Rhône Flashcards
(174 cards)
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What is the Syrah decline decease?
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- Fatal phenomenon affecting Syrah exclusively, known as dépérissement, whereby a part of the trunk swells and becomes bulbous, generally around the graft, forming splits in the wood. The vine may continue to function normally for a few years but eventually the leaves redden prematurely during summer, vigor rapidly declines and, within a year or two, the vine is dead
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What is the crossing of Syrah?
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- Mondeuse Blanche
- Dureza
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How is called the traditional vine training for Syrah in northern Rhône?
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- Échalas
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Where can we find Gamay Noir in Rhône Valley?
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- Châtillon-en-Diois
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Galopine is a synonym of which grape variety?
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- Old local name for Viognier in Condrieu
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Where can we find the highest concentration of Chardonnay and Aligoté in Rhône Valley?
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- Châtillon-en-Diois
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What are the pros for stems inclusion?
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- It can increase freshness
- Deeper aromatic complexity
- Lower alcohol (partly by dilution as stems contain water, partly due to stem matter absorbing alcohol
- Textural relief in the finished wines
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What is the renowned area labeled as IGP Collines Rhodaniennes, that may be recognized as a Cru in a couple years?
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- Seyssuel
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Who is producing the cuvée Sotanum? What is it?
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- Les vins de vienne
- Syrah from Seyssuel area
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What is the typical soil of Condrieu?
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- Arzelle, a soft decomposed granite, mica, shist and clay
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How is called the terrasses in Côte Rôtie? What’s the name of the walls?
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- Chaillés
- Walls: Cheys
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What is the blend allowed in Côte Rôtie?
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- Min 80% Syrah with max 20% of Viognier
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What is the pre-clonal old vine material of Syrah that is planted in Côte Rôtie?
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- Serine
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What is the traditional method of vinification in Côte Rôtie?
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- Whole bunches- sometimes crushed, sometimes not
- Fermenting in large open-top wooden containers with punching down followed by submerging the cap under the surface of the juice.
- Wines would then be matured in old barrels, either 225l, 600l or larger
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René Rostaing inherited from which two legends of Côte Rôtie?
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- Albert Dervieux
- Marius Gentaz
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What is the aging of all the La-La-La cuvées of Guigal?
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- 42 months in 100% new oak
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Who owns le Vignes de l’Hospice? Where is it located?
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- Guigal, St-joseph (vignes de l’Hospice cuvée)
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Among the La-La-La cuvées of Guigal, which one is 100% Syrah?
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- La Landonne
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What is the Ermitage cuvée of Guigal?
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- Ex-Voto
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Who is producing Côte Rôtie La Belle Hélène?
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- Ogier
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Who is producing Condrieu Terrasses de l’Empire?
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-Vernay
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What are the three originals sites of Condrieu?
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- Condrieu
- Verin
- Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône
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Which cru in Northern Rhône is in 3 different départements?
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- Condrieu (Rhône, Loire, Ardèche)
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Which Condrieu sites are shared with St-Joseph? (4)
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- Chavanay
- Malleval
- Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf
- Limony
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Who is the current owner of Château Grillet?
- François Pinault from Artémis
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Château Grillet straddles the border between which communes?
- Vérin
- Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône
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What is the soil in Château Grillet?
- Shares a similar soil to certain areas of condrieu
- Biotite granite, with plenty of mica and quartz under a sandy soil
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What are the communes of production in Côte Rôtie (3)?
- Turpin et Semons
- Ampuis
- St-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône
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True or False, Côte Brune is located north of Côte Blonde
- True
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What’s the difference of soils between Côte Blonde and Côte Brune?
- Côte Brune: Dark schist with mica schist
- Côte Blonde: Granite, quartz with white mica
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Côte Rozier, Grandes places, Lancement and Maison Rouge are located in which AOP?
- Côte Rôtie
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Which region was previously known as Vin de Mauves and Vin de Tournon?
