Southern France All RGC CMS

Question 1

What river flows through Blanquet de Limoux

Answer 1

AUDE River
BdL - Min 90% Mauzac
BdL 'Meth Ancestral' 100% Mauzac
VS
Cremant de Limoux - Max 90% Chard/Chenin

Question 2

What are the communes of the Cotes de Roussillion-Village AOP

Answer 2

LESQUERDE
LATOUR DE FRANCE
CRAMANY
TAUTAVEL

Question 3

What river flows through Palette AOP?

Answer 3

ARC River

Palette in Provence (Chateau Simone)

Question 4

Where is Chateau Simone located?

Answer 4

Palette AOP in Provence
W/RS/R
Clairette / Mourvedre

Question 5

When did the Centre for Rose Research start?

Answer 5

1999
town of Vibauban
(to accumulate data of Rose production)

Question 6

What is the primary grape of Fronton AOP?

Answer 6

Negrette Min 50%
R and RS only
in SW France
until 2018 Mir

Question 7

What river flows through Cahors AOP

Answer 7

LOT river
also through Marcillac
R only - min 70% Cot + merlot + tannat

Question 8

What are the sweet wine AOP for the South of France?

Answer 8

Montbazillac
Saussignac
Rosette
Haut-Montravel
Cote de Montravel
(Montravel AOP Dry only)

Question 9

What style of wine is made in the Jurancon AOP

Answer 9

W - 40g
W Sec - 4g
W VT - 55g
Gros & Petit Manseng

Question 10

What AOP produce the ‘Noel’ wines?

Answer 10

Muscat de LUNEL - RS 110g (MpG)

Muscat St Jean de Minervois - RS 125g

other sweet AOP:
Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de Frontignan

Question 11

What are the sub-zones of St Chinian AOP?

Answer 11

BERLOU
(min 2 varietals:
Min 60% combined Gren + Syrah (min 20% each)
And Min 30% Carignan

ROQUEBRUN 
(min 2 varietals/principals must dominate)
Min combined:
70% 
Syrah (min25%)
Gren (Min 20%)
Mourvedre

Red only
(Languedoc)

Question 12

What are the 2 sparkling wines made in the Limoux AOP?`

Answer 12

Methode Ancestral - 100% Mauzac
Blanquette de Limoux - Min 90% Mauzac
(Cremant de Limoux is separate AOP - Chard based

Question 13

What is the most recent AOP upgrade in the Languedoc?

Answer 13

La Clape (2015)
W - Bourboulec +Gren bli +++
R - Grenache ++++

Question 14

What style of wine is produced in the Malpere AOP

Answer 14

RS - min 50% CF +++
R - min 40% Merlot
(Languedoc)

Question 15

What river does Corbiers sit on?

Answer 15

ORBIEU river

Question 16

Name 3 indigenous varietals of Corsica.

Answer 16

Nielluccio (nay-luck-ee-oh)
Sciacarello
Vermentino

Question 17

What VdN is produced on Corsica?

Answer 17

Muscat du Cap Course AOP
(Muscat a Petits Grains)
abc - 21.5
Must - 252
RS - 90g

Question 18

What is Mammolo?

Answer 18

local name in Corsica for :

Sciacarello

Question 19

What AOP sits within Corbieres AOP?

Answer 19

Fitou
R - min 60% comb.Grenache (min 20%) +syrah+mourvedre
Llandoner Pelut as well

Question 20

What are the permitted grapes for Vin de Paille in l’Etoile AOP?

Answer 20

Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard

Question 21

How long must a Vin de Paille age?

Answer 21

November 15 of the 3rd yr following the harvest
- incl min. 18M in oak
- may be released on Dec 1 of the 3rd yr following the harvest
Vin de Paille made this year can be released when?
- Nov 5th 2021

Question 22

What is Vin Jaune made from?

Answer 22

100% Savagnin grape

Question 23

What is the age requirements for Vin Jaune?

Answer 23

• Dec 15 of the 6th yr following the harvest
• inc min 60M under the “voile,”
• no topping up
• may be released on Jan 1st of the 7th yr following the harvest.
  If produced in 2018 - Jan 1 of 2025

Question 24

What is the min/max ABV for Macvin de Jura?

Answer 24

16-22%

Question 25

What are the requirements for Mutage for Macvin de Jura?

Answer 25

• eau-de-vie min 52% abv.

the eau-de-vie must be aged in oak for at least 14M