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What is the primary grape used in Beaucastel CDP blanc Vielles Vignes?

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Roussanne

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“Hommage a Jacques Perrin”

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First vintage 1989, 350 cases produced, usually 60% mourvedre, most longevity, only in the best years

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Which CDP grapes are permitted in the blend for all 3 blanc/gris/noir colors?

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Grenache & Picpoul ( 2 versions of - Clairette + Clairette rose - also allowed )

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Cotes du Rhone AOP accounts for what fraction of Rhone Valley wine production?

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2/3

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What is the single-commune appellation within Costieres de Nimes for the production of white wines only?

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Clairette de Bellegarde AOC

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Do the following AOCs produce white table wine -

Lirac, 
Tavel, 
Gigondas, 
Vacqueyras, 
Cotes du Vivarais, 
Vinsobres, 
Ventoux, 
Luberon, 
Grignan les Adhemar, 
Rasteau, 
Duche d’Uzes, 
Beaumes de Venise, 
Cairanne, 
CDR-V ‘Plan de Dieu’?
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Lirac - Y, 
Tavel - N (rose only), 
Gigondas - N (rouge, rose), 
Vacqueryas - Y, 
Cotes du Vivarais - Y, 
Vinsobres - N (rouge only), 
Ventoux - Y, 
Luberon - Y, 
Grignan - Y, 
Rasteau - N (VDN all colors), 
Duche - Y, 
Beaumes - N (rouge only), Muscat de BdV (in all colors)
Cairanne - Y, 
Plan de Dieux - N (rouge only)
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Plan de Dieu

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Uniform terroir - limestone cobbles over red clay; concentrated wines, “Plan de dieu” embossed on the label

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In CDP what is ‘le rape” ?

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min. 2% harvested grapes must be declassified or discarded, 42 hl/ha max yield

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Which southern Rhone crus require min. 12.5% abv and min. 50% grenache?

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Gigondas, 
Vacqueyras, 
Vinsobres 
Beaumes, 
Rasteau,

(Lirac, CDP also 12.5)

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Permitted in CDP rouge or not … Cinsaut ? Carignan ? Vaccarese (brun argente) ? Counoise ? Fer ? Bourboulenc ? Marsanne ? Roussanne ? Picpoul ?

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Cinsaut - Y, 
Carignan - N, 
Vaccarase - Y,
Counoise - Y, 
Fer - N, 
Bourboulenc - Y, 
Marsanne - N, 
Roussanne - Y, 
Picpoul - Y
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Which styles are the following AOCs… Coteaux de Die?

Clairette de Die MT ?

Clairette de Die MA (MD) ?

Cremant de Die ?

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Blanc sec 100% clairette;

100% clairette - brut;

muscat demi-sec;

clairette, 10% aligote, 5-10% muscat, brut

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Min. sugar for Muscat Beaumes de Venise?

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100g/L (110 g/L prior to 2011)

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Colors of Muscat Beaumes de Venise?

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blanc, rose, rouge

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Rasteau VDN - min. RS

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45 g/L

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What is the new name for Coteaux du Tricastin since 2010?

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Grignan les Adhemar (Mme de Sevigne a Mme de Grignan - 30 year exchange)

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True or False - Cotes du Rhone wines must contain a minimum 30% grenache unless the vineyard is located North of Montelimar?

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TRUE - but they must include at least 1 principal variety (GSM)

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of Cotes du Rhone Villages ?

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22

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What river forms the border between the S. Rhone and Provence?

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Durance

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max yields:

gigondas, vacqueyras, cairanne;

vinsobres, beaumes;

CDP

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36 hl/ha;
38 hl/ha;
35 hl/ha (42 hl/ha including le rape)

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“vielles vignes” - syrah and viognier; all others

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20 yrs, 30 yrs

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cotes du rhone villages (with sub zone) max yields

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41 hl/ha

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Cotes du Rhone max yield?

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51 hl/ha

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Cotes du Rhone encépagement?

