Rhone Valley ✅ Flashcards
(153 cards)
1
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When was the following estate created:
Chateau de Beaucastel
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- The name “Chateau de Beaucastel” were first used in 1549, to build a large house at the Coudoulet area.
- The estate focused largely in wine in 1909, under the direction of Pierre Tramier
- Since then, the Perrin family, now on the 5th generation, improved a lot the quality and the fame of the estate, thanks to Jacques.
2
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What are the 2 appellations of Vin Doux Naturel within the Rhône Valley?
3
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Where is the following producer based:
Domaine Rostaing
Name its prestiges cuvée
A
Within the village of Ampuis
Cote Rôtie AOP
4
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Name some highly regarded ‘lieux-dits’ of:
Cornas AOP
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- Reynard
- La Côte
- Chaillot
- Les Mazards
- Patou
- Sauman
- Champelrose
5
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What is the superficie of Condrieu AOP
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~ 150 Ha
6
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What is happening in 2023 for Gigondas AOP?
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The AOP allowed white white to be produced under the appellation:
- 70% Clairette Blanche
- Bourboulenc
- Clairette rosé
- Grenache Blanc / Gris
- Piquepoul
- Roussane
7
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What style and varieties are allowed in:
Gigondas AOP
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- Style: dry still red and Rose wines and white (2023)
-
Varieties:
* Red: 50% Grenache minimum + Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault
* White: 70% Clairette + Bourboulenc, clairette rosé, grenache blanc/Gris
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/09/gigondas-aoc-extended-to-white-wines-from-2023-vintage/
8
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What appellation where upgraded from Côte du Rhône Villages to communal appellation?
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- Vacqueras: 1990
- Beaumes de Venise: 2005 (red only)
- Vinsobres: 2006 (red only)
- Rasteau: 2010 for red wine / VDN since 1944
- Cairanne: 2015
- Laudun: 2023
https://www.liz-palmer.com/france-adds-a-new-appellation-cotes-du-rhone-villages-laudun/
9
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What is the newest AOP Cru of the Rhône Valley?
A
Laudun
Varieties:
* White: Grenache Blanc and Clairette Blanche mainly
* Red: Grenache & Syrah + Mourvèdre, Carignan & Cinsault
https://www.liz-palmer.com/france-adds-a-new-appellation-cotes-du-rhone-villages-laudun/
10
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Explain the following:
Côteaux de Die AOP
A
AOP of the Northern Rhône Valley
from the Diois area
- Style of wine: Dry white wine only
- Variety: 100% Clairette
- AOP since 1993
11
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What is the most recent communal appellation of the Rhône Valley?
A
Laudun
- Text law came to life in 2023
12
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When was Cairanne updated to AOP Cru?
A
- Text came alive in 2016
- winemakers could labelled as Cru since the vintage 2015
13
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What are the varieties allow in:
Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP
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-
White
- Clairette Blanc and Rose
- Bourboulenc
- Roussane
- Grenache Blanc & Gris
- Piquepoul Gris & Blanc
- Picardan
- Vaccarèse (Brun Argenté)
- Muscardin
-
Red:
- Grenache Noir
- Syrah
- Mourvèdre
- Cinsault
- Carignan
- Terret Noir
- Counoise
14
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What are the grape varieties of:
Vinsobres AOP
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- 50% Grenache minimum
-
+ minimum 25% combined :
- Syrah
- Mourvèdre
15
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What are the communes of:
Côte-Rôtie AOP
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- Ampuis
- Tupin-Semons
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône
16
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What are the communes of production of:
Hermitage AOP
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- Tain l’Hermitage
- Crozes Hermitage
- Larnage
17
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What 2 communes makes the birthplace of:
Saint Joseph AOP
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- Mauves
- Tournon Sur Rhone
southern part of the AOP, near Valence
18
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Name some well known producers of:
Rasteau AOP
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- Ortas
- Domaine de l’Espigouette
- Domaine Richaud
- Domaine la Soumade
19
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Name the producer & appelation of the following wine:
La Chapelle
Precise some iconic vintage
A
Paul Jaboulet Jaboulet
Hermitage AOP
- 1961
- 1985
- 1990
20
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Name the producer, appelation & the first vintage of:
Hommage à Jacques Perrin
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- Producer: Chateau de Beaucastel
- First vintage: 1989
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge AOP
21
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What is the specific soil of:
Condrieu AOP
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Arzelle
Decomposed granit base mixed with limestone
22
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What is the first vintage of:
Clos des Papes
Name the owner and winemaker?
