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Name Attrb

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Langue d’Oc == Occitane

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AKA

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Land of yes

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Rail effect

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got wine to new markets

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coop history

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first coops

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VdP notable

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first to embrace category

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what hybrid the region pioneer

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ResDue

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adaptive or inlfexible

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adaptive

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first sparkling when

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16th C

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where was first sparkling

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Blanquette de Limoux

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who made Blanquette de Limoux first

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Monks of Hillaire

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what road did Romans build

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Via Dolmita
connected italy - fr - spain

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what city colonized by Romans

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Narbo now Narbonne

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what did the Canal du Midi connect

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med sea to Garonne in Toulouse

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what trading partner pushed for sweet wine

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Dutch 17th C

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what drove the production of dry white

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supply Napoleon army 18th C

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what was the second canal ?

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parallel to Garonne. from Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe

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what was prod increase due to railways

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4x

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bulk or hi q tradition in 1930s

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bulk

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% prod coops
how many

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70%
150 coops

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when did L and R join

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1972

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what AOCs can use L and R grapes

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Pays d’Oc and Languedoc AOC

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rank AOC , IGP ,VdF

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IGP, VdF, AOC

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Borders NW, SW (2), S, NE

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Cevennes MTs, Med Sea, Pyrenees, Roussillon, Rhone

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What MTs create border for Atlantic corridor

