Csw Rhone Valley

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2 viticultuarlly dissimilar districts that are lumped together as the Rhone

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Northern Rhone an d Southern Rhone

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wines of northern and southern Rhone are ____

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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

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37 million

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what is the 2nd largest producer of AOC level wine after Bordeaux

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Rhone VAlley

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where are the prime viticultural areas of the Rhone Valley

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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

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a 30 mile gap

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Northern Rhone

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lies in a narrow strip about 40 miles in length along both banks of the river

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Northern Rhone passes through

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the divide between the Massif Central and the French Alps and has to be terraced

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climate of NOrthern Rhone

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more continental than Mediterranean, with hot summers and cold winters

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baking summer sun of Northern Rhone

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Cote Rotie (roasted hillside)

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where are the vineyards of the southern Rhone

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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

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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

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mistral - cold wine from the north

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what is the main difference between the 2 secctions

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grape varieties

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northern rhone varietal

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Syrah (only red); whites are Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne

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What color grapes are Marsanne, Roussanne

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white

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what are the whites of the north

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Viognier, Marsanne, Roussane

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how many grape varietals allowed in the south

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2 dozen

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wines in the south are normally based on

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a blend of 3 or 4 of the 2 dozen grape varietals

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most important of the southern Rhone varietals

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Grenache (accounting for 2/3 of the red grapes)

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other permitted red grapes of the south

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Syrah, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsaut

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what color is CArignan, Mourvedre, and Cinsaut

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red

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dominant wh ite grape of south

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Grenache Blanc (a white mutaiton of Grenache Noir)

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an aromatic white variety of the south

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Clairette

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smaller amounts of whites in the south

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Viognier, Ugni Blanc, roussanne, Marsanne, Muscat,etc.

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most north 3 places in Rhone valley

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north to south - Cote-Rotie, condrieu, Chateau-Grillet,Condrieu-Hermitage

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Most southern in the Rhone

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Costieres de Nimes, cotes du Luberon

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___ wine is the standard for the Rhone - north & south

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red

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characteristics of Syrah of the north

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deeply colored, tannic, powerful, long lived

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wines of the south are based on

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Grenache

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Grenache of the south - characteristics

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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

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9%

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what is often a key component of Rhone rose

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Grenache

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characteristics of Rhone roses

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relatively hearty, deeply colored for rose, and full of flavor

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about how much white wine

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5%

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characteristics of Viognier of northern Rhone

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worldwide benchmark - full-bodied, viscous, aromatic

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how many appellations of northern rhone

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8

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red appellations of northern rhone

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Cote-rotie, Hermitage, Cornas- highly regarded for excellent long-aging wines

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larger areas of northern rhone that have more varaibility

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St. JOsepyh & Crozes-Hermitage

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Cornas requires ____

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100% Syrah

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2 important white wine regions in the north

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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

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southern Rhone

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Southern Rhone is the source for ___ of the Rhones total production

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96%

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____ appellation covers most of the area (including the northern Rhone)

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regional Cotes du Rhone appellation

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cotes du rhone wines are primarily

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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

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cooperatives

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how many villages within the Cotes du Rhone AOC

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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)

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Cairanne

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most famous southern rhone appellation

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Chateauneuf-duPape

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other famous southern Rhone appellations

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Gigondas, Lirac, Rasteau, Vacqueyras

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sweet white (or gold or pink) vine doux naturel made from Muscat

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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise has

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alcohol level of 15% or more and a min of 11 % resideual sugar

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usually red vin doux naturel

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from the Rasteau appellation

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almost exlusively rose AOC

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Tavel

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what is Tavel rose made from primarily

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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

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Clairette de Die AOC

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dry sparkling wine using the traditional method AOC

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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

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5

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largest of large appellations outside of Cotes du Rhone

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Cotes du VEntoux and Costieres de Nimes

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regional appellations

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cotes du rhone

Cotes du Rhone-Villages

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Northern Rhone appellations

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Chateau-Grillet, Condrieu, Cornas, Cote-Rotie, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, St. JOseph, St. Peray

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southernRhone appellations

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Beaumes-de-VEnise, Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas, Lirac, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Rasteau, Tael, Vacqueyras, Vinsobres

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outlying regions (appellations)

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Clairette de Die, Costieres de Nimes, Grignan-les Adhmear, Cotes du Luberon, Cotes du Ventoux, Cotes du Vivarais, Cremant de Die