Roussillon Quizes/Flash Cards

Question 1

What is the climate of Roussillon?

Answer 1

Mediterranean

Question 2

Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of Roussillon?

Answer 2

Corbières

Question 3

Roussillon was at one stage part of which island Kingdom?

Answer 3

Majorca

Question 4

Which Treaty ceded Roussillon to France?

Answer 4

Treaty of the Pyrenees

Question 5

Roussillon’s main grape style and 3 dominate grapes?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Grenache Blanc

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Grenache

Question 8

Main vine training and why?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

20%
Low rain / windy

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Carignan

Question 11

Which is the largest AOC in Roussillon?

Answer 11

Côtes du Roussillon

Question 12

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

Answer 12

2%

Question 13

Which VDNs is only made reductively?

Answer 13

All make reductive but only
Muscat de Rivesaltes

Question 14

What is Hors d’Age?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

How many VDNs in Roussillon?

Answer 15

5
4 –> Grenache
1 –> Muscat only

Question 16

Which IGP is the most used in Roussillon?

Answer 16

Côtes Catalanes

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Until August 31 of the fifth year after harvest

Question 18

What are all the winds the impact Roussillon?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What are rivers in Roussillon?

Answer 19

Agly
Têt
Tech

Question 20

What effect does the Tramontane wind have on the vineyards?

Answer 20

Reduces humidity

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Dry red only

Question 22

How many and what are Côtes du Roussillon Villages DCG?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Collioure

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Bonbonnes

Question 25

What is VDN rancio?

Answer 25

Very Oxidated

Question 26

Grenat and Rimage

Answer 26

Reductive

Question 27

Tuilé, Hors d'Age, Ambré, Traditionnel

Answer 27

Oxidated

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Grenache

Question 29

Tautavel

Answer 29

DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon Villages

Question 30

Languedoc

Answer 30

AOCs in Roussillon

Question 31

Côtes de Villages

Question 32

Muscate de Rivesaltes

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Les Aspres

Answer 33

DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon Villages

Question 34

Maury VDN

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Collioure

Answer 35

Dry White, Rosé, Red

Question 36

Côtes de Roussillon Villages

Answer 36

Red only 5 DCGs

Question 37

Banyuls Grand Cru

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Latour-de-France

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Banyuls

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Caramany

Answer 40

DCG Red Only Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Question 41

Rivesaltes

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Lesquerde

Answer 42

DCG Red Only Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc

Question 44

What style of wine does Banyuls Grand Cru AC produce?

Answer 44

Red VDN only

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Schist

Question 46

What term is used for a reductively aged red Banyuls?

Answer 46

Rimage

Question 47

Côte Vermeille IGP covers the same area as...?

Answer 47

Banyuls/ Collioure

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Dry red only

Question 49

This AOC includes the areas of Maury and Banyuls/Collioure

Answer 49

Muscat de Rivesaltes

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Rivesaltes

Question 51

This AOC makes fortified and dry wines

Answer 51

Maury

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Banyuls Grand Cru

Question 53

Roussillon is best known for what style of wine?

Answer 53

Vin Doux Naturel (VDN)

Question 54

What is “Tramontane”?

Answer 54

A cold, north wind that blows through Roussillon

Question 55

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

Answer 55

Grenant - Riversaltes Rimmage - Banyuls

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Grenache Blanc

Question 57

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

Answer 57

The Agly Têt Tech

Question 58

What AOC does Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC extends into Languedoc?

Answer 58

It compasses the Fitou AOC

Question 59

Which IGP covers most of the Pyrénées-Orientales département?

Answer 59

Côtes Catalanes IGP

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Rivesaltes and Banyuls

Question 61

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

Answer 61

Two

Question 62

What is “Mutage”?

Answer 62

The addition of neutral spirit to fermenting must.

Question 63

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

Answer 63

Spain Cariñena (Carignan) Mataro/Monastrell (Mourvèdre) Garnacha (Grenache)

Question 64

What is the traditional form of vine training in Roussillon?

Answer 64

Gobelet

Question 65

What does Maury AOC produce?

Answer 65

Both 1. VDN wines 2. Dry Red Wines

Question 66

Which important IGP is shared between Languedoc and Roussillon?

Answer 66

IGP Pays d'Oc

Question 67

What are the wine making requirements for Banyuls Grand Cru?

Answer 67

Must be made from at least 75% Grenache Noir

Question 68

What is “Muscat de Noël”?

Answer 68

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

Question 69

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

Answer 69

Corbières to the north, Pyrenees to the west Albères to the south

Question 70

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

Answer 70

Grenache

Question 71

What is the southernmost appellation in mainland France?

Answer 71

Collioure/Banyuls

Question 72

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

Answer 72

Grenat, used in Rivesaltes and Maury, and Rimage, used in Banyuls.

Question 73

What is meant by “tuilé”?

Answer 73

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

Question 74

What is meant by “ambré”?

Answer 74

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

Question 75

To what does “hors d’age” refer?

Answer 75

Oxidized VDNs aged for a minimum of five years.

Question 76

When did Roussilllon become French

Answer 76

After Franco Spanish War 1659 King Louise 14th

Question 77

What is the percentage of VDNs produced in Roussillon?

Answer 77

80% of all French VDNs

Question 78

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

Answer 78

Grenache Blanc

Question 79

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

Answer 79

Grenache

Question 80

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

Answer 80

Languedoc AOC Only 2%

Question 81

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

Answer 81

Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris

Question 82

What Roussillon AOC covers parts of Languedoc's Fitou AOC

Answer 82

Muscat de Rivesaltes

Question 83

What are wines marketed for Christmas period labeled?

Answer 83

Muscat de Noel

Question 84

What AOC is on steeply terraced schist slopes?

Answer 84

Banyuls AOC Mostly Grenache-based oxidative styles

Question 85

What AOC is only included in Muscat de Riversaltes AOC

Answer 85

Banyuls/Banyuls Grand Cru

Question 86

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

Answer 86

Maury

Question 87

What AOC only makes red oxidative style

Answer 87

Banyuls Grand Cru

Question 88

What are dry reds labeled in Maury?

Answer 88

Maury SEC

Question 89

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

Answer 89

Hors d'Age

Question 90

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

Answer 90

Tuilé

Question 91

What are the IGPs in Roussillon

Answer 91

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

Question 92

How are rancio wines made in Cotes Catalanes

Answer 92

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

Question 93

What is the biggest weather threat?

Answer 93

High winds Too hot

Question 94

What are the winds that impact Roussillon

Answer 94

Tramotane Mistral Cers Sirocco Autan Marin