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T of ? 45% of the production is devoted to rosé in Anjou

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True!

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Min Chenin % in Anjou AOP and Saumur AOP?

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Anjou: Min 80% Chenin (max 20% chardonnay+sauv blanc)
Saumur: 100% Chenin

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T or F? 1/3 of plantings in Anjou are Cab Franc

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True!

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T or F? Saumur can be labeled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa

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True!

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Grapes for Anjou-Villages and Anjou-Villages Brissac?

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Cab Sauv + Cab Franc (Red only AOPs)

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Grapes for Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire?

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100% Chenin only

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Loire’s first official Grand Cru?

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Quarts de Chaume

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Main city in Anjou?

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Angers

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These 2 main tributaries of the Loire play significant roles in Anjou’s wine production

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Layon and Aubance

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Savennières is just south of Angers, what are its (2) own AOPs

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  • Roche aux Moines

- Coulée de Serrant - (M) Nicolas Joly

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Name 3 AOPs that require 100% Chenin in Anjou-Saumur

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  • Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire (white only)
  • Coteaux de l’Aubance (sweet, SGN)
  • Savennières (white only)
  • Coteaux du Layon (sweet white only)
  • Bonnezeaux (sweet white only)
  • Quarts du Chaume (sweet white only)
  • Coteaux de Saumur (off-white only)
  • Saumur
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Name still Rosé-only AOPs in Saumur (2)

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  • Cabernet d’Anjou

- Rose d’Anjou

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Saumur AOP requirements for all 3 colors?

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  • No still Rosé
  • White: 100% Chenin
  • Red: Cabernet franc + (Max 30% Cab-sauv + Pineau d’Aunis)
  • Mousseux blanc: Min 60% Chenin + max 10% sb
  • Mousseux rosé: Min 60% Cab franc + max 10% sb (min 9m on lees)
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Grapes for a wine labeled “Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame”

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Cab franc, with max 15% cab sauv

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What are the requirements for Coteaux de Saumur AOP?

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  • 100% Chenin (only)
  • Semi-sweet wines - passillerage or botrytis, must be harvested in successful tries
  • Min Alc: 15%
  • Min must weight: 238g/l
  • Min RS: 34 g/l
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Requirements for Saumur-Champigny AOP

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  • Red only

- Min 85% Cabernet franc (max 15% cab sauv+pineau d’aunis)

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T or F? Savennières does not have any subzones

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True!

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Name the 2 AOPs in Savennières; one is a monopole owned by whom?

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  • Coulée de Serrant: owned by Nicolas Joly

- Roche aux Moines

19
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Roche aux Moines has 6 vignerons who make wine there, name 2

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  • Nicolas Joly
  • Château de Chamboureau
  • Domaine aux Moines
  • Château Pierre Bise
  • Domaine des Forges
  • Domaine Jo Pithon
20
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Residual sugar in Savennières is no longer explicitly stated as of 2011; what are the 4 levels of sweetness and RS levels?

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  • Sec: max 4 g/l
  • Demi-sec: max 18g/l
  • Moelleux: 18-45g/l
  • Doux: more than 45 g/l
21
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Coteaux l’Aubance AOP makes sweet whites; for still reds made in that region, what are they labeled as?

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Anjou Villages Brissac (Cab Sauv + Cab Franc)

22
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Which river runs through Bonnezeaux?

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Layon

23
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Name the 2 villages that have their own AOP within Coteaux du Layon

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Bonnezeaux and Chaume (of Quarts de Chaume AOP)

24
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Min alc % for Coteaux du Layon (+village, +Chaume Premier Cru, +SGN)?

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  • Layon: 11%
  • Layon “Village”: 12%
  • Layon “Chaume Premier Cru”: 11%
  • Layon “SGN” (with or without village): 19%
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Min RS for Coteaux du Layon and Chaume Premier Cru

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  • Layon: 34 g/l
  • Layon “Chaume Premier Cru”: 80 g/l
  • *Chaptalization not allowed for both
26
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Which has a higher min must weight, Coteau du Layon or Sauternes?

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Same, 221 g/l

27
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7 geographical designations can add their name to the Coteau du Layon appellation, name 3

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  • Beaulieu/sur Layon
  • Rablay/sur Layon
  • Rochefort/sur Loire
  • St Aubin/de Luigne
  • St Lambert/du Lattay
  • Faye/d’Anjou
  • Chaume “Premier Cru”
    (lieu-dit within Rochefort sur Loire)
28
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RS, min alc % and min must weight for Bonnezeaux? Is chaptalization legal?

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  • 100% Chenin
  • Min 12% alc
  • Min 51 g/l
  • Must weight: 238 g/l
  • Chaptalization is legal for Bonnezeaux AOC
29
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Where is chaptalization legal?  
Bonnezeaux, 
Coteaux du Layon, 
Layon Chaume Premier Cru, 
Layon Chaume SGN, 
Quarts du Chaume
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Bonnezeaux and Coteaux du Layon

30
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Name 2 producers of Bonnezeaux

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  • Dom de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli)
  • Ch de Fesles
  • Dom de Petits Quarts/Godineaux
  • Dom René Renou
31
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Requirements for Quarts du Chaume?

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  • 100% Chenin
  • Min 11% alc
  • Min 85 g/l
  • Min must weight: 298 g/l
  • Loire’s first official Grand Cru
  • Producers: Dom des Baumard, Pierre Bise
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Grapes for Haut-Pitou in Anjou?

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  • White: Min 60% sauv blanc, sauv gris
  • Red: Min 60% cab franc, max 10% gamay
  • Rosé: Min. 40% cab franc, plus a min. 20% p-noir and a min. 20% Gamay
33
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Only AOP in Anjou-Saumur where the main white grape is Sauv Blanc

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Haut-Poitou AOP

34
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T or F? Saumur is Loire’s biggest producer of bubbles

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True!

35
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T or F for Anjou? It is the largest, most diverse and dynamic region; 45% of Anjou production is devoted to rosê (dominated by the Grolleau grape) and 1/3 of plantings are Cab Franc

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True!

36
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Which requires a higher minimum RS – Coteaux du Layon or Coteaux de l’Aubance?

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Same, both 34 g/l

37
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SGN AOPs outside of Alsace

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  • Coteaux de l’Aubance
  • Coteau du Layon
  • Monbazillac
38
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Describe the terroir of Savennières AOP

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Savennières sits along the north bank of the Loire River in Anjou. The climate is cool and benefits the long/slow ripening process of Chenin Blanc. The slopes are steep and south facing consisting of blue schist and volcanic debris

39
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Name 3 single vineyards within the Savennières AOP

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Clos de Fremine, Clos de la Hutte, Clos Papillion

40
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Arrange the following AOPS in order of residual sugar: Bonnezeaux, Quarts du Chaume, Chaume Premier Cru, Coteaux du Layon

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  • Coteaux du Layon: 34 g/l
  • Bonnezeaux: 51 g/l
  • Chaume 1er: 80 g/l
  • Quarts du Chaume: 85 g/l
41
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Name 2 producers of Quarts de Chaume?

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Domaines des Baumard and Chateau Pierre-Bise

42
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Producer with Monopole AOP of Loire? What is the AOP?

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Coulée de Serrant, Nicolas Joly

43
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T or F? Anjou and Saumur AOP both don’t make still rose wines

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True!

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