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What are galets?
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Pudding stones, made of quartzite and smoother by the river; the galets serve to store heat, releasing it to warm the vines @ night.
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What is "le rape"?
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A process that serves as a safeguard against under-ripeness. AOP regulations mandate that producers declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes.
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What was the first ever estate-bottled CdP released?
Which famous CdP producer makes its wine from all 13 varietals? Which CdP producer makes it wine from 100% Grenache? |
1. Chateau La Nerthe (1785)
2. Chateau de Beaucastel 3. Chateau Rayas |
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List all 13 varietals for CdP.
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Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Picpoul, Terret Noir, Bourboulenc, Clairette / Clairette Rose, Roussanne, Vaccarese, Picardin, Muscardin
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Talk about Cote du Rhone Villages AOP.
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Superior designation for red, white, and rose wine from delimited area of Southern Rhone. 17 communes may append their names to the appellation.
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Talk about Gigondas AOP.
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Red and rose wines made from min 50% Grenache. Min ABV is 12.5%. Very similar to CdP. Located W SR, adjacent to Vacqueyras and Beaumes de Venise.
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Talk about Vacqueyras AOP.
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Located SW of Gigondas and E of Cotes du Ventoux. Red, white, and rose wines are made with min 50% Grenache and a min abv of 12.5%.
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Talk about Beaumes de Venise AOP.
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Located between Vacqueyras and Cotes du Ventoux, it makes wines of min 50% Greanche.
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Talk about Vinsobres AOP.
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Located in northern part of SR, N of Rasteau. Makes red wines from min 50% Grenache.
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Talk about Lirac AOP.
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Located on W side of the Rhone River, just north of Tavel. Makes red, white, rose wines from predominantly Grenache.
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Talk about Tavel AOP.
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Located W of the Rhone River, S and adjacent to Lirac AOP. Only communal appellation in France exclusively dedicated to rose wines.
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Talk about Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOP.
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VDN red, white, and rose wines from Muscat Blanc Rouge. 90% of the appellations wines is produced by the local co-op the Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise.
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What is the term "mutage"?
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The process of stopping a must from fermenting, usually by addition of alcohol, thereby creating an environment in which yeasts can no longer work. The alcohol may be added before or after the grape juice has been separated from the skins.
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Talk about Rasteau AOP.
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Dry unfortified reds may be produced as Rasteau AOP, but only from the Rasteau commune. Rasteau VDN may be red or white, from min 90% Grenache. The communes for Rasteau VDN are Sablet, Rasteau, and Cairanne.
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What does Rasteau AOP "Hors d'age" mean?
Describe how Rasteau makes a rancio wine. |
A deliberately oxidative and maderized style in which the wine is left in open barrels, exposed to ravages of sunlight and temperature.
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Talk about Grignan-les-Adhemar AOP.
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Southern Rhone's northernmost appellation, directly south of Montelimar. It used to be Cotes du Tricastin prior to 2000.
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Talk about Costieres de Nimes AOP.
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Adjoins the regions of SR, Provence, Languedoc. Formerly considered an appellation of Languedoc, was transferred to RV in 04. Red, white, and rose is made.
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Talk about Clairette de Bellegarde AOP.
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A single commune appellation within Costieres de Nimes AOP. Produces white wines from the Clairette grape.
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Name the 17 appellations within Southern Rhone.
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Grignan-les-Adhemar, Cotes du Vivarais, Cotes du Rhone Villages, CdP, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Vinsobres, Beaumes de Venise, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, Rasteau, Lirac, Tavel, Costieres de Nimes, Clairette de Bellegarde, Luberon, Ventoux, Pierrevert
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Southernmost appellation in SR?
Easternmost appellation in SR? Westernmost appellation in SR? |
1. Cotes du Luberon
2. Pierrevert 3. Costieres de Nimes |
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There are 17 villages that part of the CDR-Villages. Name 8.
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Sablet, Rochegude, Cairanne, Chusclan, Puymeras, Rousset-les-Vignes, Seguret, Plan de Dieu
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Name some excellent vintages of SR.
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2009, 2007, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998
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