marsanne has a broader, oily texture and marzipan quality.
Mousseux and still

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38
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What grape is produced in Condrieu?

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Viognier

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39
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What are characteristics of Viognier?

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Rich texture, honeyed lushness and floral aromas

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40
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Chateau Grillet AOP is a monople where? And produces which varietal?

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It is a monople within Condrieu.

It produces Viognier

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Coteaux de Die AOP and Crémant de Die AOP produce still and sparkling wines (respectively) from which grape?

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Clairette
Couteaux de Die AOP (Clairette)
Cremant de Die AOP (Clairette blend)

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42
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Clairette de Die AOP produces which style of wines?

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Sparkling: in the traditional method and methode Dioise ancestral (ancestral method)

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43
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In Clairette de Die AOP traditional method sparkling wines, what percentage of wine need to come from Clairette grapes?

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100%

44
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In Clairette de Die AOP ancestral method, what is the primary grape used at what percentage?

A

Muscat a petit grains, min 75%

45
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In Clairette de Die AOP methode ancestral, what level of sweetness is the finished wine?

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demi-sec 35 grams residual sugar

method traditional wines are brut in style with a max 15 grams per liter of sugar after dosage

46
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The Chatillon-en-Diois AOP produces wines from what varietals?

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Gamay - still - red and rose
Aligote - still
Chardonnay - still

47
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What is the most planted red grape in the southern rhone?

A 
Grenache
Other highly planted varietals are:
Syrah
Mourvedre
Cinsault
Carignan
48
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Are Southern Rhone wines more often varietally bottled or blends?

A

Blends

49
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What percentage of total wine production does Southern Rhone account for in all of the Rhone?

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95%

50
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What strong wind blows across the southern Rhone?

A

The Mistral

51
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What are galets?

A

Quartzite rocks that characterize the vineyards of Chateauneuf-de-pape
They store the day’s heat and release it to the vines at night

52
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Château Rayas often releases their Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge as a 100% varietal of which grape?

A

Grenache

53
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What is the minimum ABV for Chateauneuf-de-pape AOP?

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12.5% min

54
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What does le râpé mean?

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In Chateauneuf-de-pape AOP, the mandatory 2% of grapes that need to be discarded per harvest. This serves to safeguard against under ripeness.

55
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What year was the first bottling of Chateauneuf-de-pape released? By which producer?

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1785

Chateau La Nerthe

56
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How many hectares is in Chateauneuf-de-pape AOP?

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Approximately 3,000 hectares

57
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What are the different soil types of chateaupneuf de pape?

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Beyond the distinctive galets, there are many soil types found over the large AOP. Distinct pockets of alluvial sediment exist for gravel, calcareous clay, and sand

58
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What are the traditional aging vessels used in Chateauneuf-de-pape?

A

Foudres

59
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What is the Southern Rhone’s largest appellation?

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Cotes du Rhone AOP
(not Chateauneuf-de-pape AOP)
Cotes du Rhone AOP covers both the Northern and Southern Rhone although the majority of it’s bottlings come from the Southern Rhone

60
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Approximately how much of the Rhone’s wine is released as “Cotes du Rhone AOP”?

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Over 2/3’s

Most of the wine is red although whites and rose’s are allowed

61
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What are the principal red grapes for the Cotes-du-Rhone Villages AOP?

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Grenache, syrah, mourverde

62
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What soil type is found in Gigondas AOP?

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Red clay

63
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What type of wine is produced in Gigondas AOP?

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Reds and roses

For reds 50% min Grenache is required. Blending grapes are the same as other Rhone grape varietals excluding Carignan

64
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When did Vacqueyras AOP become an AOP?

A

1990
Produces predominately reds but also whites and roses.
For the reds, min 50% Grenache is required

65
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What is the most recent Rhone village to achieve AOP status?

A

Cairanne AOP
2016
Producing dry whites and reds

66
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When did Beaumes-de-Venise AOP and Vinsobres AOP achieve appellation status (from former village status)?

A

Beaumes-de-Venise AOP: 2005

Vinsobres AOP: 2006

67
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What is the min ABV for Gigondas AOP, Vacqueyras AOP, Cairanne AOP, Beaumes-de-Venise AOP and Vinsobres AOP

A

12.5%

Same as Chateauneuf-de-pape

68
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Where is Lirac AOP located and what type of wine does it produce?

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Across the Rhone river from Chateauneuf-de-pape. It produces red, white and rose.
Primary varietals are Grenache noir and Grenache blanc. Clairette and Bourboulenc are also used in white blends.
Although Lirac AOP has sandy soils, it may be where phylloxera first began in France.

69
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Where is the Tavel AOP located?

What type of wine is made there?

A

South of Lirac AOP

Exclusively Rose - Dry wines that are Grenache based

70
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Who produces the majority of the wine labeled as Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

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The local co-operative, the Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise.

71
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Name the two southern rhone AOPs that produce vin doux natural

A

Muscat de Beaumes-de-venise AOP

Rasteau AOP

72
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What is vin doux natrual?

A

French sweet fortified wine

73
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*For Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP wines, which communes can the grapes be sourced from?

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The communes of Beaumes-de-Venis and Aubignan

74
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What is mutage?

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Adding grape spirit to stop fermentation and thereby retain sweetness in the final wine.

