FWS - Rhone

Question 1

Which grape is a cross between Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche?

Answer 1

Syrah

Question 2

Is Syrah native to France or Persia?

Answer 2

France

Question 3

What was the wine from Southern Rhone that was sold to Burgundy to add pigment, tannin and ripe fruit called?

Answer 3

Vins de Medecine

Question 4

Cotes du Rhone Septentrionales refer to the North or to the South?

Answer 4

North

Question 5

What is the process of arresting a fermenting must through the addition of grape spirit?

Answer 5

Mutage

Question 6

Who is credited with creating the first wine AOC system?

Answer 6

Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarie

Question 7

What is the 2nd largest AOC wine producer in France?

Answer 7

Rhone Valley

Question 8

The Rhone Valley lies on which latitude?

Answer 8

45th Parallel

Question 9

The vineyards of the Rhone Valley start 20 miles south of Lyon in which city?

Answer 9

The Northern Rhone lies between which 2 cities?

Question 10

What is the climate of the Northern Rhone?

Answer 10

Continental

Question 11

Is Syrah early-ripening or late ripening?

Answer 11

Early ripening

Question 12

Cotes du Rhone Meridionales refer to the North or to the South?

Answer 12

South

Question 13

What is the traditional trellising of the Northern Rhone called that places two vines at the center of 2 or 3 stakes that are arranged tipi-fashion over the top?

Answer 13

Echalas

Question 14

What is the area that is 25 miles southeast of Cornas?

Answer 14

Diois

Question 15

Fill in the Blank: The Diois is one of France’s _________ wine regions.

Answer 15

Highest

Question 16

Which appellation is 100% Clairette: Clairette de Die-Methode Ancestrale, Clairette de Die, or Cremant de Die?

Answer 16

Clairette de Die

Question 17

The Southern Rhone lies between which 2 cities?

Answer 17

Montelimar and Nimes

Question 18

What is the climate of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 18

Mediterranean

Question 19

What is the vine training system used in Southern Rhone?

Answer 19

Gobelet

Question 20

Is Luberon AOC part of Les Cotes du Rhone or Other Rhone Valley AOC?

Answer 20

Other Rhone Valley

Question 21

Is Gigondas part of Les Cotes du Rhone or Other Rhone Valley AOC?

Answer 21

Les Cotes du Rhone

Question 22

A Cotes du Rhone sourced from the Northern Rhone is 100% of what grape?

Answer 22

Syrah

Question 23

Does the blending formula of Cotes du Rhone (CDR) reflects the perecentage of vines planted or the percentage of grapes in the bottle?

Answer 23

Vines planted

Question 24

Does the blending formula of Cotes du Rhone Village (CDRV) reflects the percentage of vines planted or the percentage of grapes in the bottle?

Answer 24

Grapes in the bottle

Question 25

The Northern Rhone is characterized by what kind of soil?

Answer 25

Granite

Question 26

What is the most northerly cru of the Cotes du Rhone?

Answer 26

Cote-Rotie AOC

Question 27

What is the blending formula for Cote-Rotie AOC?

Answer 27

up to 20% Viognier may be added to Syrah

Question 28

Cotes du Rhone Village (CDRV) wines must contain at least 50% of what grape?

Answer 28

Grenache (plus a minimum of 20% Syrah and/or Mourvedre)

Question 29

What is the blending formula for Saint-Joseph AOC?

Answer 29

up to 10% Marsanne and/or Roussanne may be added to Syrah

Question 30

What is the largest of the Northern Crus of Rhone?

Answer 30

Crozes-Hermitage AOC

Question 31

What is the blending formula of Crozes-Hermitage AOC?

Answer 31

up to 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne may be added to Syrah

Question 32

Which Northern Crus are located on the left bank of Rhone?

Answer 32

Crozes-Hermitage AOC and Hermitage AOC

Question 33

Is Condrieu AOC located on the right or left bank of the Rhone?

Answer 33

Right

Question 34

Which Northern Cru or the Rhone is 100% Syrah?

Answer 34

Cornas AOC

Question 35

Is Saint-Peray AOC white only, red only, or white, red, and rose?

Answer 35

White only

Question 36

What is the largest Cru of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 36

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Question 37

What is the driest Cru of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 37

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Question 38

How many grapes can be included in Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

Answer 38

13

Question 39

What is the rose only Cru of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 39

Tavel AOC

Question 40

How many grapes are allowed in Tavel AOC?

Answer 40

9

Question 41

What method for Rose production is allowed in Tavel AOC?

Answer 41

Saignee method only

Question 42

What style of wine is Beaumes-de-Venise AOC?

Answer 42

Dry Red

Question 43

What is the Southernmost Cru of the Northern Rhone?

Answer 43

Saint-Peray AOC

Question 44

What style of wine is Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise AOC?

Answer 44

White VDN

Question 45

Which AOC is considered the most northerly of the southern Rhone Valley AOCs?

Answer 45

Cotes du Vivarais

Question 46

Which of the "other" Rhone Valley AOCs is considered the sunniest regions in France?

Answer 46

Luberon AOC

Question 47

Which of the "other" Rhone Valley AOCs has the largest production?

Answer 47

Ventoux AOC

Question 48

Is Costieres de Nimes AOC on the left or right bank of the Rhone river?

Answer 48

Right

Question 49

Is Cotes du Vivarais AOC on the left or right bank of the Rhone river?

Answer 49

Right

Question 50

Which AOC is the westernmost AOC of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 50

Costieres de Nimes AOC

Question 51

What does "oeil de perdrix" or partridge eye refer to in French?

Answer 51

the deep salmon color of Rhone Valley rose wine

Question 52

Which of the "other" Rhone Valley AOCs has soil that is oftern referred to as a "gravel desert"?

Answer 52

Clairette de Bellegarde AOC