A
1896
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The current owner Paul Avril is the 5th generation to lead the estate.
The estate itself was part of the creation of the AOC.
23
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Name the producer of the following:
- Renaissance Cornas AOP
- Vins des Amis
A
August Clape
-
Prestige cuvée
Oldest vines of the estate
First vintage: 1955 -
Entry level wine, easy drinking Syrah
From the young vines
24
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What is the appellation’s superficie of:
Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP
A
- 3 000 Ha
- It’s also the largest AOP of the Rhône Valley
25
# Explain briefly the following:
**Clairette de Bellegarde AOP**
* *Appellation of the southern Rhône Valley*
* *Located near Nîmes*
* **Style of wine**: Dry still and sparkling wine
* **Variety**: 100% Clairette
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# How is geographically situated:
**Château Grillet AOP**
* Located on the **mid-slopes** of the **Northern Rhône Valley**
* Surrounded by the **Condrieu AOP**
* **Villages of production**: Saint-Michel-du-Rhone, Verain
* **Superficie**: 3,5 Hectares
* **Current owner**: Artemis Group
* **Previous owner**: Neyret-Gachet
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# Who's the current owner of:
**Château Grillet**
| Name the winemaker too
**Artemis Group**
Owner of Château Latour
*Francois Pinault*
The current winemaker is: **Jaeok Cramette**
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What is the name of this estate?
**Château Grillet**
*Northern Rhône Valley*
29
# Explain briefly the following:
**Cremant de Die AOP**
**Appellation of the Northern Rhône Valley**
* **Style:** Dry white sparkling wine
* **Vinification:** Traditional method
* Ageing: 12 months in total
* **Time on the lees**: 9 months
* **Varieties**: 55% Clairette minimum + chardonnay, Aligoté
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# What is the common point of the following AOPs for red wine:
* Hermitage
* Crozes Hermitage
* St Joseph
All 3 AOPs are **based on Syrah**, allowing an amount of **white varieties** (*Roussanne, Marsanne*) in the blend.
* Hermitage: up to 15%
* St Joseph: up to 10%
* Crozes Hermitage : up to 10%
31
# Name the producer of the following wine:
**Deus Ex Machina**
**Philipe Gambie and Vincent Maurel**
*Chateauneuf-du-Pape*
32
# What is the first vinage of:
Cornas **Reynard** from Thierry Allemand
**1991**
*Single parcel wine*
33
# Name the producer of the following:
**Eugène de Monicault**
**Domaine Lombard**
Côte du Rhône Brézème
* 100% Syrah
* 10 mois élevage (cuve + Barriques)
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# What style of wine is produced in:
**Ventoux AOP**
* White
* Red
* Rose
* + Primeur wines
## Footnote
*Located in the Vaucluse, but part of the Southern Rhône Valley*
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# Explain the following term:
**Foudre**
Large oak barrel
From 1,000 to 10,000 liter.
*Often used in the southern Rhône Valley for the long ageing of Chateauneuf-du-Pape like wines*
36
# What are the communes of production of:
**Châteauneuf-du-Pape**
* Orange
* Bedaride
* Sorgues
* Courtheson
* Châteauneuf du Pape
37
# On what AOP the following producer was iconic :
**Alain Voge**
**Cornas** AOP
* *He was pioneer on the **re-birth of the appellation** in the 1960's onward*
* *He **passed away** in September 2020*
38
# When did the following came under the Côte du Rhône organisation body:
**Costières de Nimes AOP**
**2004**
*It was previously controlled by the Languedoc-Roussillon wines organisation*
39
# Name some important vineyard of:
**Hermitage AOP**
* **Les Bessarts**
* **L'Hermite**
* **Chante Alouette**
* **Les Greffieux**
* **Le Meal**
* Peleats
* Beaumes
* Les Murets
* L'Homme
* Les Dionnières
* Les Roucoules
* ...
