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What properties are owned by the Reynaud family?

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Chateau Rayas (CdP)

Chateau de Fonsalette (CdR)

Chateau des Tours (Vacqueyras)

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What AOCs in the Rhone can produce sweet wines?

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Muscat Beaumes de Venise VDN
Rasteau VDN
Hermitage VDP
Condrieu

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Is Muscat allowed in Beaumes de Venise AOP?

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No

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What are the AOPs of the Southern Rhone that allow the production of white, red, and rose?

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Vacqueyras
Ventoux
Luberon
Lirac

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Where does the Rhone river begin?

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Switzerland in the Alps

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The Northern Rhone runs between what two towns?

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Vienne to Valence

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What are alternative names for the Northern and Southern Rhone?

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Northern: Rhone Septentrionale

Southern: Rhone Meridionale

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What pope moved his court from Rome to the Rhone?

Where was it, who was it, when was it?

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Avignon

Pope Clement V

1309-1378

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Who constructed the actual Chateaunuf-du-Pape papal residence?

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Pope John XXII

It remained the property of the papacy until 1791

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When did Phylloxera appear in the Southern Rhone?

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1863

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What was the first AOC in France?

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Chateaunuf-du-Pape

1936

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What is the general climate of the Northern Rhone?

What soils?

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Continental

Heat-retaining granite and schist

More clay in portions of St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, and St. Peray

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What special soil is found in Condrieu?

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Arzelle

Powdery, decomposed mica-schist

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What are the Syrah appellations of the Northern Rhone?

What are the blending allowances?

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Cote-Rotie: up to 20% Viognier
Crozes-Hermitage: up to 15% Marsanne and Roussane
Hermitage: up to 15% Marsanne and Roussane
St. Joseph: up to 10% Marsanne and Roussane
Cornas: 100% Syrah

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What is the benefit of co-fermenting red and white grapes in the Northern Rhone?

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Color stabilization and moderating tannin extraction

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What producers make a La Landonne bottling?

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E. Guigal
Rene Rostaing
Domaine Jamet
Delas Freres
Jean-Michel Gerin
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Who produces “La Chapelle?”

What climat is it sourced from?

Who was the knight who retired here?

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Jaboulet

L’Hermite

Gaspard de Sterimberg

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What are some of the most important climats of Hermitage?

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le Meal, les Bessards, Greffieux, Beaume, and Peleat

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What is the naked granite soil of Cornas called?

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Gore

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What are the lieux-dits of Cornas?

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Les Reynards, La Cote, Les Chaillot, Les Mazards

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What is the smallest appellation in France?

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La Romanee in Burgundy

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Who owns Chateau Grillet?

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Francois Pinault

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What types of wines are produced in Chatillon-en-Diois AOP?

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Blanc: Chardonnay and Aligote

Rouge/Rose: min. 75% Gamay with Pinot Noir and Syrah

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What types of wines are produced in Clairette de Die AOP?

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Mousseux Blanc: 100% Clairette, 9 months of lees

Methode Ancestrale Blanc/Rose: min. 75% Muscat a Petits Grains with Clairette (and Gamay for Rose), min. 35 g/l RS.

