Rhone

Question 1

In which region does the E. Guigal estate primarily produce wine?

Northern Rhône

Southern Rhône

Provence

Corsica

Answer 1

Northern Rhône

Question 2

Which of the following grapes was imported from Spain to the Rhône Valley?

Syrah

Viognier

Tempranillo

Grenache

Answer 2

Grenache

Question 3

Which of the following appellations produces vin doux naturel?

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Hermitage

Montravel

Saint-Joseph

Answer 3

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Question 4

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP reds are based on a minimum of 90% Syrah.

True

False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Côte Brune and Côte Blonde are major areas in which appellation?

Côte-Rôtie

Cornas

Saint-Joseph

Hermitage

Answer 5

Côte-Rôtie

Question 6

What style and grapes are permitted in Côte-Rôtie AOP?

Answer 6

Red wines only from Syrah, with up to 20% Viognier allowed (co-fermented).

Question 7

What grape and wine color are produced in Condrieu AOP?

Answer 7

Whites only, from 100% Viognier.

Question 8

What are the permitted wines in Cornas AOP?

Answer 8

Red only, made from 100% Syrah.

Question 9

What styles and grapes are authorized in Saint-Joseph AOP?

Answer 9

Red: Syrah with up to 10% Marsanne and Roussanne.

White: Marsanne and Roussanne.

Question 10

What type of wine is produced in Château-Grillet AOP?

Answer 10

White only, from 100% Viognier (a monopole within Condrieu).

Question 11

What are the blending rules for Crozes-Hermitage AOP?

Answer 11

Red: Syrah with up to 15% Marsanne and Roussanne.

White: Marsanne and Roussanne.

Question 12

What styles of wine may be produced under Hermitage AOP?

Answer 12

Red: Syrah with up to 15% Marsanne and Roussanne.

White: Marsanne and Roussanne.

Also produces Vin de Paille (straw wine) from Marsanne and Roussanne.

Question 13

What styles of wine are produced in Saint-Péray AOP, and what is the aging requirement for sparkling?

Answer 13

Still and sparkling wines from Marsanne and Roussanne.
Sparkling wines must age a minimum of 12 months after tirage before release.

Question 14

What grapes and methods are used in Coteaux de Die, Crémant de Die, and Clairette de Die?

Answer 14

Coteaux de Die: Still or sparkling wines from Clairette (traditional method).

Crémant de Die: Traditional-method sparkling from Clairette (often blended with Aligoté or Muscat).

Clairette de Die: May be made by traditional method or méthode ancestrale, primarily from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains with some Clairette.

Question 15

Major Vineyards/Producers
Côte-Rôtie

Answer 15

Guigal La La wines
La Mouline, La Landonne, La Turque

Côte Brune, Côte Blonde, La Landonne

Question 16

Major Vineyards/Producers Hermitage AOP

Answer 16

Most important lieu-dits are La Chapelle, L’Hermite, le Méal, les Bessards, Gréffieux, Beaume, and Péléat.

Question 17

Major Vineyards/Producers Cornas AOP

Answer 17

100% Syrah
Auguste Clape

The 4 lieu-dits: Les Reynards, La Côte, Les Chaillot, and Les Mazards.

Question 18

What styles of wine are permitted under Côtes-du-Rhône AOP and Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOP?

Answer 18

Red, white, and rosé are allowed. Grenache is the dominant red grape.
Twenty-two villages may append their names — a stepping stone toward full communal AOP status.

Question 19

What wines can be produced under Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP, and how many varieties are authorized?

Answer 19

Red and white wines from a blend of up to 18 authorized varieties.
It also holds the highest minimum alcohol requirement in France: 12.5% ABV.

Question 20

What styles are permitted in Cairanne AOP?

Answer 20

Red and white wines from approved Southern Rhône varieties (Grenache-based blends).

Question 21

What types of wine are allowed in Gigondas AOP?

Answer 21

Red and rosé wines only, primarily Grenache with Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Question 22

Which styles are produced in Vacqueyras AOP?

Answer 22

Red, white, and rosé wines. Reds dominate.

Question 23

What color(s) of wine are produced in Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

Answer 23

Red only.

Question 24

What color(s) of wine are produced in Vinsobres AOP?

Answer 24

Red only — Grenache-led blends.

Question 25

Which Rhône AOP allows red, white, and rosé wines and was the first French region affected by phylloxera?

Answer 25

Lirac AOP.

Question 26

What style of wine is produced exclusively in Tavel AOP?

Answer 26

Rosé only — dry, full-bodied, Grenache-based; the benchmark rosé of the Rhône.

Question 27

What styles are permitted in Rasteau AOP, and what special category of wine does it produce?

Answer 27

Dry red wines, plus Vin Doux Naturel (VDN) — sweet, fortified wines made in red, white, and rosé styles. (VDNs are fortified mid-fermentation to retain natural sweetness.)

Question 28

What style and grapes define Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP?

Answer 28

Vin Doux Naturel wines (fortified sweet wines) in white, rosé, or red, made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains.

Question 29

Fortified wines retain natural grape sugar through ______wherein pure grape spirit is added to arrest fermentation in a proportion of 5 to 10%.

Answer 29

mutage

Question 30

Who is the producer of the wine in the image? M. Chapoutier Jaboulet E. Guigal Château Rayas

Answer 30

M. Chapoutier

Question 31

Which is the largest appellation in the Southern Rhône Valley? Côtes du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Côtes du Rhône-Villages Saint-Joseph

Answer 31

Côtes du Rhône

Question 32

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP may produce white wine. True False

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Viognier is the most important white grape in Saint-Joseph AOP. True False

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Which of the following appellations is considered a monopole? Condrieu Cornas Hermitage Château Grillet

Answer 34

Château Grillet

Question 35

What are the two single estate AOP in France?

