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What is the maximum percentage of Marsanne/Roussanne that may be added to Hermitage reds? St. Joseph reds?

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Hermitage 15% St. Joseph 10%

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What is Jaboulet’s premier wine?

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La Chapelle

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What producer makes ‘Parallel 45’?

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Jaboulet

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What is Jaboulet’s premier Hermitage Blanc?

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Chevalier de Sterimberg. Usually 65% Marsanne, 35% Roussanne

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The small hillside chapel that stands in commemoration of the legendary Crusader-turned-hermit is located within which climat?

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L’Hermite

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Name 5 other climat’s of Hermitage?

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le Méal les Bessards Gréffieux Beaume Péléat

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What is the maximum percentage of Viognier that may be added to Syrah in Côte-Rôtie?

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20%

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What is the riverside town near Côte-Rôtie?

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Ampuis

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Who is the largest producer in Côte-Rôtie?

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E. Guigal

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What two slopes are considered the heart of Côte-Rôtie’s terroir?, which slope is further north?, which slope is further south?, what are their soil types?

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Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock - stronger, more assertive Côte Blonde (south): gneiss- yields softer, alluring wines

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What is the minimum alcohol for Côte-Rôtie AOP?

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10.5% - same as other Syrah focused northern Rhone AOPs Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph, Cornas; Viogner focused AOPs Coindreu, Château Grillet require min. 11.5% alcohol; Clairette de Die AOP requires min. 9% for sparkling wines

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Name four major producers that dominate the terraced hill of Hermitage

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Jean-Louis Chave (domaine), Delas, Chapoutier, Jaboulet (négociants)

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Who is the legendary Crusader-turned-hermit who lived a life of asceticism atop the hill of Hermitage?

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Gaspard de Stérimberg

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What is the minimum alcohol for Crozes-Hermitage AOP - Blanc, Rouge?

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Blanc: 10.5% Rouge: 10.5%

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What is the minimum alcohol for Hermitage AOP - Blanc, Rouge, Vin de Paille?

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Blanc: 11% Rouge: 10.5% Vin de Paille: 19.5% (12.5% acquired)

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What is the minimum planting density for Crozes-Hermitage AOP?

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4,000 vines per hectare (max. 2.5 square meters per vine)

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What is the minimum planting density for Hermitage AOP?

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6,000 vines per hectare

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What is gore?

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Granite soil, in Cornas it magnifies the suns warmth

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What are the four quarters, or lieux-dits, of Cornas?

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Les Reynards La Côte Les Chaillot Les Mazards

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What is the smallest red wine appellation of the Northern Rhône?

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Cornas - at just over 100 hectares (131 ha), although Hermitage is not far behind (136 ha)

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Who has long been considered the standard-bearer for the traditional wines of Cornas?

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Auguste Clape - eschewing destemming for whole cluster fermentation and new oak barriques for the old demi-muids of the region

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T/F: Cornas and Côte-Rôtie may produce only red wine.

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What is the minimum planting density for Cornas AOP?

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Are the Marsanne and Roussanne wines of St-Péray always blended?

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often, but not always

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What does Roussanne add to the blend for wines of St-Péray?
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What does Marsanne add to the blend for wines of St-Péray?
oily texture and marzipan character
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In Hermitage, producers have the traditional option of drying either Marsanne or Roussanne for the rare dessert wine vin de paille. Vin de Paille is a style of wine revived in the 1970s by who?
Gérard Chave, and more recently by Chapoutier
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How many delimited hectares of Viognier are planted in Condrieu?
less than 200 (168 ha)
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Name three notable producers of Condrieu.
Georges Vernay Yves Cuilleron André Perret
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What is the maximum yield (rendement de base) for Condrieu AOP?
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What is the minimum must weight for Condrieu AOP?
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Is manual harvesting mandatory for Condrieu AOP?
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What is the minimum potential alcohol for Condrieu AOP?
11.5% (13% acquired alcohol required for wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar)
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Describe Viognier wines of Condrieu.
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What is the first estate-bottled Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
Château La Nerthe, in 1785
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What are the 13/18 permitted grapes of Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
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What is Southern Rhone's largest appellation?
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What fraction of Rhône Valley's wines are released as Côtes du Rhône AOP?
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In what year was Rasteau's dry reds upgraded to AOP status?
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In what year was Gadagne promoted to status as a geographic designation?
2012
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In what year was Gigondas AOP created for red and rosé?
1971
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What are the soils of Gigondas?
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What is the minimum percentage of Grenache required for Gigondas AOP?
min. 50% Grenache, typically blended with smaller proportions of Syrah and Mourvédre
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What is the maximum percentage of other Rhône grape varieties-excluding Carignan-permitted to be present in the Gigondas vineyard?
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In what year did Vacqueyras join Gigondas as the second former Côtes du Rhône village to be promoted to full appellation status?
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Are white and rosé wines produced in Vacqueyras?
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What is the minimum percentage of Grenache required for Vacqueyras AOP reds?
min. 50% Grenache
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In what year were Beaumes-de-Venise and Vinsobres promoted to full appellation status?
2005 and 2006, respectively
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What styles of wine are produced for Beaumes-des-Venise AOP and Vinsobres AOP?
Reds based on a minimum 50% Grenache
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What is the min. alcohol requirement for all four of the appellations Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes-des-Venise and Vinsobres?
12.5% min. alcohol, same as Chåteauneuf-du-Pape
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Grenache Noir and Blanc are prevalent in Lirac, although the white wines may see a significant proportion of what two varietals?
Clairette, Bourboulenc
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What is the commune that unwittingly served as France's doorway to the phylloxera incursion?, in what year?
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Name the two appellations that exist for vin doux naturel in the SouthernRhône?
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90% of the wine labeled Muscat de Beaumes-de Venise AOP is produced by what local co-operative?
Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise
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What is the proportion of pure grape spirit added for vin doux naturel wines of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?
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T/F: Rasteau AOP and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP both produce red, white, and rosé vin doux naturels.
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Rasteau vin dous naturel wines are based on what grapes?
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What are the three communes eligible for the Rasteau AOP?
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How would you describe the wines of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise in comparison to Rasteau?
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In what year did vignerons in Rasteau adopt the labeling terminology established by the producers of Rivesaltes in Roussillon: ambré and tuilé?
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What do the labels ambré and tuilé indicate?
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Fresher versions of white and red Rasteau VDN wines are now labeled what?
Blanc & Grenat
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When may producers affix the term Hors d'Age to Rasteau VDN wines?
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Rasteau AOP wines may be rancio. What is rancio?
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What is the Southern Rhône Valley's northernmost appellation?
Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP
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Hoping to rebound sales and avoid an unsavory association with the troubled Tricastin nuclear plant, the producers of Côtes du Tricastin successfully rebranded their appellation as what?, in what year?
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Formerly considered an appellation of Languedoc, INAO authorities transferred oversight of the Costières de Nimes AOP to officials in the RhôneValley in what year?
2004
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Clairette de Bellegarde AOP is a single-commune appellation that produces white wine from the Clairette grape is found within what AOP?
Costières de Nimes
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T/F: Luberon AOP, Ventoux AOP, Côtes du Vivarais AOP, and Costières de Nimes AOP all produce red, whites and rosés?
True

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