Across
- 1. grape used in the fortified wine of Beaumes de Venise
- 2. ____-du-Pape, translates to ¨the pope´s new castle¨
- 6. local soft goats milk cheese
- 7. only other Rhone AOC devoted to entirely Viognier
- 8. Paul____ is one of the most famous French chefs
- 10. Le____ is the AOC for the local green lentil
- 11. white grape permitted in four northern Rhone AOCs
- 14. classic olive spread seen around southern France
- 15. Saint-__;only AOC in N.Rhone that allows sparkling wine
- 17. number of grapes permitted in wines from the AOC above
- 18. aoc in N. Rhone that only permits red wine from syrah
- 19. the only red grape permitted in most north Rhone AOCs
- 20. ¨the culinary capital of France¨; city in N. Rhone
- 21. _____ noir is the dominant red grape of Southern Rhone
- 23. Chateau ___ is a monopole AOC, planted to only Viognier
- 25. common red grape used a lot in rosé wine
Down
- 1. is permitted in the northern zones of Cote du Rhone
- 3. the Rhone starts in Switzerland and empties into the __
- 4. term for common local herbs; lavender, thyme, etc
- 5. is permitted to be blended with syrah in the Cote Rotie
- 9. ___de la Drome; AOC for the prized local guinea fowl
- 12. common red grape, important in early US viticulture
- 13. a ´rosé only´ AOC in the southern Rhone
- 16. counterpart to the grape listed above
- 22. northwestern wind that benefits Rhone viticulture
- 24. very important winery/negociant of Rhone wine