St-Joseph
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What restriction Château Grillet have that is not required for Condrieu in the Cahier des charges?
- Vines must be planted on Échalas
- Max 37 hl/ha (Condrieu is 41 hl/ha)
- The wine must be dry
- The wine must be sold in fluted Alsace-style bottles
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What are the original communes of production of St-Joseph?
- Glun
- Mauves
- Tournon
- Lemps
- Saint-Jean-de-Muzols
- Vion
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What is the blend for red St-Joseph?
- min 90% Syrah
- max 10% Marsanne/Roussanne
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What is the blend for white St-Joseph?
- Marsanne/Roussanne
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The two legends of St-Joseph Raymond Trollat and Jean-Louis Grippat sold their vineyard to which iconic estate?
- Trollat: Domaine Gonon
- Grippat: Guigal (Les vignes de l’Hospice)
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What is the cuvée of white St-Joseph from Gonon?
- Les Oliviers
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What is the sweet wine produced by Guigal? How many vintages as been produced?
- Luminescence Condrieu
- Three vintages (1999, 2003, 2015)
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Which AOP is on the other side of Rhône River of St-Joseph?
- Crozes-Hermitage & Hermitage
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Which region have a zone called Châssis?
- Crozes-Hermitage
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True or False, Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage is a single vineyard cuvée
- False, a blend of 7 climats based on Bessards
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What is the single vineyard cuvée de Jean-Louis Chave St-Joseph (since 2015) ?
- Clos Florentin
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Who is producing l’Hermite cuvée?
- Chapoutier
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What are the two cuvées of white Hermitage made by Jaboulet?
- La Chapelle (also produced in red)
- Chevalier de Stérimberg
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Chaillot & Reynard climat are found in which AOP?
- Cornas
47
True or False, La Chapelle from Jaboulet is a single vineyard wine from Chapelle climat
- False
- Jaboulet does not own any vine in the climat La Chapelle (but owns the Chapelle building itself)
- The cuvée is a blend of Le Méal, Les Bessards, Les Greffieux, la Croix
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What is the blend allowed in Crozes-Hermitage rouge?
- Min 85% Syrah with max 15% of Marsanne/Roussanne
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What is the blend allowed in Hermitage rouge?
- Min 85% Syrah with max 15% of Marsanne/Roussanne
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What is the blend allowed in Cornas?
- 100% Syrah
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What is the major soil type in Cornas?
- Granite
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Which AOP in Northern Rhône is producing Vin de Paille?
- Hermitage
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What is the compact alluvial soil name in Hermitage?
- Poudingue
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Where can we find sparkling wine in Northern Rhône? What is the aging?
- Saint-Peray
- May be released 12 months after tirage, no minimum time on lees
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What grape varieties are used in Saint-Peray?
- Marsanne
- Roussanne
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Where is Côtes du Rhône Brézème?
- South of Valence, on the east side of Rhône
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Which cities delimited the Côtes du Rhône region?
- Vienne
- Avignon
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What is the difference between Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages?
- Restricted to 95 communes instead of 171
- Crossing like Caladoc aren’t permitted
- lower yields (44 instead of 51)
- Higher alcohol (12% instead of 11.5% or 10.5% north of Montélimar)
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Can a wine be labelled as Côtes du Rhône if it’s 100% Syrah?
- No
- Must contain two principal varieties (one must be grenache) and these make up at least 66% of the blend
- exception for wine coming north of Montélimar
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Name a Côtes du Rhône Villages with Geographic name in Ardèche?
- St-Andéol (red only)
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Name a Côtes du Rhône Villages with Geographic name in Drôme
- Rochegude
- St-Maurice
- Rousset-les-Vignes
- St-Pantaléon-les-Vignes
- Suze-la-Rousse (red only)
- Nyons (red only)
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Name a Côtes du Rhône Villages with Geographic name in Gard
- Chusclan (red, rosé)
- Laudun
- St-Gervais
- Signargues (red only)
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Name a Côtes du Rhône Villages with Geographic name in Vaucluse
- Roaix
- Séguret
- Valréas
- Visan
- Sablet
- Massif d’Uchaux (red only)
- Plan de Dieu (red only)
- Puymeras (red only)
- Ste-Cécile (red only)
- Vaison-la-Romaine (red only)
- Gadagne (red only)
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What is the newest Côtes du Rhône Villages with Geographic name?
