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Rhone Valley, SW France, languedoc, Roussillon, Corsica Flashcards

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Describe the wines of Coteaux de Die AOP

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Whites based on Clairette (100%)

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How many communes are part of Cotes du Roussillon-Villages AOP? How many may appened their name? Which?

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32 communes
4 communes
Latour-de-France
Caramany
Lesquerde
Tautavel

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What region has more acres under vine than any other in the world?

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Languedoc-Roussillon

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What are the Rasteau vin doux naturel labeling terms?

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Oxidative - aged min 3 yrs

  • Ambré - white
  • Tuilé - red

Fresher

  • Blanc - white
  • Grenat - red

Rancio

  • maderized
  • open barrels
  • left in the sun
    “Hors d’Age” - min 5 yrs of age
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Which N. Rhone appellation is shielded from “le mistrale”?

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Cornas

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What is the subzone of Cotes du Roussillon?

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Les Apres

-Reds based on Syrah & Mourvèdre

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Where is Banyuls AOP?

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Roussillon - southernmost, appellation in continental France

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What appellation in France produces varietal Fer wines?

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Marcillac AOP - min 90%

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Which of Corbières sub-zones was promoted?

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Corbières-Boutenac - Carignan-based red wines

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Where is the Patrimonio AOP?

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Corsica

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Where is Pierrevert AOP and what color are the wines?

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(Outlying) S. Rhone - North of Provence

-Red, rosé, white

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What N. Rhone appellations allow for blending Viognier w/ Syrah?

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Côte Rôtie only

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Who makes 90% of the wine labeled as Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP?

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A local co-operative, the Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise

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Who revived Hermitage Vin de Paille?

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Gerard Chave in the 1970s
- Chapoutier more recently

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What color wines does St-Joseph produce? From what grapes?

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Red - Syrah, max 10% combined Marsanne, Roussanne

White - Marsanne and/or Roussanne

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What 4 lieux-dits is Cornas divided into?

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Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards

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When was Vacqueyras promoted from CDR-Villages AOP?

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1990

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What are the requirements for Branyuls Grand Cru AOP?

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Min 75% Grenache Noir
- Min 30 months in barrel

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What color can Beaume-de-Venise be? From what grapes?

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Red - min 50% Grenache

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What is required for Cotes de Bergerac AOP?

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-Bergerac delimited zone but it requires a higher min abv

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What 18 communes may append their name to Côtes du Rhone-Villages AOP?

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Caranne
Chusclan
Gadagne (2012)
Laudan
Massif d’Uchaux
Plan de Dieu
Puyméras
Roaix
Rochegude
Rousset les Vignes
Sablet
St-Gervais
St-Maurice
St-Pantaleon-les-Vignes
Ségut
Signargues
Valréas
Visan

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What is Clairette de Bellegarde AOP?

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A single-commune appellation within Costières de Nîmes, produces white wines from the Clairette grape

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What is the encépagement of Chateau Rayas?

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100% Grenache

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What does “Hors d’Age” mean on a Rivesaltes label?

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Aged min 5 yrs
-In practice, they may receive up to 20 yrs aging prior to release
(Tuilé or Ambré only)

