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1
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What is the main variety white grape used in Seyssel AOC

A

Altesse

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What is the main variety used in Roussette de Savoie?

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Altesse

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Chasselas is only found in what region?

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Haute-Savoie near Lake Geneva

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What grape is planted in Chignin and bottles as cru Chignin-Bergeron

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Roussanne or Bergeron as known in Saovie

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5
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What grape is traditionally incorporated into sparkling wines from Seyessel?

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Molette

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6
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The rare Gringet grape is only found here?

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Ayze - Savoie

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7
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Most important grape in Savoie pre-phylloxera

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Monduese

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8
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What is the only grape allowed in crus of Arbin and Saint Jean-de-la-Port?

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Monduese

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9
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Requirements for Savoie varietals?

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100% of grape stated on label

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10
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What region does Savoie cover?

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The entire region known as Revermont

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11
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What does Savoie AOC produce?

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Dry white
rosé
red
sparkling white & rosé

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12
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How many crus in Savoie/Vin de Savoie AOC?

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16 DGCs

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13
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The Savoie crus of Crépy, Marignan , Ripaille and Marin around Lake Geneva make primarily…

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Dry whites from Chasselas

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14
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What are the 2 regional AOCs in Savoie?

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Savoie AOC
Roussette de Savoie

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15
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What are the two Savoie AOC cru vineyards that sit on Abymes?

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Abmyes

Apremont

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16
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What is the Savoie AOC that produces white Roussanne? What is the local name?

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Chignin-Bergeron
Bergeron is Roussanne in Savoie

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17
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How many DGCs does Roussette de Savoie have?

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4
Frangy
Marastel
Monthoux
Monteminod

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18
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What does Roussette du Bugey make?

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Only dry wines from Altesse
2 DGC
1. Montagnieu
2. Virieu le Grand

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19
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What Bugey DGC makes only sparkling rosé methode ancestral

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Cerdon

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20
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What DGC is under both Bugey and Rossette du Bugey? What does it make for each

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Montagnieu
Bugey - Montagnieu Brut - traditional with Monduese
Roussette - dry white Altesse

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21
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Where is Bugey AOC?

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Between Beaujolais & Savoie
S part of Jura Mountains
Limestone soils

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22
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What does Bugey AOC make?

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W/R/Rs sparkling traditional and petillant
W - C

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23
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What Bugey DGC produces whites from Chardonnay and red from Pinot?

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Manicle

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24
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What is wine made from 100% Molette in Seyssel called?

A

Seyssel Molette
Still

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25
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How many AOCs for Jura?

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6 total
4 Geographic specific

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26
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What are the 5 main grapes in Jura?

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W - Chardonnay, Savagnin
R - Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir

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27
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What grape cannot be used in Vin de Paille?

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Pinot Noir

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28
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Largest and oldest AOC in Jura?

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Arbois = “Fertile Land”

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29
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What is the DGC that can add its name to Arbois?

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Pupilin

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30
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What is the AOC that only produces Vin Jaune?

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Château Chalon

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31
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What is the 2nd largest AOC in Jura?

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Côtes du Jura

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32
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What AOC’s make Vin Jaune

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all but Macvin and Crémant

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33
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What AOC in Jura makes Vin de Liqueur either red, white, or rosé?

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Macvin du Jura

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34
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What grapes are used for Vin Jaune in Chateau Chalon?

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Savagnin ONLY

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35
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What is the term for “wines for cellaring”

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“Vin de Garde”

36
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What are red wines from L’Etoile?

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Have to be labeled Côtes du Jura

37
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What AOC only produces dry white, Vin de Paille and Vin Jaune?

A

L’Etoile

38
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What are the permitted grapes in L’Etoile?

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Chardonnay
Savagnin
Plousard

39
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A fortified sweet grape must in Jura?

A

Macvin du Jura
Vin de Liqueur

40
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What varieties are used to make Macvin?

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W - Chardonnay
Savagnin
R - Pinot Noir
Poulsard
Trousseau

41
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What is the sparkling wines AOC of Jura?

