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Roussillon Quizes/Flash Cards

1
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What is the climate of Roussillon?

A

Mediterranean

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2
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Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of Roussillon?

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Corbières

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Roussillon was at one stage part of which island Kingdom?

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Majorca

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4
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Which Treaty ceded Roussillon to France?

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Treaty of the Pyrenees

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Roussillon’s main grape style and 3 dominate grapes?

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Red
1. Grenache - 23%
2. Syrah - 17%
3. Carignan - 13%

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6
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What is the main grape variety used to produce white VDNs in Roussillon?

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Grenache Blanc

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What is the main grape variety used to produce red VDNs in Roussillon?

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Grenache

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8
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Main vine training and why?

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Goblelet and low to ground
Low rainfall
Protect from Tramontane wind
Hand harvest 80% slopes

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9
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As of 2018, what percentage of Roussillon’s vineyards are farmed organically?
And why?

A

20%
Low rain / windy

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10
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In Roussillon – and Languedoc – which red grape variety is often fermented using carbonic maceration?

A

Carignan

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11
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Which is the largest AOC in Roussillon?

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Côtes du Roussillon

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12
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Roughly what percentage of Roussillon’s wine production was bottled as Languedoc AOC in 2019?

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2%

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13
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Which VDNs is only made reductively?

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All make reductive but only
Muscat de Rivesaltes

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14
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What is Hors d’Age?

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VDNs refers to wines that have been aged a long time under controlled oxidation min 5 years

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15
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How many VDNs in Roussillon?

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5
4 –> Grenache
1 –> Muscat only

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16
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Which IGP is the most used in Roussillon?

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Côtes Catalanes

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17
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Côtes Catalanes IGP can be used for rancio style wines – how long must these be aged for before being sold?

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Until August 31 of the fifth year after harvest

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18
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What are all the winds the impact Roussillon?

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Mistral - N
Cers - W
Tramontane - NE
Sirocco - S
Autan - SE
Marin - SE

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19
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What are rivers in Roussillon?

A

Agly
Têt
Tech

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20
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What effect does the Tramontane wind have on the vineyards?

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Reduces humidity

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21
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What wine styles of wine can be made in Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOC?

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Dry red only

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22
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How many and what are Côtes du Roussillon Villages DCG?

A

5 DCG
1. Caramany
2. Latour-de-France
3. Les Aspres
4. Lesquerde
5. Tautavel

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23
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Banyuls AOC shares the same area with which other Roussillon AOC?

A

Collioure

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24
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What are the large glass jars used for maturing VDN called?

A

Bonbonnes

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25
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What is VDN rancio?

A

Very Oxidated

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26
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Grenat and Rimage

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Reductive

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27
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Tuilé, Hors d’Age, Ambré, Traditionnel

A

Oxidated

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28
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In 2018 what was the most planted red grape in Roussillon?

A

Grenache

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29
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Tautavel

A

DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon Villages

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30
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Languedoc

A

AOCs in Roussillon

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31
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Côtes de Villages

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32
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Muscate de Rivesaltes

A

VDN
White only - Muscat à Petit Grains/Alexandrie
Reductive only

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33
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Les Aspres

A

DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon Villages

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34
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Maury VDN

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Reductive = Grenat
Oxidative = Tuilé or Hors d’Age
Very Oxidative = Tuilé Rancio

Red = Grenache Noir
Rosé = Granache Noir, Gris, Blance, Tourbat, Macabeu
White = same as rosé

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35
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Collioure

A

Dry White, Rosé, Red

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36
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Côtes de Roussillon Villages

A

Red only
5 DCGs

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37
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Banyuls Grand Cru

A

VDN
Red and Oxidative ONLY - Tuilé or Hors d’Age

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38
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Latour-de-France

A

DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon VillagesDCG
Red Only
Côtes du Roussillon Villages

39
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Banyuls

A

VDN
Red = “Rimage” Reductive, “Traditional” & “Hors d’Age for Oxidative and Traditional Rancio for V Oxidated
Rosé - Reductive only
White - “Blanc” for Reductive, “Ambre” & “Hors d’Age” Oxidative, Ambré Rancio for V Oxidative

40
Q

Caramany

A

DCG
Red Only
Côtes du Roussillon Villages

41
Q

Rivesaltes

A

VDN
Red - Grenat = Reductive, Tuile = Oxidative, Hors d’Age = Oxidative, Tuilé = V Oxidative
Rosé = reductive only
White = No Reductive, Oxitative Ambré or Hors d’Age, V O2 Ambre Rancio

42
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Lesquerde

A

DCG
Red Only
Côtes du Roussillon Villages

43
Q

In 2018 what was the most planted white grape in Roussillon?

A

Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc

44
Q

What style of wine does Banyuls Grand Cru AC produce?

A

Red VDN only

45
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Banyuls makes red, rosé and white VDNs on steeply terraced slopes that are comprised of…what?

46
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What term is used for a reductively aged red Banyuls?

47
Q

Côte Vermeille IGP covers the same area as…?

