Rhone Valley & Southern France Flashcards

1
Q

Name the year and first AOC in France

A

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 1936

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2
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10 AOPs of Northern Rhone from north to soutg

A
Cote-Rotie
Condrieu
Chateau Grillet
St-Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
St-Peray
Clairette de Die
Chatillon-en-Diois
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3
Q

Thin topsoil of Condrieu

A

Arzelle, decomposed mica

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4
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Minimum percentage Syrah for Northern Rhone Syrah AOPs

A
Cote-Rotie - 80%
Crozes-Hermitage - 85%
Hermitage - 85%
St-Joseph - 90%
Cornas - 100%
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5
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Traditional barrels of the Northern Rhone

A

Foudres

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6
Q

Big four producers of Hermitage

A

Jean-Louis Chave
Delas
M. Chapoutier
Jaboulet

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7
Q

Name 6 climats of Hermitage

A
L'Hermite
Le Meal
Les Bessards
Greffieux
Beaume
Peleat
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8
Q

4 lieux-dits of Cornas

A

Les Reynards
La Cote
Les Chaillot
Les Mazard

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9
Q

What is the capacity of a Demi-Muid?

A

600L

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10
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2 grapes of St-Peray

A

Marsanne & Roussanne

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11
Q

Current owner of Chateau Grillet

A

Francois Pinault, since 2011

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12
Q

Gamay-based reds found in which Northern Rhone AOP?

A

Chatillon-en-Diois

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13
Q

Minimum residual sugar in Clairette de Die for Methode Dioise Ancestrale & grape varieties

A

35g/L R.S. Min. 75% Muscat a Petits Grains, and Clairette

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14
Q

Former name of Grignan-les-Adhemar

A

Coteaux de Tricastin

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15
Q

Fierce wind of the Rhone

A

Mistral

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16
Q

Pudding stones of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

A

Galets

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17
Q

Previous and current winemaker of Chateau Rayas

A

Jacques Reynaud & Emmanuel Reynaud

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18
Q

4 Red wines of Chateau Rayas

A

Chateau Rayas
Pignan
Chateau de Fonsalette
Pialade

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19
Q

First property to bottle Chateauneuf-du-Pape

A

Chateau La Nerthe, 1785

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20
Q

5 communes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

A
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Orange
Bedarrides
Courthezon
Sorgues
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21
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13 grapes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Grenach
Mourvedre
Syrah
Cinsault
Counoise
Picpoul
Terret Noir
Bourboulec
Clairette/Clairette Rose
Roussanne
Vaccarese
Picardan
Muscardin
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22
Q

18 communes of Cotes du Rhone-Village

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Cairanne
Chusclan
Gadagne
Laudin
Massif d'Uchaux
Plan de Dieu
Puymeras
Roaix
Rochegude
Rousset-les-Vignes
Sablet
Saint-Gervais
Saint Maurice
Saint-Pantaleon-les-Vignes
Seguret
Signargues
Valreas
Visan
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23
Q

4 communes of Lirac

A

Lirac
Roquemaure
Saint-Genies-de-Comolas
Saint Laurent-des-Arbes

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24
Q

2 Southern Rhone VDN AOPs

A

Rasteau

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

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25
Q

2 communes of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

A

Beaumes-de-Venise

Aubignan

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26
Q

3 communes for Rasteau VDN production

A

Cairanne
Rasteau
Sablet

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27
Q

What do “Ambre” & “Tuille” indicate on Rasteau VDN?

A

Oxidative style, min. 3 years ageing for white and red

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28
Q

Where is Cotes du Vivarais?

A

Southern Rhone

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29
Q

Name the single commune AOP within Costieres de Nimes

A

Clairette de Bellegarde

30
Q

4 subzones of Cotes de Provence

A

Sainte-Victoire
Frejus
La Londe
Pierrefeu (added in 2012)

31
Q

Minimum number of varieties in Cotes de Provence

A

2

32
Q

Minimum percentage Mouvedre in Bandol

A

50%

33
Q

Minimum time in oak for Bandol Rouge

A

18 months

34
Q

Which AOP is Chateau Simone located?