40
# Explain the following:
**Mistral**
**Strong cold northward wind** of the **Rhône Valley**
## Footnote
*Its helpful for vine growing, it brings safety against **fungus diseases***
41
# Name the producer and appelation of the following wines:
1. Chaillees de l'enfer
2. Côteaux du Vernon
3. Bonde du Seigneur
**Domaine Vernay**
* Now directed by Christine, daughter of Georges*
1. Condrieu:
*Since:1992*
2. Condrieu:
*Since: 1940*
3. Côte Rôtie:
*Since: 2000*
42
# Name the producer and the appellation of the following wine:
**Seigneur de Mongiron**
**Delas Frère**
Côte Rôtie AOP
* *100% Syrah*
* *Blended cuvee from the Côte Brune and Côte Blonde*
43
# Explain the following:
**Clairette de Die AOP**
Appellation of **sparkling wine** from the **Northern Rhône Valley**
*From the Diois*
**Style of wines:**
* **Ancestral Method:**
* 75% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grain minimum
* Single fermentation, finished inside the bottle
* low alcohol content
* 35 g/L of residual sugar
* **Traditionnal method:**
* 100% Clairette variety
* 2 fermentation inside the bottle
* ageing on the lees for at least 9 months
44
# Explain the following:
**Brézème**
Name 2 producers
* *Unofficial sub-region of Côte du Rhône AOP**
* Located on the Northern Rhone Valley, on the south of Valence, on the left bank*
* **Superficie**: 50 Ha
* **Comune of production**: Livron sur Rhone
* **Varieties**: Syrah, Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier
* **Producers**: Lombard, Teixeira, Luc Pouchoulin
45
# Name the producer of the following wine:
**La Guiraude**
* **Alain Graillot**
* Crozes Hermitage AOP*
* All bunch fermentation
* ***First vintage**: 1985*
46
# What are the varieties of:
**Vacqueras AOP**
**Red and Rose wines:**
* 50% Grenache
* + 20% combined Syrah, Mourvèdre
**White wines**:
*Following must be blended, with no more than 80% maximum by varieties*
* Clairette
* Grenache
* Bourboulenc
* Roussane
* Marsanne
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Why **Condrieu AOP** almost **disappear** during the 1950's-1970's?
* Due to the **industrialisation** of the valley floor.
* Workers saw a possibility of **easier work**, with lighter hours for decent money in factories.
* Vineyards were **left behind** by a complete generation
* Thanks to vignerons like **Georges Vernay**, who kepts their focus and interest into the vineyard, it survived over decades of hard work.
48
# Name the producer of the following:
**Condrieu Vernillon**
Domaine Jamet
49
# What is the soil type of the following:
1. Condrieu AOP
2. Cornas AOP
1. **Condrieu:** Arzelles
2. **Cornas:** Gore
* Both are based on a decomposed granite
50
What is the name of the **parcels blended white Hermitage** from **M. Chapoutier**
**Chante Alouette**
51
What is the **smallest red wine appellation** of the northern Rhône Valley?
**Cornas**
52
# Name the producer and first vintage of:
**Roussanne Vieilles Vignes**
**Château de Beaucastel**
* White Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP
* *Sourced from the oldest Roussane plot on the Rhône Valley: 80 years old,*
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# What are the communes of production of:
**Condrieu**
* Condrieu
* Verin
* Saint Michel du Rhône
* Saint Pierre de Boeuf
* Malleval
* Chavanay
* Limony
*Only commmune from the Ardèche department*
54
What **appellations** of the **northern Rhône Valley** required **hand harvest**?
**_All slopes vineyards_**:
* Condrieu
* Côte-Rôtie
* Saint Joseph
* Hermitage
* Cornas
* Saint-Péray
55
# Explain the following term:
**Co-fermentation**
Where in France is it a common practice?
* **Fermentation of different varieties in the same time in the same tank**.
* Grapes can be either **white or red**
* Flavours, phenolic component **are more integretated** rather than a classic blend at the end of the ageing.