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What is the soil known as in Cornas?
“Gore” - naked granite
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What are the authorized grapes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
13 Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris) Syrah Mourvèdre Cinsault Counoise Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris) Terret Noir Bourboulenc Clairette/Clairette Rosé Roussanne Vaccarèse Picardin Muscardin
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What is the most full-bodied, richest, and consistently quality-minded VDN appellation in France?
Banyuls AOP
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What is the premiere producer of Les Baux de Provence AOP?
Domaine de Trévallon -1995 AOC promotion left the estate to release its Cabernet-based wines as “Vin de Pays”
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What are the sub-zones of Cotes de Provence?
La Londe Pierrefeu Sainte-Victoire Fréjus
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What advantages does co-fermentation offer?
Stabilizing red wine color and moderating tannin extraction
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What color wines can Crozes-Hermitage be? From what grapes?
- Red - Syrah, max 15% combined Marsanne/Roussanne - Blanc - Marsanne and/or Roussanne
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Where is Cabardès AOP? What color wines are produced?
Languedoc - Red & Rosé (Grenache/Syrah/Major Bordeaux Varieties)
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What sub-zone of Minervois received full appellation status for reds in 1999?
Minervois-La Livinière
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What is the local term used for vintage in Banyuls?
rimage
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Where is Palette AOP?
Provence
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Where and what is Cotes de Marmandais AOP?
South of Bergerac Red, white, rosé Bordeaux varieties w/a compliment of local grapes
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What do “Rivesaltes” mean?
“High River” in Catalan tongue
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What is the aging requirement for Rivesaltes Tuilé?
Aged in an oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the 3rd year following harvest
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What color wines can be Cotes de Provence AOP?
Red White Rosé - 75% of ouput
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Where is the Cassis AOP?
Provence
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What are the main grapes of Corsica?
(All Indigenous) Nielluccio - Sangiovese variant Sciacarello Vermentino
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Who owns Chateau Grillet?
Neyret-Gachet which was purchased by François Pinault 2011
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What are the appellations of the Dordogne?
Bergerac Cotes de Bergerac Pécharmant Montravel Haut-Montravel Cotes de Montravel Rosette Saussignac Monbazillac
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What are the sweet wine appellations of Bergerac?
Monbazillac AOP Saussignac AOP Rosette AOP Haut-Montravel AOP Cotes Montravel AOP
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What is the difference between these AOPs: Haut-Montravel, Cotes de Montravel, and Montravel?
Montravel - dry reds & dry whites Haut- and Cotes-Montravel have the exact same reqs (VDN whites) All 3 are separate delimited zones: Cotes - northernmost Haut - middle Montravel - southernmost
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What is the difference between these AOPs: Haut-Montravel, Cotes de Montravel, and Montravel?
Montravel - dry reds & dry whites Haut- and Cotes-Montravel have the exact same reqs (VDN whites) All 3 are separate delimited zones: Cotes - northernmost Haut - middle Montravel - southernmost
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What appellation of Provence has been pushing for organic mandated farming?
Les Baux de Provence AOP
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What is Le Rapé?
CdP Producers must discard 2% of harvest grapes safeguards against under-ripeness Mandated by AOP regulations
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What communes can grapes for Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP be sourced?
Beaume-de-Venise - Aubignon
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What AOP mandates Negrette?
Fronton AOP
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Where is St-Chinian AOP? What color wine is produced there?
Languedoc - red, rosé, & white white is a recent addition
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What colors and from what grapes are produced under the Patrimonio AOP?
White - Vermentino Red/Rosé - Nielluccio
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When were the vineyards of Gaillac AOP established?
SW France -By the Romans of ancient Gaul in the 1st century CE, are among France’s oldest
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What is the aging req for Rivesaltes Grenat?
Aged reductively for 1 yr -Must be bottled before March 1 of the 2nd yr following harvest
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What color wine can be Languedoc AOP?
Red - min 50% combined Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lladoner Pelut Rosé White
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Who are the 4 main producers of Hermitage?
-Jean-Louis Chave (singular producer) Negociants: Delas M. Chapoutier Paul Jaboulet