Answer 35

-Château-Grillet is a small appellation in the Northern Rhône Valley, within the boundaries of the Condrieu AOP. 100% Viognier -Clos de la Coulée de Serrant is a vineyard in the Loire Valley, part of the Savennières-Coulée de Serrant appellation. 100% Chenin Blanc. The Joly family (specifically Nicolas Joly and his daughter Virginie) are the renowned producers of this wine

Question 36

What are the main red and white varities of Northern Rhone

Answer 36

Main red: Syrah Main whites: Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne

Question 37

Major varieties of Côte Rôtie AOP:

Answer 37

red only from Syrah with up to 20% Viognier.

Question 38

Major varieties of Condrieu AOP

Answer 38

whites only from 100% Viognier

Question 39

Major varieties of Cornas AOP:

Answer 39

red only, 100% Syrah.

Question 40

Major varieties of Château Grillet AOP:

Answer 40

100% Viognier.

Question 41

Major varieties of Château Grillet AOP:

Answer 41

whites only from 100% Viognier.

Question 42

Major varieties of St. Joseph AOP

Answer 42

reds from Syrah with up to 10% Marsanne and Roussane.

Question 43

Major varieties Crozes-Hermitage AOP

Answer 43

reds from Syrah with up to 15% Marsanne and Roussane

Question 44

Major varieties Hermitage AOP

Answer 44

whites and Vin de Paille (dried sweet wine) from Marsanne and Roussanne, reds from Syrah with up to 15% Marsanne and Roussane.

Question 45

Major varieties Saint-Péray AOP

Answer 45

Sparkling and still wines from Marsanne and Roussanne. Sparkling must be aged 12 months from tirage before release.

Question 46

What does Coteau de Die, Crémant de Die make

Answer 46

Traditional sparkling wines from Clairette. Clairette de Die makes traditional sparkling as well as methode ancestrale.

Question 47

What does this crest represnt?

Answer 47

1785: Château La Nerthe releases the first estate-bottled Châteauneuf-du-Pape with the symbol. Still used today

Question 48

Which AOPs in South Rhone are red only.

Answer 48

Beaumes-de-Venise AOP, Vinsobres AOP

Question 49

What does VDN mean and proivde example from southern rhone

Answer 49

Vin Doux Naturels fortified wines. Rasteau AOP (from Greanche) and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venice AOP (from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains.)

Question 50

I really wines from Château La Nerthe, Château Beaucastel, Château Rayas can you give me another?

Answer 50

Clos des Papes, telegraphe

Question 51

Provide a producer from Northern Rhône

Answer 51

E. Guigal (single-vineyard Côte-Rôties — La Mouline, La Turque, and La Landonne (“the La-Las”). Style: Polished, rich, new-oak–influenced Syrah; benchmark for power and longevity.

Question 52

The____ is a cold, dry wind affecting vineyards in the Rhône Valley and Provence.

Answer 52

mistral

Question 53

In which region does the E. Guigal estate primarily produce wine? Northern Rhône Southern Rhône Provence Corsica

Answer 53

Northern Rhône

Question 54

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP may produce white wine. True False

Answer 54

True

Question 55

The Rhône Valley has a grand cru classification. True False

Answer 55

False

Question 55

In which region is the Condrieu AOP located? Northern Rhône Southern Rhône Provence Languedoc

Answer 55

Northern Rhône

Question 56

Syrah wines produced in the Côte-Rôtie appellation may be co-fermented with what grape? Marsanne Viognier Roussanne Grenache

Answer 56

Viognier

Question 57

Viognier is the most important white grape in Saint-Joseph AOP. True False

Answer 57

False

Question 58

What AOP unknowingly served as the entry for phylloxera into France in the 1860s? Lirac Châteauneuf-du-Pape Gigondas St-Péray

Answer 58

Lirac

Question 59

Côtes du Rhône AOP may produce 100% Syrah. True False

Answer 59

True

Question 60

Select the appellation(s) that may only produce 100% varietal wine. Condrieu St. Joseph Cornas Hermitage Tavel

Answer 60

Condrieu Cornas

Question 61

How many villages may append their name to the Côtes du Rhône AOP? 17 18 19 20 21

Answer 61

21

Question 62

Which of the following appellations is denoted on the map with a red A? Saint-Péray Châtillon-en-Diois Coteaux de Die Clairette de Bellegarde

Answer 62

Saint-Péray

Question 63

What is the most southerly AOP of the Northern Rhône Valley? St-Péray Crozes-Hermitage Hermitage Cornas

Answer 63

St-Péray

Question 64

What wine growing regions are located on the east side of the river in the Northern Rhone? St. Joseph Crozes-Hermitage Cornas St. Peray Hermitage Cote Rotie Condrieu

Answer 64

Crozes-Hermitage Hermitage

Question 65

What AOPs of the Northern Rhone can be have Viognier either blended into other wines, or be bottled as a white wine?

Answer 65

Cote-Rotie, Condrieu, Chateau Grillet

Question 66

What style of wines is St. Peray known for? *

Answer 66

White and Sparkling wines from Marsanne and Roussanne

Question 67

List three main soils of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Answer 67

Galets (river stones), sand, clay with limestone

Question 68

What is the wind that affects the vineyards in the Southern Rhone? *

Answer 68

The Mistral