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Central Vineyards Flashcards

1
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What is the climate of the Loire Valley’s Central Vineyards?

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Continental

-cold winters, brisk days during harvest, danger of frost during budbreak, short summers

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What are the 3 mail soils of Sancerre?

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Silex, terreblanche, Caillottes

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What is Terre Blanche soil?

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a continuation of the same Kimmeridgian clay that extends into Chablis

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What is caillottes soil?

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a stony soil littered with fossils

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What is the main component of Silex soil?

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flint

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Who was the wine maker of “Silex” Pouilly-Fumé?

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Didier Dagueneau

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What is the grape varietal of Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

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Chasselas (Gutedel)

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What are the red and white grape varietals of Menetou-Salon AOP?

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  • Sauvignon Blanc

- Pinot Noir

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Reuilly, Quincy, and Coteaux du Giennois all produce white wine from what grape varietal?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What 2 grapes produce the red and rosé wines of Coteaux du Giennois?

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  • Pinot Noir

- Gamay

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What is the red grape of Reuilly?

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Pinot Noir

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Reuilly’s rosé wines are the pale, ‘vin gris’ style from what grape varietal?

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Pinot Gris

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What was the 2nd demarcated appellation in France following Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

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Quincy

-white wine only

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What are the grape varietals of Orléans AOP?

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  • Pinot Meunier

- Chardonnay

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Orléans-Cléry AOP produces red wines soley from what grape varietal?

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Cabernet Franc

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What is the grape varietal of Côtes du Forez and Côtes Roannaise AOP?

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Gamay

-similar to Beaujolais closer to Beaujolais than the Loire.

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Châteaumeillant AOP produces red and rose from what grape?

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Gamay

18
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What is the main white and two red grape varietals of

Côtes du Auvergne AOP?

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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir and Gamay
-produces red, white and rose wine.

19
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What is the Southernmost and most remote Loire region?

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Pourçain AOP

  • Chardonnay
  • Gamay

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