Savoie

Question 1

How many Vin de Savoie/Savoie AOC Crus are there and what are their names?

Answer 1

16.
- Crépy
- Marignan
- Marin
- Ripaille
- Ayze
- Chautagne
- Jongieux
- Abymes
- Apremont
- Arbin
- Chignin
- Chignin-Bergeron
- Cruet
- Montmélian
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
- Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré

Question 2

What is the primary grape variety grown in Crépy, Marignan, Marin, and Ripaille?

Answer 2

Chasselas

Question 3

What is the primary grape variety grown in Arbin?

Answer 3

Mondeuse

Question 4

What is the primary grape variety grown in Ayze?

Answer 4

Gringet

Question 5

What is the primary grape variety grown in Chautagne and Jongieux?

Answer 5

Jacquére and all Savoie reds

Question 6

What is the primary grape variety grown in Abymes and Apremont?

Answer 6

Jacquére

Question 7

What is the primary grape variety grown in Chignin?

Answer 7

Jacquére and all Savoie reds

Question 8

What is the primary grape variety grown in Chignin-Bergeron?

Answer 8

Roussanne

Question 9

What is the primary grape variety grown in Cruet?

Answer 9

Jacquére

Question 10

What is the primary grape variety grown in Montmélian?

Answer 10

Jacquére

Question 11

What is the primary grape variety grown in Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte?

Answer 11

Mondeuse

Question 12

What is the primary grape variety grown in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré?

Answer 12

Jacquére

Question 13

What are the three Savoie AOCs and their production percentages?

Answer 13

Savoie AOC (84%)
Roussette de Savoie AOC (12%)
Seyssel AOC (4%)

Question 14

What are the five most widely planted grape varieties in the Savoie region?

Answer 14

Jacquere (50%)
Gamay (13.6%)
Mondeuse (13.6%)
Altesse (9.1%)
Chasselas (4.6%)

Question 15

What percentage of wine produced in Savoie is sold in France?

Answer 15

95%

Question 16

Describe the types of wine produced in Seyssel AOC?

Answer 16

• Dry and sparkling whites
• Grapes: Altesse, Chasselas, Molette
• If it’s labelled “Seyssel” it is made from 100% Altesse
• If it’s labelled “Seyssel Molette” it must be 100% Molette
• If it’s labelled “Sparkling Seyssel” it must be 75% Molette and at least 10% Altesse

Question 17

Describe Altesse.

Answer 17

• Dry white
• Low yield
• Rot resistant
• Indigenous to Savoie
• Genetically related to Chesslas
• Full-bodied
• Acidic
• Hints of Honey and Almond
• Grown in L-R IGP and across Savoie

Question 18

Describe Jacquére.

Answer 18

• Highly acidic
• Light bodied
• Citrus and wildflower
• High yield
• Ripens early on the vine
• Described as “neutral” which, to some, allows it to reflect its specific terroir
• Grown only in Savoie, primarily in Apremont and Abymes

Question 19

Describe Chasselas.

Answer 19

• White
• Can be dry or sweet, but usually dry
• “Neutral”
• Best examples can be “flinty”
• Grown in Savoie, Alsace and Loire