rhone Flashcards
(156 cards)
1
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minimum amount of grenache in Gigondas?
Min amount of Clairette in Gigondas blanc
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50%
70%
2
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a red wine labelled Chatillon en Dios would be based on what grape
A
gamay
3
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method dioise ancestrale is predominantly what grape
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75% muscat
4
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minimum r/s of methode diosie ancestrale
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35 g
5
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name the AOC that Gentaz-Dervieux is based in
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cote rotie
6
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what communes are eligible for Rasteau VDN production
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sablet, rasteau, cairanne
7
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what is arzelle
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a powderey mica found in condreau
8
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4 lieux dit of cornas
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la cote
les choillot
les raynards
les mazards
9
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the diois is on what river
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drôme
10
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white lirac would be based on what grape/grapes
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clairette + bourboulenc
11
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Grignan les Adhémar was formally known as what
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coteaux du tricastin
12
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IGP for the Northern Rhone
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collines rhodaniennes
13
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vaccarèse is what colour grape
A
red
14
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which AOC is closest to Avignon
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Tavel
15
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define Echalas
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tipi-shaped vine training method meant to stand up to the strong mistral
16
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biotype of Syrah commonly used in northern rhone
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serine
17
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parentage of syrah
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Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche
18
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Northern Rhone runs 45km between what 2 cities
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Vienne + Valence
19
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AOC in northern rhone known for sparkling wine
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Saint Perey
20
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what two AOCs in the northern rhone are on the left bank of the river
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Hermitage + Crozes Hermitage
21
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max amount of Viognier in cote rotie
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20%
22
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Ampuis is a town in what commune
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cote rotie
23
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what is the soil type of the cote brune
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mica schist
24
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what is the soil type of the cote blonde
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gneiss
25
Cremant de Die is in what department
drome
26
what is the min amount of clariette in cremant de die
55%
| w/ 10% aligote & 10% muscat
27
minimum amount of muscat in Clairette de Die
75%
28
what style of wine is Method Diosie Ancestrale
sweet (min 35g/l) sparkling wine based on muscat/clariette
29
what is the primary soil type of Chateau Grillet
Granitic Sand
30
what is the composition of a red wine labelled Chatillon-en-Diois
min 75% gamay w/ pinot noir and syrah
31
what rhone region prominantly features gamay, pinot noir and chardonnay
The Diois
32
Reynard, Chaillot and La Cote are Lieu-Dit of what northern rhone commune
Cornas
33
what is the max allowable white grapes in hermitage rouge
15% marsanne/roussanne
34
what is the minimum amount of drying grapes must go through for the production of Hermitage's vin de paille
45 days
35
max yields for hermitage rouge
40 hl/ha
36
what is the minimum aging time for Saint-Peray Mousseux
12 months after date of Tirage (no mandatory lees time required)