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What sparkling wine AOP of Limoux favors Chard & Chenin Blanc?
Crémant de Limoux
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What are the major cities of the Southern Rhone?
Montelimar (north) Avignon (South-Central) Nîmes (Southwest)
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Describe the wines of Cremant de Die AOP.
Sparkling - does not req 100% Clairette
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What color wines can be Corbieres AOP?
Red, white, rosé
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Where is Coteaux Varois?
Provence - Coteaux Varois en Provence
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What is the climate of the Rhone Valley?
N. Rhone - more continental - S. Rhone - Mediterranean
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What region of the S. Rhone adjoins the S. Rhone, Provence & Languedoc?
Costières de Nîmes AOP
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What AOP of the S. Rhone was formerly considered an appellation of the Languedoc?
Costières de Nîmes AOP -Changed in 2004
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What vin doux naturel colors can Rasteau AOP be?
White, Rosé, & Red -Based on Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
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What AOP represents over 90% of France’s fortified wine?
Rivesaltes AOP
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Where is Cotes de Montravel AOP?
Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac
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Where is Cotes du Vivarais AOP? Color of wines?
S. Rhone - red, rosé, & white
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What wine may be labeled “Muscat de Nöel”?
Rivesaltes vin doux naturel - Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains & Muscat d’Alexandrie -Christmas wines that must be bottled no later than Dec 1 of the yr of harvest
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Who has long been considered the bearer of traditional wines for Cornas?
Auguste Clape
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What are the two distinct, non-contiguous sectors of Fitou AOP?
- Fitou Maritime - Fitou Montagneux
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Where did Rasteu’s labeling terms come from?
In 2011, Rasteau vignerons adopted the labeling terms from Rivesaltes in Roussillon
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What colors, from what grapes, can Les Beaux de Provence AOP be?
Red & Rosé -Based on Grenache, Syrah, & Cinsault White (added in 2011) -Based on Grenache Blanc, Vermentino, Clairette, Roussanne
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What are the Gaillac “Premières Côtes” for?
The appellation exists for the dry whites of eleven communes
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What are the sweet whites of Gaillac labeled?
Gaillac Doux
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What are the two sub-zone designations of St-Chinian AOP?
- Berlou - Roquebrun
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What is the style and varieties of Tavel?
Rosé - regarded as France’s premiere rosé appellation -Grenache based and dry
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What areas of the N. Rhone are defined by heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils?
Côte-Rôtie Condrieu Hermitage
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What are the appellations of Corsica?
Vin de Corse Muscat du Cap Corse Ajaccio Patrimonio
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What color wines are permitted for Limoux?
Red & White
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What river is Cahors located on? Where is Cahors?
Lot River - Southwest France
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Where and what is Buzet AOP?
South of Bergerac - Red, white, rosé - Bordeaux varieties
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What is the physically smallest red wine appellation of the N. Rhone?
Cornas - although Hermitage produces less wine -Just over 100ha planted
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What is the northernmost appellation of the N. Rhone?
Côte-Rôtie
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Where is Madiran AOP?
In Gascony in Sw France
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What is the thin topsoil that is powdery, decomposed micah in Condrieu?
Arzelle
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What grapes can Rivesaltes Ambré, Tuilé, and Rosé be?
Grenache (Blanc, Noir, Gris), Tourbat, Macabeu -max 20% combined Muscat à Petit Grains & Muscat d’Alexandria
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What styles of wine can St-Peray be? From what grapes?
Exclusively whites - Marsanne & Roussanne Marsane - broader, oily texture, marzipan character Roussanne - more delicate, adds acidity, waxy minerality Can produce mousseux méthode traditionelle
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Where is Faugères AOP? What color wines?
Languedoc - red, white, rosé
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What variant of Muscat is used for Muscat du Cap Corse AOP?
Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc
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What style of wines are Cotes du Roussillon?
Dry red, white and rosé
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Describe the wines of Clairette de Die AOP?
Two sparkling styles Méthode Traditionelle Clairette is traditional max 15 g/L RS Méthode Dioise Ancestrale Rustic sparkler Muscat contain 75% Muscat à Petits Grains Min 35g/L RS (implying demi-sec)