75
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Rasteau AOP vin doux naturel wines may be white, rosé, or red, which grapes are used for these wines?

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Grenache - grenache blanc, grenache gris, grenache noir

76
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What communes are eligible to be used for Rasteau AOP?

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Rasteau, Cairanne, and Sablet

77
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In Rasteau, what do ambré and tuilé indicate?

A

white and red (respectively) vin doux naturel wines that display more oxidative characteristics and are aged at 3 years prior to release.

78
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Versions of white and red Rasteau VDN wines that are labeled blanc and grenat indicate…?

A

fresher styles of vin doux naturel, not oxidative or aged extensively

79
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What does Hors d’age indicate on a vin doux naturel wine?

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Aging at least 5 years.

80
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Can Rasteau AOP produce still reds?

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Yes. Beginning in 2010 the AOP has allowed dry still reds to be produced only from the Rasteau commune.

81
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Rasteau AOP wines can be Rancio. What does that mean?

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A deliberately oxidative and maderized style in which the wine is left in open barrels, exposed to the ravages of sunlight and temperature

82
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Prior to 2010, what was Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP’s name? Why was it changed?

A

Côtes du Tricastin AOP

It’s name was changed as rebranding effort as Tricastin is a nuclear power plant.

83
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Which southern rhone AOP used to be part of Languedoc?

A

Costières de Nîmes AOP

Oversight of the appellation was transferred by the INAO authorities in 2004

84
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Cotes de Provence AOP wines make up what percentage of all Provencal wine?
What type of wine is made?

A

Cotes de Provence makes up 3/4 of all Provencal wine and is dedicated to rose. Reds and whites are made but 75% of output is rose.

85
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How is rose made in Cotes de Provence AOP?

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The rosés must be blended from at least two varieties.T
hey are given color through a short period of skin contact, saignage, or, in the case of the palest of wines, immediate pressing of whole grapes
The blending of red and white grapes in still wines to create roses is not permitted

86
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Alongside the traditional Rhone varietals of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsaut, and Mourverdre, what is the local grape used often in Cotes de Provence AOP?

A

The Tibouren grape

87
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What are the four designated sub zones of Cotes de Provence?

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La Londe, Pierrefeu, Sainte-Victoire, and Fréjus

88
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What types of wine does the Bandol AOP focus on?

A

The Bandol AOP produces whites, roses and reds. The most notable are the reds, produced from a minimum of 50% Mourvèdre blended with Grenache and cinsaut.
They must be aged for min 18 mos in cask.

89
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Name 2 producers from the Bandol AOP

A

Domaine Tempier
Château de Pibarnon
Château Pradeaux

90
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What is a synonym for the Rolle grape?

A

Vermentino

The Rolle grape is increasingly used in the whites of Bellet AOP

91
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Where is Domaine de Trévallon located (which AOP)?

A

Les Baux-de-Provence AOP

92
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In which AOP is Château Simone located?

A

Palette AOP

93
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Which white varietals are generally used in Cassis AOP?

A

Clairette and Marsanne

94
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In Cotes De Provence AOP, how many vineyards are classified?

A

In 1955, 23 estates were classified

Cotes de Provence is the only region outside of Bordeaux that publishes a ranking of grand cru classe estates.

95
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What is the name of the island-wide AOP that covers Corsica?

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Vin de Corse AOP
White Vin de Corse AOP wines are blends of Vermentino and Ugni Blanc
Red Vin de Corse red and rose wines are made from Nielluccio and Sciacarello that are blended with Grenache, Barbarossa, and a host of Rhône grapes

96
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Name 3 grapes indigenous to Corsica

A

Nielluccio (a variant of Sangiovese) Sciacarello

Vermentino

97
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What type of wine does Muscat du Cap Corse AOP produce?

A

Vin doux naturel blanc from Muscat blanc a petits grains blanc

98
Q

What AOP unknowingly served as the entry for phylloxera into France in the 1860s?

A

Lirac AOP, Southern Rhone

Located opposite Chateauneuf de pape, across the Rhone river

99
Q

How many liters are in a Demi-muid?

A

600 liters

Demi-muids are the traditional aging vessels used in northern rhone

100
Q

What is the max Viognier permitted in Cote Rotie?

A

20%

101
Q

What is Vin de Paille?

A

A rare dessert wine produced out of Hermitage AOP from Marsanne and Roussanne grapes

102
Q

What is the primary grape used in Vieilles Vignes Blanc from Château de Beaucastel?

A 
Roussane (80%)
Grenache Blanc (20%)
103
Q

What is rotundone?

A

A terpene in Syrah that produces the characteristic black pepper and black olive characteristics in the wine

104
Q

What is the minimum percentage of Grenache mandated for Vacqueyras AOP red wines

A

50%

105
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar (in grams per liter) of Rasteau AOP vin doux naturel wines?

A

100 g/liter

106
Q

Clairette de Bellegarde AOP is a single commune appellation within what larger AOP?

A

Costières de Nîmes
Costières de Nîmes adjoins the regions of the Southern Rhône Valley, Provence, and Languedoc
Clairette de Bellegarde produces white wines from the Clairette grape

107
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What year did Chateauneuf-de-pape receive AOC status?

A

1936

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