Savoie

Question 1

What is the climate of Savoie?

Answer 1

Continental with alpine influences

Question 2

Describe the growing season of Savoie

Answer 2

Long periods of rain during the summer followed by sunny and dry harvest. Cool air from mountain peaks contribute to a substantial diurnal swing

Question 3

Savoie is to the south of which important lake?

Answer 3

Lake Geneva (Lac Leman)

Question 4

What are the primary and secondary soil types of Savoie?

Answer 4

Clay, limestone, and linestone-rich scree

Alluvium and molasse also present

Question 5

Where are many of the vineyards planted in Savoie?

Answer 5

Eastern flank of Rhone River as it flows out of Lake Geneva

Question 6

Which two vine growing areas are planted on the rubble from the Mount Granier landslide?

Answer 6

Part of Apremont and all of Abymes

Question 7

What does the Centre d’Ampelographie Alpine Pierre Galet do?

Answer 7

Rescue Savoie’s obscure native grape varieties from extinction

Question 8

Who is Pierre Galet and what did he contribute to Savoie’s wine industry?

Answer 8

Ampelographer; evaluated grapevines to help identify different varieties before genetic analysis

Question 9

T or F: Savoie’s vineyards are planted on glacial moraines.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T or F: Cremant de Savoie has its own appellation?

Answer 10

False

Question 11

T or F: Savoie’s wine industry was resuscitated in the 1960s and 1970s by winter tourists who came to ski

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What is the primary grape of Roussette de Savoie AOC?

Answer 12

Altesse

Question 13

What is Savoie’s most widely planted grape variety?

Answer 13

Jacquere

Question 14

What styles of wine are made in the Savoie/Vin de Savoie AOC?

Answer 14

Red, white, rose, sparkling

Question 15

What is the principle grape used in Cremant de Savoie?

Answer 15

Jacquere

Question 16

What is a synonym for Roussane in Savoie?

Answer 16

Bergeron

Question 17

T or F: Savoie’s wine production is largely red

Answer 17

False; 70% white production

Question 18

What are the Dranse, Arve, Isere, Usses, and Ain?

Answer 18

Rivers

Question 19

What is the primary grape variety used to make still Seyssel AOC wine?

Answer 19

Altesse

Question 20

What are the blending requirements for sparkling Seyssel wine?

Answer 20

Minimum 75% Molette and minimum 10% Altesse

Question 21

T or F: Most vineyards in Savoie are planted above 1,640ft/500 m elevation.

Answer 21

False, vineyards are typically planted below this elevation because of increasing risk of frost

Question 22

The Savoie region is an important source for what plant material used throughout France?

Answer 22

Grafted grapevines

Question 23

What are the two most important red grapes of Savoie?

Answer 23

Mondeuse Noire and Gamay

Question 24

What is “echalas”?

Answer 24

A training system consisting of a single wooden stake

Question 25

When did the Mount Granier landslide occur?

Answer 25

Nov 24th, 1248

Question 26

Savoie produces ____% of France's supply of grafted grapevines

Answer 26

20%

Question 27

What is the primary grape varietal of Savoie and what attributes make it suitable for crafting Cremant de Savoie?

Answer 27

Jacquere; high yielding grape with lower sugar levels make it suitable for cremant production

Question 28

What are the other white varietals found in Savoie and where are they primarily planted?

Answer 28

Altesse - Roussette de Savoie and Seyssel AOCs Chasselas - Haute-Savoie Roussanne - Chignin (bottled as Chignin-Bergeron) Molette Gringet - only found in Ayze Chardonnay

Question 29

Mondeuse Noire is the only varietal permitted in which two crus?

Answer 29

Arbin & Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte

Question 30

What are other primary red grape varietals found in Savoie?

Answer 30

Gamay, Pinot Noir, Persan

Question 31

What are the winemaking rules for Cremant de Savoie?

Answer 31

Minimum 40% Jacquere, Minimum 60% mix of Jacquere and Altesse; No more than 20% of the blend can be from principle reds

Question 32

What are the crus of Roussette de Savoie AOC?

Answer 32

Frangy, Marestel, Monthoux, Monterminod

Question 33

What is the primary soil type found in Bugey AOC?

Answer 33

Limestone-based soils

Question 34

Describe the primary grapes for the following Bugey wine styles: Still White: Still Red: Sparkling whites: Sparkling roses:

Answer 34

Still white: Chardonnay Still Red: Gamay, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir Sparkling whites: Chardonnay, Jacquere, Molette Sparkling roses: Gamay, Pinot Noir

Question 35

What are the three DGCs of Bugey and what styles of wine are they known for?

Answer 35

Manicle - dry reds and whites Montagnieu - reds, sparkling/petillant whites Cerdon - methode ancestrale rose

Question 36

What is the primary wine style of Roussette de Bugey AOC?

Answer 36

Dry white wines from Altesse

Question 37

What are the two DGCs of Roussette de Bugey?

Answer 37

Montagnieu, Virieu-le-Grand