- Nyons since 2020 in Drôme
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What’s the major river for Vacqueyras and Gigondas?
- l’ouvèze
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What are the 5 communes of production of Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
- Orange
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Courthézon
- Bédarrides
- Sorgues
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What’s the minimum alcohol for Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
- 12,5%
- It is the highest in France
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What are the six first AOP created in 1936?
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Arbois
- Tavel
- Cognac
- Cassis
- Monbazillac
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True or False, Châteauneuf-du-Pape does have the same blending requirements than Côtes du Rhône Villages
- False, there are no further rules regarding blending. For red wines, all varieties (the 13 allowed) are permitted, but white and red musts need to be blended prior to vinification
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Explain the concept of “rapé” in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Any wine grower is imposed to produce, a percentage of rapé (wine made of discarded grapes), variable between 5 and 20% of the quantities asserted to be Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The office of the federation of the producers of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape fixes each year the imposed minimum percentage. If a producer goes beyond of the annual output or don’t respect the rules for rapé he will lose the right to produce Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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What is the pruning method authorized for Grenache Noir, Mourvèdre, Picpoul Noir and Terret Noir in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
- Gobelet
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What is the oldest estate of Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
- Château la Nerthe
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Emmanuel Reynaud is behind which estate?
- Château Rayas
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What is the blend of Château Rayas Réservé rouge?
- 100% Grenache
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Describe the event ‘la prime à l’arrachage’ that happened in the southern France in the 1990
- The EU vine-pull schemes in the 1990s gave financial incentives to winegrowers to replace it with so-called “improving” varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre
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What is the traditional vine training for Grenache?
- Bush vine, it does have a great longevity
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What is the crossing created by Grenache Noir and Malbec?
- Caladoc
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What is the original name of Vaccarèse? Where can we find the highest amount of hectare?
- Brun Argenté
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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What style of wine is produced in Gigondas?
- White (since 2022)
- Rosé
- Red
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Where can we find the highest concentration of Vermentino in Rhône Valley? What is the local name?
- Luberon
- Rolle
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What is the sole AOP in Rhône Valley who allowed a small amount of Picardan?
- Châteauneuf-du-pape
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What is the young vine cuvée of Château Rayas?
- Pignan
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What is the project of Château Rayas in Vacqueyras?
- Château des Tours
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Which estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape is renowned by using all 13 allowed grape varieties with a high proportion of Mourvèdre?
- Château Beaucastel
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What is the red prestige cuvée of Château Beaucastel?
- Hommage à Jacques Perrin
- Inaugural 1989
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What is the white prestige cuvée of Château Beaucastel?
- Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
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Who is producing cuvée Marie Beurrier?
- Henri Bonneau
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What is the minimum aging for Rasteau VDN Ambré (blanc/rosé) or tuilé (rouge)?
- further 30 months in oxidative aging
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What is the minimum aging for Rasteau Hors d’âge (blanc/rosé/rouge)?
- min 60 months in oxidative aging
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What is the minimum aging for Rasteau Rancio (blanc/rosé/rouge)?
- like hors d’âge (60 months) & green rim and nutty aromas
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What was the first AOP to be infected by Phylloxera?
- Lirac, American vines were planted in 1962 by Monsieur Borty
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What style of wine is produced in Lirac AOP?
- White
- Rosé
- Red
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In which Cru of Southern Rhône can we find the greatest percentage of Cinsault planting?
- Tavel
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In Tavel AOP, malolactic is usually encouraged or blocked?
- usually blocked to retain acidity
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What is the winemaking technique for rosé of Tavel AOP?
- Once picked, grapes are cold macerated for between 12 and 48 hours before being pressed. It must be analyzed to respect the color density required for the appellation.
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Is there a mandatory intensity of color for Lirac rosé?
- no, unlike Tavel
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What is the only cru in Drôme department?
- Vinsobres
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What is the major wind in Rhône Valley?
- le Mistral
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What style of wine is produced in Vinsobres?
- Red
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What are the three crus that approach and scale the Dentelles de Montmirail?
- Gigondas
- Vacqueyras
- Beaumes-de-Venise
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What is the maximum yield of Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise?
- 17 hl/ha
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What type of Muscat is allowed for Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise? What color the wine can be?
- Muscat blanc à petits grains
- Muscat rouge à petits grains
- White, rosé or red
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What style of wine is produced in Beaume-de-Venise?
- Rouge only
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True or false, manual harvesting is mandatory in Cairanne
- true, it is
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What style of wine is produced in Cairanne?
- Blanc
- Rouge
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Where’s located Château Saint Cosme?
- Gigondas
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What are the three crus in Southern Rhône who are producing the three colors?
- Vacqueyras
- Lirac
- Gigondas
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What style of wine is produced in Châtillon-en-Diois?
- White (Chardonnay & Aligoté)
- Red/rosé (min 60% Gamay + pinot noir and or syrah
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True or False, Clairette de Die represent 50% of the production in the Diois
- False, 95% of the production
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What grape varieties are used for Clairette de Die méthode Ancestrale (Dioise)?
- min 75% Muscat à petits grains blancs
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What grape varieties are used for Clairette de Die méthode Brut (traditionnelle)?
- 100% Clairette
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What is the minimum RS for Clairette de Die méthode Ancestrale?
- 35g/l
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What is the maximum RS for Clairette de Die méthode Brut?
- 15 g/l
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What is the minimum aging for Clairette de Die méthode Brut?
- 9 months
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What is the minimum aging for Clairette de Die méthode Dioise?
- 4 months
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What is the major grape variety for Côteaux de Die?
- 100% clairette blanche (10% of clairette rose is tolerated)
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What is the major grape variety for Crémant de Die?
- mainly Clairette
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What style of wine is produced in Grignan-les-Adhémars?
- considered between Northern and Southern Rhône
- Syrah makes up over a third of plantings and Viognier over half
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Clairette de Bellegarde is within which AOP?
- Costières de Nîmes
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What is the most important red grape variety in Côtes du Vivarais?
- Syrah, min 40% after there’s 30% of Grenache
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What style of wine is produced in Côtes du Vivarais?
- White
- Rosé
- Red
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What is the most important red grape variety in Duché d’Uzès?
- Syrah for red wine, Grenache for rosé
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What is the most important white grape variety in Duché d’Uzès?
- Viognier
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Which appellation surrounds the town of Carpentras?
- Ventoux
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What is the most south-westerly appellation in the Rhône Valley?
- Costières de nîmes
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What are the grape varieties allowed in Clairette de Bellegarde?
- 100% Clairette blanche
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Which vintage is considered as the most difficult one between 2012, 2013, 2014 in Rhone Valley
- 2014
- An inconsistent year, with a rain in June and July leading to disease pressure. Fine weather in August and September yielded excellent results for some growers, while other had more difficulty
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2016 was the most successful in Northern or Southern Rhône?
- Southern, both was a great vintage, but almost perfect for southern Rhône (99/100 WS)
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2015 was the most successful in Northern or Southern Rhône?
- Northern, considered as the new benchmark
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2017, 2018 and 2019 were all good vintages, but which one was the trickiest in Northern Rhône
- 2018, wet early season, but hot and dry summer
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What is the minimum alcohol of Hermitage Blanc?
- 11%
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What is the main grape varietal for Gigondas Blanc ?
- Clairette blanc (min. 70%)
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What are the eligible communes for Rasteau VDN?
- Sablet
- Rasteau
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What river does the Clairette de Die AOP lie along?
