Rhone Valley

Question 1

Grapes of Rhône valley

Answer 1

Syrah

Viognier
Marsanne
Roussanne

Question 2

What is the wind that blows through the Rhône valley

Answer 2

Mistral

Question 3

What is the climate in rhone valley

Answer 3

Moderate continental

Question 4

Name the 7 Appelation of Rhône valley

Answer 4

Cote rotie
Condrieu
St joseph
Hermitage
Croze hermitage
Cornas
Saint peray

Question 5

What’s the most important city in Côte rotie

Answer 5

Ampuis

“Roasted slopes”

Question 6

Where are the steepest vineyards of Rhône valley located?

Answer 6

Cote rotie

Question 7

How is Côte rotie divided

Answer 7

Cote brune: north - clay and ironstone
Cote blonde: South- granite and limestone (stone walls called cheya)

Question 8

What wines can be produced in cote rotie?

Answer 8

Only red from Syrah

But in poor years Viognier can be added for : natural chaptalization and stabilize colour

Question 9

Monopole in Condrieu

Answer 9

Chateau Grillet

Question 10

Saint Joseph what wine produces

Answer 10

Red: red (up to 10% Marsanne and roussanne)
White: Marsanne and roussanne

Question 11

Hermitage soil

Answer 11

Granite

Question 12

What is the fullest body red we find in the Rhône valley

Answer 12

Hermitage

Up to 15% Marsanne and roussanne can be added

Question 13

What hermitage produce

Answer 13

Red (up to 15% Marsanne and roussanne)

White from Marsanne and ruissanne

Vin de palle AOC

Question 14

Crozes- hermitage wines

Answer 14

Red with up to 15% Marsanne and roussanne

White from Marsanne and roussanne

Question 15

Cornas wine

Answer 15

Can only be made from 100% Syrah

Question 16

Which appellation in the Rhône valley produces sparkling wine? And from what grapes

Answer 16

Saint-peray

Marsanne roussanne

Question 17

Why is the city of Die famous?
How is the river called
How is the appellation called

Answer 17

Drome River
Famous for producing 100% clairette

Cremant de Die is the Appelation

Question 18

Clairette de die methode Dioise ancestrale AOC

Answer 18

Sweeter sparkling with min 75% Muscat a petit grains

Bottling a partly fermented must with at least 55g of sugar and fermenting down to 35g > filtered and re bottled (transversage)

Alcohol is low 6-8%

Question 19

Typical soil of southern rohone

Answer 19

Galets

Question 20

Climate in southern Rhône

Answer 20

Mediterranean

Question 21

Wind in southern Rhône + advantages and disadvantage

Answer 21

Mistral
A: dries up so no fungal deseases
D: disrupt fruit

Question 22

Black varieties in southern Rhône

Answer 22

Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre
Cinsault

Question 23

White varieties in southern Rhône

Answer 23

Grenache blanc
Viogner
Marsanne
Roussanne
Clarette
Bourbolenc

Question 24

Rose varieties in southern Rhône

Answer 24

Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre

Question 25

Beaumes-de-venise red Varieties

Answer 25

R: 50% Syrah 25% Grenache

Question 26

Cote du Rhone village AOC

Answer 26

White and rose

Question 27

Muscat beaune de venise

Answer 27

Muscadet a petit grains 15%abv 100g residual sugar

Question 28

Cairanne Red e white varieties

Answer 28

Red min 60% Grenache 20% Syrah/Mourvedre 20% others White and rose 50% Clairette, Grenache blanc and roussanne

Question 29

Chateauneuf du pape

Answer 29

Symbol: Crossed keys Best producer: chateau beaucastel, Vieux telegraph and clos de papes

Question 30

Soil in Chateauneuf du pape

Answer 30

Gallettes

Question 31

Why is Chateauneuf du pape historically important

Answer 31

First to have “appellation controlè” status

Question 32

Cotes du Luberon AOC

Answer 32

Red and rose Min 60% Grenache and Syrah White Clairette, Grenache blanc, roussanne, Ugni blanc, vermentino

Question 33

Costieres de Nimes

Answer 33

Red Min 60% granache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan Rosè: same varieties as red + max 10% white varieties White: min 50% Grenache blanc + roussanne and Marsanne

Question 34

Gigondas

Answer 34

Red and rose 80% Grenache min 15% Syrah, Mourvedre max 10% others Min 12,5% abv

Question 35

Grignan-le-adhemar rosè method

Answer 35

Saignèe method

Question 36

Lirac

Answer 36

Red: min 40% Grenache + 25% Mourvedre and Syrah

Question 37

Rasteau

Answer 37

VDN 90% Grenache 252g residual sugar 15% abv Rancio style wine

Question 38

Tavel

Answer 38

First French rosè AOC to receive aoc status No variety can exceed 60% in a blend Grenache and Cinsault

Question 39

Tavel soil

Answer 39

Lauzes > flat white stones

Question 40

Vaqueras

Answer 40

Min 50% Grenache in red and rose

Question 41

Cote du rhone

Answer 41

Usual blend: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre If a village is mentioned, all the grapes must come from there

Question 42

Coteaux de pierrevert

Answer 42

Located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence but for administrative reason is attached to the Rhône valley It’s not part of Rhône valley nor Provence