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What is the only appellation in France to focus on Mourvèdre?
Bandol AOP -Min 50% Mourvèdre - blended w/Grenache, Cinsault (and to a lesser extent Syrah & Carignan)
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Where is Pécharmant AOP?
Bergerac
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Where is Saussignac AOP?
Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac
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Where is Chateau Simone?
Palette AOP (Provence)
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What are the permitted methods of production for Gaillac Mousseux?
Traditional method - Méthode Gaillaçoise - a variant of méthode ancestrale
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Where is Haut-Montravel AOP?
Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac
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What are unfortified red, rosé, and whites from Banyuls?
Collioure AOP
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Where and what is Côtes de Duras AOP?
South of Bergerac Red, white & rosé -Bordeaux varieties
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What 5 grapes represent the bulk of red & rosé of Cotes de Provence?
Cinsault Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah Tibouren (local, garrigue scented)
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What are the important climats of Hermitage?
La Chapelle L’Hermite Le Méal Les Bressards Gréffieux Beaume Péléat
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What is unique about the wines of Chateau de Beaucastel?
Dominated by Mourvèdre - Produced from every authorized variety
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What are the two major cities of the Northern Rhone?
Vienne & Valence
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Where is Bandol AOP located?
Provence
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Where is Rosette AOP?
Sweet wine AOP of Bergerac
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Where is the Bellet AOP?
Provence
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Describe the white still wines of Limoux
Based on Chard, Chenin, and Mauzac -Must be barrel fermented
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What color wines does Cassis AOP produce?
Red, white, rosé -Clairette and Marsanne account for the better wines
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What 4 appellations shared CDP’s min potential ABV for reds?
Gigondas Vacqueyras Beaume-de-Venise Vinsobres
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What is Rolle?
local synonym for Italian Vermentino in Bellet AOP
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Name 3 excellent producers of Bandol
Domaine Tempier Chateau Pibarnon Chateau Pradeaux
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Where was micro-oxygenation developed? Why?
Madiran -Patrick Ducournau developed micro-oxygenation in the 1990s to soften the blow of Tannat
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What is the production method for Muscat de Beaume-de-Venise AOP?
Fermentation is arrested through mutage -adding pure grape spirit to arrest fermentation in a proportion of 5-10%
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When did the Roman Catholic Popes reside in Avignon?
1309-1378
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What does the Papel Crest indicate? What does the “La Mitrale” indicate? Who first released an estate-bottled CDP wine?
- It indicates that the wines were bottled in the area and they are a member of the Federation - It indicates that they are a member of the SIDVAOC - Ch. La Nerthe released the first estate-bottled CDP wines in 1785
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What was phylloxera’s doorway to France? When?
Lirac - 1863
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Who are the 3 producers helping with the resurgence of Condrieu?
Georges Varnay Yves Cuilleron André Perret
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What color wines may CDR and CDR-Villages be?
Both - red, white, rosé
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What color wines does Cornas produce? From what grapes?
Red only - 100% Syrah
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Where is Monbazillac AOP?
Bergerac
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What is rimage?
Local term for vintage in Banyuls
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What color wines (what grapes) are produced under the Ajaccio AOP?
Red/Rosé - min 40% Sciacarello White - min 80% Vermentino
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What color wines does Gigondas produce?
Red & Rosé min 50% Grenache Typically blended w/Syrah & Mourvèdre Other Rhone varieties may be planted - up to max 10% (except Carignan)
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Where and what is Marcillac AOP?
SW France (East of Cahors) min 90% Fer (red)
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Where are the Rhone River’s headwaters?
Switzerland
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Where is Jurançon AOP?
Pyrénées-Atlantique department, in the SW of France
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What styles can be Rivesaltes AOP?
Ambré (Amber) Tuilé (Tawny) Grenat (Red) Rosé Rancio
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What is Fer?
A local red grape in the SW of France
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What appellation was formerly known as Cotes du Tricastin?
Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP -Rebranded in 2010 to avoid unsavory association with Tricastin nuclear plant
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When was Gigondas promoted from CDR-Villages AOP?
1971
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What was Fronton AOP formerly known as?
Côtes de Frontonnais
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What AOP is based on Gamay, Aligoté, and Chardonnay in the Rhone Valley?
Châtillon-en-Diois AOP Red & Rosé - Gamay based Whites - based on Chard & Aligoté
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What is the southernmost appellation in continental France?
Banyuls AOP
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What is the only permitted method to make rosé for still wines in France?
Saignage
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What is the most notable sweet wine appellation of Bergerac?
Monbazillac AOP
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What variety is Rivesaltes Grenat?
Grenache Noir
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Where is Fitou AOP? When was it promoted?
Languedoc -1948 - one of the region’s oldest appellations
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Where is Malepère AOP? What color wines are produced there?
Languedoc Red - min 50% Merlot Rosé - min 50% CF Promoted in 2006
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How large is Chateau Grillet?
3.5ha
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What sparkling AOP of the Northern Rhone allows for the ancestrale method? What is the min % varietal?
Clairette de Die AOP -min 75% Muscat à Petit Grains
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What color dry wines can be Gaillac AOP?
Red, white & rosé Red blends - Duras, Fer, Syrah w/ small allotment of Bordeaux grapes White - Mauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El
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Where is the Minervois AOP?
Languedoc
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What are the eligible communes for Rasteau AOP?
Rasteau Cairanne Sablet
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Who is the largest producer of Côte-Rôtie?
E. Guigal
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What are fortified wine appellations of the Languedoc?
Muscat de Mireval AOP Muscat de Lunel AOP Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois AOP Muscat de Frontignan (most common - may be either: vin doux naturel or vin de liqueur)
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Where is Domaine de Triennes located?
Coteaux Varois en Provence
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Where is Ventoux? Color of wines?
S. Rhone - red, rosé & white
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What region of the N. Rhone can produce Vin de Paille?
Hermitage
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What does Maury AOP produce?
Still dry red Vin doux naturel - Grenache (Noir, Blanc, Gris) Same as Rivesaltes styles: Blanc Ambré Grenat Tuilé Hors d’Age Rancio
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What color wines can Chateauneuf-du-Pape be?
Red & White
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What color wines does Bellet AOP produce?
Red, white, & rosé -More promising whites than reds
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What is the name of the hour-glass shaped bottle for Provence wines?
Skittle Bottles
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What are the varieties of Cahors?
min 70% Malbec, + Tannat and Merlot
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What are “galets”?
“pudding stones” deposited in CDP made of quartzite they serve to store heat
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Where is Ajaccio AOP?
Corsica
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What 3 types of bubbles are permitted in Limoux?
Blanquette de Limoux min 90% Mauzac Crémant de Limoux - traditional method Chard & Chenin + max 20% Mauzac and Pinot Noir Limoux Methode Ancestrale 100% Mauzac
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What is the vin doux naturel AOP of Corisca?
Muscat du Cap Corse AOP
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When was Beaume-de-Venise promoted from CDR-Villages?
2005
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What portion of Rhone’s wines are released as Côtes du Rhone AOP?
two-thirds
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What grape’s name means “far from sight” in the old d’Oc tongue? Why? Where is it a principal grape?
Len de l’El - conveys the cluster’s long stalks and distance to the “eye”, or bud from which they sprouted -Gaillac
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What is Collioure AOP?
unfortified wines of Banyuls
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Where is Montravel AOP? What styles of wine?
Dry reds or whites from Bergerac
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Where is La Landonne? Who are the two main producers?
Côte Rôtie E. Guigal Rene Rostaing
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What are the permitted methods for oxidative aging in Rivestaltes?
Glass bonbonnes in the sun or solera
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What are the main grapes and styles of Monbazillac? Is machine harvest allowed?
Blanc/SGN (Bortrytis) Bordeaux varieties Muscadelle does very well here in the sandy soils Hand Harvesting Botrytis = multiple tries
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What color wines (what grapes) are permitted in Fitou AOP?
Red - usually dominated by Carignan (and Grenache)
