Understanding the Northern Rhone for WSET Level 3 plus working written question

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In this video I take you through the Northern Rhone for WSET Level 3. Here you will learn how to describe the two principle grape varieties Syrah and Viognier, plus the climate, weather, topography, geography and how they all shape the key wine styles. Complete with a Google Earth video (3 mins) to get a feel of the area.
At the end of the video there is a working example of a written question so you can understand what to expect if a Northern Rhone question is to arise, and how to correctly answer it.
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[@coumico4576]

Thank you Jimmy, this is terrific!

[@jls2345]

Thanks Jimmy. Well done!

[@inspect0rdave]

Content begins at 1:54 Google Earth Video 22:50 Partial Written Question 26:00

[@freyjadahlstrom7171]

I look for your comment on all the videos LOL

[@federicodipierro5420]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I'm preparing for wset level 3 and the videos you make are very helpful! Greetings from Lima!

[@WineWithJimmy]

My pleasure - good luck with your studies! Don't forget to sign up to the e-learning portal www.winewithjimmy.com to REALLY help you prepare!

[@kimaholland3423]

Thank you Jimmy, for explaining the Mistral winds and its effects on the vineyards in the Rhone Valley. Very easy to understand and learn . Greetings from the Netherlands😊

[@WineWithJimmy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mari-liisteras9215]

Thank you Jimmy! Your videos are very helpful when preparing for WSET exam. I have been listening them for a month now as I enjoy studying this way. Cheers from Darwin, Australia!

[@WineWithJimmy]

Glad you like them!

[@lynseyharding8102]

That was very informative. Thank you. This has helped with my wine and beverage assessment. Look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@WineWithJimmy]

Thanks so much. Glad to help!

[@AylaGoddard]

So helpful for study Jimmy thanks so much

[@WineWithJimmy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ThoseWhoDare]

Great lecture, thanks 🙏🏼

[@WineWithJimmy]

You're most welcome!

[@narupanonngarmkham]

thank you so much for coaching

[@WineWithJimmy]

No worries!

[@tomekmichalski678]

Hi, im considering taking wset 3 next year. After this material im sure that im going to sign up to the e-l portal :) thank you

[@WineWithJimmy]

You should!

[@Kuohin]

thanks for the videos! Will you make a Sherry one in the days to come?

[@WineWithJimmy]

You bet! It's up and running!

[@Rotaermel]

Challenge: Take a sip of wine every time "Mistral" is mentioned.

[@WineWithJimmy]

Thankfully its just a sip...

[@nijatmaharramov9107]

👍👍👍👍

[@antoinesteberl7296]

Hello Jimmy, your statement "most northern limit where Syrah can grow" is probably a bit outdated ... e.g. Switzerland (Valais, Vaud), Germany (Baden, Pfalz) and Austria (Wien, Burgenland) produce excellent syrah wines

[@WineWithJimmy]

Hey Antoine - I agree with you. This is L3 syllabus for WSET, and in places it is a little dated. I think WSET would argue that the northern Rhone is limit for commercial growing (in terms of sizeable volumes of quality) where as all the places you mentioned the volumes are still very small. Wines of Germany have no data for Syrah which would suggest a very small amount - the same for the Swiss too. I would love to have some hard data on the volume grown in both of those areas though - have you got any?

[@antoinesteberl7296]

@@WineWithJimmy Yes you're right of course I guess north of the Alps is still difficult. Switzerland has 200ha of Syrah (2% of all vines) source: blw.admin.ch; Austria has 150ha (0.3%) source: oesterreichwein.at; Germany has only 50ha (as of 2012;) source: lwg.bayern.de