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Rhone -situated in Southeastern France
-Rhone river runs the entire length of the region
-Vineyards lie between parallel of 44th and 45th North
(roughly the same as Oregon's willamette valley)
Rhone River -begins at glacial meltwater high up in the Alps in the south of
Switzerland
-Pours into Lake Geneva near Montreux then exits again
-traveling southwest into France through Jura Mountains en
route to the city of Lyon.
-East meets west here
-granite and schist of Massif central meets the sedimentary
soils of Alps and its foothills.
What happens to Rhone river at Lyon -Joins by another great river, Saone
-streams though the Northern Rhone and then sweeps out
into the plains of Southern Rhone as it flows toward the
Mediterranean Sea.
-Rhone connects the Mediterranean with Northern Europe
Cuisine -Lyon I the culinary heart of France
-the butter based cooking meets the southern olive oil based
cooking
2nd largest AOC wine producer in France Rhone valley
Winemaking trend -Red is declining and white is increasing
North of the Rhône Valley lies Lyon and Beaujolais
East of the Rhône Valley lies Prealps
Southeast of the Rhône Valley lies Provence
Southwest of the Rhône Valley lies Languedoc
West of the Rhône Valley Massif Central
,Match the sub-region with the correct -Northern Rhône - Steep vineyards near the Rhône River.
statement: -Southern Rhône - Vineyards stretching up to 50 mi/80 km
away from the Rhône River.
Viticulture History - 600 BCE -The Celtic tribe was well established in Rhone, when the
phoceans, greeks and Asia Minor settled in Marseille around
600 BEC and initiated viticulture
-Used rhone river in order to move goods
Viticulture History - 121 BCE -The romans arrived and expanded viticulture
-planted the steep slopes of the Northern Rhone, converting
them into terraces
-They did this before planting Southern Rhone
Viticulture History - 2nd century BCE -was the main wine trader in ancient Mediterranean
onwards -continued till dissolution of Roman Empire and into the
middle ages
Viticulture History - 14th century -The Papal palace moved from Rhone to Avignon
-From 1309-1376, French popes governed the Catholic Church
from France.
-Popes embraced wine of Rhone and were hailed.
New Castle of Pope -Pope John XXII decided to build a summer residence in
Rhone
-aka Chateauneuf du Pape which then became the name of
the village itself
-Wines of this area were first called Vins du Pale but were later
referred as Chateauneuf du Pape
-latere papacy moved back to Rome
Viticulture in Rhone - 1600's -The Vicariate of Uses a church-held administrative entity on
the right bank of the Rhone, earned fame for producing
"Costa du Rhone" district
-regulations were introduced in 1650 to guarantee the quality
of this wine
Viticulture in Rhone - 1737 -King Louis XV issued the branding of all Costa du Rhone wine
barrels with CDR to control quality and prevent fraud.
-By 19th century it was lost, it became Les Côtes du Rhône
which included vineyards on the left bank of the Rhone Valley
Phylloxera arrived in -1870, Mourvèdre represented 1/3 of the plantings in Southern
Rhone
-unfortunately took decades to find rootstock that can be
grafted easily, Mourvèdre lost ground and Grenache and
Syrah picked up
-today Mourvèdre is only 4% of the plantings
Winter freeze of 1956 -temperature dipped to 5 F (-15 C) and stayed there for 3
weeks
-majority of the olive trees etc. perished uyt most of the vine
survived
-many moved from Agriculture to viticulture then.
Who originally planted the vineyards of the Romans
Northern Rhône?
Whose summer palace was built north of Pope John XXII
Avignon?
, Rhone Valley Location -Rhone river runs from Vienne to Nimes
-wine producing area is large and consists of 300 villages
spanning 6 French departments.
Parallel 45 -Paul Jaboulet Aine produced this wine
-asserting the significance of area's lattitude lines, the 45the
parallel is halfway between the equator and pole
Sub-divisions of Rhone There are 3 total
-Northern Rhone - extending from Vienne to Valence
-Southern Rhone - extending from Montelimar to Nimes
-Les Cotes du Rhoone 0 extending from Vienne to the near
Avignon.
those AOC's that lie within the Cotes du Rhone zone of
production may classify their wines or bottle as such if their
production standards meet.
Climate -Northern and Southern have distinctly different climates but
have 2 common points - The Rhone River and the Mistral
Northern Rhone Climate -the moderating river effect is intensified because most of the
vineyards are situated on the steep and narrow banks of the
Rhone
-Weaker0caned Syrah dominates and the vines are tied to
stakes (echelon) ideally on south or south east facing slopes
to minimize wind exposure.
Southern Rhone Climate -Vines tend to grow leaning south due to its force of the
Mistral
-sturdy grapes like Grenache are often untrellised and trained
close to the ground.
-the landscape flattens here and vineyard stretch wide.
Mistral Record -On April 6, 2003 Mistral registered a record speed of 72
MPH/116 kph in the rhone valley
Northern Rhone -lies South of Lyon and stretches between Vienne and
valence
-Representing 4% of the total production of entire Rhone
valley
-continental climate with some Mediterranean influences
Climate threats in Northern Rhone -fog and frost in spring, hail in fall, snow in winter
-Sometimes the fall is sunny, warm and dry
-temperature usually falls earlier here than Southern Rhone
(means window of good ripening conditions is much smaller)
-hence early ripening varieties like Syrah and Viognier are
planted here.
