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The Rhône valley is the largest AOC area in France. True or False

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False. It’s the second largest after Bordeaux

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Which AOC produces c. 50% of the Rhône valley production?

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Côtes du Rhône

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Who introduced vineyards to the Rhône?

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Phocaeans

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Who developed the northern Rhône vineyards?

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Romans

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In what century did the papal palace move to Avignon?

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14th Century

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What was coste du Rhône?

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Famous church held wine producing area near Uzes

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What was the predominant grape variety in the Rhône before Phylloxera?

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Mourvèdre

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What event changed the agricultural landscape in the Rhône valley away from fruit and olives towards vines?

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The 1956 freeze

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Wine is the Rhône valley’s number 1 business activity? True or False?

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True

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What are the 3 subdivisions of the Rhône?

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Northern Rhône
Southern Rhône
Côtes du Rhône

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What delineates the Northern Rhône?

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Vienne to Valence

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What delineates the Southern Rhône?

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Montelimar to Nimes

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What delineates Côtes du Rhône?

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Vienne to Avignon

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What is an eschalas?

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A single stake supporting a vine (usually Syrah)

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What % of production of the Rhone valley does the northern Rhône account for?

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4%

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What is the climate of the Northern Rhône?

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Continental with some Mediterranean influence

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True or false. The Northern Rhône valley is glacial.

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True

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What is the primary soil type of the Northern Rhône?

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Granite with mica, schist and sand

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Which white grape is considered higher quality - Marsanne or Rousanne?

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Marsanne

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Which northern Rhône grape is reductive?

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Syrah

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What is the primary training method for Syrah and Viognier in the Northern Rhône?

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Guyot

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What is the primary harvest method in the Northern Rhône?

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Hand harvest

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Which northern Rhône AC can make sparkling wine?

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Saint-Peray

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Which northern Rhône AC can make vin de paille?

