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What is the climate of the Languedoc?

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Mediterranean with mistral and marin - warm, wet wind which can cause rot

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Soils of the Languedoc

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alluvial plains, limestone and clay, schist, stony carbonaceous garrigue over fissured limestone

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Vineyard plantings for quality wines

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Mostly south or east facing scrublands and hillsides protected by overhanging cliffs

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Grapes of Languedoc AOP

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Min. 50% GSM + Lledoner; Max. 40% Carignan or Cinsaut;

Max. 20% Counoise, Grenache Gris, Morrastel, Piquepoul Noir, Rivairenc, Terret Noir, Agiorgitiko, Calabrese, Marselan, Montepulciano, Oeillade

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Languedoc subzones

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Pezenas, 
Cabrieres, 
St. Saturnin & Montpeyroux - flanking the Larzac plateau, Gres de Montpel, 
St. Georges d’Orques, 
La Mejanelle - Montpel environs, 
St. Drezery, 
St. Christol, 
Sommieres - between Montpel and Nice
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Grapes of Pic Saint Loup

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Min. 50% Syrah; G, M;

Max. 10% Cinsaut, Carignan, Counoise, Morrastel

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Grapes of Terrasses du Larzac

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Min. 3 grapes, Min. 75% GSM + Carignan (max. 50%), Cinsaut (max. 25%),
max. 10% counoise, lledoner, morastel, terret noir,

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Grapes of Faugeres

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Min. 50% Grenache, Lladoner, Syrah, Mourvedre, carignan (max. 40%),
cinsaut (max. 20%)

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Grapes of Saint Chinian

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Min. 70% GSM, Lladoner;

carignan, cinsaut

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Grapes of Minervois

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Min. 60% GSMLladoner + carignan, cinsaut,

max. 10% terret noir, piquepoul, rivairenc

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Grapes of Corbieres

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Min. 50% GSMLladoner + Carignan,

piquepoul, terret noir, max. 10% cinsaut, grenache gris

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Grapes of Fitou

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Min. 60% Grenache + Carignan (min. 20%),

min. 10% syrah, mourvedre

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Name one Languedoc appellation starring carignan as the principal grape (IN PRACTICE)?

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Fitou - red only (min. 20% max. 80%), 
Corbieres Boutenac (max. 50%), 
Saint Chinian ‘Berlou’ (min. 30% min. 60% GSM)
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Which two regions straddle the Aude River?

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Minervois (North side) and Corbieres (South side)

Aude flows into Limoux, Cabardes, then Minervois/Corbieres, then La Clape and into the Ocean

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Grapes of Blanquette de Limoux

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90% Mauzac + CH, Chenin

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Grapes of Cremant de Limoux

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90% CH + Chenin;

20% Mauzac + PN

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How is Carignan often handled in the Languedoc?

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Made with Carbonic maceration to soften the tannin

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What are the styles of Clairette du Languedoc?

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Blanc, Rancio, VDN

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What are the 2 zones of Fitou and their soil types?

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Fitou maritime (limestone), 
Fitou “haut” or montagneux (schist)
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What is the principal grape of white wines from La Clape?

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Bourboulenc

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What is the principal recommended grape of Faugeres blanc?

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Roussanne 30-70%

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T or F Muscat de Rivesaltes shares boundaries with Fitou?

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TRUE

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What appellations are allowed to make muscat de Noel?

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Muscat de Lunel,
Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois,
Muscat de Rivesaltes

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What is the encepagment for cremant de Limoux?

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max. 90% chardonnay (min. 50%) w/ chenin,