* In a often used in **Côte-Rôtie** to blend syrah and Viognier together
56
What villages of the **Côtes du Rhône Villages AOP** produce **only red wine**?
* Gadagne
* Massif d'Uchaux
* Nyons
* Plan de Dieu
* Puyméras
* Saint Andéol
* Sainte-Cecile-Les-Vignes
* Signargues
* Suze-La-Rousse
* Vaison la Romaine
57
What is the sole **Côte du Rôhne Village** to be produced in **Ardèche** département?
*updated in 2023*
**Saint Andéol**
58
What are the **Côtes du Rhône Village** of the **Drôme** Département?
* Nyons
* Rochegude
* Rousset-les-Vignes
* Saint Maurice
* Saint Pantaléon-les-Vignes
* Suze-La-Rousse
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What are the **Côtes du Rhône Village** of the **Vaucluse** Département?
* Gadagne
* Massif d'Uchaux
* Plan de Dieu
* Puyméras
* Roaix
* Sablet
* Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
* Séguret
* Vaison la ROmaine
* Valréas
* Visan
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* What was the first French region to be officially affected by phylloxera?
* When was it?
* **Lirac**
* In **1866**
## Footnote
*Then the pest involved within the all Southern Rhône Valley and spread over France and Europe*
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*The Jura is the most well known region for the production of **Vin de Paille**.*
However, there is 2 other AOPs in France allow to produce some.
## Footnote
**What are they?**
* Hermitage AOP
* Corrèze AOP
*Appelation created in 2017*
62
# Where is the following producer based:
**Henri Bonneau**
Name some of his wines
**Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP**
* Les Rouliers
* Marie Beurrier
* Réserve des Célestins
63
# What are the varieties blended requirement of:
**Beaumes-de-Venise AOP**
**Dry red wine only:**
* 80% Grenache and/or Syrah combined
* + Terret Noir, Piquepoul Noir, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Muscardin Max 10% white GV
64
# What are the communes of production of
**Beaumes-de-Venise**
* Beaumes de Venise
* Lafare
* La Roque-Alric
* Suzette
65
# What is the prestige wine for:
**Alain Graillot**
*What appelation does it below to?*
**La Guiraude**
* *_First vintage produced:_ 1985*
* *_AOP:_ Crozes Hermitage*
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# Explain the following term:
**Bonbonne**
* *Where is it commonly used?*
* *For style of wine?*
**This is a small glass container, of a capacity of 20L**
* It is mostly used for the ageing in liquor wines after fortification in oxydatif style. The bonbonne is kept on the rooftop, in direct sunshine, to increase the oxidation of the wine
* Largely used in **Banuyls** and **Rasteau**
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# What style of wine is produced under:
**Rasteau AOP**
*What are the communes of production?*
* **Vin Doux Naturel:**
* Red
* White
* Rosé
* **Still dry red**
* based on Grenache
* **Communes of production:**
* Rasteau
* Sablet
* Cairanne
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# Name the prestige Cuvée of:
**Domaine Jamet**
**La Landonne**
Côte Rôtie
* 100% Syrah
* 100% Vendanges entières
* Parcel size: 0,26 Ha
* 24 month of ageing in barrique
* Only produced on the best vintages
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# What style of wine are produced under:
**Rasteau Vin doux Naturel?**
* **Reductive style:**
* White
* Grenat
* **Oxidative style:**
* Ambré (white base)
* Tuilé (red base)
70
Explain **Costières de Nimes AOP**
* *What happen to them in 2004?*
**Southern most AOP of the Rhône Valley**
* Near Montpelier*
* *It changes umbrella organisation in 2004*
*Went from the control of Languedoc syndicat to the Rhône Valley organisation and contrôle body*
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What is the **Northern most appellation** of the **Southern Rhône Valley**?
**Grignan-les-Adhemars**
* Created in 2012*
* ***Previously know as**: Côteaux du Tricastin AOP*
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What **climate differences** can we notice between the **Northern and the Southern Rhône Valley**?
**North**:
* Semi-Continental climate
* Cold winter, moderately warm summer
* Some Mediterranean comes up
**South**:
* Mediterranean climate
* Warm and dry summers, mitigate winters
* This is more important closer the the sea.
* Strong Mistral wind cool down the climate
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# What are the soil differences between:
Côte-Rôtie's
1. Cote Blonde
2. Cote Brune
Both sub-areas are the same granite and Gneiss base soil.
1. **Blonde**: higher limestone content
Use to be more elegant wines
2. **Brune:** high iron rich clay on top soil
In general firmer structure, with higher austerity
74
# Explain the following term:
**Gore**
Cornas AOP main soil structure
Gneiss soil - Derived granite
75
What are the **main soils** of the **Southern Rhône Valley**
**Mostly Alluvial soil**
* Pebble (galet roulet like)
* Sandy
* clay
* Some limestone closer to the mountains ranges
76
# Explain briefly:
**Muscat-de-Beaume-de-Venise AOP**
VDN from the Southern Rhône Valley
* Alongside the **Dentelle de Montmiraille** mountain
* **Villages**: Beaume-de-Venise, Aubignan
* **Style:** White, Red, Rose wine
* **Variety:** Muscat blanc a Petits Grains (or red)
* **Sugar minimum:** 100g/L
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# Explain the following:
**Gneiss**
* Derived **Granite soil** of the Northern Rhone**
* *Main soils of the right bank of the Rhône valley*
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# Name the producer of the following:
**Fructus Voluptas**
**Domaine Jamet**
*entry level Côte-Rôtie wine of the estate, mostly for export*
## Footnote
**First vintage**: 2008
79
# Name some producers of:
**Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOP**
* Balma Venetia: *Cave cooperative des* *Vigneron de Beaumes de Venise*
* Domaine des Bernardins
* Domaine Durban
* Domaine de Fenouillet
* ...
80
Who's the **largest in size and volume** producer of **Côte-Rôtie AOP**
Maison E. Guigal
81
# Who’s behind the following wine
**Chateau Fonsalette**
**Emmanuel Reynaud**
* Owner of Chateau Rayas*
82
# Explain briefly the following:
**Chatillon en Diois**
* *Still dry wines of the Diois region**
* Southern part of the northern Rhône Valley*
**Red:**
* 75% minimum Gamay + Pinot Noir
**White:**
* Alligote and Chardonnay
83
# Explain briefly rules of production of:
**Vin de Paille** of the **Hermitage AOP**
**Produced only on the best vintages**
* **Varieties:** Roussanne and Marsanne Blend
* **Drying period:** 45 days minimum in natural room
* **Concentration level:** 350 g/l of sugar after drying period
* **Producers:**
* Gérard Chave (Father of Jean Louis, first to refreshed the production)
* Paul Jaboulet Aîné
* M. Chapoutier
84
# Name the villages of production for:
**Saint Péray AOP**
* Saint Peray
* Toullaud
85
# Name the producer of the following:
**Ex-Voto**
**E. Guigal**
* Hermitage AOP*
* ***First vintage**:* 2001
* *Not produced in: 2002, 2004 and 2008*
86
What **Côte du Rhône Villages** can produce **red and rosé wine**?
Chusclan
87
# What are the communes of production of:
**Château Grillet AOP**
* Verin
* Saint-Michel-du-Rhône
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# Explain briefly the following:
**Saint Péray AOP**
**Southern most AOP** of the **Northern Rhône Valley**
* **Style**: Still or sparkling dry white wine
* **Soil**: Calcareous base and gneiss
* **Varieties:** Roussane & Marsanne (*Blended or varietal*)
89
What **producer of Saint-Péray** produced either **Roussane** and **Marsanne** as varietal?
**Domaine du Tunnel**
| Stéphane Robert
90
# Who's the producer of:
**Pur Blanc**
**Domaine du Tunnel**
*Saint-Péray*
| Stéphane Robert
91
# Explain briefly the following:
**Tavel AOP**
**Appellation of the Southern Rhône Valley**
* Characterise by the production of **rose wine only**, the only one in France
* **Method Taveloise:** short maceration follow by gentle pressing
* **Varieties**: 30-50% Grenache + *Classical southern Rhône varieties*
* **Tasting**: Deep rose wine, concentrations, with some gentle tannins, and ageing potential
92
Name the **Côte du Rhône Villages**
* Plan de Dieu
* Gadagne
* Rouaix
* Seguret
* Sablet
* Visan
* Valreas
* Chusclan
* Laudun
* Massif d'Uchau
* Signardes
* Rochegude
* Saint Gervais
* Saint Maurice
* Saint Pantaleon les Vignes
* Rousset les Vignes
* Sainte Cecile les Vignes (2017)
* Suze La Rousse (2017)
* Vaison la Romaine (2017)
* Saint Andéol (2019)
* Nyons (2020)
93
# What in the minimum ageing for:
Sparkling wine in **St Péray AOP**
**12 months** of maturation minimum **after tirage.**
* The AOP doesn't regulate the time on the lees*
94
# Name the producer of the following wine:
**Château des Tours**
**Emmanuel Reynaud**
* AKA Chateau Rayas*
95
# Within what AOP is the following:
**Plateau de la La Crau**
Unofficial sub-region of **Chateauneuf-du-Pape**
*Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe is an important player of this sector*
96
# Who’s the producer of the following 2 wines:
* Da Capo
* A Tempo
**Domaine Pegau**
*Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP*
* **A tempo**: 1/3 each: Grenache, Clairette, Roussane
* **Da Capo**: 70% Grenache + 20% cinsault
* *2 years of ageing in large oak*
97
# What is the minimum ageing period of:
**Rasteau Hors d'Age**
**5 years minimum**
*Must show a prononce oxidative character*
98
# What growers are behind the following join venture:
**Les Vins de Vienne**
* Yves Cuilleron
* Pierre Gaillard
* Francois Villard
| c
99
# Explain the following:
**Échalas**
**Wooden pick** used to trellis vines in **steep slopes's** vineyard.
Largely used in the Northern Rhône appelation:
*Hermitage, St Joseph, Cornas, Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie*
100
What is the **minimum alcohol** content of **Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP**?
**12,5% ABV**
Highest minimum in France regulations
101
# Name the producer of the following wines:
* **Le Pavillon**
* **Monier de Sizerane**
**M. Chapoutier**
*Blended cuvée of Hermitage*
* Le Pavillon: Red wine
* **First vintage:** 1989
* Monier de la Sizerane: Red wine
102
What is the sole **AOP monopole** of the **Rhône Valley**?
Château Grillet AOP
103
# Name the producer of the following wine:
**Ampodium**
**René Rostaing**
Côte Rôtie AOP
Export market wine
104
What **styles of wine** are produced in **Côtes du Vivarais AOP**
*Where is it located?*
**White, Red, Rose**
**Location:** on the right bank of the Rhône RIver in Ardèche sector
105
# Explain the following term:
**Arzelles**
**Main soil type** of **Condrieu AOP**
*Decomposed granite, mixed with limestone*
106
1. When was the **AOC system introduced** in France?
2. What was the **Appellation sample** for the settlement of the rules?
1. Created in **1936**
2. **Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC**
*President of the local winegrowers, Baron Leroy de Boiseaumarié was a good friend with some peoples of the INAO. He was also a visionnary*
107
Name some **important producers** of **Hermitage AOP**
* Jean Louis Chave
* M. Chapoutier
* Paul Jaboulet Ainé
* Jean Louis Chave
* *Other leaders are
Delas, E. Guigal, Yann Chave...*
108
# What wines are knowed under the following Nickname:
**LA LA wines**
**Top 3 Guigal's Côte-Rôtie wines**
* **La Mouline**: Syrah + 11% of Viognier in average
* *First vintage: 1966*
* **La Landonne**: 100% Syrah
* *Fist vintage: 1978*
* **La Turque**: Syrah + 5 to 7% Viognier in average
* First vintage: 1985
* **La Reynarde:** Newest wine, introduced in 2022
* Will be released from 2026 (*40 mth of ageing*)
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What is the **newest** wine of **Guigal**
**La Reynarde**
First vintage: 2022
| *Will be released not before 2026*
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# What is the maximum residual sugar allowed for:
**Clairette de Die Methode Ancestrale**
| precise the main variety
**45 g/L for Ancestral**
*75% Muscat à petits Grains minimum*
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# Name the AOP’s of:
The **Northern Rhône Valley** from North to South
* Côte-Rôtie,
* Condrieu
* Saint Joseph
* Hermitage
* Crozes-Hermitage
* Cornas
* Saint Péray
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# Explain the following term:
**Galets Roulets**
**Main soil of Châteauneuf du Pape AOP**
Big rolled pebble deposed by the Rhône river during the glacial period coming from the Alps mountains
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# The following vineyard is bellowing to what AOP:
**La Landonne**
**Côte-Rôtie**
Within the sector of the Cote brune
| *In Ampuis village*
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What is the **join venture** of **Yves Cuilleron** in the US?
