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Southern Rhone Flashcards

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When did Chateauneuf du Pape gain AOP status?

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May 15 1936 (first AOC in France)

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In what department is Chateauneuf du Pape?

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Vaucluse

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Name the communes of production in Chateauneuf du Pape

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  • Chateauneuf du Pape
  • Orange
  • Bedarrides
  • Courthezon
  • Sorgues
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What is le râpé?

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A process that mandates that growers declassify or discard 2% of harvested grapes. This serves as a safeguard against underripeness.

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Who released the first estate bottled Chateauneuf du Pape? In what year?

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Chateau La Nerthe in 1785

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What is the primary white grape in Chateau Beaucastel’s Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc

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Rousanne

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What are the grape varieties used in Chateau Rayas Blanc?

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Majority Grenache Blanc with some Clairette

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What styles of wine are allowed in the Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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Blanc
Rouge
Rose
Primeur/Nouveau rose/rouge

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What are the principal and accessory white varieties of the Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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Principal varieties: Min. 80% combined Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, and Viognier

Accessory Varieties: Max 20% combined Piquepoul Blanc and Ugni Blanc

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What are the principal/complementary/accessory red varieties of the Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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Principal Variety: Min. 30% Grenache, except for vineyards north of Montélimar

Complementary Varieties: Min. 20% combined Mourvèdre, and Syrah (min. 70% combined principle and complementary varieties)

Accessory Varieties: Brun Argenté (Vaccarèse/Camarèse), Carignan, Cinsault, Clairette Rosé, Counoise, Muscardin, Piquepoul Noir, Terret Noir; max. 10% Marselan; max. 5% combined white varieties (Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Clairette, Ugni Blanc, and Viognier

Producers farming less than 1.5 hectares are not required to include the min. 15% Syrah and Mourvèdre in their wines
The min. 15% Syrah and Mourvèdre applies after harvest 2019

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How much Rhone Valley wine is released as Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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Two thirds

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How many communes are allowed to append their name to the Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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21

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What wine styles are allowed in the Cotes du Rhone Village AOP?

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Blanc
Rouge
Rose

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What is the minimum amount of grenache required in red Cotes du Rhone Villages?

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40%

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What is the minimum amount of Grenache allowed in Cotes du Rhone AOP?

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30%

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When was the Gigondas AOP created

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1971

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What wine styles are allowed in Gigondas and Vacqeras?

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  • white
  • red
  • rose
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What is the minimum amount of Grenache allowed in Gigondas AOP?

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50% from the 2014 harvest forward

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What is the principal soil type in Gigondas?

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Stony red clay alluvium

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In what year was Vacqueras awarded AOP status?

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1990

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What is the minimum percentage of Grenache in Vacqueras AOP?

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50%

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In what year was Beaumes de Venise granted AOP status and what style of wine is permitted?

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2005, red wine only

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What is the minimum amount of grenache required in Beaumes de Venise?

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50%

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What style of wine is allowed in Vinsobres AOP?

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red only, grenache based (min 50%)

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What styles of wine are permitted in Cairanne?

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red and white

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Name the 2 red wine only producing communes of the Southern Rhone?

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  • Beaumes de Venise
  • Vinsobres
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What are the wine styles permitted in Lirac?

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  • white
  • red
  • rose
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What is the minimum percentage of Grenache allowed in Lirac AOC?

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40%

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29
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What is the only style of wine made in Tavel AOP?

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rose

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What is the encepagement of wines from Tavel AOC?

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  • 30 to 60% combined Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, and Grenache Noir (must include grenache noir)
  • max 60% Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Gris, Piquepoul Noir, and Syrah
  • max 10% each Calitor and Carignan
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What winery does Chateau Rayas own in Vacqueras?

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Fonsalette

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What wine styles are allowed in Rasteau AOP?

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  • Vins Doux Naturel
  • Unfortified reds
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What is the principal variety for unfortified reds in Rasteau AOP?

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Grenache (min 50%)

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What are the communes of production in the Rasteau AOP?

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  • Cairanne
  • Sablet
  • Rasteau
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Which is the only commune of the Rasteau AOP allowed to make unfortified red?

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Rasteau

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What styles of Vins Doux Naturel are allowed in the Rasteau AOP?

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  • Vin Doux Naturel Blanc
  • Vin Doux Naturel Ambre (Tawny Blanc)
  • Vin Doux Naturel Grenat and Tuilé (Rouge)
  • Vin Doux Naturel Rose
  • Vin Doux Naturel Hors d’Age
  • Vin Doux Naturel Rancio
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37
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What is the minimum residual sugar for Vin Doux Naturel wines in the Rasteau AOP?

38
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What are the principal grape varieties for Rasteau Vin doux naturel blanc?

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Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris

39
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What are the principal grape varieties for Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel Ambré and Rose?

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  • Grenache
  • Grenache Gris,
  • Grenache Blanc
40
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What is the principal grape varietie for Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel Grenat and Tuilé (Rouge)?

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Min. 75% Grenache

41
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What does the term ambré mean on a label in the Rasteau AOP?

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White VDN wines showing a more oxidative character and subject to at least 3 years of ageing prior to release

42
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What does the term tuilé mean on a label in the Rasteau AOP?

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Red VDN wines showing a more oxidative character and subject to at least 3 years of ageing prior to release

43
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When can Rasteau VDN blanc and grenat be released?

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May 1 of the year following harvest

44
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What does the term Hors d’age mean on a label in the Rasteau AOP?

