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1
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Vineyards north of this town ________ are exempt from the Côtes du Rhône AOP encépage requirements?

A

Montélimar

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What are the Côtes du Rhône AOP encépagement requirements south of Montélimar?

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Min. 30% Grenache and joined by either Syrah or Mourèdre or both.

The combination the othe three grape must make up a min. 70% of the blend.

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What Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP commune is authorized to produce rouge and rosé wine only?

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Chusclan

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How many communes in Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP are authorized to produce rouge wine only?

Name five.

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9 villages.

Massif d’Uchaux
Signargues
Puyméres
Gadagne
Plan de Dieu
Saint-Andéol
Sainte-Cécile

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Name four communes of Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP that have been elevated to appellation status themselves?

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Gigondas AOP (1971)

Vacqueyras AOP (1990)

Vinsobres AOP (2006)

Rasteau (2010)

Cairanne (2016)

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What style of wine is permitted under Côtes du Rhône AOP but not Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP?

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Nouveau/Primeur Rouge & Rosé

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What is the min. potential alcohol for Côtes du Rhône AOP wine north and south of Montémilar?

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11.5% north of Montélimar

12% south of Montélimar

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What is the min. potential alcohol for Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP?

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12%

12.5%
for
Côtes du Rhône-Villages with subzone designate.

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What are the encépagement and assemblage requirements for Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP rouge & rosé?

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Rosé & Rouge - Min. 40% Grenache + min. 25% Mourvèdre & Syrah. All three must combine 80%.

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10
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What is the Mediterranean wind the sweeps across the Southern Rhône?

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Le Mistral

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What is Arrosage and is it allowed in Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP?

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Arrosage refers to irrigation or watering.

It is strictly prohibited in Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP.

(a winemaker may petition in rare and extream cases and special permission must be granted by the INAO)

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What is the min. alcohol requried for Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP?

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12.5%

The highest in France for dry wines

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What is Le Râpe?

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A requirement in Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP that mandates producers declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes to safeguard against underrippeness.

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What are Galets and what are they made up of?

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“Pudding Stones” found in Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP. Made up of quartzite and smoothed by the river. They store heat releasing it in the vineyards at night.

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Who is credited with drafting the first AOC regulation in France?

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Baron Pierre Le Roy of Château Fortia in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Drafted a set of quality-focused production criteria in the 1920’s for his towns wines. It would be the precursor of France’s appellation system.

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Name six white varieties for Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP?

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Grenache Blanc
Picpoul Blanc
Bourboulenc
Clairette
Roussanne
Picardin

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Name nine red varietals for Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP?

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Grenache
Mourvèdre
Syrah
Cinsault
Counoise
Picpoul Noir
Terret Noir
Vaccarèse
Muscardin

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18
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What is En Ligne & Au Carré?

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Different planting densities in Chateaunuef-du-Pape AOP.

  • En Ligne -* (line) 3,000 vines per hectare
  • Au Carré -* (square) 2,500 vines per hectare
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What is the most northern appellation in the Southern Rhône?

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Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP

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What did Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP changes its name from and when?

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Côteaux du Tricastin AOP in 2010

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21
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What is the main white grape for Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP?

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Viognier

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What styles of wine are produced under Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP?

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge
Primeur/Nouveau

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What is the town that divides the Northern and Southern Rhône?

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Montélimar

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In the Southern Rhône, what two appellations are in the northern part and on oposite sides of the Rhône River?

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Côtes du Vivarias AOP is on the west bank of the Rhône River

&

Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP is on the east bank.

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What is the dominant grape for Côtes du Vivarais AOP rouge?

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Min. 40% Syrah

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What styles of wine are produced under Côtes du Vivarias AOP?

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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What style of wine is produced under Vinsobres AOP?

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Red wine only from min. 50% Grenache

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Name two wines produced by The Perrin Family in Vinsobres AOP?

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“Les Cornuds”

“Les Hauts de Julien”

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Name two VDN appellations in Southern Rhône?

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Rasteau AOP

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

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What is the difference between Rasteau AOP & Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP is based on Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains & Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains.

Rasteau AOP produces wines of all three colors based on the three colors of Grenache. Rasteau tends to show more tawny flavors.

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Name three tributaries of the Rhône River?

