Southern Rhone

Question 1

What was the first region in france to be struck with phylloxera?

Answer 1

CDP- 1863

Question 2

What year was CDP made the first AOC in france?

Answer 2

1936

Question 3

What was the AOC in france based on?

Answer 3

The APC system of CDP

Question 4

What is the climate of the Southern Rhone

Answer 4

Mediterranean

Question 5

Who is the pioneer of organics in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 5

Gramenon

Question 6

Name al the grapes of CDP

Answer 6

Grenache x 3
Picpoul x 3
Syrah
Mouvedre
Cinsault
Counoise
Terret Noir
Bourbolenc
Clairette
Clairette Rose
Rousanne
Vaccarese
Picardin
Muscardin

Question 7

What is famous about Beaucastel Production?

Answer 7

They use all 13 grapes, dom by mourved

Question 8

What is the cep age of rayas

Answer 8

100% grenache

Question 9

What is the 2nd label of rays

Answer 9

la paliad

Question 10

What is la rape?

Answer 10

Federal regulations make producers dump 2% of their harvest to serve as a safeguard for udnerripenesss

Question 11

Who has the highest min potential alc in france? what is it?

Answer 11

CDP 12.5%

Question 12

First producer to estate bottle what year?

Answer 12

Chateau la nerthe 1785

Question 13

What does the papal cross indicate

Answer 13

Estate bottling

Question 14

Name three other major soils types in CDP other than Galets?

Answer 14

Gravel, Calcerous Clay & Sand

Question 15

How many villages may spend their name to CDR?

Answer 15

20 as of 2016

Question 16

GIGONDAS AOP

Answer 16

Min 12.5% alc
Red and Rose Allowed
Red-min 50% grenache, no other grape may exceed 10%
NO Carignan is Allowed
Awarded AOP in 1971 for its unique red clay alluvial soils

Question 17

Vacqueyras AOP

Answer 17

Min 12.5% Alc
Red white rose
Red must be 50% grenache
AOP-1990

Question 18

Beaumes-de-Venise AOP & Vinsobres AOP

Answer 18

Min 12.5% alc
Both only produce red at min 50% grenache
BdV-AOP 2005
Vinsobres-AOP 2006

Question 19

Cairanna AOP

Answer 19

Min 12.5% alc
Red and white wines
AOP-2016

Question 20

Name one producer that makes wine in Lirac

Answer 20

Pffifferling

Question 21

Lirac AOP

Answer 21

Red white and rose

Grenache Noir and Blanc are very prevalent

Question 22

Where was the gateway for phylloxera?

Answer 22

Lirac-1863

Question 23

Tavel AOP

Answer 23

France’s only appellation solely for rose production
Wines based on grenache
min 11.5 alc

Question 24

How many appellations exist in the S Rhone for VdN

Answer 24

2

Question 25

Who produces over 90% of MdBdV?

Answer 25

90% is produced by the local coop the vignereons de Beams-de-Venise

Question 26

Where is the fruit for MdBdV sourced from?

Answer 26

Communes of Beaumes-de-Venise and Aubignan

Question 27

What is Mutage?

Answer 27

When fermentation is arrested due to the addition of alcohol (i.e.. Red white and rose MdBdV)

Question 28

What style of MdBdV may be made

Answer 28

Red white and rose

Question 29

What percentage of alcohol is usually added

Answer 29

5-10%

Question 30

What are the approved wine training methods in CDP

Answer 30

En Ligne Au Carre

Question 31

One red and one white wine only in the southern rhone

Answer 31

Vinsorbes & Rasteau- Red | Clairette de belgradde- only white only

Question 32

2 sweet wine appellation in the southern rhone

Answer 32

Rasteau & Muscat de baume de venise

Question 33

Five communes of production for CDP

Answer 33

``` CDP Orange Bedarrides Courthezon Sorguese ```

Question 34

Climate of the S. Rhone

Answer 34

Strictly Mediterranean

Question 35

What is garrigue

Answer 35

Scrublan (low growing bushy plants) that dominate the S Rhone

Question 36

Why do producers plant their vines on an angle

Answer 36

So the mistral doesnt blow them over

Question 37

Describe the climate of the S Rhone

Answer 37

Med Hot summers are tempered by massive diurnal shifts a Mild Winters Heavy Autmn Rains

Question 38

Soils of the S rhone

Answer 38

Alluvial soils Lime stone sub soils Sand gravel and clay deposited from the river Galets

Question 39

Most planted Grape S rhone

Answer 39

Grenache- Spanish import

Question 40

Min alc CDP

Answer 40

12.5%- highest in all of france

Question 41

La Rape

Answer 41

2% discarded to protecht from underripeness

Question 42

1st producer to estate bottle in CDP

Answer 42

Chateau La Nerthe

Question 43

En ligne

Answer 43

Line planting in CDP- 3000 Vines/Hectare

Question 44

Au Carre

Answer 44

Square planting - not exact measurement but around | 2500 vines/hectare

Question 45

CDP harvesting requirements hand vs macine

Answer 45

Hanfd

Question 46

18 Grapes of CDP

Answer 46

``` Grenache Noir, B, Gris Picouls Noir, B, G Clairette B, Rose Syrah Mouvedre Cinsault Rousanne Picardin Mouscardin Terret Noir Bourbolenc Conoise Vaccarese (Brun Argente) ```

Question 47

Cotes du Rhone allows blending from where

Answer 47

The entire rhone valles

Question 48

Cotes du Rhone Village may make wines from where and in what styles

Answer 48

Delimitted area in the SOuthern Rhone for Red white and rose

Question 49

Gigondas AOP

Answer 49

1st deloimitted area -1971 Red and Rose Min 50% Grenache Awarded for unique red clay alluvial soils

Question 50

Soils of Gigondas

Answer 50

unique red clay alluvial soils

Question 51

Lauses soil are found where and are made of what

Answer 51

Tavel- WHite Calvereous stone