| where is it located?
**Domaine des 2 Mondes**
*In Partnership with Morgan Clendenen*
Within Santa Maria Valley AVA of California
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Name the **regional AOPs** of the **Southern Rhône Valley**
* Côtes de Rhône
* Côtes du Rhône Village
* Ventoux
* Côtes du Vivarais
* Luberon
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# Name some producers of:
**Condrieu AOP**
* Georges Vernay
* André Perret
* Guigal
* Yves Cuilleron
* Stephane Oger
* ...
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# Who’s the producer of the following wines:
**La Belle Hélène** And **Lancement**
Under what AOP are they bellowing to?
**Stephane Ogier**
Côte Rotie AOP
* **Lancement**: entry level wine
* **La Belle Hélène**: Top end wine
* ***First vintage:** 1995*
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When was **Château Rayas established**?
Created in **1880**
| *Created by the grand father of Emmanuel Reynaud*
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Who's **George Vernay**?
* He is a **figure of the Condrieu AOP**, and most importantly play strongly on the **re-birth of the all appellation.**
* *He kept the identity during the 1960-1980's and worked on the steep slopes of the Condrieu*
## Footnote
*He passed away in 2017*
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# What are the main soils type of:
The **Northern Rhône Valley**
* **Right Bank**: It represent the end of the volcanic 'Massif Central'
* granitic base and decomposed and/or mix with clay/limestone on the top soil
* **Left bank**: Plain of Crozes Hermitage is mostly alluvial, made of stones moved away from the Alps by the Rhône River.
* **Hermitage hill**: represent the 4 geologic era from top to bottom
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What are the **wines** / **Domaines** of **Emmanuel Reynaud**
* Rayas Réserve
* Château Fonsalette
* Château des Tours
*Always based on Grenache*
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What was the **first bottled estate** wine from **Châteauneuf-du-Pape**?
**Château la Nerthe**
1930
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Where does the name of **Condrieu** comes from?
Means "**Coin du Rieu**" in old french language.
Translated as "corner of the River"
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* In what vintages **Cuvée Cathelin** were produced?
* Who is the **producer**?
* 1990
* 1991
* 1995
* 1998
* 2000
* 2003
* 2009
* 2010
From the best parcels and barrels of **Hermitage** of **Jean Louis Chave**
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Is **chaptalisation** allowed in **Condrieu** AOP?
No
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On what AOP you can find the lieu dits **Coudoulet** and **Chapouin**?
**Châteaneuf-du-Pape AOP**
Sector of production of Château de Beaucastel
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# What is the min résidual sugar of
1. Rasteau
2. Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?
1. Rasteau: 45 g/L
2. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise: 100 g/L
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Name the level villages AOP of the Southern Rhône Valley
* Beaumes de Venise
* Cairanne (2016)
* Châteauneuf du Pape
* Clairette de Bellegarde
* Costières de Nimes
* Duche d'Uzes
* Gigondas
* Grignan les Adhemars (2012)
* Lirac
* Muscat de Beaume de Venise
* Tavel
* Vacqueras
* Vinsobres
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Who is the producer of cuvée "Casimir"?
**Franck Baltazar**
*Cornas AOP*
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Which AOP's is only focus on Syrah within the Rhône Valley?
**Cornas**
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Name some **Hermitage's** lieu dits produced by **M. Chapoutier** as single vineyard?
