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1
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What is the French name for Lake Geneva?

A

Lac Léman

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What is the standard Savoie AOP?

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Vin de Savoie AOP

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What is the most planted white grape in Savoie?

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Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Les Abymes?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Apremont?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Arbin?

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Rouge only: 100% Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Ayze?

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Blanc Tranquille & Mousseux/Pétillant:
Min 50% Gringet plus Altesse and Roussette d’Ayze

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Chautaugne?

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Blanc:
Min 80% Jacquère


Rouge:
Min 90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Chignin?

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Blanc:
Min 80% Jacquère


Rouge:
Min 90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Crépy?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Cruet?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquere

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Jongiuex?

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Blanc:
Min 80% Jacquère

Rouge:
Min 90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Marignan?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Marin?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Montmélian?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Ripaille?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Sainte-Jean-de-la-Porte?

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Rouge only: 100% Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Chignin-Bergeron?

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Blanc only: 100% Roussanne (Bergeron)

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20
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What Crus of Savoie are authorized for still white wine only?

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Les Abymes
Apremont
Chignin-Bergeron
Crépy
Cruet
Marignan
Marin
Montmélian
Ripaille
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré

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21
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What white only Crus of Savoie are Jacquère based?

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Les Abymes

Apremont
Cruet
Montmélian
Sainte-Jeoire-Prieuré

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22
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What white only Crus of Savoie are Chasselas based?

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Crépy

Marignan
Marin
Ripaille

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23
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What is the only Cru of Savoie to permit sparkling wine, and what is the encépagement?

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Ayze: 50% Gringet, plus Altesse and Roussette d’Ayze

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24
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What crus of Savoie permit both red and white, and what are the major grapes?

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Chautagne

Chignin
Jongiuex

All
80% Jacquère for whites
and
90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse for reds

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25
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What crus of Savoie are 100% Mondeuse?

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Arbin

Sainte-Jean-de-la-Porte

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26
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What Crus of Savoie are on Lac Léman, in Chablais?

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Crépy, Marignan, Ripaille, Marin

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27
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What Crus of Savoie are in the Vallée de l’Arve?

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Ayze

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28
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What Crus of Savoie are in the central region of L’Avant-Pays de Savoie?

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Chautagne

Jongieux

29
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What Crus of Savoie are clustered around Chambéry in the southerly La Cluse de Chambéry?

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Chignin

Chignin-Bergeron
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
Apremont
Abymes

30
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What Crus of Savoie lie east of La Cluse de Chambéry along the Isère River in La Combe de Savoie?

A

Montmélian

Arbin
Cruet
Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte

31
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Starting from the Northeast corner of Lac Léman, moving counterclockwise in a circle, what are the 16 Crus of Savoie?

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Marin

Ripaille
Marignan
Crépy
Chautagne
Jongieux
Chignin
Chignin-Bergeron
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
Apremont
Les Abymes
Montmélian
Arbin
Cruet
Sainte-Jean-de-la-Porte
Ayze

32
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What is Savoie’s other regional appellation?

A

Roussette de Savoie AOP; 100% Roussette

33
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What is the synonym for Roussette?

34
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Which four communes may append their names to Roussette de Savoie?

A

Frangy

Marestal
Monthoux
Monterminod

35
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Which appending village to Roussette de Savoie is not located within L’Avant Pays de Savoie?

A

Monterminod, in La Cluse de Chambéry

36
Q

What styles are permitted in Seyssel AOP?

A

Blanc sec, demi-sec, and mousseux

37
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What is the varietal requirement for Seyssel Vin Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec)?

A

100% Altesse

38
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What is the % of Molette in varietally labeled Molette Tranquille from Seyssel AOP?

A

100% Molette

39
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What are the varietal requirements for Seyssel mousseux?

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Encépagment: Molette, Altesse, Chasselas
Assemblage: must include min. 75% Molette and min. 10% Altesse

40
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Other sparkling wine from Savoie that is not from Seyssel AOP is labeled as what?

A

Vin de Savoie mousseux or pétillant

41
Q

Sparkling metode ancestrale rosé in Savoie is labeled as what?

A

Bugey-Cerdon

42
Q

What are the subzones of Bugey?

A

Cerdon
Manicle
Montagnieu

43
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey AOP?

A

Blanc:
Min 70% Chardonnay


Rosé:
Min 70% Gamay plus Pinot Noir

Rouge:
100% Gamay, Pinot Noir, or Mondeuse

44
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey-Cerdon?

A

Sparkling rosé through méthode ancestral; Gamay and Poulsard (may not be 100% poulsard)

45
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey-Manicle?

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Blanc: 100% Chardonnay

Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

46
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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey-Montagnieu?

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Mousseux/Pétillant: Min 70% Mondeuse, Chardonnay, and Altesse

Rouge: 100% Mondeuse


47
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What is the varietal in Roussette de Bugey AOP?

A

100% Altesse (Roussette)

48
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What communes may append their names to Roussette de Bugey AOP?

A

Virieu-la-Grand
Montagnieu


49
Q

What is the IGP of Savoie?

A

IGP Allobrogies

50
Q

At what altitude are most of Savoie’s vineyards?

51
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Where are the highest vineyards in Savoie?

A

Côte d’Arve

52
Q

Which Cru of Savoie was its own communal appellation until 2008?

53
Q

Where is Savioe? What two countries does it border?

A

South of the Jura Départment in the alpine region.
Switzerland and Italy

54
Q

What is the climate of Savoie?

A

Continental

55
Q

What moderates the climate of Savoie?

A

Lake Bourget
Lake Geneva (Lac Léman)

56
Q

What is Western Europe’s largest freshwater body lake?

A

Lake Geneva aka Lac Léman

57
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Where is Seyssel AOP?

A

To the north of Lake Bourget.

58
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When was Bugey upgraded to AOP status?

59
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Where is Bugey located?

A

To the west of Lake Bourget in Savoie

60
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What is the aging requirement of sparkling wine in Bugey Vin Mousseux/Pétillant?

A

Wines are produced by the traditional method, and must be aged for a min. 9 months on the lees prior to disgorgement.

61
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What is the aging requirement of sparkling wine in Bugey “Montagnieu” Vin Mousseux/Pétillant?

A

Wines are produced by the traditional method, and must be aged for a min. 12 months on the lees prior to disgorgement.

62
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What is the aging requirement of sparkling wine in Bugey “Cerdon” Vin Mousseux/Pétillant?

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Wines are produced by the méthode ancestrale, and must be aged on the lees for a min. 2 months prior to disgorgement. Bugey “Cerdon” must have a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres. Tirage and dosage are prohibited.

63
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What river flows through Savoie?

A

Rhône River
The Rhône River as it flows from Lake Geneva in Switzerland towards the Rhône Valley.

64
Q

What appellation is found in Savoie for vermouth?

A

Chambery. Awarded the AOC in 1932. The Chambery style flourished in the 19th and 20th century, but Dolin is now the last remaining producer.

65
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How many inches of rain a year does Savoie see?

A

About 50 inches.

66
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What is the largest cru?

67
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In what century was the Treaty of Turin signed?

A

19th century (1858)
-Italy released Savoie region west of the Alps to France’s Napoleon III if his 200,000 troops helped Italy fight off attacking Austrians in the north.

68
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Minimum RS in Bugey Cerdon?

69
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What are the AOPs of Savoie?

A

Vin de Savoie/Savoie AOP
Crémant de Savoie
Roussette de Savoie AOP
Seyssel AOP
Bugey AOP
Roussette du Bugey AOP

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