37
Le Meal, le Croix and Les Bessards are Lieu Dit of what rhone commune
Hermitage
38
Name 2 of the 5 communes of production for Chateauneuf du Pape
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CDP
Orange
Bédarrides
Courthezon
Sorgues
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39
In Chateauneuf-du-Pape, define the term Râpé
producers must discard a minumum of 2% of their harvest
40
what style of wine is made in Baumes de Venise
still red
41
what is the minimum amount of Syrah in a Cotus du Vivarais
40%
(30% grenache(
42
what are max yields of CDR and CDRV
51
| 44 (41 if subzone is listed)
43
Two 2000 vintages good for white rhone
2004/2008
44
who produces Pignan
Rayas (younger vines)
45
what are the two communes of production for Tavel
Tavel, Roquemaure
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what is the soil type of Condrieu
granite
47
what is the max yield for CDRV
44 hl/ha
48
what is the max yield for CDRV w/ commune listed
41 hl/ha
49
how many villages may affix their name to a bottle of CDRV
9
chusclan (red and rose)
red only
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Massif d'Uchaux
Signargues
Plan de Dieu
Puymeres
Gadagne
Saint-Cecile
Suze-la-Rousse
Vaison-la-Romaine
```
50
who produces Ex Voto
Guigal
51
Who produces ampodium
rene rustang
52
who produces cuvee cathlin
JL Chave
53
what is the soil type of Cornas
Gore (granite)
54
AOCs of Rhone valley that aren’t a part of the CDR appellation
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Diois
Cotes de vivrais
Grignan
Ventoux
Luberon
Costieries de Nimes
Clairette de Bellgrade
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55
Jean Michel Stephan is a producer in what AOC
Cote Rotie
56
What kind of soil is Gore and where is it located
Granite
| Gigondas
57
What mountains effect the climate of gigondas and vacqueryes
Dentelles de Montmirail
58
Vaccarese is what colour grape
Red
59
Which common Rhone grape cannot be used in CDP blanc
Marsanne
60
Lirac Blanc is predom a blend of what two grapes
Clairette and Bourblanc
61
What is the river that runs through the Diois
Drome
62
What are the four lieu dit of Cornas
La Cote
Les Choillot
Les Reynards
Les Mazards
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Local name for the mica-rich souls of condrieu
Arzelle
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3 communes of Rasteau VDN production
Sablet, Cairanne, Rasteau
65
Min rs of Methode Diosie Ancestrale
35g/l
Min 75% Muscat
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What is the minimum amount of harvest in CDP that must be disgarded
2%
67
how many Lieu Dit are there on the hill of hermitage
20
68
What Hermitage Lieu Dit are only for white wines
Chante Allouette/Maison Blanche/L'Homme (some more but who care)
69
what does Foullage mean?
foot trodden
70
what is the max yield for Gigondas
36 hl/ha
71
what are the difference in soil of the cote brune and cote blonde
cote brune = schistous rock
| cote blonde = gneiss
72
La Mouline vs La Turque
La Mouline = Cote Blonde
La Turque = Cote Brune
both aged 42 months in new oak
73
what are Guigal's top white wines
Ermitage Blanc Ex Voto
Condrieu La Doriane
both get new oak
74
what is the first vintage of Beaucastel's Homage Jacques Perrin
1989
75
what climat provides the majority of fruit for Chave's Hermitage rouge
Les Bressards
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what was the first vintage of Chave's Cuvee Cathelin
1990 (made only in good years ie 2000, 2003, 2009,2010)
77
who produces Vernillon? what grape is it based on
Jamet
| Viognier (coindreau)
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which of Guigal's La La wines is 100% syrah
La Landonne (other two are cofermented with viognier)
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Hermitage is in what department
drome
80
what is the max yield for Hermitage Vin de Paille
15 hl/ha
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what style of wine is Coteaux de Die
still white based on clariette
82
what are the two permittable grapes for white Chatillion-en-Diois
chardonnay and aligote
83
who owns Chateau Grillet
Francois Pinault
84
who produces Pontcin? what grape is it?
Chateau Grillet, Viognier
85
how do the soils of crozes hermitage differ from north to south
in the north, they are granitic, similar to hermitage
| in the south they are more alluvial
86
what is the top bottling of Alain Graillot
La Guiraude (barrel selection made in good years)
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Alain Graillot has vineyard holdings in what climat of Hermitage
Les Greffieux
88
what is the min amount of Clariette in Cremant de Die
55%
89
george vernay is most known for his bottling from which aoc
condrieu
90
what is syrah called in argentina
balsamina
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what is the primary grape in Beaucastel Vielles Vignes Blanc
Roussanne
92
Gore is the primary soil of what aoc
Cornas