max. 20% pinot noir (rose) and mauzac

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Where is Domaine de Montcalmes?
Terrasses du Larzac - 60/20/20 syrah/grenache/mourvedre
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Where is Grange des Peres?
Vin de pay de l’Herault (officially) Terrasses du Larzac (unofficially) - 40/40/10/10 syrah/mourvedre/cab/counoise
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Where is Mas Jullien?
Terrasses du Larzac - mourvedre/carignan/syrah
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Where is Mas Daumas Gassac?
Saint Guilhelm IGP - cab/cab franc/merlot
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Where is Mas de l’Ecriture?
Coteaux du Languedoc (Terrasses du Larzac) - grenache/syrah/mourvedre
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What are the geographical sub zone indications of Saint-Chinian?
Roquebrun et Berlou
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What are the two major topographical features of Pic St Loup AOP?
Le Pic & la Montagne de l’Hortus (limestone escarpment)
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What is the only French appellation to stipulate both Bordeaux and Rhone varieties in the encepagement?
Cabardes (Aude)
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Rivers which pass through Limoux, Rivesaltes
Aude, Tet (Perpignan), Tech
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Languedoc AOCs awarded in last decade
Pic Saint Loup (2017) La Clape (2015) Terrasses du Larzac (2014) Picpoul (2013)
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Minimum RS for muscat VDNs?
110 g/L, (Saint-Jean de Minervois - 125 g/L)
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Synonym for picpoul ? ugni blanc ?
Folle Blanche ; Trebbiano
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2 still wine appellations for picpoul
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Picpoul de Pinet
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What AOC mandates barrel fermentation?
Limoux for blanc sec Chardonnay, Chenin, Mauzac
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Lladoner Pelut
Furry - Variant of grenache
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What is Carthagene?
a non-AOC Vin de Liquer made from Grenache, Cinsaut, sometimes Syrah - can be made in these departments: Ardeche, Gard, Herault, Aude, Lozere
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Fitou is geographically encompassed by…
Corbieres
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Only blanc only AOP of Languedoc
Picpoul de Pinet
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Highest production AOCs of Languedoc
Corbieres, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian
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Winds that influence the Languedoc-Roussillon; opposite wind?
Tramontane - cool, harsh, dry northwester (milder than Mistral) blows from North into the Golfe de Lion; Vent d’Autan - warm southeaster also known as le vent du diable (causes insomnia), blows up towards the Cevennes and the Montagne Noir - usually bringing rainstorms, Le Marin - warm and humid southeaster, Le Cers - southwester bringing warm weather from the direction of Spain, Le Sirocco - south wind bringing hot, dry air from Africa
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Mountains in the Pyrenees
Canigou, Alberes (Roc de France) - Pyrenees, Corbieres mountains
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Bourride?
Fish stew - Sete - Etang de Thau
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Blanquette MA grape
Mauzac
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Largest Languedoc AOC in acreage under vine?
Corbieres
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Grapes of Cotes du Roussillon
Min. 80% GSM, max. 50% Carignan; | cinsaut, lladoner
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Grapes of Collioure
GSM + Carignan, cinsaut, counoise
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T or F Cotes du Roussillon can be made in blanc and rouge primeur?
TRUE
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What is the minimum aging requirement for ‘Hors d’age VDN’?
5 years (may be closer to 20 years in practice)
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What appellation in Roussillon has increasingly been making top quality dry reds and whites?
Maury - Agly Valley black schist; producers - Vaquer, Gauby, Domaine de l’Horizon, Matassa, Roc des Anges, Le Soula, Domaine Treloar
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IGP wine from Roussillon will typically be labelled as…?
Cotes Catalanes
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What AOC allows VDN’s from the entire Aude and Pyrenees Orientales departments?
Grand Roussillon AOC
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Who invented the process of mutage?
Arnau de Villanova in Mallorca - doctor to King James II of Spain (introduced mutage in Rivesaltes) in the 13th century or possibly at the medical university in Montpel
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Banyuls ‘sec’ max RS
54 g/L
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AOC's at the border with Spain
Cotes du Roussillon, Collioure, Banyuls
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Which Roussillon VDN appellations are allowed to use Hors d’Age and Rancio? (Oxidative styles)
Ambre & Tuile
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Which has higher must weight? VDN or VDL
VDN Ex. Maury VDN Must weight - 252 g/L 21.5% abv potential vs. Macvin VDL 170 g/L 10% abv potential
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2 vessels for Rivesaltes elevage
barrel (solera) or demijohns/bonbonnes
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Which Roussillon AOCs share the same area, but different wine styles?
Collioure & Banyuls
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Roussillon AOP for VDN and dry wines
Maury (rouge also)
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IGP for the Roussillon?
Cotes Catalanes
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Creme catalane
SW version of creme brûlée
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How many Cotes du Roussillon-Villages are there?
50+ communes (only 5 may figure on the label)
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Cotes du Roussillon ‘Les Aspres’ | now included as a CDR-V
TRUE - in 2017
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Chinato (Quinquina) produced in Pays Catalan
Byrrh (Thuir)
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Terraces used in Banyuls?
feixas - catalan
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Grape, min. %, aging requirement Banyuls Grand Cru
Grenache, 75%, 30 months
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What is the only Muscat AOC allowed to make VDL?
Muscat de Frontignan - min. 185 g/L RS
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Minimum must weight for Muscat VDN and ALL VDN
252 g/L
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Which Languedoc Geo subs allow rose?
Cabrieres, Saint Saturnin
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What 3 Rivers bisect Cotes du Roussillon and Rivesaltes?
Agly Tet Tech
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Producer of Cremant de Limoux?
J. Laurens "Clos des Demoiselles"

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