BASIC LOIRE

Question 1

NR

Climate

Answer 1

Moderate continental (cooler than the south)

Question 2

Best site locations

Answer 2

Steep slopes, south facing close to the river on the sides of the Rhine valley — offers protection from the Mistral

Question 3

NR

Human influence

Answer 3

Vines supported by individual stakes or teepee like structures

Question 4

SR

Climate and risk

Answer 4

Mediterranean
Warm dry summer
Drought

Question 5

SR terrain

Answer 5

Flatter terrain

Stone soils to absorb heat (Galets in Chateauneuf du Pape)

Question 6

How is Grenache and Syrah trained and why

Answer 6

Grenache- bush trained low to ground to protect from wine and gain warmth
Syrah-trellised, more susceptible to wind

Strong Mistral wind

Question 7

SF

Climate

Answer 7

Warm Mediterranean

Question 8

Terrain

Answer 8

Not uniform,
Inland - mountainous foothills, cooler
Coastal-less fertile, well drained spikes, quality viticulture

Question 9

Wind influence SF

Answer 9

Mistral-down the Rhone

Tramontane-Down Massif Central and Pyrenees

Question 10

SF risk

Answer 10

Dought (occasional summer floods)