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Cevennes

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4 departments touched. 1 is partial
Gard (partial) Lozere Herault Aude
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First to create viti
Romans along via Domitia
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Climate risks influence
Med Episode Cevenal - fall rain Tramontane wind from N, mt areas dirunal, winter dromancy
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3 zones
Plains Hills, Mts Atlantic corridor
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Plains city borders general topo igp or AOC focus? key AOC
Narbonne and Beziers to Montpelier flat fertile along Med Sea IGP Picpoul de Pinet and VDNs
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Mts / Hills influence Notable AOCs
altitude moderates Pic Saint Loup, Minervois, Saint-Chinion, Faugeres, Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois
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Atlantic Corridor varieties Topo Notable AOCs
Bordeaux and Med Hilly Carbardes, Limoux, Malpere
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Syn for LS soil
Garrigue
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Garrigue 3 meanings
LS soil herbs aroma of herbs in wine
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Soils Hills Plains
LS, Granite, Gneiss, Schist Sedimentary, alluvial, iron rich gravel, sand, marl, clay silt
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Grapes major white
Bourboulenc Clairette Mauzac Blanc Piquepoul Muscat a PG
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Grapes major Gris
Grenache Gris
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Grapes major red
G-S-M
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Training traditional Trending
Gobelet Guyot
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Aspects in general
east and west
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Irrigation allowed ?
thru april with permission
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Organic % L-R % of world Bio trend
38% 7% increasing . 47 as of 2019
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First coop
Marassen
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largest AOC
Corbieres
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Who was Bojanowski
of Clos du Granvillias in Saint Jean de Minervois started Carignan renaissance
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What varieties under experimentation heat resist mildew resist / approved where ? Heritage
Assyrtiko, Agiorgitiko, Marselan Souviginier Gris, Cab Coritis, Muscaris, Soreli, Floreal. Coteaux de Pont Gard Aspiran Noir (Rivairenc), Aramon
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Vini White general hi q / where
direct press, few hours macer barrel, Limoux
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Vini Rose
direct press
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Vini Red Carignan specific general
sometimes Carbonic some cold soak 2 years vat avg better wines barrel
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Vini Sparkling
MT Ancestrale
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Languedoc AOC blend req red / rose dom (4) DGC reqs / styles
2 grapes G, Lledoner Pelut, M, S 11, red only except Cabrieres (rose), can label
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Clairette de Languedoc Loc inf soil(1) dom style
inland north alt / Cevennes Mts LS dry
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Picpoul de Pinet Loc Inf harvest coop or small vini vessel
on Lake Etaing de Thau (between vines and sea) Sea breeze / low diurnal machine at night coop stainless some barrel
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top producing white AOC
Picpoul de Pinet
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Pic Saint Loup topo / names blend reqs Climate
2 opposing LS outcroppings. Pic Saint Loup and Falaise de l'hortus at least 2 , 1 must be Syrah more conti
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Terasses du Larzac Climate rain vs Pic Saint Loup soil vineyard loc notable climate feature blend req organic %
more conti more clay LS foot of Larzac plateau highest diurnal in Languedoc 3 typically GSM 50%
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Best known north border AOCs
Faugeres, Minervois, Saint, Chinion
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Faugeres Loc / near city Soil (1) Influence Blend req general / white prod red or wh
Cevennes MTs / Beziers Schist Alt , North Wind 2, 1 must be Roussanne red
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Saint Chinion soil (3) Loc Inf dom prod dom white (1) dom reds (4) DGC how many/ req / soils
schist or clay, LS foot of Espinouse Mts Alt red / rose G Blanc GSM, Lledoner Pelut 2, red only / schist only
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Minervois S, W, E of AOC Soil(3) dom red white req dom prod
canal Midi, Carcassone, Narbonne clay, ls w/ pockets of sandstone Syrah 80% primary red
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Minervois La Livinere Loc re: Mts dom grape soil
Montagne Foothills Syrah Schist
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South Area AOCs
La Clape Corbieres Corbieres Brantanec Fitou Cabardes Malepere Limoux
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La Clape Loc re: city / topo feature climate notes soil dom whites / reds
Narbonne to sea, massif de la clape /LS outcrop hottest, dry, sunny, windy sandy(1) bourboulenc, GB / GSM
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What is largest non-regional AOC
Corbieres
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Corbieres name attrib soil(5) blend req dom prod dom grape named DGC
jagged LS hills mostly LS, schist, red clay, galets, marl 2 grapes red carignan Corbieres Durban
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Corbieres Butanac Loc soil(3) blend reqs
in Corb between Alaric Mts (W) and Massif de Frontfrorda (E) varied, iron rich clay, LS , galets no variety > 80% , min 30% carignan
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Fitou loc close to coast name/ soil inland name/ soil / loc dom grapes in blend
non-contiguous in S Corbieres maritime / clay LS Haut Fitou / LS Sand / in Mts Carignan, Grenache
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Cabardes climate feature blend req soil(1)
windy from Atlantic and Med 40% cs,merlot, CF / 40% G-S LS
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What is only AOC with equal split of med and Atlantic grapes
Carbardes
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Malpepere Loc topo re: Cabardes / Limoux inf soil(2) dom grapes blend req red blend req rose
most west flatter west breeze LS clay atlantic varieties Merlot 40% plus Cot / CF CF 40%
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Limoux Loc soil(3) Inf white dom grape / req / vini red dom grape / req / vini
SW in Aude valley stony clay ls sheltered by 2 plat and pyrenees chard / hand harvest, release May / barrel merlot / 3 grapes , release April / tank or barrel
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Limoux Blanquette grapes / vini req MA grapes / vini req
Mauzac plus chard, chenin / 9 mos sur lie mauz 100% / 2 mos age
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Cremant de Limoux loc dom grape blend req mostly recently approved grape rose prod
within Limoux chardonnay none p noir p noir added
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VDN AOCs oxi or reductive viti reqs (2) min sw
Muscat de Lunel Muscat de Mireval Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois Muscat de Frontignan Reductive hand harvest / no irrigation 11%
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Muscat de Lunel Loc soil climate harvest early or late full or light body
most east between Montpelier and Nimes rocky galets Med esarly full
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Muscat de Mireval Loc inf soil commune shared / labeling allowed
coastal sea breeze clay ls galet (3) Vin-le-Gardiole w/ Frontignan / can label as either
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Muscat de Frontignan relative size / age soil(3) loc style note
oldest / largest clay ls sand close to sea S of Mireval on Sea most powerful
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Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois Loc Inf Climate style note coastals
NE in Minervois elevation Conti influenced Med Fragrant floral hi acid
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Pay d'Oc IGP % L-R prod % L-R region equiv Aus and USA varietal or blend dom dom prod ?
50 50 50%, 33% varietal red
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Pays d'Oc % of France varietal prod dom in reds dom in whites dom in rose
92% merlot, cs , syrah chrd, sb, vio G-S Cinsaut
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Pays d'Oc non-varietal blend req variety on label reqs white use in red and rose req
must be 50% primary primary only and at least 15% in blend co-ferment, max 20% in blend
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