Rhône Valley Flashcards
What type of wines are made in Luberon and where is it located?
Luberon AOC is located in the outlying areas of the southern Rhône Valley. It produced white, red and rosé wines.
Where is the Coteaux de Die and what wines are made there?
The Coteaux de Die is in the southern Rhône Valley. Dry, still white wines from 100% Clairette are produced in the region.
What is Cairanne?
Cairanne AOC is a wine region in the Southern Rhône. It produces hearty red blends as well as some whites and rosés.
Where is Saint-Péray located, and what style of wines does it produce?
Saint-Péray is located in the Northern Rhône. They produce still and sparkling white wines from a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne.
What is Rasteau?
Rasteau AOC is a wine region in the Southern Rhône. It produces hearty red blends as well as some fortified Vin Doux Natural wines based on Grenache.
Where is Clairette de Bellegarde?
Clairette de Bellegarde is in the Southern Rhône. The wine is 100% Clairette.
What wines are produced in Crémant de Die and where is it located?
Crémant de Die AOC produces dry, traditional method sparkling wines. It is located in the Southern Rhône. Grapes used include Clairette, Muscat, and Aligoté.
What is Clairette de Die?
Clairette de Die AOC is a wine region in the Southern Rhône. It produces traditional method sparkling wines as well as sweet sparkling wines using the methode ancestrale.
Where is the Côtes de Vivarais and what style of wines are produced there?
The Cotes de Vivarais is in the outlying areas of the Southern Rhone valley. Red, white and rose wines are produced in the region.
Where is the Duché d’Uzés located and what wine styles are permitted?
The Duché d’Uzés AOC is in the outlying areas of the southern Rhone Valley. White, red, and rosé wines are allowed.
Where is Ventoux, and what wines are allowed to be produced in the region?
Ventoux AOC is in the outlying areas of the southern Rhone Valley. White, red, and rosé wines are permitted.
Where is the Costieres de Nimes located, and what styles of wine are permitted there?
Costieres de Nimes AOC is in the outlying areas of the southern Rhone Valley. White, red, and rosé wines are permitted.
Where is Vacqueyras and what wines are produced there?
Vacqueyras is in the Southern Rhone Valley in the hills east of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Grenache based blends similar to Chateauneuf-du-Pape are produced in the area.
Where is Gigondas, and what wines are made in the region?
Gigondas is in the Southern Rhone Valley in the hills east of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Grenache based blends similar to Chateauneuf-du-Pape are produced in the area.
What percentage of wines in the Rhône Valley are rosés?
9%