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What is Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP?
Vin Doux Naturel made exclusively of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie
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What styles of wines are Bergerac AOP?
Red, white, & rosé From Bordeaux varietals “Sec” denotes dry whites
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What are the appellations of the N. Rhone?
Côte-Rôtie St-Joseph Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage Cornas Condrieu Chateau Grillet St-Péray Crémant de Die Clairette de Die Coteaux de Die Châtillon-en-Dioise Cotes du Rhones
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What is Jaboulet’s premiere wine?
-La Chapelle (of Hermitage)
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What is the major soil of Gigondas?
Red clay alluvial soils
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What colors can Vacqueyras be?
Usually red - min 50% Grenache (generally rustic) - Small amounts of white and rosé
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What colors, from what grapes, can Lirac be?
Red, white, & rosé Grenache (Blanc/Noir) Whites may see significant proportions of Clairette and Bourboulenc
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What are the most important AOP’s in southwestern France?
Cahors Madiran Jurançon Gaillac
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What is the only appellation outside of Bordeaux to publish a ranking of Grand Cru Classé estates?
Côtes du Provence Originally classified in 1955 23 estates
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What is rancio?
French and Spanish term for a fortified wine that has been maderized– exposed to direct sunlight
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What % does the S. Rhone account for in the Rhone Valley?
95%, overwhelmingly devoted to red
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What appellations in the N. Rhone allow for blending Marsanne and Roussanne w/Syrah?
Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage St-Joseph
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What color wines can Côte-Rôtie be? From what grapes?
Red only - Syrah, max 20% Viognier
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What and where is Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP?
Producers of Madiran (SW France) can make semi-sweet to sweet whites under this AOP Based on Petit Manseng, Petit Courbu, and Arrufiac Dry wines are labeled “sec”
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Where is Luberon? Color of wines?
S. Rhone - red, rosé, white
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What regions are located in the basque influenced Pyrénees-Atlantique department?
Jurançon Irouléguy Béarn
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Where is the Maury AOP?
Roussillon
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What are the appellations of Provence?
Côtes de Provence Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Les Baux de Provence Coteaux Varois en Provence Bandol Bellet Cassis Palette
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What areas of the N. Rhone are dominated by heavier, clay soils?
St-Joseph Crozes-Hermitage St-Péray
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What is the aging requirement for Rivesaltes Ambré?
Aged in an oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the 3rd year following harvest
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What is the main grape of “traditionnel” Banyuls AOP?
min 50% Grenache Noir
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Where and what is Fronton AOP?
West of Gaillac Blended reds & rosés -min 50% Negrette
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What appellations in France mandate Tannat’s use?
Min 50% Madiran Béarn
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How many sub-appellations are in the Languedoc AOP? What are the most prominent?
16 Terrasses du Larzac Le Clape Pic-St-Loup
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What color wines does the Palette AOP produce?
Red, rosé, & white -A dizzying amount of red & white grapes
193
Another name for Northern Rhone
Rhone Septentrionale
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Another name for Southern Rhone
Rhone Meridionale
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Who first constructed the vineyard terraces of the Northern Rhone?
Romans
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What is vinum picatum?
Romans
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Who moved the center of Christian Europe from Rome to Avignon?
Pope Clement V
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What was the first quality region to be stuck by Phylloxera? When?
Southern Rhone in 1863
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What region of Rhone gave way to the prototype of the AOC system?
Chateauneuf du Pape
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What was the first AOC established in France? When did this occur?
CNDP; 1936
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Describe the climatic conditions of the Northern Rhone
Benefits from southernly position but experiences greater seasonal temperature shifts, more rainfall, and few hours of sunshine than the southern appellations
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When do the Mistral winds affect the Northern Rhone?
During winter and spring
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What are the benefits of the Mistral winds in Northern Rhone?
It dries the vineyards, preventing mold and mildew
