FR_Loire Valley (not ready) Flashcards
Major Grape Varieties of Loire Valley
- RED: Pinot Noir
Gamay
Cabernet Franc
Côt = Malbec - WHITE: Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Melon de Bourgogne
Minor Grape Varieties of Loire Valley
- RED: Cabernet Sauvignon
Pineau D’Aunis (pee-no doh-nee)
Grolleau (grow-low) - WHITE: Chardonnay
Arbois (are-bwah)
Romoratin (ro-moe-rah-tah)
Gros Plant (groh-plah)
Chasselas (cha-suh-luhs)
Location of Pay Nantais
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• Pay Nantais is 239 miles southwest of Paris
Loire Valley major bodies of water
- Loire River is longest in France (629 miles)
- Central Vineyards: Loire and Cher River
- Touraine: Loir, Cher, Indre and Vienne Rivers
- Anjou: Loir and Layon
- Pays Nantais: Sevre and Maine Rivers. Lac de Grand-Lieu. The Atlantic
Loir is a tributary of The Loire River
Six major appelations of Touraine
- Chinon AOP (shee-naan): Chinon Blanc (dry) and Cabernet Franc (dry reds/rosés)
- Bourgueil AOP (boor-guy): Cabernet Franc (dry reds/rosés)
- Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgueil: Cabernet Franc (dry reds/rosés)
- Vouvray AOP: Chenin Blanc (dry to sweet and sparkling whites)
- Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP: Chenin Blanc (dry to sweet and sparkling whites)
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Touraine AOP (tr-ayn): 5 Villages.
Sauvignon Blanc (most whites), Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay (up to 20% allowed in blends), Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Côt, and small proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.
(Reds/whites/rosés from all reds and sparkling)
Major red and white grapes of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)
Styles of wine produced in Anjou Saumer
- RED: Cabernet Franc
- WHITE: Chinon Blanc (Pineau de la Loire)
- STYLES: All styles of wine are made here
Climate of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)
Mostly Maritime with slight continental influence in the east
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Soils of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)
blue schist, gravel, sand and alluvial with small mixes of Tuffeau
2 Major bodies of water in Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)
Loir and Lyon (both tributaries of The Loire River)
11 AOP of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)
- Anjou AOP
- Anjou Villages AOP
- Savennieres AOP (sah-vuh-nyer)
- Coulée de Serrant AOP (say-rah)
- Roche aux Moines AOP (oh-mwan)
- Coteaux du Layon AOP (co-toe do layon)
- Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP (low-bance)
- Bonnezeaux AOP
- Quarts de Chaume AOP
- Saumur AOP (saw-myur)
- Saumur-Champigny AOP (saw-myur sham-pin-yee)
- The main grape of Pay Nantais
- What popular wine is made from this grape
- Melon de Bourgogne
- Muscadet
The Climate of Pay Nantais
Maritime with little temperature change throughout the year
4 Soils of Pay Nantais
- Schist,
- silica
- clay
- granite
7 AOP of Pay Nantais
- Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP (sev-ruh aye-men)
- Clisson AOP (clee-soh)
- La Pallet AOP
- Georges AOP
- Muscadet AOP
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP (co-toe)
- Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP (gran-loo)