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Principal grape varieties for Palette AOP |
Blanc : min 55% combined Picardin / Clairette / Bourboulenc / Clairette Rosé / Rouge : min 50% combined Grenache / Mourvèdre / Cinsault |
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Principal varieties for Bandol AOP |
Blanc : 50-95% Clairette plus Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc
Rosé : 20-95% Mourvèdre plus Cinsault and Grenache
Rouge : 50-95% Mourvèdre plus Cinsault and Grenache |
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Principal varieties in the assemblage for Côtes de Provence Rosé AOP with no Geographic designation |
Min 70% combined Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Tibouren (none of them must exceed 90% and at least two must be present) |
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Where do you find the arzelle soils |
In Condrieu |
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How much white grapes are allowed on the following :
a) Côte-Rôtie b) Saint Joseph c) Hermitage / Crozes-Hermitage |
a) 20% (Viognier) b) 10% (Marsanne and Rousanne) C) 15% (Marsanne and Rousanne)
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Where do you find the Granite Gore soil |
In Cornas |
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The four lieux-dits of Cornas |
Les Reynards, La Côte, Les Chaillot, and Les Mazards. |
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Appelation for 100% Clairette |
Coteaux de Die AOP in northern Rhône |
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Name of the 2% of wine discarded in Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
Le râpé |
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The grapes of CDP |
Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris) Mourvèdre Syrah Cinsault Counoise Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris) Terret Noir Bourboulenc Clairette/Clairette Rosé Roussanne Vaccarèse Picardan Muscardin |
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In which year Côtes du Tricastin became Grignan Les Adhémar AOP |
In 2010 |
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Name of the traditional Provence bottle |
Skittle |
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Rolle is a synonym for which grape and accounts for a minimum 60% in which AOP |
Vermentino / Bellet AOP |
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Name three indigenous varieties of Corsica |
Nielluccio (a variant of Sangiovese), Sciaccarello and Vermentino |
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Communes of production for Côte-Rôtie |
Ampuis Saint-Cyr-Sur-Rhône Tupin-Semons |
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AOPs of Northern Rhône for Rosé |
Côtes du Rhône AOP Châtillon-en-Diois AOP |
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How many communes can append their names to Côtes du Rhône Villages and which one can produces only red and rosé wines |
21 Chusclan |
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What are the two styles produced in Clairette de Die AOP |
1) Blanc mousseux (Méthode traditionelle) made with Clairette (Max 15g/L RS) 2) Méthode Dioise Ancestrale with mini. 75% Muscat Blanc à petits grains (mini 35 g/L RS) |
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Name at least three Lieux-dits of Hermitage |
Les Grandes Vignes / l'Hermite / Varogne / Les Vercandières / Les Bessards / Les Diognières / Les Beaumes / Le Méal / Les Murets / La Croix / Péléat / Les Rocoules / La Pierelle / Les Greffieux / Maison Blanche / l'Homme / Torras et les Garennes |
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Describe Hermitage Vin de Paille |
Marsanne and/or Roussane Mini 19.5% (12.5% acquired) Mini 170 g/L must weight then subject to drying for a mini 45 days after which the must should have a mini must weight of 350 g/L |
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In which year Cairanne became AOP |
2016 |
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Name the four AOPs of Corsica |
1) Vin de Corse (Blc/rge/rosé) (Calvi / Figari / Porto-Vecchio / Coteaux du Cap Corse / Sartène) 2) Patrimonio (Blanc : Vermentino) (Rouge : Min 90% Nielluccio) (Rosé : Min 75% Nielluccio) Haute-Corse 3) Ajaccio (Blanc : Mini 80% Vermentino) (Rouge : Min 40% Sciaccarello) (Rosé : Min 40% Sciaccarello) Corse-du-Sud 4) Muscat du Cap Corse (VDN Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains / Min 21.5% abv / Min 90 g/L RS / Mini 252 g/L must weight) |
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Name the 9 appellations of Provence (from biggest production to smallest) |
1) Côtes de Provence 2) Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence 3) Coteaux Varois en Provence 4) Bandol 5) Pierrevert 6) Les Baux-de-Provence 7) Cassis 8) Palette 9) Bellet / Vin de Bellet (All produce Rouge, Rosé and Blanc) |
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Define Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise |
VDN Blanc / Rouge and Rosé Produces in Beaumes-de-Venise and Aubignan Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge à Petits grains (for rosé both are authorized) Min 21.5% potential alcohol (15% acquired) with Mini 252 g/L Must weight Min 100 g/L RS |