How was Northern Rhone formed -Forms part of a system of rift valleys creates when the Alps
rose
-This valley was widened and deepened during the last ice
age when the Rhone glacier began its slow slide to the
Mediterranean leaving a steep gorge
-vineyards were cultivated here before Southern rhone
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Terms in this set (184)
Rhone -situated in Southeastern France
-Rhone river runs the entire length of the region
-Vineyards lie between parallel of 44th and 45th North
(roughly the same as Oregon's willamette valley)
Rhone River -begins at glacial meltwater high up in the Alps in the south of
Switzerland
-Pours into Lake Geneva near Montreux then exits again
-traveling southwest into France through Jura Mountains en
route to the city of Lyon.
-East meets west here
-granite and schist of Massif central meets the sedimentary
soils of Alps and its foothills.
What happens to Rhone river at Lyon -Joins by another great river, Saone
-streams though the Northern Rhone and then sweeps out
into the plains of Southern Rhone as it flows toward the
Mediterranean Sea.
-Rhone connects the Mediterranean with Northern Europe
Cuisine -Lyon I the culinary heart of France
-the butter based cooking meets the southern olive oil based
cooking
2nd largest AOC wine producer in France Rhone valley
Winemaking trend -Red is declining and white is increasing
North of the Rhône Valley lies Lyon and Beaujolais
East of the Rhône Valley lies Prealps
Southeast of the Rhône Valley lies Provence
Southwest of the Rhône Valley lies Languedoc
West of the Rhône Valley Massif Central
,Match the sub-region with the correct -Northern Rhône - Steep vineyards near the Rhône River.
statement: -Southern Rhône - Vineyards stretching up to 50 mi/80 km
away from the Rhône River.
Viticulture History - 600 BCE -The Celtic tribe was well established in Rhone, when the
phoceans, greeks and Asia Minor settled in Marseille around
600 BEC and initiated viticulture
-Used rhone river in order to move goods
Viticulture History - 121 BCE -The romans arrived and expanded viticulture
-planted the steep slopes of the Northern Rhone, converting
them into terraces
-They did this before planting Southern Rhone
Viticulture History - 2nd century BCE -was the main wine trader in ancient Mediterranean
onwards -continued till dissolution of Roman Empire and into the
middle ages
Viticulture History - 14th century -The Papal palace moved from Rhone to Avignon
-From 1309-1376, French popes governed the Catholic Church
from France.
-Popes embraced wine of Rhone and were hailed.
New Castle of Pope -Pope John XXII decided to build a summer residence in
Rhone
-aka Chateauneuf du Pape which then became the name of
the village itself
-Wines of this area were first called Vins du Pale but were later
referred as Chateauneuf du Pape
-latere papacy moved back to Rome
Viticulture in Rhone - 1600's -The Vicariate of Uses a church-held administrative entity on
the right bank of the Rhone, earned fame for producing
"Costa du Rhone" district
-regulations were introduced in 1650 to guarantee the quality
of this wine
Viticulture in Rhone - 1737 -King Louis XV issued the branding of all Costa du Rhone wine
barrels with CDR to control quality and prevent fraud.
-By 19th century it was lost, it became Les Côtes du Rhône
which included vineyards on the left bank of the Rhone Valley
Phylloxera arrived in -1870, Mourvèdre represented 1/3 of the plantings in Southern
Rhone
-unfortunately took decades to find rootstock that can be
grafted easily, Mourvèdre lost ground and Grenache and
Syrah picked up
-today Mourvèdre is only 4% of the plantings
Winter freeze of 1956 -temperature dipped to 5 F (-15 C) and stayed there for 3
weeks
-majority of the olive trees etc. perished uyt most of the vine
survived
-many moved from Agriculture to viticulture then.
Who originally planted the vineyards of the Romans
Northern Rhône?
Whose summer palace was built north of Pope John XXII
Avignon?
, Rhone Valley Location -Rhone river runs from Vienne to Nimes
-wine producing area is large and consists of 300 villages
spanning 6 French departments.
Parallel 45 -Paul Jaboulet Aine produced this wine
-asserting the significance of area's lattitude lines, the 45the
parallel is halfway between the equator and pole
Sub-divisions of Rhone There are 3 total
-Northern Rhone - extending from Vienne to Valence
-Southern Rhone - extending from Montelimar to Nimes
-Les Cotes du Rhoone 0 extending from Vienne to the near
Avignon.
those AOC's that lie within the Cotes du Rhone zone of
production may classify their wines or bottle as such if their
production standards meet.
Climate -Northern and Southern have distinctly different climates but
have 2 common points - The Rhone River and the Mistral
Northern Rhone Climate -the moderating river effect is intensified because most of the
vineyards are situated on the steep and narrow banks of the
Rhone
-Weaker0caned Syrah dominates and the vines are tied to
stakes (echelon) ideally on south or south east facing slopes
to minimize wind exposure.
Southern Rhone Climate -Vines tend to grow leaning south due to its force of the
Mistral
-sturdy grapes like Grenache are often untrellised and trained
close to the ground.
-the landscape flattens here and vineyard stretch wide.
Mistral Record -On April 6, 2003 Mistral registered a record speed of 72
MPH/116 kph in the rhone valley
Northern Rhone -lies South of Lyon and stretches between Vienne and
valence
-Representing 4% of the total production of entire Rhone
valley
-continental climate with some Mediterranean influences
Climate threats in Northern Rhone -fog and frost in spring, hail in fall, snow in winter
-Sometimes the fall is sunny, warm and dry
-temperature usually falls earlier here than Southern Rhone
(means window of good ripening conditions is much smaller)
-hence early ripening varieties like Syrah and Viognier are
planted here.
How was Northern Rhone formed -Forms part of a system of rift valleys creates when the Alps
rose
-This valley was widened and deepened during the last ice
age when the Rhone glacier began its slow slide to the
Mediterranean leaving a steep gorge
-vineyards were cultivated here before Southern rhone