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min. 30% grenache, min. 70% GSM,

min. 20% combined syrah, mourvedre (after 2022)

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Cotes du Rhone min. abv
CDR-V
CDR-V subzone

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11%,
12% for CDR-V,
12.5% for CDR-V with subzones

(Northern Rhone - all 10.5%)

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muscardin is related to, high acid, low tannin and alcohol red grape?
mondeuse
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marselan (bred in 1961) - usually < 10% allowed in many AOPs
cabernet sauv x grenache
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% white varieties allowed in rouge vacqueyras, gigondas, rasteau, vinsobre, cote du rhone, CDRV
5%
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Cairanne blanc allows, as opposed to Vacqueyras
includes picpoul and ugni blanc as accessories - not just clairette (min. 30%), grenache (min. 20%), marsanne & roussanne (min. 20%), viognier, bourbelenc
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Vacqueyras vs. Gigondas
Gigondas - baby Chateauneuf - more controlled ripening to allow more hang time due to the dentelles (some vineyards at 1300 ft = spicy, fiery VS Vacqueyras - lower, flatter vineyards = fleshier, softer wines
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Soils of Gigondas & Vacqueyras
limestone, sand, iron-rich red marl, pebbles
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Rasteau VDN - all types of grenache?
'rouge' = 50% grenache noir 'grenat and tuile’ = 75% grenache noir 'blanc' - grenache blanc and gris only 'ambre' - all grenaches
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True or False - hand harvesting is mandatory in CDP?
True
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CDR-V min. abv
12.5% (same as CDP, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, Rasteau, Vinsobres, Beaumes de Venise)
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CDP min. abv; Priorat min. abv
12. 5% (highest in France); | 13. 5%
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What grape is used to make Ch. Rayas blanc?
Clairette + Grenache blanc
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What grape is used for Beaucastel blanc ‘vielles vignes’
Roussanne
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What are the communes of Chateauneuf du Pape
``` CDP, Orange, Bedarrides, Courthezon, Sorgues ```
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What is the subsoil of Chateauneuf below the sands and galets roules?
clay
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Who made the first estate-bottled CDP?
La Nerthe 1785
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Who practices flash pasteurization in CDP?
Chateau Beaucastel
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What AOP served as the entry point to France in the 1860s?
possibly Lirac
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Syrah works well in which of the CDR-Villages?
Those to the north/northeast - Valreas, Saint-Maurice
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Beaucastel facts
mourvedre cuttings from Domaine Tempier, biodynamic since ’74, sold on the ‘place de Bordeaux’ since 2009
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Who partnered with the Perrin family to produce rose in Provence?
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie - Miraval
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CDP wines including all 13 (18) varieties?
Beaucastel, Clos des Papes
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Who does whole cluster in CDP?
Rayas, Henri Bonneau, Domaine Charvin
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‘Hommage a Jacques Perrin’
up to 60% mourvedre, inaugural vintage 1989
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Who makes ‘Reserve des Celestins?’
Henri Bonneau
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Who makes ‘Cuvee Laurence’?
Domaine du Pegau
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Who makes ‘La Pialade’? 'Pignan'?
Rayas - Cotes du Rhone CDP young vines
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Who makes ‘Cuvee Cornelia Constanza’? (100% grenache)
Domaine de la Solitude
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Who makes ‘Sanctus Sanctorum’ and ‘Deus ex Machina’, and ‘La Combe des Fous’ (new oak)?
Clos Saint Jean, 100-yr-old grenache vines
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Who makes ‘La Cuvee du Papee”
Clos du Mont Olivet
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Who makes ‘La Plume du Peintre”
Domaine de la Mordoree
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Who makes ‘Omnia’ and ‘Arioso’?
Rotem & Mounir Saouma (Lucien Le Moine) - long, long aging on the lees, concrete eggs and foudres, some single vineyards in amphora
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Who helped to create the INAO in 1935?
Baron le Roy of Chateau Fortia
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Young vine Rayas?
Pignan
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Rayas vineyards (3)
Le Couchant, Le Levant, Le Coeur
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Duche d’Uzes - blanc, rose, rouge
West of Lirac & Tavel, North of Nimes; 40% viognier w/ grenache blanc, 50% grenache, 40% syrah
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Cotes du Vivarais - blanc, rose, rouge
ARDECHE (west of Grignan) - 50% grenache blanc, 60-80% grenache, 40% syrah
