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1
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What is the wind passing through Rhone?

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Mistral

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Name the mountain in Rhone.

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Dentelles des Montmirail

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How to make vin de paille?

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Grapes are dried on straw mats for at least 45 days

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Is rose production allowed in northern rhone’s cru?

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NO

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Name the red only AOC in Northern Rhone.

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Cote Rotie
Cornas

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Name the white only AOC in Northern Rhone.

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Condrieu
Chateau Grillet
Coteaux de Die

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What AOC in Northern Rhone allows only sparkling production? What is the aging requirement?

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Cremant de Die.

9 months on lees.

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What is the grape for cremant de Die?

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Clairette

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What are the auxiliary grape for cremant de Die?

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Aligote
Muscat Petit Grain Blanc

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Where can find traditional method sparkling? and their grapes?

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Clairette de Die: 100% Clairette

Cremant de Die: min 55% Clairette (+aligote/muscat)

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What is the aging requirement for Clairette de Die Ancestrale and traditionnelle method?

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Ancestrale: 4 months on lees in bottle
Traditionnelle: 9 months on lees in bottle

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What is the style for Coteaux de Die? What is the grape?

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White wine with 100% Clairette

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Where can find chardonnay in Rhone?

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Chatillon-en-Diois

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What is the primary grape for red Chatillon-en-Diois? What is allowed in the blend?

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Gamay

With blend of Syrah and PN

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Who own Chateau Grillet?

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Francois Pinault (since 2011)

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16
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What grape is chateau Grillet allow?

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100% viognier

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Name the original 3 communes of production for Condrieu.

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Condrieu
Verin
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone

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What style of wine is Cornas?

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Red wine with 100 Syrah

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Name 5 lieu-dits in Cornas.

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Reynard
Chaillot
La Cote
La Mazards
Le Pigeonnier
Le Geynale

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Name 1 notable winemaker in Cornas

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Aguste Clape

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21
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What is Gore?

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Granite

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what is the blending partner of Croze Hermitage?

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15% Marsanne/ Roussanne

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what is the blending partner of Hermitage?

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15% Marsanne/ Roussanne

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What is the blending partner for Saint Joseph?

