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1
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Which appellation of France bans flying saucers from taking off, landing and flying over the vineyards?

A

CDP (passed 1950’s)

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What is the regional IGP for CDP? Departmental?

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Mediterranee IGP; Vaucluse IGP

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3
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Name a Cote du Rhone from 100% Syrah

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Chx Fonsalette Cuvee Syrah (Rayas)

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4
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True or false: you can have a 100% Grenache Gigondas

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False (SH or Mourvedre must be present)

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5
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What are the wine styles of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?

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Sweet VDN W / Ro / R

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6
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Name the fortified AOCs of the Rhone Valley

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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOC, Rasteau AOC

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7
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What style of wine is Rasteau Dore?

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VDN (Ambre)

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Which mountain is known as the “Giant of Provence”?

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Mount Ventoux

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9
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In what year is phylloxera discovered? In what AOC?

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1863; Lirac

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10
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Name the white wine only AOC of the Southern Rhone

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Clairette de Bellegard AOC

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What is the western-most AOC of the Rhone Valley?

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Costieres de Nimes AOC

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What is the southern-most AOC of the Rhone Valley?

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Costieres de Nimes AOC - Wester & Southern-most

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13
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What is the northern-most AOC of the Southern Rhone?

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Grignan-les-Adhemars AOC

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14
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Gaul once referred to what area? Who inhabited it?

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Western Europe inhabited by Celtic tribes

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15
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Hommage a Jean Perrin is based on what grape? 1st vintage?

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Mourvedre; 1989

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16
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Name 2 producers of Chateauneuf that do not produce a “special cuvee”

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Rayas & Clos des Papes

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17
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What styles are permitted under Cotes du Rhone AOC? Cotes du Rhone Villages AOC?

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White, Rose, Red (for both) ***exception: Cotes du Rhone Villages w/ listed village require diff styles

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18
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Name 1 white & 1 red grape that is permitted under CDR AOC & CDR Villages AOC but not permitted in CDP AOC

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W: Viognier, Marsanne; R: Carignan, Marselan (CS x Grenache)

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19
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Name 3 village that can append its name to CDR Villages AOC & permitted styles for each

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Chasclun: Ro / R; Laudun, Sablet, Séguret, Visan (W / Ro / R)

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20
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What styles are permitted for the following villages under Cotes du Rhone Villages AOC? Massif d’Uchaux, Saint-Andéol, Signargues, Plan de Dieu, Puyméras, Gadagne, Sainte-Cécile, Suze-la-Rousse and Vaison-la-Romaine

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Red only (all other villages, except for Chasclun, can produce W / Ro / R)

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21
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Coldest appellation of the Southern Rhone

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Ventoux AOC (only region that experiences snow)

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22
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Red-only AOCs of Southern Rhone

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Vinsobres AOC & Beaumes de Venise AOC

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23
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Which AOC was created in 2012 from an IGP

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Duche Duzes (prev IGP)

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24
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What viticultural hazard is Grenache particularly susceptible to? Why?

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Coulure (b/c buds early); Mistral protects vs this (but 2017 Grenache hit by coulure so most blends have low %s of Grenache)

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25
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Name 3 viticultural practices mandated for CDP

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Hand Harvest, rapé, no irrigation, goblet; ***flash pasteurization permitted

26
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What are the maximum yields for CDP with & without the rapé?

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a) 42 hl/ha b) 35 hl/ha (w/ rapé discarded)

27
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Guyot is only permitted for which CDP varietal?

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Syrah (goblet / double cordon for the others)

28
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What is vin de goutte?

A

Free run juice

29
Q

Grapes of Rayas Blanc

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Clairette & Gren Bl (50 / 50)

30
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Second wine of Rayas

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Pignan CDP (means pine tree); ***not La Piliade CdR!

31
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Name 2 100% Grenache CDPs

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Clos St Jean “Sanctus Sanctorium”, Rayas, Domaine de Marcoux VV

32
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Grape of Beaucastel Blanc / Blanc VV

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Roussanne; 100% for VV

33
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Family behind Beaucastel

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Perrin

34
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Why is the Mistral more of a defining feature of the S Rhone vs Northern Rhone?

A

Wind gains speed as it travels down Rhone Valley so higher speeds as it reaches the S

35
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Name 3 producers who use all 18 grapes permitted in CDP

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Beaucastel, Pegau “Cuvée da Capo” (70% Gren + others), Mont Redon; ***Clos des Papes uses “virtually” all 18

36
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1st year CDP producers start making special cuvées

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1989

37
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What is Vieux Telegraphe’s Gigondas winery called?

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Les Pallières “Les Racines”

38
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What are the only 2 vintages ever produced of Cuvee Special?

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1990 & 1998 (Henri Bonneau)

39
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Who produces “Cuvee Mon Aieuil” & “Rsv des Deux Freres”?

A

Pierre Usseglio

40
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Who produces “Cuvee Laurence” & “Cuvee Inspiration”?

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D du Pegau

41
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D du Pegau’s prestige cuvee; years of production?

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Cuvee da Capo; 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2015 / 2016

42
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Guigal’s CDP estate

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Chx de Nalys

43
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Name 2 traditional & 2 modern estates of CDP

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Trad: Charvin, … Modern: D de la Janasse

44
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When does Gigondas b/c AOC?

A

1971

45
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G/S of Beaumes de Venise AOC

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R ONLY (Grenache / Syrah must make up majority of blend)

46
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How many grapes permitted for CDP AOP?

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18 (offical now!)

47
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When was the 1st estate-bottled CDP?

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1785 (Nerthe)

48
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What AOP joins Provence, S Rhone & Languedoc geographically?

A

Costieres du Nimes AOP

49
Q

D Gramenon bottles under what AOC?

A

Vinsobres AOC

50
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What 2 AOCs of the S Rhone famously prohibit the use of Carignan?

A

CDP & Gigondas

51
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Rasteau grenat & tuilé must be made from what % of Grenache?

A

min 75% Grenache (vs in Rivesaltes - Grenate: 100% & Tuilé “Gren must be present”)

52
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Which grape varieties of CDP must be trained au carré?

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Au Carré (goblet); Grenache, Mourvedre

53
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3 viti reqs for CDP

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a) Hand Harvest, b) Rapé (2% grapes must be discarded), c) Au Carré (goblet for Grenache / Mourvèdre) d) no irrigation (during GS)

54
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2 vinification reqs for CDP

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a) W & R musts blended prior to vinification (R) b) no chaptalization (R) ***Flash Pasteurization permitted

55
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What 3 Rhone varieties are not permitted in CDP?

A

No Carignan, Marsanne, Vermentino

56
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What are gallets?

A

Quartzite pebbles of glacial origin

57
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Vines are 1st planted in Southern Rhone by who & when? Northern Rhone?

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a) Greeks in 600 BC b) Romans in 1st Ce CE

58
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Who moves the papal court to Avignan & in what year? Who plants 1st vines @ papal summer palace?

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a) Pape Clement V 1309 b) P John XII 1378

59
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When is the CDP appellation established?

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1933 (ratified in1936)

60
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Min abv for CdR AOC, CdR-Villages AOC & CDR-Villages AOC + Geo Designation

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a) 11% b) 12% c) 12.5%

61
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Most recent CDR-Villages geo designation to gain AOC

A

Cairanne (‘16)

62
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Aside from CDP, what AOC of Southern Rhone strictly prohibits Carignan?

A

Gigondas AOC

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