93
chateau des Tours is in what aoc
Vacqueyras
94
min r/s of Dioise Methode Ancestrale
35
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first vintage of Homage Jacques Perrin
1989
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Clairette de Die is on what river
Drome
97
arzelle is a mica rich soil in what aoc
condrieu
97
arzelle is a mica rich soil in what aoc
condrieu
98
who produces La Barbarine
Yves Gangloff (Cote rotie)
99
what tributary runs through crozes hermitage
Isere
100
first vintage of cuvee cathelin
1990 (chave)
101
what styles of wine can be made in Carianne
white/red
102
what styles of wine can be made in st joseph
blanc/rouge
103
name 3 white only appellations in northern rhone
condrieu
chateau grillet
clairette de die
104
name 2 red only aocs in southern rhone
vinsobres
| beaumes de venise
105
what southern rhone aocs cant make rose
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cdp
carianne
vinsobres
beaumes de venise
gigondas
clairette de bellegrade
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106
what is the only white only appellation in southern rhone
clairette de bellegrade
107
Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre must make up at least how much of the blend in a CDR
70
108
what is the name of Guigal's dessert condrieu
Lumenessance
109
who produces La Dorianne
Guigal condreau
110
what are the communes of production for Cote Rotie
Ampuis, Saint Cyr, Tupin-Semons
111
original communes of production for Condrieu
Condrieu, Verin, Saint Michel
112
what communes are shared by both St Joseph and Condrieu
Limony
Malleval
Saint Pierre de Boeuf
113
communes of production for hermitage
tain hermitage, crozes hermitage and Larnage
114
what is the name of Jamet's condrieu bottling
Vernillon
115
what is Rene Rastaing's Condrieu bottling
La Bonnette
116
name three lieu dit of Condrieu
Cote Bonnette
Cote Chatillon
Saint Agathe
117
max yield of ch. grillet
37 hl/ha
118
where is Chaillées de l'enfer
condrieu, bottling of Vernay
119
what commune is Chave in?
Mauves
120
name three differences between Clairette de Die Mousseaux Blanc and Clairette de die Mousseaux Methode Ancestrale
Mousseaux blanc = 9 months lees, traditional method, clairette grape, max 15 g/l
Methode Ancestrale = 4 months lees, ancestrale method, 75% muscat blanc, min 35 g/l
121
min abv of CDP
12.5
122
how many varieties can be used in CDP
18
13 if you dont count different colours of the same grape
123
name two producers who use every allowable grape in CDP
Beaucastel
Clos des Papes
124
is mouvedre early, mid or late ripening
late
125
what commune is Rayas in
Courthezon
126
where is the Ouveze river
western border of Gigondas
127
avg rainfall in southern rhone
27 inches
128
how was the 2019 vintage
4.5/5
warm, avoided drought with well timed rain, long late harvest
129
Rene Rostaing's La Bonnette is based on what grape
viognier
130
The Reynaud family owns what rhone estate
Rayas
Fonsalette
Chateau du Tours
131
all of Le Vieux Telegraphe's vineyards are in what lieu dit
La Crau
132
who produces reserve des celestins
henri bonneau
133
cuvee des cadettes is an old vine cuvee from what cdp producer
Chateau La Nerthe
134
in relation to condrieu, what does Les Chaillées refer to
terraces
135
which CDR-V village only makes red/rose wines
chusclan
136
who used to own Ch Grillet
Nerat-guichet
137
what common rhone grape is not allowed in gigondas
carignan
138
CDP is in what department
vaucluse
139
Frank Balthazar is in what aoc
Cornas
140
what are the names of the three Rayas vineyards
Le Couchant
Le Levant
Le Coeur
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what grapes in the southern rhone require gobelet training
grenache
mouvedre
picpoul noir
terret noir
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what river runs through Gigondas
Ouveze
143
in relation to CDP, what is Au Carré
spacing between the vines (2.5 metres)
144
what are galet roulets made of
quartzite
145
what is the principal soil type of Tavel
Lauses - limestone rich
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only aoc of the southern rhone that requires viognier
Duché d'Uzes (min 40% w/ grenache, clairette, ugni
147
principal grape of gigondas blanc
min 70% clairette
148
what aoc in the southern rhone dont make rosé
cairanne, laudon, cdp
149
what percentage of muscat beames de venise consists of neutral spirit
5-10% of 96% alcohol
150
what grapes are allowed in Cremant de Die production
clairette
Aligote
Muscat Petit Blanc
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describe the soil types of Saint Peray
alluvial plateau with limestone and some granite
152
Champon and Cote Rozier are lieu dit where
cote rotie
153
what year in the past five years was the rhone severly affected by frost
2021
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Domaine Raspail-Ay, Domaine to Cayron and Domaide de la Garcette are in what aoc
gigondas
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