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1
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Southern Rhone’s largest appellation

A

Côtes du Rhône AOP

  • 6 different departments (Ardèche, Drôme, Gard, Loire, Rhône, and Vaucluse), covering an area of 44,000 ha
  • 32,036 ha planted
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1st estate-bottled Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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Château La Nerthe, 1785

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% of Rhône Valley wines produced in the Southern Rhône

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95%

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Climate of the Southern Rhône

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Mediterranean

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13/18 permitted grapes of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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  • <span><strong>Grenache</strong> (Noir/Blanc/Gris)</span>
  • <span><strong>Syrah</strong></span>
  • <span><strong>Mourvèdre</strong></span>
  • <strong><span>Bourboulenc</span></strong>
  • <span><strong>Cinsault</strong></span>
  • <strong><span>Clairette/Clairette Rosé</span></strong>
  • <span><strong>Counoise</strong></span>
  • <span>Muscardin</span>
  • <span><strong>Picardan</strong></span>
  • <span><strong>Picpoul</strong> (Noir/Blanc/Gris)</span>
  • <strong><span>Roussanne</span></strong>
  • <strong><span>Terret Noir</span></strong>
  • <strong><span>Vaccarèse</span></strong>
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Year Gadagne was promoted to status as a geographic designation

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2012

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Fraction of Rhône Valley’s wines released as Côtes du Rhône AOP

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2/3

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Year Rasteau’s dry reds were upgraded to AOP status

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2010

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Number of communes that may append their names to the Côtes du Rhône-Villages AOP

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20 communes

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Principal red grapes for Côtes du Rhône Villages

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Grenache, Mourvédre, and Syrah

  • Styles and Encépagement:
  • Blanc:
    • P: Min. 80% comb. Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette, Grenache Blanc
    • A: Max. 20% comb. Piquepoul Blanc and Ugni Blanc
  • Rouge:
    • P: Min. 50% Grenache
    • C: Min. 20% comb. Mourvèdre and Syrah (P and C varieties must account for a min. 80% of the vineyard)
    • A: Max. 20% comb. Brun Argenté (Camarèse/Vaccarèse), Carignan, Counoise, Cinsault, Muscardin, Piquepoul Noir, and Terret Noir
  • Rosé:
    • P: Min. 50% Grenache
    • C: Min. 20% comb. Mourvèdre and Syrah (P and C Varieties must account for a min. 80% of the vineyard)
    • A: Max. 20% comb. Brun Argenté (Camarèse/Vaccarèse), Carignan, Counoise, Cinsault, Muscardin, Piquepoul Noir, Terret Noir, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Clairette Rosé, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne, Ugni Blanc, and Viognier
  • Assemblage:
    • Blanc: Min. 50% P varieties
    • Rosé/Rouge: Min. 50% Grenache, and at least one of the C varieties must be present in the blend
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Styles allowed for Côtes du Rhône AOP

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Red, Whites, Rosés

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Year Gigondas AOP was created

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1971

  • red and rosé only
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Min % of Grenache required for Gigondas and Vacqueyras reds

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min. 50% Grenache

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Soils of Gigondas

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red clay alluvial soils

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Max % of other Rhône grape varieties - excl. Carignan - permitted in the Gigondas vineyard

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10%

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Year Vacqueyras joined Gigondas as the 2nd former Côtes du Rhône village to be promoted to full appellation status

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1990

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17
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Styles allowed for Vacqueyras

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Red, white, rosé

  • Mostly red
  • vs. Gigondas - red and rosé only
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Years Beaumes-de-Venise and Vinsobres were promoted to full appellation status

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  • Beaumes-de-Venise - 2005
  • Vinsobres - 2006
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Styles of wine for Beaumes-des-Venise AOP and Vinsobres AOP

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  • Red wines
  • min 50% Grenache
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20
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Min alcohol for all four appellations Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes-des-Venise and Vinsobres

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12.5% min alcohol

  • Same as Câhteauneuf-du-Pape
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21
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Styles allowed for Lirac AOP

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Red, White, Rosé

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Two varietals used in a signaficant proportion in Lirac

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  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc
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23
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Commune that unwittingly served as France’s doorway to the phylloxera incursion

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Lirac AOP, 1863

  • Despite Lirac’s sandier soils
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Tavel AOP

