Rhone

Question 1

what is the soil profile fo northern rhone

Answer 1

granite hillsides

Question 2

which is the only black grape of northern rhone

Answer 2

Syrah

Question 3

Name the white grapes of northern rhone

Answer 3

viognier
roussane
marsanne

Question 4

Name the districts of northern rhone

Answer 4

Cote rotie
condrieu
st-joseph
hermitage
crozes-hermitage
cornas
st-peray

Question 5

what is the soil profile of cote rotie

Answer 5

schist

Question 6

which grapes are used in the cote rotie AOC

Answer 6

Syrah + 20% viognier

* viognier = natural chaptalisation and helps stabilise color of syrah

Question 7

which AOC in rhone produces wine made 100% of viognier grapes

Answer 7

Condrieu

Question 8

Name the single vineyard appellation within condrieu AOC

Answer 8

Chateau - Grillet AOC

* one of the smallest AOCs

Question 9

what is a monopole

Name one monopole in rhone

Answer 9

single vineyard appellation

chateau- grillet AOC in condrieu AOC

Question 10

name the grapes used in st-joseph

Answer 10

• majority is red - syrah + upto 10% of white grapes
• white - roussanne and marsanne
  # not much body

Question 11

Soil profile of AOC hermitage

Answer 11

granite slopes of a hill

Question 12

Hermitage history?

Answer 12

Chevalier de strerimberg lived as a hermit in a small church.

Question 13

Hermitage wine profile? grapes?

Answer 13

Mostly 100% syrah

but upto 15% of roussanne and marsanne allowed

Question 14

hermitage white wine grapes

Answer 14

blend of roussanne and marsanne

Question 15

what is vin de paille

Answer 15

straw wine

grapes are dried on straw mats to dehydrate and increase sugar

Question 16

where is vin de paille sold in rhone and under which appellation

Answer 16

in hermitage

hermitage vin de paille AOC

Question 17

Name the grapes of crozed-hermitage AOC

Answer 17

lesser AOC
RED - syrah + upto 15% of Roussane and Marsanne
WHITE - Roussane and Marsanne

Question 18

which AOC in N.rhone uses 100% syrah

Answer 18

Cornas AOC

Question 19

which AOC is the most southerly of the N.Rhone ?

Answer 19

St-peray

Question 20

what are the wines produced in st peray

Answer 20

still white
sparkling - champagne method
* marsanne and roussanne grapes

Question 21

What is ‘Cremant de die’ famous for in St-Peray in Rhone

Answer 21

light dry sparkling wine from

100% Clairette grape

Question 22

clairette de die methode dioise ancestrale AOC??

Answer 22

st peray, rhone
sweeter sparkling wine
min 75% muscat a petite grains varietal + clairette (optional)
** bottling partly fermented must with 55g sugar fermenting down to 35g residual sugar.
filtered and then rebottled. ABV = 6-8

Question 23

name a few prominent grapes of southern rhone

Answer 23

72% grenache
10% syrah
7% mourvedre.
white varities only 7%
planting

Question 24

what is VDN

Answer 24

vin doux natural
naturally sweet wine
addition of spirit to arrest fermenation

Question 25

which wines does beaumes de venise AOC make

Answer 25

red table wine - 50syrah, 25grenache, 25 other grape * white and rose are sold as cote de rhone village AOC. * * Muscat de beaumes de venise = VDN

Question 26

what is muscat de beaunes de venise

Answer 26

VDN wine 14-15% abv fruit and flavour desser wine

Question 27

what does chateauneuf du pape mean

Answer 27

ruined summer palace of a 14th century pope.

Question 28

soil profile of chateauneuf du pape

Answer 28

gallettes/ pudding stones. large smooth rounded stone- drains the ground, storage heaters to warn vines at night prevent bottom soil from drying out

Question 29

name the grape used in chateauneuf du pape

Answer 29

blend of 18 grape varieties - grenache - syrah - cinsault - counoise - mourvedre - muscardin * * robust, strong. high alcohol. min 12.5%

Question 30

what is the meaning of the embossed cross keys on a chateauneuf du pape bottle

Answer 30

it is from one of the best estates | and may require upto 20 yrs of maturation.

Question 31

name 4 top estates of chateauneuf du pape.

Answer 31

``` chateau besucastel (30 grenache + other grapes) chateau rayas vieux telegraph domaine du pagau clos de papes ```

Question 32

name the chateau in cheteauneuf du pape that makes wine using 100% grenache

Answer 32

chateau rayas

Question 33

name the grapes used in cotes du luberon in rhone valley

Answer 33

red, white and rose. RED - grenache syrah, pinot noir WHITE - clairette, grenache blanc, roussane, ugni blanc, etc

Question 34

name a few AOCs of southern rhone

Answer 34

``` costieres de nimes coteaux de pierrevert cotes du vivaras cotes du ventoux gigondas vacqueras ```

Question 35

what was grignan les adhemar previously called as?

Answer 35

coteaux du tricastin | * GSM, carignan, cinsault.

Question 36

when did rasteau (rhone) gain its own AOC

Answer 36

2009 | red rose and white

Question 37

the AOC for VDN wines originated from which villages of rhone

Answer 37

rasteau sablet cairanne

Question 38

Name the 3 basic AOCs of rhone

Answer 38

cotes du rhone AOC CDR primeur CDR nouveau

Question 39

which is the only french AOC specifically for rose wines

Answer 39

Tavel AOC

Question 40

name the grapes used in tavel rose

Answer 40

grenache cinsault mourvedre picpoul ** there are total 10, none which can exceed 60% in blend. ** strong dry rose wine with max 13.5% abv, onion skin color.

Question 41

when was vinsobres awarded an AOC for red.

Answer 41

2006 50% grenache 50% syrah or mourvedre

Question 42

what is le rape?

Answer 42

pruning of unwanted grapes in chateauneuf du pape. to save from under ripeness.