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Grignan les Adhemar - blanc, rose, rouge
30% viognier, 70% grenache & syrah
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Ventoux - blanc, rose, rouge
South of CDP - bourboulenc, clairette, grenache, roussanne …. carignan, cinsaut, G, S, M
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Luberon - blanc, rose, rouge
North of Durance - bourboulenc, clairette, grenache, marsanne, roussanne, rolle (ugni & viognier allowed) … G, S, M, cinsaut, carignan, marselan
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Costieres de Nimes - blanc, rose, rouge
Grenache blanc, marsanne, roussanne, bourboulenc, macabeu, vermentino, clairette … G, S, M, carignan, cinsaut, marselan
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Clairette de Bellegarde - blanc
100% clairette
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Are marsanne and roussanne allowed in CDP
roussanne
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Only CDR commune may not produce white wines?
Chusclan
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Southern Rhone appellation formerly considered part of the Languedoc?
Costieres de Nimes 2004
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Vieux Telegraph all located in
La Crau
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Soils of La Crau?
Molasses - red soils
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Cuvee de Mon Aïeul, Reserve des Deux Freres
Pierre Usseglio
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‘Modern’ producers?
Janasse, Clos Saint Jean
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Which is higher density? En Ligne or Au Carre
En Ligne (Trellised - usually cordon de royat) Au Carre are bush vines
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First CDRV to be promoted to cru?
Gigondas 1971, Vacqueyras 1990
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VDN made in Cairanne would be labeled?
Rasteau
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Proprietor of Chateau Rayas
Emmanuel Reynaud - 4th generation
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Fonsalatte
Vaucluse
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Ch. des Tours
Vacqueyras
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Vieux Telegraph
Brunier
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Who makes Cuvee Chaupin?
Janasse - 100% grenache, new oak
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Roger Sabon’s brothers make
Clos du Mont Olivet, Chateau Chante Cigale
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Jean Michel Cazes owns
Domaine Senechaux
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Most plantings in S. Rhone (outside of CDR)
Ventoux
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100% grenache wines in CDP
Rayas Reserve Rouge, Cuvee Chaupin (Janasse), Barbe Roque (Chapoutier), Cornelia Costanza (Solitude), Mon Aieul (Pierre Usseglio)
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Other outside wines sold on the Place de Bordeaux?
``` Sena, Vin de Constance, Beaucastel, Opus one, Almaviva, Masseto ```
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Departments of the S. Rhone
Ardeche, Drome, Gard, Vaucluse
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White grapes of CDP
``` grenache, picpoul, clairette, bourboulenc, roussanne, picardan ```
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brun argente is…
vaccarese
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‘Lauses’ can be found where?
limestone gravels in Tavel
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Roman Catholic name for the Avignon papacy
Babylonian captivity
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Rolle is the major grape of what AOP white?
Luberon
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How many AOCs on the left bank of the Rhone?
10/16
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CDR-V west of the Rhone
Laudun, Chusclan, Sinargues, St. Gervais
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Which southern Rhone AOC specifically forbids carbonic maceration?
Cotes du Vivarais
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Percent of rose produced in Gigondas
1%
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‘Terrasses des Garrigues’ is located where?
Vacqueyras - brown clay soils, with Ouvez river running through it
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Terre blanche’ vs. ‘Terre grise’ soils
soil types of Beaums de Venise - SE side of dentelles series of marls
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The white and reds of CDP are cofermented - T or F
T
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producer of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise
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Hors d’Age Rasteau
released Sept 1, 5 years
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min. vine age for Cairanne
5 years, Vielles Vignes may be used after 30 years (20 for syrah and viognier)
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papal crest on bottle of CDP signifies
estate bottling
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3 producers of Tavel
Dom. de la Mordoree, Trinquevedelle, l’Anglore
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3 producers of Rasteau
Tardieu-Laurent, Domaine des Escaravailles, Domaine de Beaurenard

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