Provence

Question 1

What are the main grapes in Provence?

Answer 1

White
- Clairette
- Ugni Blanc
- Semillon
- Rolle (vermentino in italy)

Red
- Grenache
- Cinsault
- Syrah
- Mourvèdre

Question 2

What style of wine is nearly 90% of Provence making?

Answer 2

rose

Question 3

What are the geography features in Provence?

Answer 3

• rolling foothills
• influence from the Mediterranean sea

Question 4

What are the climate influences in Provence?

Answer 4

• Mediterranean sea
• Alps in the northeast
• Mount Ventoux provides a slight rain shadow effect

Question 5

Where is Provence located?

Answer 5

In the southeast corner of France, along the French mediterranean coastline
- stretches from the border of italy to the rhone river

Question 6

What is the climate type in Provence?

Answer 6

Mediterranean
- cool dry winters
- hot summers
- some humidity

Question 7

What is the soil type in Provence?

Answer 7

a mosaic of soils with mostly limestone and clay

Question 8

What are some winemaking preferences in Provence?

Answer 8

• most grapes are grown specifically to make rose
• most are made using the direct press method
• white wines are aged in stainless steel or neutral oak
• white wines may undergo malolactic fermentation
• red wines are usually full bodied, have lots of extraction, and are aged in new or partially new oak

Question 9

Which AOP in france accounts for nearly 3/4 of the regions production?

Answer 9

Cotes de Provence AOP

• whites, reds, and mainly roses are made using the main varieties

Question 10

What are the 5 subzones of Cotes de Provence AOP?

Answer 10

• La Londe
• Pierrefeu
• Sainte Victoire
• Fréjus
• Notre-Dame des Anges

Question 11

What style of wine is made in the Bandol AOP of Provence?

Answer 11

dry red
- made from at least 50% mourvedre
- grenache
- cinsault
dry white
- made mainly from clairette
Rose

Question 12

What style of wines are made in the Les Baux-des-Provence AOP

Answer 12

whites
- made from mainly clairette
reds
- syrah, grenache, and mourvedre
rose

This region is known for its push towards mandated organic viticulture

Question 13

What style of wine is made in Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP?

Answer 13

white
- based on Rolle (vermentino)
rose and red
- grenache, syrah, and mourvedre

Question 14

What style of wine is made in the Coteaux Varois-en-Provence AOP?

Answer 14

whites
- rolle (vermentino), grenache blanc, and clairette
reds and rose
- cinsault, grenache, syrah, and mourvedre

Question 15

What are some important villages in Provence?

Answer 15

• Toulon
• St. Tropez
• Nice
• Marseille

Question 16

What are some important producers from the Bandol AOP in Provence?

Answer 16

• Domaine Tempier
• Château de Pibarnon
• Château Pradeaux

Question 17

What are is an important producer of Les Baux-des-Provence AOP?

Answer 17

Domaine de Trévallon

Question 18

What is an important producer in Coteaux Varois-en-Provence AOP?

Answer 18

Domaine de Triennes

Question 19

Since when has Provence been producing wine?

Answer 19

600 BCE

Question 20

What are some good food pairings for a dry rose from Provece?

Answer 20

• shellfish
• fish
• local fare
• bouillabaisse

Question 21

What are some good food pairings for wines from the Bandol AOP in provence?

Answer 21

• beef
• lamb

Question 22

What are the grape varieties known to be used in Corsica?

Answer 22

white
- Vermentino
- Ugni Blanc
red
- Grenache
- Nielluccio
- Sciaccarello

Question 23

How many AOPs are on the island of Corsica?

Answer 23

five

Question 24

Where do most of the Corsica wines we get in the US come from?

Answer 24

Vin de Corse AOP
- white
- red
- rose
Patrimonio AOP
- 100% vermentino for white wines
- red
- rose

Question 25

What is a kind of wine that is produced in Muscat du Cap Corse AOP in Corsica?

Answer 25

Vin doux Naturel from Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains