France (Loire Valley)

Question 1

4 general regions of Loire Valley

Answer 1

Pays Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards

Question 2

Climate of Pays Nantais

Answer 2

Maritime

Question 3

Main varietal of Pays Nantais

Answer 3

Melon de Bourgogne

muscadet

Question 4

4 muscadet regions of Pays Nantais

Answer 4

Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre et Main

Question 5

Flavor profile of Muscadet AOP

Answer 5

bone dry, high acid, youthful consumption

Question 6

Describe Sur Lie aging

Answer 6

must come from qualifying region

aged on the lees over winter, bottled directly off lees without filtering

adds complexity and richness

Question 7

Who is Guy Bossard

Answer 7

adopted a quality label just for muscadet “Hermine d’Or”

terroir and stress ageability

Question 8

2 requirements of Cruller Communaux

Answer 8

min 18 months sur lie

specified schist soil

Question 9

3 qualifying sub zones of Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine

Answer 9

Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges

Question 10

Loire Valley’s most diverse and largest region

Answer 10

Anjou - Samur

Question 11

3 grapes of Anjou

Answer 11

Chenin
Grolleau
Cabernet Franc

Question 12

Flavor profile of Savennieres’ Chenin Blanc

Answer 12

dry, austere, rigid in youth

Question 13

2 unique soils of Savennieres

Answer 13

Blue Schist

Volcanic Debris

Question 14

Nicolas Joly monopole and what region/subregion does it live?

Answer 14

Coulee de Serrant

Loire Valley, Savennieres

Question 15

2 sweet wine disctricts of Savennieres

Answer 15

Coteaux du Layon

Conteaux de l’Aubance

Question 16

2 noteworthy AOP in Coteaux du Layon

Answer 16

Bonnezeaux

Quartz de Chaume

Question 17

3 Savenniers sweet producers

Answer 17

Domaine des Baumard
Chateau Pierre - Bise
Chateau de Fesles

Question 18

3 Cab Franc AOP’s in Touraine

Answer 18

Chinon
Borgueil
St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Question 19

Flavor Profile of Toraine Cab Franc

Answer 19

Raspberry, green tobacco, silky tannin

Question 20

River through Chinon

Answer 20

River Vienne

Question 21

Touraine’s largest white wine region

Answer 21

Vouvray

Question 22

5 sweetness levels of Chenin Blanc

Answer 22

sec
sec tendre
demi sec
moelleux
liquereux

Question 23

Climate of Central Vineyards

Answer 23

Continental

Question 24

Varietal fo Puilly-Fume and Sancerre

Answer 24

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 25

What river does Puilly-Fume and Sancerre straddle

Answer 25

Loire River

Question 26

Flavor profile of Puilly-Fume and Sauncerre Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 26

Minerality, steely, pungently herbaceous, vibrant but not lean

Question 27

Aging vessel for Puilly-Fume and Sancerre

Answer 27

stainless steel

Question 28

Top Puilly-Fume producer

Answer 28

Didier Dagueneau - “Silex”