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  • Exclusively rosé wines
  • Based on Grenache in a dry style
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25
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2 appellations for vin doux naturel in the Southern Rhône

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  • Rasteau AOP
  • Muscat de Beaumes-des-Venise AOP
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Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise

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Local co-operative that produces 90% of the wine labeled Muscat de Beaumes-de Venise AOP

27
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Proportion of pure grape spirit added for vin doux naturel wines of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

28
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Styles allowed for Rasteau AOP and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

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  • Both produce red, white, and rosé vin doux naturels
29
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Grapes permitted for Rasteau vin doux naturel

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3 colors of Grencache: Blanc, Gris, Noir

30
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3 communes eligible for the Rasteau AOP

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  • Rasteau
  • Cairanne
  • Sablet
31
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Wines of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise vs Rasteau

(Domaine des Bernardines)

A
  • Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise - fresher, more aromatic
  • Rasteau - more tawny flavors

(Domaine du Trapadis)

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Year vignerons in Rasteau adopted the labeling terminology established by the producers of Rivesaltes in Roussillon: ambré and tuilé

33
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ambré and tuilé

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respectively, white and red VDN wines w/ more oxidative character and min 3 years of aging

34
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Label names for fresher versions of white and red Rasteau VDN wines

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Blanc and Grenat

35
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Rasteau ‘Hors d’Age’ VDN

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min 5 years aging prior to release

36
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Rancio

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

Rasteau AOP

37
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Southern Rhône Valley’s northernmost appellation

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Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP

  • Located directly south of Montélimar
38
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Côtes du Tricastin

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  • Grignan-les-Adhémar was formerly known as Côtes du Tricastin until 2010
  • Producers of the region were hoping to rebound sales and avoid an unsavory association with the troubled Tricastin nuclear plant, and renamed the appellation
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Year INAO authorities transferred oversight of the Costières de Nimes AOP to officials in the Rhône Valley

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2004

  • Formerly considered an appellation of Languedoc
40
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Location of Costieres de Nimes AOP in the Southern Rhône

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SW

  • Adjoins the regions of the Southern Rhône Valley, Provence, and Languedoc
41
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Styles allowed for Luberon AOP, Ventoux AOP, Côtes du Vivarais AOP, and Costières de Nimes AOP

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All red, white, rosé

42
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AOP located within Costières de Nimes

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Clairette de Bellegarde AOP

  • Single-commune appellation that produces white wine from the Clairette grape
43
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Côtes du Rhône’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Côtes du Rhône Villages’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Grignan-les-Adhémar’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Gigondas’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Vacqueyras’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Beaumes de Venise’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Vinsobres’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Muscat Beaumes de Venise’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Ventoux’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
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Luberon’s production surface area

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  • Côtes du Rhône 32,036 ha
  • Ventoux 5,913 ha
  • Côtes du Rhône Villages 3,380 ha
  • Luberon 3,317 ha
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3,161 ha
  • Vacqueyras 1,406 ha
  • Grignan-les-Adhémar 1,361 ha
  • Gigondas 1,216 ha
  • Beaumes de Venise 629 ha
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise 472 ha
  • Vinsobres 441 ha
54
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Rhone varietal NOT permitted in Gigondas

55
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Styles of wine produced in Gigondas and cepage requirments

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Gigondas

  • Red and Pink
  • min. 50% Grenache, generally supplemented by Syrah & Mourvedre
56
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Cepage requirements for Beaumes-de-Venise AOP and Vinsobres AOP

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Red Only - min. 50% Grenache

57
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AOPs allowed to produce Red, White, Rosé

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  • Vacqueyras
  • Rasteau
  • Muscat Beaumes de Venise
58
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Regions of France that use terms blanc, grenat, ambré, tuilé

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  • Rasteau
  • Rivesaltes
  • Maury
59
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Blanc, Grenat, Ambré, Tuilé

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  • *Blanc** - unoxidative white VdN
  • *Grenat** - unoxidative red VdN
  • *Ambré** - oxidative white VdN, min 3 years age (3/1, 3rd year)
  • *Tuilé** - oxidative red VdN, min 3 years age (3/1, 3rd year)
60
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Years Roman Catholic Popes resided in Avignon

A

1309 - 1378

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