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Rhone Valley Flashcards

1
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What is the main red grape of The Northern Rhone?

A

Syrah

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2
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What is the white grape of Condrieu?

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Viognier

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What is the white grape of Chateau Grillet?

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Viognier

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4
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What are the white grapes of Hermitage Blanc?

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Marsanne & Rousanne

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5
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Where is Sparkling wine made in the Northern Rhone?

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Cremant de Die

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6
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What is the rose only AOP in the Southern Rhone?

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Tavel

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7
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What styles of wine are made in Chateauneuf du Pape?

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Red and White

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What is the minimum ABV of Chateauneuf du Pape Red?

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12.5%

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9
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What is the Red wine only AOP of the Northern Rhone?

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Cornas

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10
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What is the grape of Cornas

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Syrah

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What is the only red and rose AOP of the Southern Rhone?

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Gigondas

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12
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What are the Syrah based AOP’s of the Northern Rhone

N-S?

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Cote-Rotie
St. Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
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13
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What are the AOP’s of the Eastern side of the Rhone River in the North?

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Crozes-Hermitage

Hermitage

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14
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What are the VDN’s of the Southern Rhone?

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Muscat Baumes de-Venise

Rasteau

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15
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What is a VDN?

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Vin du Natural
This style of wine is made by adding spirit to fermenting grape juice. This stops fermentation at around 8-10%
Doing this kills the yeast and process is known as Mutage.

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16
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What is Mutage?

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The process of kills off yeast by adding spirit (AKA: Aguradente/ Brandy) or sulfur dioxide. This process creates fermenting must in Vin du Natural or Vin de Liquor.

17
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What is the grape of Gigondas?

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Grenache

18
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What is the grape of Vacqueras and where would you find this AOP?

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Grape: Grenache
Location; Southern Rhone
Styles: White (very little)/ Rose/ Red

19
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What is the rose only AOP of the Southern Rhone?

A

Tavel

Grape: Grenache:Gris, Blanc, Rouge/ Clairette/ Cinsault/ Mouvedre

20
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Name 5 grapes of CDP (Blanc/ Rose/ Both, your call)

A 
Grenache (Blanc/Gris/Rouge)
Mourvedre
Syrah
Cinsault
Counoise
Picpoul (Blanc/Gris/Noir)
Terret Noir
Clairette/Clairette Rose
Rousanne
Vaccarese
Muscardin

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