A

Crement du Jura

42
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How is Crement du Jura made?

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Traditional
9m lees
W (88%) - must have Chardonnay (most 100%),Pinot Noir, Trousseau (can add Savagnin)
Rose - 50% of Pinot Gris

43
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Main grape used in Cremant du Jura?

A

Chardonnay

44
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Jura AOC that produces more red than white?

45
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Bottle size for Vin Jaune?

46
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Ouillé wines from Arbois are labelled?

47
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What is the typical labelling term for wines Sous Voile?

A

Traditionel

48
Q

Wines that are made reductively with minimum O2 exposure?

49
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White wines oxidatively aged 60m with surface yeast?

50
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Sweet wines made from dried grapes with 18m aging

A

Vin de Paille

51
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How long must the Marc be aged in a barrel?

52
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How long must grapes be dried for Vin du Paille and then barrel aged?

A

6 weeks
18m

53
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For Vin Jaune, how big is the Clavelin?

54
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What is used on the bottle for Chateau Chalon rather than Vin Jaune?

A

Vin de Garde

55
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How many AOCs produce Vin de Paille in Savoie and what are they

A

3
Arbois
L’Etoile
Cotes du Jura

56
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What grape in Jura can only be used for Cremant?

A

Pinot Gris

57
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Seyssel AOC’s sparking grape varieties

A

Molette >75%
Altesse >10%

58
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What is the DGCs of Savoie AOC that produces red and white?

A

Chignin
Chautagne
Jongieux

59
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How many DGCs in Bugey?

60
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What are the grapes in Bugey Sparkling?

A

Chardonnay
Jacquere
Molette

61
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What are the grapes in Bugey Red and Rose?

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R - Gamay, Monduese
Rs - Gamay PN

62
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What dominates Arbois production?

A

Red - Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau

63
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What are the soils of Arbois?

A

Grey, Red marl and heavy clay means

64
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What are the soils of L’Étoile?

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Clay-limestone marls (more limestone)

65
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What are the soils of Bugey?

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Limestone soils

66
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What is the most widely planted white grape in L’Étoile?

A

Chardonnay

67
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What is the traditional red grape from Savoie that almost died out?

68
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What is both the dominate grape and white grape in Savoie?

69
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What is #2/3 grapes and dominate red in Savoie?

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Gamay
Mondeuse

70
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What is the Savoie white grape that is hardy vine giving consistent yield with light perfume, wildflower and citrus that has high acidity and low sugar?

71
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What grape in Savoie is suitable for Cremant de Savoie since it never achieves high sugar levels?

72
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What is the white grape native to Savoie, low yields, very resistant to rot that is full bodied, ageable, high acidity with hints of honey and almond? Primarily dry, can be sparkling and is used in Roussette de Savoie and Seyssels?

73
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What is the Savoie neutral grape native around Lake Geneva and only found in Haute-Savoie?

74
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What is the French grape called Bergeron in the region and suffers from irregular yields, sensitive to rot/mildew but produces elegant aromatic, flora wine that are complex and age worth?

75
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What is the high yielding, fairly neutral Savoie white grape with high sugar and acid that is incorporated into sparkling wines from Seyssel?

76
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What French red grape that has been planted in Savoie since 18th century?

77
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Who was head of state when Savoie became part of France in 1860?

A

Napolean III

78
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What is the main soil type throughout Savoie?

A

Clay
Limestone
Limestone scree
Alluvium & molasse

79
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Above what altitude do vineyards stop?

80
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What is the vine training method

A

Échala for steep slope Monduese, Roussanne and Altesse

Single Guyot for flatter and mechanized

81
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What is the overwhelming production of Savoie grapes?

81
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What style can Crémant de Savoie be?

A

Only white

82
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What is the style of Roussette de Savoie?

A

Only dry white from Altesse

83
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What can go into Sparkling Seyessel?

A

3/4 Molette + Altess and Chassels

84
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What does Seyessel produce?

A

Dry and Sparkling

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