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What types of wines are produced in Coteaux de Die AOP?
Whites from 100% Clairette
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What are the varietal requirements for Cremant de Die AOP? What other requirements exist?
min. 55% Clairette, min. 10% Aligote, max. 10% Muscat a Petits Grains 9 months on lees, max 15 g/l RS
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What tributary river runs along the four minor appellations (Die, etc.) of the Northern Rhone? What tributary river forms the Southern Border of Crozes-Hermitage AOP?
Drome Isere
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Who are some notable producers of classic Cornas? What are some special bottlings they make?
August Clape -Cornas, $200 Thierry Allemand -Cornas, $800 (also at 300-400$ Reynard and Chaillots) Franck Balthazar -Cornas Chaillot, $110
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Who are some notable producers of modern Cornas?
Alain Voge -Les Vielles Fontaines, $150 Jean-Luc Colombo -Les Ruchets $120
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Who are some pioneering Northern Rhone producers who have retired in the past 20 years? Where were they based?
Noel Verset - Cornas Marius Gentaz - Cote Rotie Ernest Trollat - St. Joseph
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Who are some notable producers of St. Joseph?
Jean-Louis Chave -Clos Forentin, $300ish Pierre Gonon -St. Joseph, $220 Domaine Faury -Vielles Vignes, $45
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Who are some notable producers of Hermitage?
Jean-Louis Chave -Hermitage, $450 Jaboulet -"La Chapelle," $213 Chapoutier -"L'Ermite," $380
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Who are some notable producers of Cote-Rotie?
Domaine Jamet -Cote Brune, $600 Rene Rostaing -Cote Blonde, $200 Ogier - "La Belle Helene," $350 - (Ogier is a very modern producer)
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What is the longest continuously operating negociant/winery in the Rhone Valley? When was it founded, who owns it now, and what is their flagshipwine?
Vidal-Fleury 1781 Etienne Guigal now owns it La Chatillone Cote-Rotie from Cote Blonde
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What are the "La La's" of E. Guigal? What are their varietal makeups?
La Landonne: 100% Syrah La Turque: 93% Syrah, 7% Viognier La Mouline: 89% Syrah, 11% Viognier
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What is the landmark cuvee of Chave? When was it first bottled? What other years has it been made in?
Cuvee Cathelin First in 1990 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015
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Who is a notable producer of Saint Peray?
Bernard Gripa August Clape, Alain Voge, and Domaine du Tunnel also make wine there
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How much wine does the Southern Rhone contribute to production in the whole valley?
95%
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What Chateaunuf-du-Pape bottling famously includes all the allowable varieties?
Chateau de Beuacastel It is also Mourvedre dominant
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What is the minimum required ABV for Chateaunuf-du-Pape?
12.5% For both Rouge and Blanc
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What is "le rape?"
The discarding of 2% of harvested grapes as a quality safeguard.
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Who released the first estate bottled Chateaunuf-du-Pape? When?
Chateau la Nerthe 1785
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Under what conditions may a papal crest be embossed on a bottle of Chateaunuf-du-Pape?
When it is estate bottled
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What are the grapes of Chateaunuf-du-Pape?
Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris), Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Counoise, Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris), Terret Noir, Bourboulenc, Clairette (Blanc/Rose), Roussanne, Vaccarese, Picardin, Muscardin
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Cotes du Rhone-Villages wines?
Blanc: min. 50% Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette, Grenache Blanc Rouge: min. 66% combined Grenache and Syrah/Mourvedre
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Name 5 Villages of the Cotes du Rhone-Villages AOP
``` Sablet Seguret Plan de Dieu Suze-la-Rousse Laudun Roaix Nyons ```
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What are the styles and assemblage requirements for Gigondas AOC? When was it granted AOC status?
Rose/Rouge: Min. 50% Grenache plus at least one of Syrah or Mourvedre 1971
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What geological feature rises in the Gigondas, Vacqueyras, and Beaumes de Venise appellations?
The Dentelles de Montmirail
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What are the styles and assemblage requirements for Vacqueyras AOC? When was it granted AOC status?
Blanc: Vineyards must be composed of Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier (no grape more than 80%) Rose/Rouge: min. 50% Grenache and Syrah/Mourvedre 1990
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What are the allowed styles of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise? What is the minimum RS and ABV? What is the strength of the spirit used for mutage?
VDN Blanc/Rouge/Rose 100 g/l and 15% ABV 96 proof and in 5-10% proportion to the wine
