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2 viticultuarlly dissimilar districts that are lumped together as the Rhone |
Northern Rhone an d Southern Rhone |
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wines of northern and southern Rhone are ____ |
siginificantly different |
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Rhone Valley produces over ___ cases of wine annually, making it the 2nd largest producer of AOC Level wine after Bordeaux |
37 million |
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what is the 2nd largest producer of AOC level wine after Bordeaux |
Rhone VAlley |
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where are the prime viticultural areas of the Rhone Valley |
either side of the Rhone River beginning roughly 20 miles south of Lyon and ending approx 120 miles south at the cit of Avignon |
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Rhome is clearly divided into 2 separate parts of north and south with ___ between the 2 |
a 30 mile gap |
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Northern Rhone |
lies in a narrow strip about 40 miles in length along both banks of the river |
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Northern Rhone passes through |
the divide between the Massif Central and the French Alps and has to be terraced |
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climate of NOrthern Rhone |
more continental than Mediterranean, with hot summers and cold winters |
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baking summer sun of Northern Rhone |
Cote Rotie (roasted hillside) |
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where are the vineyards of the southern Rhone |
below the point at which the Rhone breaks ouf ot ohe mountains and into broad area of lowlands that run all the way to the Mediterranean |
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climate of southern rhone |
Mediterranean climate of the South of France with abundant sunshine, warm temperatures, minimal precipitation during the growing season, although there can be suden, voilent rainstorms |
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what can damage the grapevines and impact local climate in both sections of the Rhone |
mistral - cold wine from the north |
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what is the main difference between the 2 secctions |
grape varieties |
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northern rhone varietal |
Syrah (only red); whites are Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne |
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What color grapes are Marsanne, Roussanne |
white |
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what are the whites of the north |
Viognier, Marsanne, Roussane |
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how many grape varietals allowed in the south |
2 dozen |
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wines in the south are normally based on |
a blend of 3 or 4 of the 2 dozen grape varietals |
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most important of the southern Rhone varietals |
Grenache (accounting for 2/3 of the red grapes) |
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other permitted red grapes of the south |
Syrah, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsaut |
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what color is CArignan, Mourvedre, and Cinsaut |
red |
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dominant wh ite grape of south |
Grenache Blanc (a white mutaiton of Grenache Noir) |
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an aromatic white variety of the south |
Clairette |
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smaller amounts of whites in the south |
Viognier, Ugni Blanc, roussanne, Marsanne, Muscat,etc. |
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most north 3 places in Rhone valley |
north to south - Cote-Rotie, condrieu, Chateau-Grillet,Condrieu-Hermitage |
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Most southern in the Rhone |
Costieres de Nimes, cotes du Luberon |
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___ wine is the standard for the Rhone - north & south |
red |
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characteristics of Syrah of the north |
deeply colored, tannic, powerful, long lived |
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wines of the south are based on |
Grenache |
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Grenache of the south - characteristics |
less tannin & pigment but still high in alcohol, lower in acidity & potentially quite concentrated |
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rose is a particular area of expertise but accounts for only ___ of production |
9% |
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what is often a key component of Rhone rose |
Grenache |
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characteristics of Rhone roses |
relatively hearty, deeply colored for rose, and full of flavor |
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about how much white wine |
5% |
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characteristics of Viognier of northern Rhone |
worldwide benchmark - full-bodied, viscous, aromatic |
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how many appellations of northern rhone |
8 |
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red appellations of northern rhone |
Cote-rotie, Hermitage, Cornas- highly regarded for excellent long-aging wines |
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larger areas of northern rhone that have more varaibility |
St. JOsepyh & Crozes-Hermitage |
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Cornas requires ____ |
100% Syrah |
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2 important white wine regions in the north |
Condrieu AOC and tiny Chateau-Grillet AOC (located entirely withn the Condrieu region)- both from 100% Viognier |
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____ covers more ground than the northern vineyards |
southern Rhone |
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Southern Rhone is the source for ___ of the Rhones total production |
96% |
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____ appellation covers most of the area (including the northern Rhone) |
regional Cotes du Rhone appellation |
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cotes du rhone wines are primarily |
red and can be made from any combo of the permitted Rhone varieties |
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most of the Cotes du Rhone wines are produced at |
cooperatives |
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how many villages within the Cotes du Rhone AOC |
90 |
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what is the best known of the Cotes du Rhone Villages appellation (and can append their name to Cotes du Rhone) |
Cairanne |
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most famous southern rhone appellation |
Chateauneuf-duPape |
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other famous southern Rhone appellations |
Gigondas, Lirac, Rasteau, Vacqueyras |
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sweet white (or gold or pink) vine doux naturel made from Muscat |
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise |
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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise has |
alcohol level of 15% or more and a min of 11 % resideual sugar |
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usually red vin doux naturel |
from the Rasteau appellation |
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almost exlusively rose AOC |
Tavel |
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what is Tavel rose made from primarily |
Grenache and Cinsaut - considered one of the finest dry roses of France |
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what AOC produces a historically significant sweet sparkling white wine |
Clairette de Die AOC |
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dry sparkling wine using the traditional method AOC |
Cremant de Die AOC |
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Rhone Valley wine region also includes ___ large appellations outside of Cotes du Rhone boundaries in the hills east and west of the Rhone River |
5 |
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largest of large appellations outside of Cotes du Rhone |
Cotes du VEntoux and Costieres de Nimes |
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regional appellations |
cotes du rhone Cotes du Rhone-Villages |
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Northern Rhone appellations |
Chateau-Grillet, Condrieu, Cornas, Cote-Rotie, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, St. JOseph, St. Peray |
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southernRhone appellations |
Beaumes-de-VEnise, Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas, Lirac, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Rasteau, Tael, Vacqueyras, Vinsobres |
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outlying regions (appellations) |
Clairette de Die, Costieres de Nimes, Grignan-les Adhmear, Cotes du Luberon, Cotes du Ventoux, Cotes du Vivarais, Cremant de Die |