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What is the French name for Lake Geneva?

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Lac Léman

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What is the standard Savoie AOP?

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Vin de Savoie AOP

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What is the most planted white grape in Savoie?

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Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Les Abymes?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Apremont?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Arbin?

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Rouge only: 100% Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Ayze?

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Blanc Tranquille & Mousseux/Pétillant:
Min 50% Gringet plus Altesse and Roussette d’Ayze

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Chautaugne?

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Blanc:
Min 80% Jacquère


Rouge:
Min 90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Chignin?

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Blanc:
Min 80% Jacquère


Rouge:
Min 90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Crépy?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Cruet?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquere

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Jongiuex?

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Blanc:
Min 80% Jacquère

Rouge:
Min 90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Marignan?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Marin?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Montmélian?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Ripaille?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Chasselas

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Sainte-Jean-de-la-Porte?

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Rouge only: 100% Mondeuse

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré?

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Blanc only:
Min 80% Jacquère

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What are the permitted styles/varietals for Chignin-Bergeron?

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Blanc only: 100% Roussanne (Bergeron)

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What Crus of Savoie are authorized for still white wine only?

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Les Abymes
Apremont
Chignin-Bergeron
Crépy
Cruet
Marignan
Marin
Montmélian
Ripaille
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré

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What white only Crus of Savoie are Jacquère based?

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Les Abymes

Apremont
Cruet
Montmélian
Sainte-Jeoire-Prieuré

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What white only Crus of Savoie are Chasselas based?

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Crépy

Marignan
Marin
Ripaille

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What is the only Cru of Savoie to permit sparkling wine, and what is the encépagement?

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Ayze: 50% Gringet, plus Altesse and Roussette d’Ayze

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What crus of Savoie permit both red and white, and what are the major grapes?

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Chautagne

Chignin
Jongiuex

All
80% Jacquère for whites
and
90% Pinot Noir/Gamay/Mondeuse for reds

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What crus of Savoie are 100% Mondeuse?
Arbin
 Sainte-Jean-de-la-Porte
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What Crus of Savoie are on Lac Léman, in Chablais?
Crépy, Marignan, Ripaille, Marin
27
What Crus of Savoie are in the Vallée de l'Arve?
Ayze
28
What Crus of Savoie are in the central region of L'Avant-Pays de Savoie?
Chautagne 
Jongieux
29
What Crus of Savoie are clustered around Chambéry in the southerly La Cluse de Chambéry?
Chignin
 Chignin-Bergeron Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré Apremont Abymes
30
What Crus of Savoie lie east of La Cluse de Chambéry along the Isère River in La Combe de Savoie?
Montmélian 
Arbin Cruet Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
31
Starting from the Northeast corner of Lac Léman, moving counterclockwise in a circle, what are the 16 Crus of Savoie?
Marin
 Ripaille Marignan Crépy Chautagne Jongieux Chignin Chignin-Bergeron Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré Apremont Les Abymes Montmélian Arbin Cruet Sainte-Jean-de-la-Porte Ayze
32
What is Savoie's other regional appellation?
Roussette de Savoie AOP; 100% Roussette
33
What is the synonym for Roussette?
Altesse
34
Which four communes may append their names to Roussette de Savoie?
Frangy
 Marestal Monthoux Monterminod
35
Which appending village to Roussette de Savoie is not located within L'Avant Pays de Savoie?
Monterminod, in La Cluse de Chambéry
36
What styles are permitted in Seyssel AOP?
Blanc sec, demi-sec, and mousseux
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What is the varietal requirement for Seyssel Vin Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec)?
100% Altesse
38
What is the % of Molette in varietally labeled Molette Tranquille from Seyssel AOP?
100% Molette
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What are the varietal requirements for Seyssel mousseux?
Encépagment: Molette, Altesse, Chasselas Assemblage: must include min. 75% Molette and min. 10% Altesse
40
Other sparkling wine from Savoie that is not from Seyssel AOP is labeled as what?
Vin de Savoie mousseux or pétillant
41
Sparkling metode ancestrale rosé in Savoie is labeled as what?
Bugey-Cerdon
42
What are the subzones of Bugey?
Cerdon Manicle Montagnieu
43
What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey AOP?
Blanc: Min 70% Chardonnay
 Rosé: Min 70% Gamay plus Pinot Noir Rouge: 100% Gamay, Pinot Noir, or Mondeuse
44
What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey-Cerdon?
Sparkling rosé through méthode ancestral; Gamay and Poulsard (may not be 100% poulsard)
45
What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey-Manicle?
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay 
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
46
What are the styles and varietal requirements for Bugey-Montagnieu?
Mousseux/Pétillant: Min 70% Mondeuse, Chardonnay, and Altesse Rouge: 100% Mondeuse

47
What is the varietal in Roussette de Bugey AOP?
100% Altesse (Roussette)
48
What communes may append their names to Roussette de Bugey AOP?
Virieu-la-Grand Montagnieu

49
What is the IGP of Savoie?
IGP Allobrogies
50
At what altitude are most of Savoie's vineyards?
250-500M
51
Where are the highest vineyards in Savoie?
Côte d'Arve
52
Which Cru of Savoie was its own communal appellation until 2008?
Crépy
53
Where is Savioe? What two countries does it border?
South of the Jura Départment in the alpine region. Switzerland and Italy
54
What is the climate of Savoie?
Continental
55
What moderates the climate of Savoie?
Lake Bourget Lake Geneva (Lac Léman)
56
What is Western Europe’s largest freshwater body lake?
Lake Geneva aka Lac Léman
57
Where is Seyssel AOP?
To the north of Lake Bourget.
58
When was Bugey upgraded to AOP status?
2009
59
Where is Bugey located?
To the west of Lake Bourget in Savoie
60
What is the aging requirement of sparkling wine in Bugey Vin Mousseux/Pétillant?
Wines are produced by the traditional method, and must be aged for a min. 9 months on the lees prior to disgorgement.
61
What is the aging requirement of sparkling wine in Bugey "Montagnieu" Vin Mousseux/Pétillant?
Wines are produced by the traditional method, and must be aged for a min. 12 months on the lees prior to disgorgement.
62
What is the aging requirement of sparkling wine in Bugey "Cerdon" Vin Mousseux/Pétillant?
Wines are produced by the méthode ancestrale, and must be aged on the lees for a min. 2 months prior to disgorgement. Bugey "Cerdon" must have a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres. Tirage and dosage are prohibited.
63
What river flows through Savoie?
Rhône River The Rhône River as it flows from Lake Geneva in Switzerland towards the Rhône Valley.
64
What appellation is found in Savoie for vermouth?
Chambery. Awarded the AOC in 1932. The Chambery style flourished in the 19th and 20th century, but Dolin is now the last remaining producer.
65
How many inches of rain a year does Savoie see?
About 50 inches.
66
What is the largest cru?
Apremont
67
In what century was the Treaty of Turin signed?
19th century (1858) -Italy released Savoie region west of the Alps to France’s Napoleon III if his 200,000 troops helped Italy fight off attacking Austrians in the north.
68
Minimum RS in Bugey Cerdon?
40g/l
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What are the AOPs of Savoie?
Vin de Savoie/Savoie AOP Crémant de Savoie Roussette de Savoie AOP Seyssel AOP Bugey AOP Roussette du Bugey AOP

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