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FRANCE Flashcards

1
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What are the only grapes allowed for Grand Cru status?

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Noble Grapes - Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat

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Locations in Alzace [CVS]???

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Cremant d’Alsace - AOC method champenoise
Vendage Tardive - Late harvest sweet wines
Selection Grains de Nobile - Botrytus sweet wines

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What is Cremant d’Alsace?

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AOC Methode Champenoise sparkling wine

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What is Vendage Tardive?

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Late harvest sweet wines

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What is Selection Grains de Nobile?

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Botrytus sweet wines

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Alsace AOC makes what kind of wines?

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Medium bodied to very full bodied dry whites - Riesling and Gewurtztraminer
Small amount of red and roses - Pinot Noir

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What kind of climate does Alsace AOC have?

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Cool

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Loire Valley AOCs?

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Western Loire Valley, Central Loire Valley, Eastern/Upper Loire Valley

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AOCs of Western Loire Valley?

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AOC Muscadet, AOC Muscadet Sevre et Maine

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What is Muscadet’s grape type?

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Melon de Bourgogne - very light bodied dry white (light fish/sf esp. oysters on the 1/2)

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What is Muscadet Sevre et Maine’s grape type?

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Melon de Bourgogne - very light bodied dry white (light fish/sf esp. oysters on the 1/2)

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What area produces 80% of Muscadets? Where is it located?

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AOC Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Western Loire Valley

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What is Central Loire Valley’s most important white grape? Red grape?

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Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc

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What kind of wines does Chenin Blanc make?

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Dry to sweet sparkling wines

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What kind of wine does Cabernet Franc make?

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Medium to full bodied red with high acidity

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What are the AOCs of Central Loire Valley?

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AOC Savennieres, AOC Vouvray, AOC Chinon

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What does AOC Savennieres make? Where is it?

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Chenin Blanc, Central Loire Valley

Coulee de Serrant (Grand Cru)

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What does AOC Vouvray make?

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Semi-dry Chenin Blanc (acidic, light bodied) (served with seafood)

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How do you say Sweet in French?

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Moelleux

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How do you say Sparkling in French?

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Mousseux

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What does AOC Chinon make?

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Cabernet Franc (medium to full bodied)

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What is Eastern/Upper Loire Valley known for?

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Sauvignon Blanc (medium body, high acidity and minerality) (pairs well with goat cheese, fish/sf)

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What are the AOCs of Eastern/Upper Loire Valley?

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AOC Sancerre, AOC Pouilly Fume

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What does AOC Sancerre make?

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Sav Blanc

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What does AOC Pouilly Fume make?

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Sav Blanc

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26
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Sparkling wines have a pronounced -

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Acidity

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27
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Champagne’s permitted grapes are:

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunière
Chardonnay

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Cote de Blancs

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Chardonnay only!!!

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Blanc de Noir

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Light to medium bodied whites - Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunière only

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Extra brut, Brut and Extra Dry

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Light to Medium bodied whites

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Blanc de Blanc

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Very light bodied white wine (pairs with extremely light seafood, oysters 1/2) 100% Chardonnay only!

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32
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What are the different regions of Bordeaux?

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The Left Bank, The Right Bank, In Between the L/R Bank

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What are the regions in The Left Bank? (Bordeaux)

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Haute Medoc and Graves

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What are the sub regions in the Haute-Medoc?

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Saint Estephe Commune, Saint Julien Commune, Pauillac Commune and Margaux commune

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What are the chateaus in the Pauillac commune?

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Latour, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild

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What is the chateau in the Margaux commune?

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Chateau Margaux

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37
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What kind of wine does the Haute Medoc produce?

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Cab Sav

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38
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What are the primary wines of Bordeaux?

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Cab Sav, Cab Franc, Merlot, Sav Blanc and Semillon

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39
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What wines does Graves produce?

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Cab Sav, Sav Blanc and Semillon

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40
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What are the regions in Graves?

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Pessac Leognan, Sauternes and Barsac

41
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What is the chateau in Pessac-Leognan?

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Chateau Haut-Brion

42
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What wine does Pessac Leognan produce?

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Cab Sav

43
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What kind of wine does Sauternes make?

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Sweet Botrytus white wine, Semillon

44
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What is the chateau in Sauternes?

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Chateau D’Yquem (GRAND CRU SUPERIOR)

45
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What kind of wine does Barsac make?

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Sweet Botrytus white wine, Semillon

46
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What is in Between the Left and Right Bank? (Bordeaux)

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Entre-Deux-Mers (Never classified)

47
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What is Entre Deux Mers dominant grape?

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Sauvignon Blanc

48
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What are the regions in the Right Bank? (Bordeaux)

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Saint Emilion, Pomerol (never classified)

49
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What are the chateaus in Saint Emilion?

