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1
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what is the min % of Grenache for CDR AOP?

A

40% min for Southern Rhone

Northern Rhone made using Syrah

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Where can you find the following Communes?
Bedarrides
Courthezon
Orange
Sorgues
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Communes of CNP AOP

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what is the white grape for CDR AOP?

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min 80% Mars+Rous+Bourboulenc+GB+Clairette+Viognier

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Min Alc for CDR AOP?

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min 11%

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what was the name of Grignans Les Adhemar AOP?

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Coteaux du Tricastin AOP 1973

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Grignans les Adhemar AOP?

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Blanc min 30% Viognier
Rouge min 70% combined Grenache & Syrah
Rose same as red
min 11% Alc

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Cote du Vivarais AOP?

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Blanc= Min 50% Grenache + Clairette & Marsanne
Rouge= Min 40% Syrah + min 30% Grenache.
Carbonic maceration prohibited for all wines.
Rose= 60 to 80% Grenache
min 11% Alc

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Duche D’Uzes AOP?

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AOP in 2013
blanc= Viognier+GB+Clairette
Rose= Min 50% Grenache+min 20% Syrah+Carignan
Red= min 40% Syrah+min 20% grenache+Carignan
Min 12% Alc

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What are the last villages of CDR Village AOP?

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Vaison La romaine
Sainte Cecile
Suze la Rousse

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how many villages can be attached to CDR Village AOP?

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21

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what are the CDR villages producing only red wine?

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Puymeras
Massif D'uchaux
Plan de Dieu
Signargues
Gadagne
Suze la Rousse
Vaison La Romaine
sainte Cecile
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what is the most northern village of CDR village AOP?

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Rousset Les Vignes

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what is the most southern village of CDR Village AOP?

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Gadagnes

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what wine is CDR Village AOP?

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blanc= min 50% combined Bourboulenc, Mars, Rous, Viognier, Clairette, Ugni Blanc.
min 12% Alc
Rose and Rouge= min 50% Grenache + min 1 complementary grape (Mourvèdre/Syrah)
Min 12% alc
Min 12.5% Alc with sub zones denomination

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who can we attribute the creation of AOC system and when?

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Baron Le Roy of Chateau Fortia in Chateauneuf-du-pape

in 1923

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when was Chateauneuf-du-pape AOP granted?

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1936

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17
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how many grapes for CNP AOP?

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18

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what are the principal soil of CNP AOP?

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Galets Roules (Pebbles)
Sand
Calcareous

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19
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name the villages authorised for CNP AOP, north to south?

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Orange
Courthezon
Chateauneuf-du-pape
Bedarrides
Sorgues
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can you have white and red grape used for CNP red?

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all varieties authorised, white and red musts need to be blended prior fermentation.

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21
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what are the main requirement for CNP AOP?

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hand harvesting
min 2% of harvested grape must be used for table wine or rape.
flash pasteurisation is permitted for wine
chaptalisation prohibited for red.

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22
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where can you find the La Crau vineyard?

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Chateuneuf-du-pape AOP

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23
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Chateuneuf du Pape is west of the Rhone river?

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Wrong, it is on the Est border

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what is the min % of grenache in Gigondas AOP

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min 50% grenache

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what is Gigondas AOP?

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rouge and rose
min 50% grenache + min Syrah or Mourvedre
min 12.5% Alc

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26
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where can you find Les Dentelles de Montmirail?

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geological aspect within Gigondas AOP

27
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What is Vacqueyras AOP?

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Blanc= Bourboulenc, Clairette, GB min 12% Alc
Rose and Rouge based on grenache
Red min 50% of Grenache+ min Syrah or Mourvedre
Min 12.5% Alc

28
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Vinsobres AOP?

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Red only
min 50% Grenache + Syrah and Mourvedre
Min 12.5% Alc
Not released before 31/03 of the following year

29
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What is Beaumes de Venise AOP?

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Red wine only
min 50% grenache + (25-50%) Syrah
manual harvesting, min 12.5% Alc

30
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When was Cairanne AOP granted? what was it before?

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  1. Prior to that, it was a CDR Village AOP
31
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Cairanne AOP?