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10% Marsanne/ Roussanne

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What is the blending partner of Cote Rotie?
20% Viognier
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Name 5 vineyards in Cote Rotie.
La Landonne La Mouline Cote Brune Cote Blonde Maisons Blanches
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Which is the most important commune in Cote Rotie?
Ampuis
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What is the soil for Chateau Grillet?
Azelles (thin top soil with decomposed granite and mica)
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What is the min RS for Condrieu sweet wine? and the grape?
min 45g/L Viognier
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What grapes are allowed for Saint Peray sparkling wine?
Marsanne and roussanne
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Name 4 lieu dits from Hermitage.
Les Grand Vignes Les Bessards Les Greffieux La Croix Maison Blanche Les Beaumes
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Where in northern rhone allow vin de paille?
Hermitage
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what is the min must weight for vin de paille hermitage?
min 170 g/L
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Name 5 Cote du Rhone village.
Plan de Dieu Segut Chuscian Vaison-la-Romanie Nyons
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Name 3 red only Cote du Rhone village.
Plan de Dieu Vaison la romanie Gadagne Nyons Puymeras
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Name all red only AOC in southern rhone.
VInsobres Beaumes de Venise
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Name the white only AOC in southern rhone.
Clairette de Bellegarde
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What is the grape for Clairette de Bellegarde AOC?
100% clairette
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Where is allowed to produce VDN in southern rhone?
Muscat de Beaumes de venise Rasteau
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Where can only produce rose in southern rhone?
Tavel
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Name the significant vine training system in Rhone.
Echalas
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Name 5 notable winery in Cote Rotie.
Domaine Jamet E. Guigal Rene Rostaing Domaine Gilles Barge Domaine Bernard Levet
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Name the top labels of E. Guigal.
La Landonne La Mouline La Turque
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Which of the following"Lalala" from E Guigal is 100% Syrah?
La Landonne
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Name the top label of Condrieu produced by E guigal.
La Doriane
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When is the first vintage produced of below wines? La Mouline La Landonna La Turque
La Mouline - 1966 La Landonna - 1978 La Turque - 1985
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What is Serine?
A red grape associated with Cote Rotie, believed to be an ancient, small-berried clone of Syrah.
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Who produce "La Serine"?
Maison Ogier
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Name the top 5 names in Hermitage.
Jean-Louis Chave M. Chapoutier Paul Jaboulet Aine Delas Freres Ferraton Pere & Fils
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Who produce "La Chapelle"?
Paul Jaboulet Aine
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Who produce "Cuvee Cathelin"?
Jean Louis Chave
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Who produce "Reserve des Celestins"?
Henri Bonneau
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Name all the grapes allowed in Chateaunuf du Pape.
Grenache (Noir, Gris, Blanc) Piqpoul (Blanc, Noir, Gris) Counoise Syrah Roussanne Clairette (Blanche, Rose) Cinsault Mouvedre Bourbolenc Picardin Muscadin Terret Noir Vaccarese
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Is Marsanne allowed in CDP?
NO.
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Where can you find Vaccarese?
CDP.
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Name the communes of CDP.
Chateaunuf du Pape Orange Courthezon Sorgues Bedarrides
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Name 5 notable winery in CDP.
Henri Bonneau Chateau Rayas Domaine du Pegau Clos st Jean Chateau La Nerthe
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Name the flagship wine of Chateau Rayas. What grape is it?
Chateau Rayas Chateanuf du Pape Reserve. 100% Grenache
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Who produce Pignan?
Chateau Rayas 100% Grenache
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What grape is used in Rayas Reserve Blanc?
Clairette and Grenache Blanc
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Who produce La Pialade?
Chateau Rayas
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Who own Chateau de Fonsalette?
Chateau Rayas
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What is the spirit produced by Rayas called?
Chateau Rayas Vieux Marc de Chateaunuf du Pape. (A pomace brandy)
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Name 5 notable single vineyard in CDP.
Clos de Papes La Crau Le Pied de Baud Les Saintes Vierges Mont Redon
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Which AOC have the vineyards at Dentelles de Montmirail foothills?
Gigondas
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What mountain is Gigondas sits?
Dentelles de Montmirail
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Gigondas allow min 50% Grenache in red blend.
True
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When does Gigondas allow white production?
2022
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What is the major grape for Gigondas white?
At least 70% Clairette Blanche
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What is the style of Beaums-de-Venise AOC?
Red wine made primarily with Grenache/ Syrah
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Name the VDN produced in Beaumes de Venise.
Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
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What is the grape for Muscat des Beaumes de Venise?
Muscat Blanc e Petit Grain Muscat Rouge e Petit Grain
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What is the min RS for Muscat des Beaumes de Venise?
100g/L
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Where can find VDN production in Rhone?
Rasteau Muscat de Beaume des Venise
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Name the commune for unfortified reds in Rsateau.
Rasteau
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Name the commune allow for VDN production in Rasteau.
Rasteau Cairanne Sablet
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What are the complimentary grape for rasteau rouge?
min 20% Syrah and Mourvedre
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What is the principle grapes for VDN?
VDN blanc: Grenache Blanc & Grenache Gris VDN Ambre: Grenache, Grenache Blanc & Grenache Gris VDN Grenat/ Tuile: 75% Grenache + Grenache Blanc & Grenache Gris
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What is the min RS for Rasteau VDN?
45 g/L
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What is the aging requirement for below: Rasteau VDN Blanc Rasteau VDN Ambre Rasteau VDN Rose
Rasteau VDN Blanc - 3 months Rasteau VDN Grenat - 3 months Rasteau VDN Rose - no requirement
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What is the aging requirement for below: Rasteau VDN Ambre Rasteau VDN Tuile
Rasteau VDN Ambre - 3 years Rasteau VDN Tuile - 3 years
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What does it indicate for Ambre and Tuile?
Ambre - white VDN from Rasteau with 3yr aging Tuile - red VDN from Rasteau with 3yr aging
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What does it call with the VDN in aged 5 years or above?
Hors d'Age
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What is the style of VDN for Rancio?
Rancio means extended aging with greenish sheen appears on the surface and oxidative character.
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Where is Vacquerays?
Southern Rhone
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Where is Lirac?
Southern Rhone
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What style of wine is Tavel?
Rose with Grenache dominant
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Name 3 grapes allowed in Tavel.
Bourboulenc Grenache (Blanc, Gris) Syrah Mouvrede Cinsult Clairette (Gris) Piquepoul (Gris, Noir) Carignan (Blanc) Calitor
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Where can you find Calitor?
Tavel
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What style of wine are produced in Cote du Luberon?
Red, white, rose
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Where can you find Chardonnay in Rhone?
Chatillon-en-Diois
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Where can you find Vermentino in Rhone?
Luberon Costieres de Nimes Chatillon-en-Diois
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Where can you find 100% Clairette in Rhone?
Coteaux de Die Clairette de Bellegard
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What is the soil in Tavel called?
Lauzes
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What is Lauzes?
Large pebbles stones from Tavel
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Name the training method in CDP
Gobelet (Bush vine) Cordon de Royat Guyot
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What are the soil called in Cornas?
Granite
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Where do you find Viognier in southern rhone?
Vacquerays (max 80%) Costieres de Nimes (max 20%) Cote du Rhone villages Cotes du Vivarais (max 10%) Duche d'Uzes (min 40%) Grignan les adhemar (min 30%) Luberon (max 10%) Lirac (max 30%) Ventoux (max 10%)
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Where do you find traditional method besides cremant de Die?
Clairette de Die
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What is Araignan?
A white grape also called Picardin (used as one of the 18 grapes in CDP)
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Name 3 AOC which is using clairette 100%
Clairette de Die (Traditional method) Coteaux de Die Clairette de Bellegard
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Describe the vintage 2005 of southern rhone.
2005 - one of the finest vintages, delivering intense concentration and freshness
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Describe the vintage 1990 of southern rhone
1990 - legendary vintage offering rich, structured and long-lived wines
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