Southern Rhône

Question 1

Vine training

Answer 1

Mainly Gobelet, Syrah vines usually singe Guyot

Question 2

Irrigation permitted?

Answer 2

Yes, if drought persists

Question 3

Department producing mosts whites

Answer 3

Vaucluse. Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Vermentino, Chardonnay. IGP wines

Question 4

Ugni Blanc

Answer 4

Trebbiano

Question 5

% of white Côtes du Rhône

Answer 5

4%

Question 6

% of rosé

Answer 6

7%

Question 7

Côtes du Rhône ha

Answer 7

33,510

Question 8

What white grape is not allowed in CdP?

Answer 8

Marsanne

Question 9

Côtes du Rhône permitted yields

Answer 9

51 hl/ha

Question 10

Côtes du Rhône Villages permitted yields

Answer 10

42 hl/ha

Question 11

Who drew up rules for CdP and in what year

Answer 11

Baron Le Roy of Ch Fortia. 1923

Question 12

CdP min. abv

Answer 12

12.5%, the highest in France. No chaptalization

Question 13

CdP max yields

Answer 13

35 hl/ha

Question 14

What is the term for discarding berries? How many must be discarded CdP?

Answer 14

Râpé. Min 2%

Question 15

CdP ha

Answer 15

3,161 ha

Question 16

How does carbonic maceration affect readiness to drink?

Answer 16

Produces lighter, fruitier wine, which can be drunk from about 3 years rather than 5 or 6

Question 17

Gigondas style

Answer 17

Similar to CdP. Benefits from higher elevations and more limestone

Question 18

Gigondas yields

Answer 18

35 hl/ha

Question 19

Gigondas min abv

Answer 19

12.5%

Question 20

Gigondas ha

Answer 20

1,216 ha

Question 21

Year Gigondas its own AOC

Answer 21

1971

Question 22

Does Gigondas allow rosé

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

Lirac style

Answer 23

Full-bodied, soft, earlier maturing reds. Some full-bodied whites and rosé

Question 24

Lirac required blend

Answer 24

Min 40% Grenache, min 25% Mourvèdre/Syrah

Question 25

Lirac ha

Answer 25

782 ha

Question 26

Tavel ha

Answer 26

900 ha

Question 27

Tavel top Producers

Answer 27

Ch d’Acqueria

Domaine de la Mordorée (also in Lirac)

Question 28

Tavel soils

Answer 28

Sand and clay

Question 29

Vacqueyras style

Answer 29

Super-concentrated CdR village. More rustic than Gigondas. Also white/rosé

Question 30

Year Vacqueyras its own AOC

Answer 30

1990

Question 31

Vacqueyras ha

Answer 31

1,406 ha

Question 32

Vacqueyras producers

Answer 32

Ch des Tours (Rayas)

Question 33

Beaumes-de-Venise style

Answer 33

Spicy reds from Grenache/Syrah

Question 34

Beaumes-de-Venise ha

Answer 34

600 ha. High elevation terroirs

Question 35

Year Beaumes-de-Venise its own AOC

Answer 35

2005

Question 36

Vinsobres style

Answer 36

80% Grenache, with cool climate Syrah

Question 37

Vinsobres ha

Answer 37

441 ha

Question 38

Year Vinsobres its own AOC

Answer 38

2006

Question 39

Rasteau style

Answer 39

Heady, concentrated red, whites rosé. Rivals CdP

Question 40

Rasteau AOC

Answer 40

2010 for dry reds, Grenache dominant

Question 41

Jérôme Bressy

Answer 41

Domaine Gourt de Mautens. Using indigenous varieties, field blends in Rasteau

Question 42

Luberon

Answer 42

1988. Med-bodied rosé, light reds from 60% Grenache/Syrah. Whites GB, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Rolle

Question 43

Ventoux

Answer 43

Cooler climate, reds and rosé from Syrah/S. Rhône grapes

Question 44

Costières de Nîmes

Answer 44

Transfered to Rhône in 2004. GSM min 60% of reds. Between bulk wine and quality production. Rosé