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Chateau Ausone, Chateau Cheval Blanc (both Premier Grand Cru Classe (A))

50
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What are the dominant grapes of Saint Emilon?

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Merlot and Cabernet Franc

51
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What is the chateau in Pomerol?

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Chateau Petrus

52
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What does Pomerol produce?

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Only dry reds, Merlot full body (the most powerful Merlots in the world)

53
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Burgundy is also known as -

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“The Land of Crossover”

54
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Primary red grape of Burgundy is?

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Pinot Noir

55
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Primary white grapes of Burgundy?

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Chardonnay and Aligote

56
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The two main varietals of Burgundy are -

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Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

57
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What does Chablis produce? And how is it made?

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Only white wines from 100% Chardonnay, fermented in large “old” oak barrels - this causes no oakiness, makes a light bodied wine with mineral and fruity flavors

58
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What are the different regions in Burgundy?

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Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beunne, Chalonnair/”Chalon”, Maconnaise/”Macon”, Beaujolais

59
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What does Côte de Nuits produce?

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Dry reds based on Pinot Noir

60
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What are the 4 communes in Côte de Nuits?

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Côte de Nuits Villages (from 7 communes), Vosne-Romanee Commune, Gevrey Chambertin Commune and Chambolle-Musigny Commune

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The Grand Cru vineyards in Vosne-Romanee Commune are?

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Romanee-Conti and Romanee-Saint-Vivant

62
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in the Gevrey Chambertin Commune?

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Le Chambertin

63
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in Chambolle-Musigny Commune?

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Musigny

64
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What are the communes of Côte de Beaunne?

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Mersault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Aloxe-Cortone

65
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet?

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Le Montrachet (most famous Chardonnay site in the world)

66
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What is the Grand Cru vineyard in Chassagne-Montrachet?

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Le Montrachet (most famous Chardonnay site in the world)

67
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What are the Grand Cru vineyards in Aloxe-Cortone Commune?

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Corton-Charlemagne, Corton

68
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Côte de Beaunne produces -

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Dry reds and whites

69
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All of Côte de Beaunne produces Chardonnay except for-? What does that vineyard produce?

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Corton, located in the Aloxe-Cortone commune, Pinot Noir

70
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What are Chalon’s permitted grapes?

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Whites - Chardonnay and Aligote

Reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay

71
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What is the commune in Chalon?

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Mercurey Commune

72
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What are Macon’s permitted grapes?

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Whites - Chardonnay and Aligote

Reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay

73
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What are the regions inside Macon?

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Macon Villages and Pouilly-Fuse

74
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What does Pouilly-Fuse make?

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Dry, medium-bodied Chardonnay

75
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What are the regions that have never been classified?

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Entre-Deux-Mers, Pomerol, Macon and the Rhone Valley

76
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What is Beaujolais’ grape?

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Gamay

77
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Three different varietals of wine in Beaujolais?

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Beaujolais-Nouveau, Beaujolais Villages, Cru Beaujolais

78
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Cru Beaujolais grapes are from which villages?

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Brouilly, Fleurie (age), Morgon, Moulin-A-Vent (age)

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Which Beaujolais varietal has the highest quality in the region?

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Cru Beaujolais

80
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What is Beaujolais climate?

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Warm

81
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What kind of wine does Rhone Valley produce?

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Medium-Full bodied earthy reds

82
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The Rhone Rangers are -

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White - Marsanne, Roussane, Viognier

Red - Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache

83
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What are the communes in Northern Rhone?

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Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Côte-Rotie, Cornas, Saint Joseph, Condrieu

84
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What does Condrieu commune produce?

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Viognier-based only, full body whites

85
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What does Hermitage Commune produce?

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Syrah

86
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What does Crozes-Hermitage commune produce?

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Syrah

87
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What does Côte-Rotie commune produce?

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Syrah

88
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What does Cornas commune produce?

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Syrah

89
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What does Saint Joseph commune produce?

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Syrah

90
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What is the only red grape of Northern Rhone?

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Syrah

91
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Southern Rhone produces -

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Blended wines

92
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What are the most important reds of Southern Rhone?

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Grenache and Mourvèdre

93
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What are the AOCs of Southern Rhone?

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Chateauneuf du Pape, Tavel Commune, Beumes de Venise Commune and Gigondas

94
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What was France’s first AOC?

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Chateauneuf du Pape

95
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What is Chateauneuf du Pape’s grape?

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Can use as many as 13 different grapes but mainly Grenache (full bodied)

96
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What kind of wine does the Tavel Commune produce?

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Rosé wines only, especially Grenache (medium bodied)

97
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What kind of wine does Beaumes de Venise commune produce?

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A famous sweet wine, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise

98
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What kind of wine does Gigondas produce?

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Grenache based

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