- Drôme
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What is the most recent Côtes du Rhône village to be upgraded to AOP cru status?
- Cairanne
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What was the first vintage of production for "Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin?"
- 1990
- Top cuvée of J.L. Chave
- On top vintage only 200 cases produced
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Who is the producer of "Cuvée Ampodium?"
- René Rostaing
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What is the first vintage of "Hommage à Jacques Perrin?"
- 1989
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Cave de Tain is a cooperative in which appellation?
- Crozes-Hermitage
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What is the most southerly AOP of the Northern Rhône Valley?
- St-Péray
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Who produce cuvée Côe-Rôtie Fructus Voluptas ?
- Jamet
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Who produce cuvée Condrieu Vernillon ?
- Jamet
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Who produce cuvée Condrieu La Bonette ?
- René Rostaing
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True or False ? E. Guigal produce an Ermitage blanc cuvée, made of Marsanne and Roussanne.
- True
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Who produce cuvée Côte-Rôtie Sereine Noire ?
- Gangloff
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Who produce cuvée Côte-Rôtie La Barbarine ?
- Gangloff
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True or False ? Château Grillet is a biodynamic farming estate.
- True
- Certified Organic since 2016
- Stop the use of herbicide in 2011
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Who produce cuvée Condrieu Vertige ?
- Cuilleron
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What is the top cuvée of Alain Graillot, produced only in top vintages ?
- Crozes-Hermitage, La Guiraude
- A barrel Selection
- Inaugural 1988
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Who improved winemaking techniques in Cornas, recently ?
- Jean-Luc Colombo
- Destemming
- Use of new oak barrels
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- Where do we find Montagne de Crussol ?
- St. Péray
- Huge hill of limestone
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3 reasons why Grenache is well suited to Southern Rhône.
- Grenache is late ripening, so warmer mediterranean summer / climate needed
- Galets retain heat, help to ripen Grenache
- Grenache has high tolerance to drought, a common problem in Southern Rhône
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River of Côtes-du-Vivarais ?
- Ardèche River
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What style of wine is produced in Beaume-de-Venise?
- Rouge only
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What are the white grapes authorized for Crozes-Hermitage AOP ?
- Marsanne
- Roussannne
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River flowing East, through Hermitage / Crozes-Hermitage ?
- Isère
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What are the white varietals used for Ch. Rayas Blanc ?
- Clairette
- Grenache Blanc
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What is the primary grape of Clairette de Die "Méthode Ancestrale" ?
- Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains
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What is the minimum amount of Grenache required in Gigondas Rosé/Rouge ?
- 50% min.
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Grapes used for Hermitage vin de paille must dry for a minimum of _______ days ?
- 45
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In which century the Roman Catholic Popes presided in Avignon ?
- 14th
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- Courthézon is a commune within ... ?
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Best vintage for Northern Rhône between : 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 ?
- 2001
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What is the new single vineyard of Guigal on Côte Rôtie?
- La Reynarde
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What is the difference of rain between Valence and Avignon?
- 915 mm in Valence
- 660 mm in Avignon
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What is the minimum % of Grenache in a Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages?
- C-D-R is 30% minimum of Grenache
- C-D-R-V is 40% minimum of Grenache
* except for wines north of Montélimar
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In which wine region is located Lirac and Luberon?
- Provence
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Rhône Valley
- Rhône Valley
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What is the average planting of Grenache in Chateauneuf-du-Pape? (%)
- 80%
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Where can we find Muscat à Petits Grains noirs?
- rosé and red Muscat de Beaumes de Venise and as a minor component for Clairette de Die rosé and Crémant de Die
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What are the three parcels of Château Rayas?
- Le Couchant
- Le Levant
- Le coeur
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What is the Condrieu cuvée of Chateau Grillet?
- La Carthery
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What is the Côtes du Rhône from Rayas?
- Pialade
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What is the Côtes du Rhône project of Emmanuel Reynaud?
- Château de Fonsalette
