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Rhone Valley & Southern France Flashcards

1
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Name the year and first AOC in France

A

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 1936

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10 AOPs of Northern Rhone from north to soutg

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Cote-Rotie
Condrieu
Chateau Grillet
St-Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
St-Peray
Clairette de Die
Chatillon-en-Diois
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3
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Thin topsoil of Condrieu

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Arzelle, decomposed mica

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4
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Minimum percentage Syrah for Northern Rhone Syrah AOPs

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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

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Foudres

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6
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Big four producers of Hermitage

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Jean-Louis Chave
Delas
M. Chapoutier
Jaboulet

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7
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Name 6 climats of Hermitage

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L'Hermite
Le Meal
Les Bessards
Greffieux
Beaume
Peleat
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8
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4 lieux-dits of Cornas

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Les Reynards
La Cote
Les Chaillot
Les Mazard

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9
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What is the capacity of a Demi-Muid?

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600L

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10
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2 grapes of St-Peray

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Marsanne & Roussanne

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11
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Current owner of Chateau Grillet

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Francois Pinault, since 2011

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12
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Gamay-based reds found in which Northern Rhone AOP?

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Chatillon-en-Diois

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13
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Minimum residual sugar in Clairette de Die for Methode Dioise Ancestrale & grape varieties

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

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14
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Former name of Grignan-les-Adhemar

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Coteaux de Tricastin

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15
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Fierce wind of the Rhone

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Mistral

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16
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Pudding stones of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Galets

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17
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Previous and current winemaker of Chateau Rayas

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Jacques Reynaud & Emmanuel Reynaud

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18
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4 Red wines of Chateau Rayas

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Chateau Rayas
Pignan
Chateau de Fonsalette
Pialade

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19
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First property to bottle Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Chateau La Nerthe, 1785

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20
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5 communes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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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
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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
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4 communes of Lirac

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

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24
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2 Southern Rhone VDN AOPs

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Rasteau

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

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25
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2 communes of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

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Beaumes-de-Venise

Aubignan

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26
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3 communes for Rasteau VDN production

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Cairanne
Rasteau
Sablet

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27
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What do “Ambre” & “Tuille” indicate on Rasteau VDN?

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

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28
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Where is Cotes du Vivarais?

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Southern Rhone

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29
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Name the single commune AOP within Costieres de Nimes

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Clairette de Bellegarde

30
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4 subzones of Cotes de Provence

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

31
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Minimum number of varieties in Cotes de Provence

32
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Minimum percentage Mouvedre in Bandol

33
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Minimum time in oak for Bandol Rouge

34
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Which AOP is Chateau Simone located?

35
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Grapes in Domaine de Trevallon Rouge

A

Syrah & Cabernet Sauvignon

36
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Grapes in Domaine de Trevallon white

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Roussanne
Marsanne
Chardonnay
Clairette
Etc
37
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4 red cuvees of Domaine Tempier

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

38
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Only French appellation outside Bordeaux to publish a classification ranking of Grand Cru Classe estates

A

Cotes de Provence AOP

39
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2 Communal appellations of Corsica

A

Ajaccio - South

Patrimonio - North

40
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2 sectors of Fitou AOP

A

Fitou Maritime

Fitou Montagneux

41
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Main grape of Corbieres-Boutenac

42
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Red only Minervois subzone

A

Minervois-La Liviniere

43
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Where are Cabardes & Malepere?

44
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2 red wine subzones of St-Chinian

A

Berlou

Roqueburn

45
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Main grape of Blanquette de Limoux

A

Min. 90% Mauzac

46
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4 principal red grapes of Languedoc AOP

A

Syrah
Mourvedre
Grenache Noir
Lledoner Pelut

47
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Where is La Clape and Terrasses du Larzac?

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Independent AOPs in the Languedoc

48
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4 Muscat AOPs of the Languedoc

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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
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2 varieties of Muscat de Riversaltes

A

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

Muscat d’Alexandrie

51
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When must “Muscat de Moel” be bottled?

A

No later than December 1st of the year of harvest

52
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Main grape of Riversaltes AOP

53
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Minimum ageing for Riversales “hors d’age”

54
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What is mutage?

A

Process of halting fermentation of wine by adding distilled spirits

55
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Where is Maury & what is the style?

A

Roussillon, VDN

56
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Southernmost wine appellation of continental France

57
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Minimum percentage and main grape for:

  • Banyuls
  • Banyuls Grand Cru
A

50% Grenache

75% Grenache

58
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Minimum time in barrel for Banyuls Grand Cru

59
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AOP for unfortified wines from Banyuls

60
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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
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Minimum alcohol for Cotes de Bergerac

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
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Style of Montravel wines

A

Dry white and red

66
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Minimum Malbec for Cahors

67
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Semi-sweet & sweet wine AOP in Madiran

A

Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

68
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Main grapes of Juracon

A

Petit Manseng

Gros Manseng

69
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Main grape of Marcillac

A

Fer, min. 90%

70
Q

Which AOP requires min. 50% Negrette?

71
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2 Main grapes of Cassis AOP Blanc

A

Marsanne & Clairette

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