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VDN wines that have matured for at least 5 years prior to release

45
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What does the term Rancio mean on a label in the Rasteau AOP?

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VDN wines made in a deliberately oxidative and maderized style in which the wine is left in open barrels, exposed to the ravages of sunlight and temperature

46
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What is the name of the local cooperative that produces 90% of the wines in Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?

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The Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise

47
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What styles of wine are made in Muscat de Beaumes de Venise and what grape varieties are permitted?

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VDN blanc, rose, and rouge
muscat blanc/rouge a petit grains

48
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What is the minimum residual sugar for Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?

49
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In what year did Pope Clement V move the court from Rome to Avignon?

50
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What is the minimum abv in Cote du Rhone Village with and without a subzone?

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  • 12% for all wine without a subzone
  • 12.5% for red with a subzone
51
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Principal varieties must account for what percentage of the blend for wines of Cairanne AOP?

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  • 70% for white wine
  • 40% for red wine
52
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The wines of Cotes du Vivarais are based on what grape?

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  • grenache (rose)
  • grenache blanc (white)
  • syrah and grenache (red)
53
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What percentage of wine in the Rhone Valley comes from the Southern Rhone?

54
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What are the permitted white grapes in Tavel AOP?

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  • grenache blanc/gris
  • bourboulenc
  • clairette
  • piquepoul blanc/gris
55
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What are the permitted red grapes of Tavel AOP?

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  • grenache
  • clairette rose
  • cinsault
  • mourvedre
  • carignan
  • calitor
  • syrah
  • piquepoul noir
56
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What is the significance of the papal crest on bottles of Chateauneuf du Pape?

A

Recognizes estate bottled wine

57
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What white grapes are allowed in Cote du Rhone blanc?

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  • marsanne
  • rousanne
  • bourboulence
  • grenache blanc
  • clairette
  • viognier
  • piquepoul blanc
  • ugni blanc
58
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All wines of Ventoux AOP must be a blend of at least how many varieties?

59
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What AOP has the highest min abv in France for dry red wine?

A

Cheateauneuf du Pape

60
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What is the largest appellation in the Southern Rhone?

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Cotes du Rhone

61
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The red wines of Cotes du Rhone AOP must be made up of what percentage (combined) of grenache, syrah, and mourvedre?

62
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In what region is Clairette de Bellegarde AOP located?

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Southern Rhone

63
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What is the name of the smooth quartzite river rocks found in Chateauneuf du Pape?

64
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Which two producers in Chateauneuf du Pape use all allowed grapes?

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  • Chateau de Beaucastel
  • Clos des Papes
65
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Where are the headwaters of the Rhone river?

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Switzerland

66
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What climatic element defines the Southern Rhone?

A

Le Mistral

67
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What Chateauneuf du Pape producer often used mourvedre as the dominant grape?

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Chateau du Beaucatsel

68
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What is the max yield for Cotes du Rhone AOP?

69
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Gigondas blanc must be made with 70% what grape?

A

clairette blanc

70
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What is the max yield in Chateauneuf du Pape?

71
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What is the max percentage of white varieties allowed in Cotes du Rhone rouge?

72
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In what year was dry, unfortified red wine permitted in Rasteau commune?

73
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What are the communes of production for Tavel AOP?

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  • Tavel
  • Roquemaure
74
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In what year did INAO transfer oversight of Costieres de Nimes from the Languedoc to Rhone?

75
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Blends in Costieres de Nimes AOP are based on which grapes?

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white
- grenache blanc, marsanne, rousanne
red
- GSM

76
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What AOP adjoins the Southern Rhone, Provence, and the Languedoc?

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Costieres de Nimes

77
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What is the max yield for Rasteau VDN?

78
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What is the max yield in Tavel AOP?

79
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What is the min abv in Tavel AOP?

80
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What is the minimum must weight for both Rasteau and Beaumes de Venise AOP?

81
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What is the northernmost appellation in the Southern Rhone and what are the primary varieties?

A

Grignan-les-Adhemar

red - grenache and syrah
white - viognier, grenache blanc, marsanne

82
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Where is Duche d’Uzes AOP and what styles are allowed?

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Southern Rhone
- red
- white
- rose

83
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What 2 single vineyards of Chateauneuf du Pape does Chapoutier have holdings in?

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  • Barbe Rac
  • Croix de Bois
84
Q

What is Lauses soil?

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White, calcareous soil found in Tavel

85
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What are the 13 grapes allowed in Chateauneuf du Pape?

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  • grenache
  • syrah
  • mourvedre
  • cinsault
  • counoise
  • clairette
  • bourboulenc
  • picpoul
  • picardin
  • muscardin
  • rousanne
  • terret noir
  • vaccarese
86
Q

Who produces ‘Cuvee Barberini?’

A

Domaine de la Solitude

87
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What Chateauneuf du Pape producer often makes wine with 100% grenache?

A

Chateau Rayas

88
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Who produces Cuvee des Codettes ?

A

Chateau La Nerthe

89
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Which Cotes du Rhone Village produces red and rose wine only?

90
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List 3 villages that can append their name to Cotes du Rhone Villages AOP

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  • Chusclan
  • Gadagne
  • Massif d’Uchaux
  • Nyons
  • PLan du Dieu
  • Puymeras
  • Saint Andeao
  • Saine Cecile
  • Suze la Rousse
  • Vaison la Romaine
91
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Marselan is a cross of what two grapes?

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Cab Sauv X Grenache

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