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Ouveze River (Rasteau AOP)

Aigues River (Vinsobres AOP)

Durance RIver (Luberon AOP)

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Dry wines from Rasteau AOP are based off what grape?

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min. 50% Grenache

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What styles of VDN are produced in Rasteau AOP?

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Vin doux Naturel Blanc

Vin doux Naturel Ambré (Tawny Blanc)

Vin doux Naturel Grenat & Tuilé (Rouge)

Vin doux Naturel Rosé

Vin doux Naturel “Hors d’Age”

Vin doux Naturel “Rancio”

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What are the three communes of VDN production for Rasteau AOP?

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Cairanne

Sablet

Rasteau

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What style of Rasteau AOP has the longest élevage period?

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Rasteau Vin doux Naturel “Hors d’Age”

Not released before September 1st of the fifth year following the harvest. (5 years)

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Ambré & Tuilé indicate what on a bottle of Rasteau AOP?

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White and Red VDN respectively showing a more oxidative character.

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When were the dry wines of Rasteau AOP approved for appellation status and what were they released as prior?

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2010

Released as Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rasteau

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What style of Rasteau AOP shows a dilibertly oxidative and Maderized style?

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Rasteau Vin doux Naturel “Rancio” AOP

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What is the min. must weight and min. residual sugar required for Rasteau Vin doux Naturel AOP?

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min. 252 g/l must weight
min. 45 g/l residual sugar

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40
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What styles of wine are produced under Cairanne AOP?

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Blanc

&

Rouge

41
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What are the three required grapes for Cairanne Blanc AOP?

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Clairette (min. 30%)

Grenache Blanc (min. 20%)

Marsanne, Roussanne (min. 20%)

42
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What is the min. alcohol required for Cairanne Rouge AOP?

43
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What was the first Côtes du Rhône-Villages commune to be awarded appellation status?

A

Gigondas AOP (1971)

44
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What styles of wine are produced under Gigondas AOP?

A

Rouge

&

Rosé

45
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Grenache, Syrah & Mourvèdre must make up what percentage of Gigondas AOP?

A

min. 90%

all three are mandatory

46
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What is the soil of Gigondas AOP?

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Red clay, alluvial

47
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What is the min. alcohol required for Gigondas AOP?

48
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What styles of wine are produced under Vacqueyras AOP?

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Dry Blanc, Rouge, Rosé

49
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When was Vacqueyras AOP promotted to appellation status and what is the min. alcohol required for Rouge wine?

A

1990

12.5%

50
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What is the soil type of Vacqueyras AOP?

A

Limestone Soils

51
Q

What are the Dentelles de Montmirail?

A

A ridge of jagged Jurassic Limesstone cliffs on the east side of the Southern Rhône.

52
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What style of wine is produced as Beaumes de Venise AOP?

A

Dry red wine only.

From a min. 80% Grenache & Syrah.

53
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When were the dry wines from Beaumes de Venise elevated to appellation status and what were they released as prior?

A

2005

Côtes du Rhône-Villages Beaumes de Venise AOP

54
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What styles of wine are produced under Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

A

Vind doux Naturel Blanc

Vin Doux Naturel Rouge

Vin doux Naturel Rosé

55
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What is the min. must weight and min. residual sugar required for Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

A

252 g/l must weight

100 g/l residual sugar (110 g/l prior to 2011)

56
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Who is the largest producer of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

A

Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise

The local co-operative produces 90% of the wine

57
Q

What is the min. alcohol required for Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

58
Q

Where was ground zero for Phylloxera in France?

59
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What styles of wine are produced under Lirac AOP?

A

Dry Blanc, Rosé and Rouge

60
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What appellation lies opposite Chateauneuf du Pape AOP across the Rhône River?

61
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What is the min. required alcohol for Lirac Rouge AOP?

62
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What is the min. alcohol required for Lirac Blanc & Rosé AOP?

63
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What appellation lies directly south of Lirac AOP?

64
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What styles of the wine are produced under Tavel AOP?

A

Dry Rosé Wine only

65
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What grape is required in Tavel AOP wines?

66
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What is Muscat du Ventoux AOP?

A

An appellation for Muscat table grapes from Ventoux.