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Hermitage AC

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How many ACs are there in the Northern Rhône?
8
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How many Northern Rhône ACs make rosê?
None
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What's the maximum amount of Viognier allowed in a Côte Rôtie blend?
20%
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Which northern Rhône ACs can be found on the left bank of the Rhône?
Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage
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What are the two monopoles outside of Bourgogne?
Château-Grillet and Coulée de Serrant (in the Loire)
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What is the maximum amount of white grapes allowed in red St-Joseph?
10%
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What white grapes can be co-fermented with red Saint-Joseph?
Marsanne and Rousanne
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Which Northern Rhône AC must be 100% Syrah?
Cornas
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Which Northern Rhône AC is white only?
Saint-Peray AC
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What is the maximum amount of white grapes that can be included in red Hermitage AC?
15%
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Which Northern Rhône ACs are red only?
Côte Rôtie Cornas
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Which is the largest of the Northern Rhône crus?
Crozes-Hermitage AC
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What is the maximum amount of white grapes that can be included in red Crozes-Hermitage AC?
15%
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Which area is counted as the northern Rhône but is outside the Côtes du Rhône production area?
Diois
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What is the climate of the Diois?
Continental with Alpine influences
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What river runs through the Diois vineyards
The Drôme
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What are the soils found in the Diois?
Limestone Clay
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What AC accounts for 96% of the Diois production?
Clairette de Die AC
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How does Clairette de Die differ from Clairette de Die Method Diois Ancestrale?
Clairette de Die is a traditional method wine made from 100% Clairette Clairette DD Ancestral is a sweet wine and a blend of muscat and Clairette - can be white or rosé
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What defines the Northern limit of the Southern Rhône?
Montelemar
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What is the climate of the southern Rhône?
Mediterranean
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What are the 5 principal soil types of the Southern Rhône?
Galets Garrigue Sandstone Clay Loess/ Molasse (windblown silt)
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True or false. Most southern Rhône wines are blends?
True
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How many grape varieties can be used in Côtes du Rhône?
23
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What is the most widely planted grape in the Southern Rhône?
Grenache Noir
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What is the most widely planted white grape in the Southern Rhône?
Grenache Blanc
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What is the predominant training method in the Southern Rhône?
Goblet
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Which southern Rhône AC requires hand harvest?
Beaumes de Venise AC
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What measures are Southern Rhône growers using to reduce heat stress on the vineyards?
Shade panels Misters
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True or False. Vintages are generally consistent in the southern Rhône?
True
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Which Southern Rhône AOCs are outside the Côtes du Rhône production zone?
Costieres de Nimes Ventoux Luberon
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How many Crus are there in the Southern Rhône?
9
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How many villages qualify as Côtes du Rhône Villages?
95
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How many villages qualify as a Côtes du Rhône Villages DGC?
22
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Which grape is mandatory in a red Côtes du Rhône blend vinified south of Montelemar?
Grenache, but the wine must be a blend of at least 2 varieties
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Which grape is mandatory in a red Côtes du Rhône blend vinified north of Montelemar?
Not specified, but needs to comprise 60% of the blend
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Côtes du Rhône Villages produces predominantly white wine. True or False?
False. It's 95% red
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Côtes du Rhône Villages can be variétal wine. True or False?
False. It needs to be a blend of at least 2 principal varieties.
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What's the predominant wine style found in the Southern Rhône crus?
Red (85%)
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Which Southern Rhóne Crus are classified as hilltop towns?
Vinsorbres Rasteau Cairanne
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Which hilltop town AC in the Southern Rhône can produce VDN?
Rasteau
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Which hilltop towns AC in the Southern Rhône are red only?
Vinsobres Rasteau is also red only if VDN is discounted
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Which is the only hilltop town AC in the Southern Rhône that can produce dry white wine?
Cairanne AC
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Which are the three Southern Rhône Crus influenced by the Dentilles de Montmarails?
Gigondas Vacqueyras Beaumes de Venise
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Which Southern Rhône Cru influenced by the Dentilles de Montmarails can make white wine?
Vacqueyras
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Which Southern Rhône Cru influenced by the Dentilles de Montmarails cannot make rosé?
Beaumes de Venise
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What are the 3 Southern Rhône Crus found on the valley floor?
Châteauneuf du Pape Lirac Tavel
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Which Southern Rhône Crus found on the valley floor can only make rosé?
Tavel
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How many grapes are permitted in Châteauneuf du Pape production?
13 (18 counting colour variations)
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Châteauneuf du Pape cannot make rosé wine. True or false
True - only white and red
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Châteauneuf du Pape can be a single varietal wine?
True
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What grape variety must be present in Tavel AC wines?
Grenache
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What winemaking method must be used for Tavel AC
Rosé de maceration
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True or False. Muscat Beaumes de Venise can be made in an oxidative style?
False. It's all reductive
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Muscat Beaumes de Venise can be red, white and rosé. True or false
True
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What's the primary grape of red Rastau AC VDN
Grenache (especially noir) but also blanc and gris
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What styles is white Rasteau VDN made in?
Ambré (oxidative) and blanc (reductive)
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What styles is red Rasteau VDN made in?
grenat (reductive), tuilé (oxidative), hors d'age (at least 5 years ageing) and rancio
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What is the ageing requirement for Rasteau rosé VDN?
There is none.
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What are the two additional grapes found in the non-CDR ACs of southern Rhône?
Vermentino Macabeu
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Which is the largest of the non-CDR ACs in the southern Rhône?
Ventoux
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What styles of wine can be made in Ventoux AC?
White, red, rosé
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What is the primary wine style made in Ventoux AC?
Rosé
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What is the climate of Luberon?
Mediterranean with strong continental influences
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What is the dominant grape in Costieres de Nimes AC?
Syrah
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Which southern Rhône Crus lie on the right bank of the Rhône?
Tavel Lirac Costieres de Nimes
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What does "Septenrtionaux" mean
Pertaining to the Northern Rhône

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