Southern Rhone

Question 1

What is special about the soil in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 1

They have stones called galets

Question 2

What is the climate of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 2

Mediterranean

Question 3

What can cause major damage tot eh grapes in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 3

The mistral

Question 4

What are the black grape varietals of the Souther Rhone?

Answer 4

Grenache
Mourvedre
Syrah
Cinsault

Question 5

What grape is often blended with Cinsault in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 5

Grenache

Question 6

What are the white grape varietals of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 6

Same as Northern Rhone with the addition of

• Grenache Blanc
• Bourboulenc

Question 7

What are the generic appellations of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 7

Cotes du Rhone
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Tavel and Lirac

Question 8

How much wine does Cotes du Rhone produce?

Answer 8

more than half of all the southern rhone (mostly red)

Question 9

What percent of the wine come from the named village of cote de rhone villages?

Answer 9

100%

Question 10

What appellation was the first to have AC status?

Answer 10

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Question 11

How many different grape varietals are there for red wine in Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 11

13

Question 12

What grape dominates in the making of red wine from Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 12

Grenache

Question 13

What are Tavel and Lirac best known for?

Answer 13

Their rose production

Question 14

Which grapes make up the rose in the Tavel and Lirac?

Answer 14

Grenache and Cinsault

Question 15

Can roses be made in Lirac?

Answer 15

No, it produces top quality red and white wines in the style Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Question 16

What are the 2 most long-standing crus in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 16

Gigondas and Vacqueyras

Question 17

What wines are made in Gigondas and Vacqueyras?

Answer 17

Grenache blends similar to Chateauneuf-du-Pape