* **White**:
* Hermite
* De l'Orée
* **Red:**
* Meal
* Bessard
* Hermite
* Greffieux
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Who was the first **Pope** in **Châteauneuf-du-Pape**?
When?
**Clement V**
*1305 Real name: Bertrand de Got*
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Who's the **largest producer** of **Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOP**?
**The co-op**: Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise -- recently renames as **Balma Venitia**
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Explain **Mutage**
* Is process of fortification during; prior or after fermentation for liquor wine or VDN (=*Vin Doux Naturel)*
* Fermentation stops due to an high alcohol content into the final product
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What is the minimum amount of **Grenache** for the production of **red Cairanne AOP**?
The final blend must be at least **50% of Grenache**
_Complementary varieties_: Syrah, Mourvèdre
*White varieties are allowed in accessories, not higher than 7% of the final blend: Bourboulenc, Clairette blanc, Marsanne Piquepoul...*
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In **Cairainne** AOP, what is the **youngest vines age** to be labelled under the AOP?
Every vines of the plot must be at least **5 years old**
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**Vielles Vignes** term can be use in **Cairanne AOP** from what aged?
All vines must be at least **30 years** old to be labelled **Vielles Vignes**
## Footnote
*Syrah and Viognier are exceptions: Allow from **20 years old vines***
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What is / are the **commune** of production of the **Cairanne AOP**?
**Cairanne** only
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What are the **principal grape variety** of white **Cairanne AOP**
**Principales**
* Bourboulenc;
* Clairette Blanc
* Grenache Blanc
* Marsanne
* Viognier
***Accesories:***
* *Picpoul Blanc and UGNI Blanc*
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In what appelation of the Rhône Valley is **UGNI Blanc** allowed?
**Cairanne**
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What are the **villages** of production of **Beaumes-De-Venise AOP?**
* Beaumes-De-Venise
* Lafare
* La Roque-Alric
* Suzette
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How must grapes be picked for the production of **Beaume-De-Venise **AOP?
**Hand harvest** is mandatory by low
## Footnote
*80% combined Syrah and Grenache
(with at least 50% Grenache, and 25% of Syrah)*
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What is **Râpe**?
In Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2% of the total production must be discarded or used for table wine by law. This is call **Le Râpé**
*Historical tradition, was the part of the wine for personal consomption of the growers*
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What are the **2 planting densities** of vine under the appelation Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
* **Au Carre**: (AKA Square): 2,500 vines per hectares
* **En Ligne**: (AKA in raw): 3,000 vines per hectares
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When was the **Costières de Nîmes AOP** Created?
What was the **first name** of the appelation?
* **1986 under the Costières du Gard**
* *Renamed in 1989 as Costières de Nîmes*
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What is the **Gress** Soil?
Where is it located?
* This is a **alluvial rounded pebbled above a sandy matrix**
* *This is the soil type of the **Costières de Nîmes AOP***
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What is the particular soil type of **Costières de Nîmes AOP**?
Precise the particular name here.
Alluvial rounded pebbles over a sandy matrix with Clay
= **Gress**
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What are the **principales white grape** varieties of Costières de Nîmes?
**Min 50% combined**: Grenache Bl, Roussane, Marsanne
* *No single grape varieties, must be a blend of at least 2 varieties*
* *Accesories: Bourboulenc, Macabeu, Vermentino, Viognier (20% max), Clairette*
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What is the **newest** **Côtes du Rhône Villages** to be added to the list?
*(Since 2019)*
**Saint-Andéol**
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What was the **3 Côtes du Rhône Villages** been added to the list in 2017?
* Vaison-La-Romaine
* Suze-La-Rousse
* Sainte Cecile
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What is the minimum amount of **Grenache required** for the production of Côte du Rhône Villages rouge?
For the production of red wine, **Grenache** must cover at **least 40%** of the total blend
## Footnote
*For straight Côte du Rhône, the amount is only for 30%*
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What are the principal grape varieties of white Côte du Rhône Villages?
80% Combined
* Bourboulenc;
* Marsanne
* Roussane
* Grenache Blanc
* Clairette
* Viognier
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# What vintages were produced of the following wine
Thierry Allemand '**Cornas Les Chaillot**'
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2001
* 2004
* 2008
