Rhone Valley Flashcards
What southern Rhône AOP produce sweet wine
Rasteau
Beaumes de Venise
What communes are eligible for Rasteau VDN?
Cairanne
Rasteau
Sablet
Northernmost AOP of S Rhône
Grignam-les-Adhemar
Min % of Grenache for Vacqueyras AOP
Min 50% Grenache
What producer released the first estate bottled CDP in 1785
Chateau La Nerth
What department is CDP located in
Vaucluse
Au Carre corresponds to how many vines per ha
2,500
Which CDR Village may only produce red and rose
Chusclan
What is the second wine of Chateau Rayas
Pignan
Clairette de Bellegarde AOP is fully within which other S Rhône AOP
Costieres de Nimes AOP
Name 3 former CDR Village that are now AOP
Cairanne
Vinsobres
Vacquyeras
Gigondas
Name an AOP of the S Rhône that is 100% varietal
Clairette de Bellegarde AOP
Muscat Beaumes de Venise
Name a producer of CDP that uses new oak
La Nerth
Chapoutier’s La Bernadine
Only AOP in France dedicated to entirely rose
Tavel AOP
Name 2 producers of Gigondas
Chateau de Saint Cosme
Domaine Santa Duc
Domaine la Bouisserie
What mountain range separates Gigondas from Beaumes-de-Venise
Dentelles de Montmirail
Who owns Chateau de Fonsalette and Chateau des Tours
Chateau Rayas
Max yield for CDP
35 hL/ha (42 hL/ha including La Rape)
En Ligne minimum planting density
3,000 vines per ha
Min vine age for Cairanne? Cairanne Vielles Vignes?
5 years, 30 years for Vielles Vignes
Which AOP of S Rhône requires the highest amount of Syrah
Duche d’ Uzes requires min 40% Syrah
Which departments are included in Cotes de Rhône Vilages AOP
Vaucluse
Ardeche
Drome
Gard
Which CDP estate is associated with Baron Le Roy and the establishment of the AOP system
Chateau Fortia
Red wine only AOP of N Rhône
Cote-Rotie
Cornas
White only AOP of N Rhône
Chateau Grillet
Condrieu
Saint-Peray
Clairette/Coteaux/Cremant de Die
Which AOP of the N Rhône produces rose from Gamay
Chatillon-en-Diose
Max amount of Viognier allowed in Cote-Rotie
20%
What grapes are allowed in Hermitage Vin de Paille
Marsanne and Roussanne
Primary grape of Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestral
Min 75% Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Name of the primary four lieux dit of Cornas
Mazards
Reynards
La Cote
Le Chaillot
Name of the river that flows through Clairette de Die and Chatillon-en-Dios
Drome River
What department is Cornas in
Ardeche
Who revived the Vin de Paille style in Hermitage
Gerard Chave
Name 2 producers of La Landonne
Guigal
Rostang
Delas
What is the size of a Demi-muid
600L
Name of the wind that blows through Hermitage (not Mistral)
La Bise
Original communes of St Joseph
Glun
Lemps
Mauves
Tournon
Vion
Saint Jean de Muzols
Max yield for Hermitage Vin de Paille
15 hL/ha
Syrah parentage
Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche
What are “Gore” soils and where are they common
Granite soils found in Cornas
Name a few top climats of Hermitage
Peleat (Chave’s Hermitage Blanc), Baume, l’Ermite, Le Greffieux, Le Meal, Le Bessards
