FWS - Rhone

Question 1

Which grape is a cross between Dureza and Mondeuse Blanche?

Answer 1

Syrah

Question 2

Is Syrah native to France or Persia?

Answer 2

France

Question 3

What was the wine from Southern Rhone that was sold to Burgundy to add pigment, tannin and ripe fruit called?

Answer 3

Vins de Medecine

Question 4

Cotes du Rhone Septentrionales refer to the North or to the South?

Answer 4

North

Question 5

What is the process of arresting a fermenting must through the addition of grape spirit?

Answer 5

Mutage

Question 6

Who is credited with creating the first wine AOC system?

Answer 6

Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarie

Question 7

What is the 2nd largest AOC wine producer in France?

Answer 7

Rhone Valley

Question 8

The Rhone Valley lies on which latitude?

Answer 8

45th Parallel

Question 9

What is the climate of the Northern Rhone?

Answer 9

Continental

Question 10

Is Syrah early-ripening or late ripening?

Answer 10

Early ripening

Question 11

Cotes du Rhone Meridionales refer to the North or to the South?

Answer 11

South

Question 12

What is the traditional trellising of the Northern Rhone called that places two vines at the center of 2 or 3 stakes that are arranged tipi-fashion over the top?

Answer 12

Echalas

Question 13

What is the area that is 25 miles southeast of Cornas?

Answer 13

Diois

Question 14

Fill in the Blank: The Diois is one of France’s _________ wine regions.

Answer 14

Highest

Question 15

Which appellation is 100% Clairette: Clairette de Die-Methode Ancestrale, Clairette de Die, or Cremant de Die?

Answer 15

Clairette de Die

Question 16

The Southern Rhone lies between which 2 cities?

Answer 16

Montelimar and Nimes

Question 17

What is the climate of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 17

Mediterranean

Question 18

What is the vine training system used in Southern Rhone?

Answer 18

Gobelet

Question 19

Is Luberon AOC part of Les Cotes du Rhone or Other Rhone Valley AOC?

Answer 19

Other Rhone Valley

Question 20

Is Gigondas part of Les Cotes du Rhone or Other Rhone Valley AOC?

Answer 20

Les Cotes du Rhone

Question 21

A Cotes du Rhone sourced from the Northern Rhone is 100% of what grape?

Answer 21

Syrah

Question 22

Does the blending formula of Cotes du Rhone (CDR) reflects the perecentage of vines planted or the percentage of grapes in the bottle?

Answer 22

Vines planted

Question 23

Does the blending formula of Cotes du Rhone Village (CDRV) reflects the percentage of vines planted or the percentage of grapes in the bottle?

Answer 23

Grapes in the bottle

Question 24

The Northern Rhone is characterized by what kind of soil?

Answer 24

Granite

Question 25

What is the most northerly cru of the Cotes du Rhone?

Answer 25

Cote-Rotie AOC

Question 26

What is the blending formula for Cote-Rotie AOC?

Answer 26

up to 20% Viognier may be added to Syrah

Question 27

Cotes du Rhone Village (CDRV) wines must contain at least 50% of what grape?

Answer 27

Grenache (plus a minimum of 20% Syrah and/or Mourvedre)

Question 28

What is the blending formula for Saint-Joseph AOC?

Answer 28

up to 10% Marsanne and/or Roussanne may be added to Syrah

Question 29

What is the largest of the Northern Crus of Rhone?

Answer 29

Crozes-Hermitage AOC

Question 30

What is the blending formula of Crozes-Hermitage AOC?

Answer 30

up to 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne may be added to Syrah

Question 31

Which Northern Crus are located on the left bank of Rhone?

Answer 31

Crozes-Hermitage AOC and Hermitage AOC

Question 32

Is Condrieu AOC located on the right or left bank of the Rhone?

Answer 32

Right

Question 33

Which Northern Cru or the Rhone is 100% Syrah?

Answer 33

Cornas AOC

Question 34

Is Saint-Peray AOC white only, red only, or white, red, and rose?

Answer 34

White only

Question 35

What is the largest Cru of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 35

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Question 36

What is the driest Cru of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 36

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Question 37

How many grapes can be included in Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

Answer 37

13

Question 38

What is the rose only Cru of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 38

Tavel AOC

Question 39

How many grapes are allowed in Tavel AOC?

Answer 39

9

Question 40

What method for Rose production is allowed in Tavel AOC?

Answer 40

Saignee method only

Question 41

What style of wine is Beaumes-de-Venise AOC?

Answer 41

Dry Red

Question 42

What is the Southernmost Cru of the Northern Rhone?

Answer 42

Saint-Peray AOC

Question 43

What style of wine is Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise AOC?

Answer 43

White VDN

Question 44

Which AOC is considered the most northerly of the southern Rhone Valley AOCs?

Answer 44

Cotes du Vivarais

Question 45

Which of the "other" Rhone Valley AOCs is considered the sunniest regions in France?

Answer 45

Luberon AOC

Question 46

Which of the "other" Rhone Valley AOCs has the largest production?

Answer 46

Ventoux AOC

Question 47

Is Costieres de Nimes AOC on the left or right bank of the Rhone river?

Answer 47

Right

Question 48

Is Cotes du Vivarais AOC on the left or right bank of the Rhone river?

Answer 48

Right

Question 49

Which AOC is the westernmost AOC of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 49

Costieres de Nimes AOC

Question 50

What does "oeil de perdrix" or partridge eye refer to in French?

Answer 50

the deep salmon color of Rhone Valley rose wine

Question 51

Which of the "other" Rhone Valley AOCs has soil that is oftern referred to as a "gravel desert"?

Answer 51

Clairette de Bellegarde AOC