Test Your Rhone Knowledge (Beginner)

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Test your knowledge of the Rhone Valley

Where is the Rhone Valley?

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California

Northern France

Southern France

Rome

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The Rhone mountain range is in southern France

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True

False

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a blend containing up to 18 varieties of red wine grapes.

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True

False

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape means:

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The new chateau of the pope

The ninth chateau of the pope

A vineyard area producing wine that the pope apparently favored

The pope’s residence in Avignon during the Schism

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Three Southern Rhone white grapes are:

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Clairette, Bourboulenc, Chardonnay

Viognier, Sauvignon, Grenache Blanc

Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Clairette

Mourvedre, Counoise, Grenache Blanc

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The Rhone river:

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Flows from Burgundy down through Lyon to the Mediterranean

Is a tributary of the Loire River – the longest in France

Has its source in the Massif Central in central France.

Starts in Swiss Alps and flows through Lake Geneva.

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Three Southern Rhone red grapes are

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Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cinsault

Syrah, Grenache, Pinot Noir

Mourvedre, Syrah, Counoise

Grenache, Syrah, Gamay

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The wine called Chateauneuf-du-Pape is:

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A full-bodied, heavy wine that must be aged to be enjoyed

A blend of multiple red and white grapes from the same-named region

A wine made mainly from the Syrah grape

Exclusively a blend of red grapes from anywhere in the Southern Rhone

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Côtes-du-Rhone on a wine label means it is:

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A cheap wine made only from Grenache grapes

A wine made from grapes grown anywhere in the Côtes-du-Rhone region

Made exclusively from grapes grown in the Southern Rhone

Made only from grapes grown within 200 m of the Rhone River

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How many grape varieties are allowed in Chateauneuf-du-Pape wine?

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The group of wine producers called the “Rhone Rangers” is from:

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The area around Chateauneuf-du-Pape

The Languedoc region of France

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Beaujolais

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One Southern Rhone cru that makes a Vin-Doux-Naturel (fortified sweet wine) is:

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Tavel

Lirac

Vinsobres

Beaumes-de-Venise

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One Southern Rhone Cru that is known for rosé wines is:

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Tavel

Lirac

Gigondas

Beaumes-de-Venise

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The Southern Rhone climate can best be described as:

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Mediterranean

Continental

Maritime

Continental with maritime influences

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The white grape Vermentino, commonly grown in Italy is known in the Rhone as:

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Vermentaille

Bourboulenc

Clairette

Rolle

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GSM stand for?

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Grapes, Smash and Mash

Giondes, sillon rhodanien, and Muscat

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre

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_______________ are the standards set for wines made in France. These control everything from how the grapes are grown to what wine varieties are in the bottle.

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PDO

AOC/AOP

NTP

DOCG

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