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Savoie Flashcards

1
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What is the climate of the savoie?

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Continetal Climate moderated by Lake Bourget and Lake Geneva

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What is the French name for Lake Geneva?

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Lac Leman

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3
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What is the name of the mountain chartreuse is made om

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Mount Granier

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What is the most planted grape in the Savoie?

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Jacquere

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What are the main white grapes of the Savoie?

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Jacquere
Chardonnay
Roussanne (bergeron)
Altesse
Chasselas
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6
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What are the main red grapes of the Savoie?

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Mondeuse
Gamay
Pinot Noir

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What is the cru of Chignin Bergeron in the Savoie known for?

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Wines exclusively made from 100% Rousanne (bergeron)

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8
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What is Rousette a synonym for?

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Altesse

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Which 3 cru in Savoie mandate a minimum 80% Chasselas?

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Marignan
Ripalle
Crepy

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10
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What varietal is produced excvlusively in the Rousette de Savoie AOP? Name two communes that may append their name.

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Altesse (Rousette)

Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, and Monthoux.

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11
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What are the 4 sub-zones that are allowed to attach their names to the Rousette de Savoie AOP?

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Frangy
Marestal
Monterminood
Monthoux

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What tye of wines are produced in the Seyssel AOP in Savoie?

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Vin Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec): 100% Altesse

Varietal-Labeled Molette (Tranquille): 100% Molette

Blanc Sec: 4 g/l (max. 8 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of residual sugar)
Blanc Demi-Sec: 15 g/l

Vin Mousseux Blanc: Molette, Altesse, Chasselas Vin Mousseux must include min. 75% Molette and min. 10% Altesse Second fermentation occurs in the bottle
Min. 9 months lees aging in the bottle

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13
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What is Bugey Cerdon?

What’s the RS of Green chartreuse

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made from gamay and poulsard only
2 mo lees aging min + 3 atmospheres of pressure
40 g/L min R/S

220-240g/l

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14
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At what degree latitude is the Savoie

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45.64

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15
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explain cremant de savoie

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White only Minimum 40% Jacquère, additional 20% must be Jacquère or Altesse only, Maximum 20% red varieties

Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation
The wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement
Min. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure

is not its own AOP but rather a sub-designate and style within Vin de Savoie AOP.

Principal Varieties: Aligoté, Altesse, Chardonnay, Jacquère, Mondeuse blanche, Gamay, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir (for Haute-Savoie department only, Chasselas and Molette are also permitted)
Accessory Varieties: Bia, Petite Sainte-Marie, Mondeuse Grise, Pinot Gris, Corbeau, Dousset, Hibou Noir

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16
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explain Bugey-Manicle and Bugey-Montagnieu

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Bugey-Manicle
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

Bugey-Montagnieu
Rouge: 100% Mondeuse
Vin Mousseux/Pétillant Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Mondeuse, Chardonnay, and Altesse
Accessory Varieties: Gamay, Molette, Jacquère, and Pinot Noir

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17
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Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte & Arbin in savoie is a subzone for wines made of what, and in what syle?

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Dry red wines of 100% Mondeuse.

18
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Chignin-Bergeron makes what style of wine?

A

100% ROusanne

19
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Name 5 sub-appellations of Vin de Savoie AOP

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Chignin-Bergeron 100% ROusanne
Crepy Min. 80% Chasselas
Cruet Min. 80% Jacquère
Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte 100% Mondeuse
Arbin 100% Mondeuse

20
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What is the minimum residual sugar in g/l of Bugey Cerdon?

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40 g/l

21
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Must weight range for Jura vin de paille? Aging? Three AOP’s it may be made in?

A

320-420 g/l
min 18 mo in barrel and 3 years total
Cotes de Jura / Arbois / l’Etoille

22
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Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux are subzones of where? what syyle and grape do they make wine from?

A

Roussette de Savoie
Altesse (roussette) / still dry white

23
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Name the two AOP’s that mandate 100% Altesse

A

Roussette de Savoie
Roussette du Bugey

24
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What is Roussanne known as in Savoie?

A

Bergeron

25
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where are the crus of Marignan, Ripaille, and Crépy? What kind of wine do they make?

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all located along the southern shores of Lake Geneva—mandate a minimum 80% Chasselas.

26
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AOP year of cremant de savoie and bugey?

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2014 /2009

27
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What three main lakes moderate the AOP’s of Savoie? What two are most important?

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Lake Annecy, Lake Bourget (Seyssel AOP specifically), Lac Léman

28
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Name a Savoie cru that makes sparkling wine?

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Ayze

Blanc and Vin Mousseux/Pétillant Blanc: Min. 50% Gringet, plus a max. 30% each of Altesse and Roussette d’Ayze

29
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What altitutde do most Savoie vineyards lie at? Which two are higher?

A

250-450m
Cerdon / Ayze

30
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Wines labeled Ripaille / Marin / Marignan / and Crepy are made of what grape and in what style?

A

Dry still white made of chasselas

31
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what famous spirit is made in saoie

A

chartreuse

32
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What mountain range blocks cold northern air from Ayze?

A

Chablais mountains

33
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name three GI of savoie that make monovarietal wines

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ayze / st-jean-de la porte / chignin bergeron / arbin

34
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name two native red grapes of savoie

A

Persan / mondeuse

35
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what savoie sub-zone may make Cremant de savoie and what grapes are used?

A

Ayze - 40% Jacquere / most recent cremant appellation

36
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In what one region would you find the isere river / rhone river / and lac leman?

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savoie

37
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Where are the best wines in Savoie historically made?

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The southern “combe of svoie” on the shores of the isere

38
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two most planted grapes in savoie

A

Jacquere / mondeuse

39
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The village of Montagnieu is a cru for what two aops?

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bugey and rousette de bugey

40
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What influences vineyards in Bugey?

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Rhone river / jura mountains

41
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What did the treaty of Turin do?

A

Cede control of Savoir and Nice to france from italy in the 1800’s

42
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Whatmountain is Ayze on?

A

Le Mole

MS/Advanced Somm Studies (214 decks)

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