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What are the main soil types of Cote-Rote, Condrieu and Hermitage

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Granitic Schist

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2
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What is arzelle

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Powdery decomposed mica soil found in Condrieu

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3
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What is the cepage of Cornas

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100% syrah

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What is the cepage of Cote-Rotie

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Syrah with a maximum 20% viognier

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5
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What is the cepage of Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage

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Syrah with a maximum 15% Marsanne/Roussanne

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6
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What is the cepage for St-Joseph

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Syrah with a maximum 10% Marsanne/Roussane

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7
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Where do you find the vineyard La Mouline

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Cote-Rotie AOP within the lieux-dit Cote Blonde

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8
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Where do you find the vineyard La Turque

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Cote-Rotie AOP within the lieux-dit Cote Brun

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9
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Who are the two most famous producers of La Landonne

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  • E. Guigal

- René Rostaing

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10
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Who produces La Chapelle and where is it located

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Jaboulet. The wine comes form the climat of L’Hermite in Hermitage

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Name 5 lieux-dits of Hermitage

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  • L’Hermite
  • Les Bessards
  • Les Beaumes
  • Le Méal
  • La Croix
  • Péleat
  • Les Greffieux
  • Maison Blanche
  • L’Homme
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12
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What is Gore

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Naked granite soil in Cornas

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13
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What is the name of the granite soil in Cornas

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Gore

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14
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Name the lieux-dits of Cornas

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  • Les Reynards
  • La Côte
  • Les Chaillot
  • Les Mazards
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15
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What is Hermitage vin de paille

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  • An expression of dessert wine from Hermitage made with dried Marsanne/Roussane
  • The wines have a minimum potential abv of 19.5% but an acquired abv of 12.5%
  • The grapes must be dried for a minimum 45 days after which their minimum must weight must be 350g/L
  • No specified RS
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16
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What styles of wine are designated to Saint-Péray

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White wine and traditional method mousseux sparkling wine made from Marsanne/Roussanne

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17
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Who is the current owner of Chateau Grillet

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Francois Pinault (Used to be Neyret-Gachet, was sold in 2011)

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18
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What style of wine is designated to Coteaux de Die

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White wine from 100% Clairette

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19
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What style of wine is designated to Cremant de Die

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Sparkling wine based on:

  • Mostly Clairette with Aligoté and Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
  • Muscat cannot exceed 10% of the blend
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What style of wine is designated to Clairette de Die AOP

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  • Traditional Method Sparkling: 100% Clairette
  • Clairette de Die Methode Diose Ancestrale: Min 75% Muscat a Petit Grains plus Clairette
  • Traditional Method sparkling has MAX RS of 15 g/L while Method Ancestrale has MIN RS of 35 g/L which means it will always be at least demi-sec in sweetness
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21
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What style of wine is designated to Chatillon-en-Diois

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White: Chardonnay and Aligoté

Rosé/Red: 75% Gamay plus Pinot Noir and Syrah

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22
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Minimum abv of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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12.5% this is the highest minimum abv for dry AOP wine in all of France

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23
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What is le rapé in CdP production

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Mandatory declassification or discarding of at least 2% of the harvested grapes

24
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What is the main grape of Chateau Beaucastel

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Mourvedre. They’re also known for using every authorized varietal

25
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What is unique about Chateau Rayas

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CdP often times made from 100% Grenache

26
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What was the first estate-bottled CdP

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Chateau La Nerthe

27
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Name the other labels of Chateau Rayas

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  • Pignan
  • Chateau de Fonsalette
  • Pialade

They also own Chateau des Tours

28
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What is the northernmost chateau in CdP

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Chateau de Beaucastel

29
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Name 5 villages allowed to append their name to Cotes du Rhone-Villages

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  • Chusclan
  • Plan de Dieu
  • St-Gervais
  • St-Maurice
  • Valréas
  • Visan
  • Roaix
  • Rochegude

(There are 18 total but this is a good sample)

30
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What is regarded as the best lieux-dit of CdP

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Le Crau; This is also where Ch. Vieux Telegraph grows its grapes and the name appears on their label

31
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What is the minimum % of Grenache for Gigondas

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50%

Gigondas can only make Red and Rosé

32
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What is the minimum % of Grenache for Vaqueyras Rouge

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50%

Vaqueyras can make White, Rosé and Red

33
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What style of wine is designated to Beaumes-de-Venise

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Red wine only based on 50% Grenache

34
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What style of wine is designated to Vinsobres AOP

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Red wine only based on 50% Grenache

35
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What is the minimum and maximum abv for Tavel

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Min: 11.5%

Max: 13.5%

36
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What grape must be present in Tavel wines by law

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Grenache Noir

37
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What communes may bottle VDN wines as Rasteau AOP

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  • Rasteau
  • Cairanne
  • Sablet
38
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If a bottle of Rasteau AOP wine is red and unfortified, what commune of production must it come from

A

Rasteau

39
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What is the minimum abv for Rasteau VDN

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21.5% potential alcohol but the finished wine has a minimum of 15%

40
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What does the term ambré indicate on a bottle of Rasteau VDN

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Red VDN displaying more oxidative character and aged at least 3 years before release

41
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What does the term tuilé indicate on a bottle of Rasteau VDN

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White VDN displaying oxidative characteristic and aged for at least 3 years before release

42
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What is the minimum RS for Rasteau VDN

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45 g/L

43
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In what proportion may grape spirit be added to Rasteau VDN for mutage

A

5-10%

44
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What does blanc indicate on a bottle of Rasteau VDN

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Younger, fresher white style

45
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What does grenat indicate on a bottle of Rasteau VDN

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Younger fresher red style

46
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What color wines are permitted for Rasteau VDN

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White, Rosé, Red

47
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What does the tern Hors d’Age indicate on a bottle of Rasteau VDN

A

The wine is aged at least 5 years prior to release

48
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What does the term Rancio indicate on a bottle of Rasteau VDN

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Deliberately oxidized and madeirized style of wine left in open barrels and exposed to sunlight

49
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Name the communes of production for Muscat de Beames-d-Venise

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  • Beaumes-de-Venise

- Aubignan

50
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What is the minimum RS for Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise VDN wines

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100 g/L

51
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What style of wine is designated to Muscat-de-Beaumes-de-Venise

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VDN styles only in White, Rosé and Red

52
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What is the minimum abv of Muscat-de-Beaumes-de-Venise

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21.5% potential alcohol but 15% minimum finished alcohol

53
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What is the northernmost appelation of the Southern Rhone

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Grignan-Les-Adhémar AOP

This AOP used to be called Cotes du Tricastin but the producers pushed to relabel the AOP in 2010 to dissociate themselves from the Tricastin nuclear plant

54
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Name the single-commune appellation within the Costières de Nimes producing exclusively white wine from 100% Clairette

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Clairette de Bellgarde AOP

55
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What is the newest AOP of the Southern Rhone as of 2013

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Duché d’Uzès

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