A

Palette

35
Q

Grapes in Domaine de Trevallon Rouge

A

Syrah & Cabernet Sauvignon

36
Q

Grapes in Domaine de Trevallon white

A
Roussanne
Marsanne
Chardonnay
Clairette
Etc
37
Q

4 red cuvees of Domaine Tempier

A

Cuvee Classique - 75% Mourvedre
Cuvee La Migoua - 50% Mourvedre
Cuvee La Tourtine - 80% Mourvedre
Cuvee Cabassaou - 95% Mourvedre

38
Q

Only French appellation outside Bordeaux to publish a classification ranking of Grand Cru Classe estates

A

Cotes de Provence AOP

39
Q

2 Communal appellations of Corsica

A

Ajaccio - South

Patrimonio - North

40
Q

2 sectors of Fitou AOP

A

Fitou Maritime

Fitou Montagneux

41
Q

Main grape of Corbieres-Boutenac

A

Carignan

42
Q

Red only Minervois subzone

A

Minervois-La Liviniere

43
Q

Where are Cabardes & Malepere?

A

Languedoc

44
Q

2 red wine subzones of St-Chinian

A

Berlou

Roqueburn

45
Q

Main grape of Blanquette de Limoux

A

Min. 90% Mauzac

46
Q

4 principal red grapes of Languedoc AOP

A

Syrah
Mourvedre
Grenache Noir
Lledoner Pelut

47
Q

Where is La Clape and Terrasses du Larzac?

A

Independent AOPs in the Languedoc

48
Q

4 Muscat AOPs of the Languedoc

A

Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de Lunel
Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois
Muscat de Frontignan

49
Q

France’s most important Vin Doux Naturel region

A

Roussillon

50
Q

2 varieties of Muscat de Riversaltes

A

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

Muscat d’Alexandrie

51
Q

When must “Muscat de Moel” be bottled?

A

No later than December 1st of the year of harvest

52
Q

Main grape of Riversaltes AOP

A

Grenache

53
Q

Minimum ageing for Riversales “hors d’age”

A

5 years

54
Q

What is mutage?

A

Process of halting fermentation of wine by adding distilled spirits

55
Q

Where is Maury & what is the style?

A

Roussillon, VDN

56
Q

Southernmost wine appellation of continental France

A

Banyuls

57
Q

Minimum percentage and main grape for:

  • Banyuls
  • Banyuls Grand Cru
A

50% Grenache

75% Grenache

58
Q

Minimum time in barrel for Banyuls Grand Cru

A

30 months

59
Q

AOP for unfortified wines from Banyuls

A

Collioure

60
Q

4 communes of Cotes du Roussillon-Villages AOP

A

Caramany
Latour-de-France
Lesquerde
Tautavel

61
Q

Which river flows through Bergerac?

A

Dordogne River

62
Q

Minimum alcohol for Cotes de Bergerac

A

11.5%

63
Q

4 grapes of Pecharmant

A
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cot (Malbec)
*No grape may exceed 65%
64
Q

5 sweet AOPs of Bergerac

A
Monbazillac
Saussignac
Rosette
Haut-Montravel
Cotes de Montravel
65
Q

Style of Montravel wines

A

Dry white and red

66
Q

Minimum Malbec for Cahors

A

70%

67
Q

Semi-sweet & sweet wine AOP in Madiran

A

Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

68
Q

Main grapes of Juracon

A

Petit Manseng

Gros Manseng

69
Q

Main grape of Marcillac

A

Fer, min. 90%

70
Q

Which AOP requires min. 50% Negrette?

A

Fronton

71
Q

2 Main grapes of Cassis AOP Blanc

A

Marsanne & Clairette