204
What is arzelle? Where is it found?
A thin topsoil rich with powdery, decomposed mica; Near the commune of Condrieu
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What are the soils of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?
Heat retaining granitic and schistous
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What are the soils of St Joseph, Crozes Hermitage and St Peray?
Heavier in clay
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Cote Rotie allows up to ___% of what white grape?
20% Viognier
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Which two Northern Rhone appellations allow up to 15% Marsanne/Roussanne?
Hermitage and Crozes Hermitage
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Hermitage allows up to ____% combined of what white grapes?
15% Marsanne/Roussanne
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Crozes Hermitage allows up to ____% combined of what white grapes?
15% Marsanne/Roussanne
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What does Marsanne offer to a blend?
Broader, oily texture and marzipan character
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What does Roussanne offer to a blend?
Acidity and waxy minerality
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How large is Condrieu?
Less than 200 delimited ha
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Clairette de Die made in the methode dioise ancestrale must be 75% of what grape?
Muscat a Petit Grains
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Clairette de Die made in the methode ancestrale has a minimum RS of ___?
35 g/l
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What are the grapes of Chatillon en Diois?
Gamay, Aligote, Chardonnay
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What does Grenache offer to a blend?
Body, sweet fruit and warmth
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What do Mourvedre and Syrah offer to a blend?
Structure and depth of color
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What does Cinsault offer to a blend?
Finesse and freshness
220
What are the primary soils of Southern Rhone?
Alluvial soils (sand, gravel, clay based) over a limestone subsoil
221
What is the required minimum ABV for CNDP?
12.5% (This is the highest in all of France)
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What do AOP regulations of CNDP mandate to safeguard against under ripeness?
Producers must declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes (le rape)
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Name the five promoted CdR villages
Rasteau, Gigondas, Vaqueyras, Beaumes de Venise, Vinsobres
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What are the soils of Gigondas?
Red clay, alluvial
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes de Venise and Vinsorbes all have a minimum ABV of ___%
12.5%
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What is the only communal appellation exclusively for rose wines in France?
Tavel AOP
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What are the wines of Tavel based on?
Grenache
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Name the 2 appellations of Southern Rhone for vin doux naturel
Rasteau and Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
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Name 2 communes of Rasteau
Cairanne and Sablet
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Describe the difference in wines from Rasteau and Muscat Beaumes de Venise
Muscat BDV is typically fresher and more aromatic whereas Rasteau wines show more tawny flavors
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A label from Rasteau reads “ambre”. What does this indicate?
A white VDN wine displaying more oxidative character and subject to at least 3 years of aging prior to release.
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A label from Rasteau reads “tuile”. What does this indicate?
A red VDN wine displaying more oxidative character and subject to at least 3 years of aging prior to release.
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A label from Rasteau reads “blanc”. What does this indicate?
A white VDN wine that is fresher in nature
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A label from Rasteau reads “grenat”. What does this indicate?
A red VDN wine that is fresher in nature
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A label from Rasteau reads “Hors d’age”. What does this indicate?
a VDN wine that has been matured for at least 5 years prior to release
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A label from Rasteau reads “rancio”. What does this indicate?
A VDN wine that has been deliberately made in an oxidative and maderized style and the wine has been left in open barrels, exposed to the sun and high temperatures
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What is the northernmost appellation of Southern Rhone?
Grignan les Adhemar
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Where is Ventoux AOP?
Southern Rhone
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Where is Luberon AOP?
Southern Rhone
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Where is Cotes du Vivarais AOP?
Southern Rhone
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Where is Pierrevert AOP?
Southern Rhone, North of Provence
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Southern Rhone, North of Provence
Costieres de Nimes in 2004
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What style of wine and from what grape is Clairette de Bellegarde?
Dry whites from Clairette