A

Banyuls/ Collioure

48
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Maury AOC produces Fortified White and Fortified Red wines. What other style can also be produced here?

A

Dry red only

49
Q

This AOC includes the areas of Maury and Banyuls/Collioure

A

Muscat de Rivesaltes

50
Q

This AOC includes the areas of Maury but not Banyuls/Collioure

A

Rivesaltes

51
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This AOC makes fortified and dry wines

52
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This AOC makes only red VDNs with at least 75% Grenache

A

Banyuls Grand Cru

53
Q

Roussillon is best known for what style of wine?

A

Vin Doux Naturel (VDN)

54
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What is “Tramontane”?

A

A cold, north wind that blows through Roussillon

55
Q

What is the term for reductive wines in Rivesaltes vs Banyuls?

A

Grenant - Riversaltes
Rimmage - Banyuls

56
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What grape is the most commonly used in the production of the dry white wines of Roussillon?

A

Grenache Blanc

57
Q

What are the names of the three main rivers that weave through Roussillon?

A

The Agly
Têt
Tech

58
Q

What AOC does Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC extends into Languedoc?

A

It compasses the Fitou AOC

59
Q

Which IGP covers most of the Pyrénées-Orientales département?

A

Côtes Catalanes IGP

60
Q

Which VDN AOCs in Roussillon produce white, rosé and red fortified wines?

A

Rivesaltes and Banyuls

61
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What is the minimum number of grapes that must be in the Côtes du Roussillon-Villages blend?

62
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What is “Mutage”?

A

The addition of neutral spirit to fermenting must.

63
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Where do many of Roussillon’s key red grape varieties originate?

A

Spain
Cariñena (Carignan)

Mataro/Monastrell (Mourvèdre)

Garnacha (Grenache)

64
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What is the traditional form of vine training in Roussillon?

65
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What does Maury AOC produce?

A

Both
1. VDN wines
2. Dry Red Wines

66
Q

Which important IGP is shared between Languedoc and Roussillon?

A

IGP Pays d’Oc

67
Q

What are the wine making requirements for Banyuls Grand Cru?

A

Must be made from at least 75% Grenache Noir

68
Q

What is “Muscat de Noël”?

A

Wines from Muscat de Rivesaltes marketed for the Christmas period of the year of harvest

69
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What are the names of the three mountain ranges that surround Roussillon?

A

Corbières to the north,

Pyrenees to the west

Albères to the south

70
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What is the main grape variety used to produce red VDN?

71
Q

What is the southernmost appellation in mainland France?

A

Collioure/Banyuls

72
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What are two labeling terms on VDNs that refer to red wines that have aged reductively?

A

Grenat, used in Rivesaltes and Maury, and

Rimage, used in Banyuls.

73
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What is meant by “tuilé”?

A

It is a labelling term for VDNs and refers to slightly oxidized red wines that take on a tuile (clay-tile) color.

74
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What is meant by “ambré”?

A

It is a labelling term for white VDNs and refers to the color of amber, an indication of controlled oxidation.

75
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To what does “hors d’age” refer?

A

Oxidized VDNs aged for a minimum of five years.

76
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When did Roussilllon become French

A

After Franco Spanish War 1659
King Louise 14th

77
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What is the percentage of VDNs produced in Roussillon?

A

80% of all French VDNs

78
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What is the main grape for white VDNs and dry white?

A

Grenache Blanc

79
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What is the main grape used in red VDNs and dry red wine?

80
Q

What joint AOC can Roussillon be bottled under and how much is produced under that name?

A

Languedoc AOC
Only 2%

81
Q

What are the two most common blended grapes for dry white wine?

A

Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris

82
Q

What Roussillon AOC covers parts of Languedoc’s Fitou AOC

A

Muscat de Rivesaltes

83
Q

What are wines marketed for Christmas period labeled?

A

Muscat de Noel

84
Q

What AOC is on steeply terraced schist slopes?

A

Banyuls AOC
Mostly Grenache-based oxidative styles

85
Q

What AOC is only included in Muscat de Riversaltes AOC

A

Banyuls/Banyuls Grand Cru

86
Q

What AOC is included in Muscat de Riversaltes and Riversaltes AOC?

87
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What AOC only makes red oxidative style

A

Banyuls Grand Cru

88
Q

What are dry reds labeled in Maury?

89
Q

What is the term for VDN wines that are aged for a long time under controlled oxidation prior to bottling?

A

Hors d’Age

90
Q

What is the term for VDNs that make slightly Oxidized red wine?

91
Q

What are the IGPs in Roussillon

A

Pays d’Oc IGP
Côtes Catalanes IGP - covers Pyranees Orientales

92
Q

How are rancio wines made in Cotes Catalanes

A

White or red in bonbonnes (clear demi-johns)
Stored outside for 5th year after harvest Aug 31

93
Q

What is the biggest weather threat?

A

High winds
Too hot

94
Q

What are the winds that impact Roussillon

A

Tramotane
Mistral
Cers
Sirocco
Autan
Marin

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