67
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What styles of wine are produced under Ventoux AOP?

A

Dry

Blanc

Rosé

Rouge

Primeur/Nouveau

68
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What seperates the Southern Rhône from Provence and what two appellation lie across from one another?

A

The Durance River

Luberon AOP (Rhône)

Côteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP (Provence)

69
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What styles of wine are produced under Luberon AOP?

A

Dry

Blanc

Rosé

Rouge

70
Q

What are varietal wines from Luberon labeld under?

A

Vaucluse IGP

71
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The Rhône River, Gard River and Durance River meet at what appellation?

A

Costières de Nîmes AOP

72
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What style of wine is produced under Costières de Nîmes AOP?

A

Dry

Blanc

Rosé

Rouge

73
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What style of wine is produced in the commune of Bellegarde?

A

Dry white wine from 100% Clairette

74
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What appellation produces dry white wine only from a single commune within Costières de Nîmes AOP and what is the grape?

A

Clairette de Bellegarde AOP

100% Clairette

75
Q

What appellation in the Rhône Valley was under the controll of the Languedoc up until 2004?

A

Costières de Nîmes AOP

76
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Where is Duché d’Uzès AOP and what style of wine is produced there?

A

In the Southern Rhône on the western bank of the Rhône River.

Dry

Blanc (min. 40% Viognier)

Rosé (min. 50% Grenache Noir)

Rouge (min. 40% Syrah)

77
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Who produces a Chateauneuf du Pape from 100% Grenache?

A

Château Rayas

78
Q

Who released the first bottling of Chateauneuf du Pape and when?

A

Château La Nerthe

1785

79
Q

What grapes does Château de Beaucastel Rouge use and what is the dominant grape?

A

Beaucastel famously uses all 13 grapes

and

Mourvèdre is the dominant grape

80
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What is the name of Château Rayas’ Côtes du Rhône?

A

La Pialede

81
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What is Pignan?

A

A Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge produced by Château Rayas from younger Grenache vines (100%)

82
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What does Rancio indicate on a label and wine would this apply to in the Rhône Valley?

A

Rasteau AOP wines that are Rancio in style are deliberatley oxidized and left in open barrels and exposed to the ravages of sunlight and temperature.

83
Q

Vinsobres AOP requires what percentage of Grenache?

84
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Ventoux AOP may produce white wines based on what grapes?

A

Bourbelanc
Grenache Blanc
Roussanne
Clairette

85
Q

What was the worst vintage in the Rhône Valley in the last 20 years?

A

2002

Very wet year. Total rain out. Lots of declassification.

86
Q

What wine does Domaine Vieux Télégraph produce from younger vines?

A

Télégramme

Chateauneuf du Pape AOP

87
Q

What is the prestige cuvée from Château de Beaucastel and what was the first vintage?

A

Hommage à Jacques Perrin

1989

88
Q

Give an example of a Modern producer from Chateauneuf du Pape?

A

Chateau La Nerthe

Use of new French oak, fined and filtered

89
Q

What wines are made by Clos des Papes?

A

Chateauneuf du Pape

  • Blanc*
  • Rouge*
90
Q

Who produces Cuvée Laurence and what was the first vintage?

A

Domaine du Pegau

1983

91
Q

Who produces Cuvée des Cadettes and when was the first vintage?

A

Château La Nerthe

1970

(old vines)

92
Q

Between the two VDN appellations in the Southern Rhône, which one has the higher sugar levels?

A

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP
Min. 100 g/l

Rasteau AOP requires min. 45 g/l

93
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What appellations in the Southern Rhône can produce a Pirmeur/Nouveau wine?

A

Ventoux AOP

&

Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP

94
Q

Which appellations in the Southern Rhône produce red wine only?

A

Vinsobres AOP

Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

95
Q

Name three producers that label the La Crau vineyard designation?

A

Domaine du Vieux-Télégraphe
Domaine Pégau
Domaine Giraud
Vignobles Mayard

96
Q

Bédarrides, Courthézon and Sorgues are examples of what?

A

Communes of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP

97
Q

What are the five communes of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP?

A

Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Orange
Courthézon
Bédarrides
Sorgues

98
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In Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in what commune is the lieu-dit of La Crau located?

A

Bedarrides

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