Savoie

Question 1

What styles of wine are allowed in Bugey AOP?

Answer 1

• white
• red
• rose
• sparkling /pet nat

Question 2

Still red wine in the Bugey AOP subzone Montagnieu must be 100% which grape?

Answer 2

mondeuse

Question 3

In what Savoie AOP would you find varietally labelled molette?

Answer 3

Seyssel AOP

Question 4

What grapes are allowed in the Bugey AOP subzone of Manicle?

Answer 4

• chardonnay
• pinot noir

Question 5

What grapes are allowed in the Seyssel AOP?

Answer 5

• altesse
• molette
• chasselas

Question 6

What 4 crus of Vin de Savoie mandate 80% chasselas?

Answer 6

• Marignan
• Ripaille
• Crepy
• Marin

Question 7

What are the primary white grapes of Vin de Savoie AOP?

Answer 7

• jacquere
• altesse
• roussanne
• chardonnay

Question 8

Rousette is an alias for what grape?

Answer 8

altesse

Question 9

The Savoie cru of Chigin Bergeron produces wines from what single grape?

Answer 9

roussanne

Question 10

What are the principal varieties in Cremant de Savoie?

Answer 10

• min 40% Jacquere
• altesse
• max 10% accessories

Question 11

What is the only wine allowed in Bugey Cerdon?

Answer 11

• ancestral method rose of gamay and poulsard
• min 2 months on lees

Question 12

What styles of wine are allowed in the Vin du Savoie AOP?

Answer 12

• white
• red
• rose
• sparkling and pet nat (rose)

Question 13

What are the primary red grapes in Vin de Savoie AOP?

Answer 13

• gamay
• mondeuse
• pinot noir

Question 14

In what year was Cremant de Savoie AOP established?

Answer 14

2015

Question 15

What are the 4 subzones of Roussette de Savoie AOP?

Answer 15

• Frangy
• Marestal
• Monterminod
• Monthoux

Question 16

What are the 3 subzones of Bugey AOP?

Answer 16

• Manicle
• Montagnieu
• Cerdon

Question 17

What styles of wine are made is the Seyssel AOP

Answer 17

Vin Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec): 100% Altesse

Varietal-Labeled Molette (Tranquille): 100% Molette

Vin Mousseux Blanc: Vin Mousseux must include min. 75% Molette and min. 10% Altesse
(Second fermentation occurs in the bottle
Min. 9 months lees aging in the bottle)

Question 18

What are the two altesse AOP’s in Savoie?

Answer 18

• Roussette de Bugey
• Roussette de Savoie

Question 19

What two lakes moderate the climate of Savoie?

Answer 19

• Lake Bourget
• Lake Geneva

Question 20

What is the French name for Lake Geneva?

Answer 20

Lac Leman

Question 21

What is the most planted grape in the Savoie?

Answer 21

jacquere (50%)

Question 22

What are the main white grapes of Savoie?

Answer 22

Jacquere
Chardonnay
Roussanne (bergeron)
Altesse
Chasselas

Question 23

What style of wine is made in the Savoie subzones of Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte and Arbin?

Answer 23

100% mondeuse dry reds

Question 24

What is the min RS of Bugey Cerdon?

Answer 24

22-80 g/L

Question 25

What Savoie subzone is most assosciated with Cremant de Savoie?

Answer 25

Ayze

Question 26

What mountain range blocks cold northern air from Ayze?

Answer 26

Chablais Mountains

Question 26

What famous spirit is made in the Isere region?

Answer 26

Chartreuse

Question 27

What are the most important topographical influences of Bugey AOP?

Answer 27

- Rhone river - Jura mountains

Question 28

What treaty ceded Savoie and Nice from Italy in the 1800's?

Answer 28

Treaty of Turin

Question 29

How many crus are in Vin de Savoie AOP?

Answer 29

17

Question 30

White grapes account for what percentage of production in Savoie AOP?

Answer 30

70%

Question 31

What is the largest cru in Savoie AOP?

Answer 31

Apremont

Question 32

What river flows through the heart of Bugey AOP?

Answer 32

Ain

Question 33

What is the IGP of Savoie?

Answer 33

Allobroges

Question 34

The name of which Savoie cru translates to "broken stones?"

Answer 34

Abymes

Question 35

What are the 6 AOPs of Savoie?

Answer 35

- Vin de Savoie - Cremant de Savoie - Roussette de Savoie - Roussette de Bugey - Seyssel - Bugey

Question 36

What Savoie subzone is known for planting of grignet and how many hectares are left?

Answer 36

Ayze - 54 ha

Question 37

What are the subzones of Roussette du Bugey?

Answer 37

- Montaignieu - Virieu Le Grand

Question 38

What is the max RS for Roussette du Bugey?

Answer 38

8 g/L (TA must be within 2 g/L of RS)

Question 39

How long must Seyssel AOP vin mousseux age on lees?

Answer 39

9 mos

Question 40

Which crus of Savoie allow both red and white wine?

Answer 40

- Chautagne - Chignin - Jongieux