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What are the varietal requirements for Cotes du Rhone AOC? What is the minimum ABV? North of what town do they change?
Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre must together account for 60% of the blend. 11% Vineyards North of Montelimar are excused, but must have one principal and complimentary grape. They may also produce wine with 10.5% ABV.
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What is the most recent Village elevated to AOC status? When was it?
Cairanne 2016
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Producers farming less than how many hectares may ignore Syrah and Mourvedre requirements?
1.5ha
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Cairanne AOC?
Blanc: min. 2 grapes at min 20% each. Clairette Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc. Rouge: min. 40% Grenache
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What age are Vielles Vignes vines in Cairanne? How old must a vine be to be included in wine?
30 years (20 for Syrah and Viognier) 5 years minimum
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Lirac AOC? When was it granted AOC status? What are the soils like?
Blanc: Min. 90% combined Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette Rouge: Min. 90% combined Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre Rose: Min. 80% combined Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre 1947, Sandier soils
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Tavel AOC? When was it granted AOC Status? What special soil does it have?
Grenache Noir must be present in the blend 1936 "Lauses" or white calcareous stones
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What VDN appellations exist in the Rhone Valley?
Rasteau AOP Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP
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What communes may contribute to the production of Rasteau AOP VDN? What are the allowed styles and their varietal requirements?
Cairanne, Sablet, Rasteau VDN Blanc/Rose/Ambre/Grenat/Tuile: Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris
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What is the minimum RS and ABV for Rasteau VDN?
min. 45 g/l RS | min. 15% ABV
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How many years of aging do the following styles of Rasteau VDN require? Ambre Tuile Hors d'Age Rancio
March 1st after 3 years March 1st after 3 years September 1st after 5 years Must show oxidative character
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When was Rasteau AOP created? When was dry red wine allowed?
1944 2010
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What was Grignan-les-Adhemar formerly known as?
Cotes du Tricastin
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What is the second wine from Chateau Rayas? What is the Cotes du Rhone that Chateau Rayas produces?
Pignan: 100% Grenache produced from younger vines Pialade: 80% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 5% Syrah
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What is the landmark Cuvee from Chateau de Beaucastel? What was the innaugural vintage? In what recent vintages has it not been made?
Hommage a Jacques Perrin 1998 $400 2008, 2006, 2002, 1997, 1996
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What family owns Vieux Telegraphe? When were they established? What was their first vintage? What Lebanese winery do they partner with?
The Brunier family 1898 and 1900 Massaya
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How did Domaine du Pegau get it's name?
It was originally named Domaine Feraud, and dates back to the 17th century. It was renamed Domaine du Pegau by Paul Feraud and his daughter Laurence in 1987.
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What is the top Cuvee from Domaine du Pegau? What is it's innaugural vintage? In what vintages has it been made?
Cuvee da Capo 1998 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019
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What bottling was released only once by Domaine du Pegau? When was it, how was it bottled?
Cuvee Inspiration 2010 and in Magnums only
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Name the special cuvee for each of the following producers: Henri Bonneau Clos des Papes Cheateau La Nerthe
Reserve des Celestins No special reserve wines Cuvee des Cadettes
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Who produces "Chimere?"
A Chateaunuf-de-Pape collaboration between Sine Qua Non and Clos Saint-Jean.
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What is the to wine of Clos Saint-Jean? In what years did it receive 100 point scores from Robert Parker?
Sanctus Sanctorum 2010, 2009, 2007
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Who are some modern producers of Chateaunuf-de-Pape?
Clos Saint-Jean Chateau la Nerthe Domaine de la Solitude
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Who bottles the most expensive release of Tavel?
Eric Pfifferling at Domaine l'Angore at $100 Domaine de la Mordoree also makes La Damme Rousse at $35 and is a known producer.
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Name 3 producers of Condrieu
Georges Vernay E. Guigal Yves Cuilleron
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Who produces "Luminescence?" How is it made? In what vintages has it been made?
E. Guigal, Condrieu It is made from late-harvested, over-ripened grapes 1999, 2003, 2015
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Who produces Ampodium? Who produces Chateau d'Ampuis?
Rene Rostaing E. Guigal

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