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1
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What are the main grapes of the northern Rhone?

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  • Syrah
  • Viognier
  • Marsanne
  • Roussanne
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What ancient civilization is responsible for the terraces found in the northern Rhone?

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The Romans

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3
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What pope moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon in 1309?

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Pope Clemant V

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Which pope was responsible for the initial building of the now-ruined summer papal palace?

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Pope John XII

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How long did the papacy reside in Avignon?

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1309-1378

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What is a little known secret about the wines of Hermitage?

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Merchants from Bordeaux used to blend their wines with the wines from Hermitage to strengthen them

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7
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What was the first AOP in france?

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape (1936)

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What are all the red wine producing AOPs in the Northern Rhone?

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  • Cote-Rotie
  • St-Joseph
  • Crozes-Hermitage
  • Hermitage
  • Cornas
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9
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What are the white wine producing AOPSs in the Northern Rhone?

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  • Condrieu

- St-Peray

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What is the name of the monopole located within Condrieu?

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Chateau Grillet

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11
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What is the climate of the Northern Rhone?

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Continental

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12
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What is the name of the powerful (and destructive) wind that blows through the Rhone Valley?

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The Mistral

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13
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What are the main soil types found throughout the Northern Rhone?

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  • Heat-retaining schistous and granitic
  • Sandy and loess topsoils
  • Soils become heavier with clay the further south you go
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14
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What soil type is unique to Condrieu?

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Azelle : A thin topsoil rich in powdery-decomposed mica

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15
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What are the blending rules for all of the red wine AOPs in the Northern Rhone?

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  • Cornas must be 100% Syrah
  • Cote-Rotie is Syrah with up to 20% Viognier
  • Crozes-Hermitage is Syrah with up to 15% total of Marsanne/Roussanne added
  • Hermitage is the same as Crozes-Hermitage
  • St-Joseph is Syrah with up to 10% Marsanne/Roussanne added
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16
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What is the benefit of co-fermentation as done in Cote-Rotie?

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More color stabilization and tannin extraction

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17
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What does Cote-Rotie translate to?

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Roasted Slope

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18
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What are the 2 key slopes in Cote-Rotie?

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Cote Brune

Cote Blonde

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19
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What are the 3 La La wines produced by Guigal?

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  • La Landonne (always 100% syrah)
  • La Turque
  • La Moulin (highest viognier concentration)
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20
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Who are the 4 major producers in Hermitage?

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  • Jean-Louis Chave
  • Paul Jaboulet
  • Chapoutier
  • Delas
21
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What are the main climats of Hermitage?

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  • L’Hermite
  • Le Meal
  • Les Bessards
  • Greffieux
  • Beaume
  • Peleat
22
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What is gore?

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Gore is the soil found in Cornas that is a naked granite soil

23
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Name the 4 lieux-dits of Cornas

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  • Les Reynards
  • La Cote
  • Les Chaillot
  • Les Mazards
24
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What producer has been seen as the standard bearer in Cornas?

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Auguste Clape

25
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What is the name of the rare desert wine made in Hermitage?

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Vin de Paille

26
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Can Saint-Peray make sparkling wine?

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Yes! Made from Marsanne and Roussanne

27
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What is the split of wine production between the Northern and Southern Rhone?

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5% in the North

95% in the South

28
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What is the main grape varietal grown in the Southern Rhone?

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Grenache

29
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What is the climate for the Southern Rhone?

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Mediterranean

30
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What winery release the first estate bottled CDP?

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Chateau La Nerthe in 1785

31
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How Large is Chatenaneuf-du-Pape in hectares?

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3,000

32
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What is the iconic soil type in CDP?

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Galets

33
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What is the Largest appellation in the Southern Rhone?

A

Cotes du Rhone

34
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How many Communes may append their name to the Cotes du Rhone-villages AOP?

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21

35
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What are the three main grapes for Cotes du Rhone villages?

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  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Syrah
36
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What is the minimum amount of grenache required in the Gigondas AOP?

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50%

37
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The Tavel AOP produces what style of wine exclusively?

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Rose

38
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What is VDN?

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Vin doux naturel, a sweet fortified wine

39
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What two AOPs are allowed to produce VDN wine?

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  • Rasteau

- Beaumes- de -Vensie

40
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What is the name of the Hermit of H’Ermitage?

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Gaspard de Sterimberg

41
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Name the four minor Northern Rhone AOPs found off of the Drone River

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  • Coteaux de Die AOP
  • Cremant de Die AOP
  • Clariette de Die AOP
  • Chatillon-en- Diois AOP
42
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What is the only grape varietal allowed in the Coteaux de Die AOP?

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Clariette

43
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Why is Chatillon-en-Diois such an outlier in the Northern Rhone?

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Because the reds are based on Gamay and the whites are based on Chardonnay and Aligote

44
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Name as many of the Southern Rhone AOPs as you can (There are 18)

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  • Beaumes-de-Venise
  • Cairanne
  • CDP
  • Clariette de Bellegarde
  • Costieres de Nimes
  • Cotes du Rhone Villages
  • Cotes du Vivarais
  • Duche d’Uzes
  • Gigondas
  • Grignan-les-Adhemar
  • Lirac
  • Luberon
  • Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
  • Rasteau
  • Tavel
  • Vacqueyras
  • Venetoux
  • Vinsobres
45
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What is the famous soil of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

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The Galets

46
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How many of the Cote du Rhone Villages can you name? (There are 21)

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  • Chusclan
  • Gadagne
  • Laudun
  • Massif d’Uchaux
  • Plan de Dieu
  • Puymeras
  • Roaix
  • Rochegude
  • Rousset-les-Vignes
  • Sablet
  • Saint-Andeol
  • Saint-Gervais
  • Saint-Maurice
  • Saint-Pantaleon-les-Vignes
  • Sainte-Cecile
  • Seguret
  • Signargues
  • Suze-la-Rousse
  • Vaisone-la-Romaine
  • Valreas
  • Visan
47
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Why was the Cotes du Tricastin renamed, and what is it’s new name?

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The Cotes du Tricastin was renamed to Grignan-les-Adhemer as a way to distance itself from troubled Tricastin nuclear power plant.

48
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What is the northernmost AOP the Southern Rhone?

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Grignan-les-Adhemer

49
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What is the single commune appellation within the Costieres de Nimes AOP, and what wine do they produce there?

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Clairette de Bellegarde AOP, and the wines made there are white, made from 100% Clairette

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