Rhone Valley Flashcards
What are the pudding stones at Chateau De Pape called?
Galets
What is the water source of the Rhone Valley?
The Rhone River
What is the mistral?
A dry, cold wind that blows through the Rhone Valley down towards the Mediterranean Sea. It reduces mold growth on grapes.
What is the most widely planted varietal in the Southern Rhone Valley?
Grenache
What are the five appellations for Syrah in the Rhone Valley?
Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, Cote-Rotie, and St. Joseph
Which appellation in the Rhone Valley produces exclusively red wine from 100% Syrah?
Cornas
What varietal is used to create the white wines of Condrieu?
Viognier
Which appellation in the southern Rhone Valley is exclusively for rose wine production?
Tavel
What type of wine is the Rhone Valley overwhelmingly devoted to?
Red
What was the first AOC (now AOP) in France? In what year?
Chateauneuf-du-Pape; 1936
What are the large, oak vessels used to ferment and age wine in the Rhone Vally called?
Foudres
What is the classic grape varietal grown in the Northern Rhone Valley?
Syrah
What type of climate does the Southern Rhone Valley have?
Mediterranean / Maritime
What is “mutage”?
Where pure grape spirit is added to the wine to stop fermentation.
What is “rancio”?
A deliberately oxidative and maderized style in which the wine is left in open barrels, exposed to the ravages of sunlight and temperature.