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Name the newest appellation in Southern Rhone. When was it added?
Duche d’Uzes in 2013
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Where are most of the quality apps of Langeudoc located?
They are clustered on the western side
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2 sections of Fitou AOP. What AOP are they within?
Fitou Maritime & Fitou Montagneux; Corbières
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When was Minervois La Liviniere created? For what wine style?
1999 for red wines.
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2 subzones of St Chinian
Berlou and Roquebrun
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Limoux AOP wine styles and grapes
Reds merlot based. Whites from chard, Chenin blanc, & mauzac
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Cremant de Limoux AOP
Max 20% mauzac/ Pinot noir with chard and Chenin blanc
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Banyuls Grand Cru AOP
Min 75% Grenache and aged 30 months in barrel
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Unfortified red, white, and roses wines from Banyuls are labeled as:
Collioure AOP
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5 subzones of Languedoc
Pezanas, Gres de Montpellier, La Clape, Pic St Loup, & Cabrières
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Where is St. Christol?
Sub-appellation of Gres de Montpellier in Languedoc
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Where is St. Drézéry?
Sub-appellation of Gres de Montpellier in Languedoc
256
Where is St. Georges d’Orques?
Sub-appellation of Gres de Montpellier in Languedoc
257
Where is La Méjanelle?
Sub-appellation of Gres de Montpellier in Languedoc
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Where is Cabardes?
Languedoc
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Where is Corbieres?
Languedoc
260
Where is Corbieres-Boutenac?
Languedoc
261
Where is Faugeres?
Languedoc
262
Where is Fitou?
Languedoc
263
Where is Limoux?
Languedoc
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Where is Malepere?
Languedoc
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Where is Minervois?
Languedoc
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Where is Picpoul de Pinet?
Languedoc
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Where is Saint-Chinian?
Languedoc
268
Where is Terrasses du Larzac?
Languedoc
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Where is Palette?
Provence
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Where is Cassis?
Provence
271
Where is Bandol?
Provence
272
Where is Bellet/ Vin de Bellet?
Provence
273
Where is Collioure?
Roussillon
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Where is Rivesaltes?
Roussillon
275
Where is Muscat de Rivesaltes?
cRoussillon
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Where is Banyuls?
Where is Banyuls?
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Where is Maury?
Roussillon
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Where is Cote-Rotie?
Northern Rhone Valley
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Where is Condrieu?
Northern Rhone Valley
280
Where is Chateau Grillet?
Northern Rhone Valley
281
Where is Saint Joseph?
Northern Rhone Valley
282
Where is Crozes-Hermitage?
Northern Rhone Valley
283
Where is Hermitage?
Northern Rhone Valley
284
Where is Cornas?
Northern Rhone Valley
285
Where is Saint Peray?
Northern Rhone Valley
286
Where is Chatillon en Diois?
Northern Rhone Valley
287
Where is Clairette de Die?
Northern Rhone Valley
288
Where is Coteaux de Die?
Northern Rhone Valley
289
Where is Cremant de Die?
Northern Rhone Valley
290
Where is Grignan-les-Adhemar?
Southern Rhone Valley
291
Where is Cotes du Vivarais?
Southern Rhone Valley
292
Where is Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
Southern Rhone Valley
293
Where is Duche d’Uzes?
Southern Rhone Valley
294
Where is Gigondas?
Southern Rhone Valley
295
Where is Vacqueras?
Southern Rhone Valley
296
Where is Vinsobres?
Southern Rhone Valley
297
Where is Beaumes-de-Venise?
Southern Rhone Valley
298
Where is Rasteau?
Southern Rhone Valley
299
Where is Lirac?
Southern Rhone Valley
300
Where is Tavel?
Southern Rhone Valley
301
Where is Costieres de Nimes?
Southern Rhone Valley
302
Where is Clairette de Bellegarde?
Southern Rhone Valley
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Where is Luberon?
Southern Rhone Valley
304
Where is Ventoux?
Southern Rhone Valley
305
Where is Patrimonio?
Corsica
306
Where is Ajaccio?
Corsica
307
Where is Bearn?
Southwest France
308
Where is Bergerac?
Southwest France
309
Where is Brulhois?
Southwest France
310
Where is Buzet?
Southwest France
311
Where is Cahors?
Southwest France
312
Where is Coteaux du Quercy?
Southwest France
313
Where is Cotes de Montravel?
Southwest France
314
Where is Cotes du Marmandais?
Southwest France
315
Where is Cotes de Millau?
Southwest France
316
Where is Entraygues-Le Fel?
Southwest France
317
Where is Estaing?
Southwest France
318
Where is Floc de Gascogne?
Southwest France
319
Where is Fronton?
Southwest France
320
Where is Gaillac?
Southwest France
321
Where is Irouleguy?
Southwest France
322
Where is Juracon?
Southwest France
323
Where is Madiran?
Southwest France
324
Where is Marcillac?
Southwest France
325
Where is Monbazillac?
Southwest France
326
Where is Montravel?
Southwest France
327
Where is Pachernec du Vic-Bilh?
Southwest France
328
Where is Rosette?
Southwest France
329
Where is Saint Mont?
Southwest France
330
Where is Saint-Sardos?
Southwest France
331
Where is Saussignac?
Southwest France
332
Where is Tursan?
Southwest France

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