Languedoc Rousillon Flashcards
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what is Languedoc surrounded by?
Mediterranean Sea on coast line, south east is Rhone, Roussillon in the south, Massif Central in the north. Pyrenees in SW, Cevennes MTs in the north east.
what is Languedoc climate
Mediterranean
what is Episode CEvenol?
A weather phenomenon generally happening in autumn.
hot air coming over the mediterranean sea, to the cevenees to the mountains which blocks it. The cool clouds traps the hot air which causes heavy rain.
What is Languedoc’s 3 topgraphy areas?
- coastal plans, hillsides and mountains, atlantic corridor.
What area is the Costal plans
Flat land stretches between Narbonne, Beziers to Montpellier. AOCs include: Picpoul de Pinet, Muscat de Miravel, Muscat de Frontignan. Soils are fertial. high yielding grapes
What are is the Hillsides and Mountains area?
AOCs: Pic Saint-Loup, Minervois, Saint Chinian, Faugeres. Elevation and Soils are well drained
What area is the Atlantic Corridor
AOCs: Cabardes, Malepere and Limoux. hilly, and bordeaux varieties.
What is Garrigue?
a stoney earth that can only support growth of shrubs, oak, lavender. It actaully has three definitions in the south: Soil, Vegetation that grow on it, and the aromas of the herbs crushed.
What is the Via Domintia
It is an important road that the romans built to connect Gaul to Itally and Spain.
Wh
at is Occitania?
In the Middle Ages, the entire southern half of France – with the exception of the Basque Country and Roussillon – spoke Occitan or the Langue d’oc:
T/F the first sparkling wine was made in Languedoc?
True - is what is said. Apparently monks from Blanquette de Limoux made it in 1531
What is the Canal du Midi
Canal took over a decade to make, incrediable engineering to make it. UNESCO world hertiage site in 1996. Short cut between the Mediterraean to the Atlantic, by bypassing the Iberian Pennisula.
T/F - Languedoc was the first french wine region to plant on American rootstock after Phylloxera?
True
T/F - Languedoc had the first wine co op?
True - 1905 in Maraussan near Beziers
What happened in 1972?
Languedoc and Roussillon were offically joined in a single adminstrative region knows as Pays d’Oc IGP. IGP Pays d’Oc was created in 1987. The flexibility of this new IGP category – originally called Vin de Pays – allowed producers to plant popular international varieties, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. Today, over 100 grape varieties are grown in Languedoc. The majority of these are IGP approved – a smaller list is AOC approved.
Which canal links the Mediterranean port of Sète to the Garonne River in Toulouse?
Canal de Garonne
Which is the main white variety in the wines of La Clape?
Bourboulenc
Which red grape is enjoying a surge in popularity in Languedoc?
Carignan
What is the vine training in Languedoc?
Traditionally was Gobelet, newer are trained in Guyot. Vineyards tend to be east - west facing maximum sun exposure.
Languedoc and organic?
As of 2019, Languedoc – and Roussillon combined – contained 38% of France’s – and 7% of the world’s – organic vineyards. There were also 47 certified biodynamic domaines.
Languedoc DGCs
only make red wines except for Cabrieres. It only makes Rose and Reds
Wines from AOC Languedoc
have to be blended at least two grape varietites. reds and roses are based on Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Syrah and Mourvedre. Whites are Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Piqueopoul Blanc, Roussane, Tourbat, Vermentino.
Languedoc Red wine AOC
Fitou (carignan and Grenache), Minervois La Liviniere AOC, Corbieres Boutenac AOC, Terrasses du Larzac AOC