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white= Bourboulenc, Clairette, GB
rouge= Min 50% grenache + Syrah & Mourvèdre
32
Q

what are the communes of production of Muscat Beaumes de Venise AOP?

A

Beaumes de Venise

Aubignan

33
Q

what style of wine is MBV AOP?

A

VDN blanc, rose and rouge
MBPG and MRPG
min pot alc 21.5% and min acquired 15%
min RS 100g/l

34
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what is the min RS for Muscat Beaumes de Denise AOP?

A

100 g/l

35
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what is Rasteau AOP?

A

VDN

Red wine

36
Q

What is the sweetest?
Rasteau VDN AOP
Muscat Beaumes de Venise AOP

A

Muscat Beaumes de Venise AOP min 100 g/l

Rasteau VDN AOP min 45 g/l

37
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Rasteau AOP rouge?

A

min 50% Grenache
min 12.5% Alc
not released before 31/03 of the following year

38
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what is Rasteau VDN AOP?

A 
VDN Blanc= GB and Grenache
VDN Ambre= Grenache, GB and GG
VDN Tuile & Grenat= min 75% Grenache
VDN Rose/Hors d'Age/Rancio
min 15% Alc acquired and min 45 g/l RS
39
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what is the proportion of pure Alc to wine in Rasteau VDN?

A

5 to 10% of neutral Spirit

40
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Lirac AOP?

A 
Blanc= Bourboulenc, Clairette, GB
Rose= min 40% Grenache, cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Rouge= min 40% grenache cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre
41
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Tavel AOP?

A

rose wine only
grenache noir must be present + White and red grapes
min 11.5% alc
AOP in 1936

42
Q

what is the name of the soil in Tavel?

A

Lauses

White Calcareous stone

43
Q

where can you find the Lauses soil?

A

White calcareous soil in Tavel AOP

44
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what is Tavel AOP wine?

A

Rose wine only

45
Q

what is Clairette de Belgrave AOP?

A

white wine only
100% Clairette
min 11% Alc

46
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Costieres de Nimes AOP?

A

blanc/rose/rouge

47
Q

what was the name of Costieres de Nimes AOP in 1986?

A

Costieres du Gard

48
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what is the assemblage for Costieres de Nimes AOP white?

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min 60% ppl grapes (GB,Mars, Rous) and max 20% Viognier

Min 2 varieties

49
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What is the assemblage for Costieres de Nimes AOP rouge?

A

min 50% ppl grapes (GMS) and max 10% Marselan

Min 2 varieties

50
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What was the first name of Luberon AOP?

A

Cotes du Luberon AOP

51
Q

What is Luberon AOP?

A

blanc/rose/rouge
Blanc based on usual blend
Rouge based on Grenache

52
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Ventoux AOP?

A

blanc based on usual blend

rouge based on Carignan, Cinsault, GSM

53
Q

name the best vintages since 2010 in southern rhone?

A

2016 Fantastic and even throughout the season
2015 ripe with low yield
2011 good
2010 excellent

54
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what are the poor vintages of southern rhone since 2010?

A

2014 Cool and Wet
2013 Coulure
2012 decent

55
Q

what are the good vintages in southern rhone since the 80’s?

A

2009 2006 2005 2001
1995 1990
1989 1988

56
Q

Where is Saint Andéol village?

A

part of the Northern Rhone.

Last village of the CDR villages AOP

57
Q

What AOP of the Southern Rhône is producing red only?

A

Vinsobres AOP

Beaumes de Venise AOP

58
Q

What AOP of the Southern Rhône is producing Blanc only?

A

Clairette de Bellegrade AOP

59
Q

what is the last Village added to the AOP CDR Village?

A

Saint Andéol in the Ardèche

60
Q

largest AOP in Southern Rhône outside CDR Villages?

A

Côtes du Ventoux AOP

61
Q

what specifics winemaking method are prohibited in Cairanne AOP?

A

Thermovinification
Flash Detente
Use of Oak other than Barrels

62
Q

what are the 3 major requisition in CNP AOP?

A

No Chaptalisation
Hand Harvest mandatory
min 2% of harvest used for table winner discarded (rapé)

63
Q

Where can you find the vineyard la Crau?

A

CNP

64
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Characteristic of the La Crau Parcelle?

A

supposed to be the best one in CNP on a plateau with

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