France - Loire Valley

Question 1

What is the longest river in France?

Answer 1

The Loire

Question 2

Where does the Loire start and end?

Answer 2

In the center of France, in Massif Central and ends 629 miles to the Atlantic

Question 3

Name the FOUR main wine regions of the Loire Valley, West to East

Answer 3

Pays Nantais
Anjou Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards

Question 4

What is the climate of Pays Nantais?

Answer 4

Maritime, cool and wet

Question 5

What is the soil of the Pays Nantais?

Answer 5

Gravel and sand over schist and granite

Question 6

What is the main grape of Pays Nantais?

Answer 6

Melon de Bourgogne

Question 7

What are the AOP’s of Pays Nantais?

Answer 7

There are TWO
Muscadet,
Muscadet Sevre et Maine

Question 8

Is there Sur Lie aging on the wines of Pays Nantais?

Answer 8

Yes. Adds compexity and richness

Question 9

What is the climate of Anjou Saumur?

Answer 9

Maritime shifting to continental, humid

Question 10

What are the grape varietals of Anjou Saumur?

Answer 10

Chenin Blanc

Cabernet Franc

Question 11

What are the AOP’s of Anjou Saumur?

Answer 11

There are FIVE
Anjou-Villages
Saumur
Savennieres
Bonnezeaux
Quarts de Chaume

Question 12

Which AOP in Anjou Saumur only makes red wine?

Answer 12

Anjou-Villages

Question 13

Which AOP in Anjou-Saumur makes both red and white?

Answer 13

Saumur

Question 14

Which Anjou Saumur AOP’s make wines that are sweet and what viniculture techniques ensure this?

Answer 14

Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume.

Late Harvest of Chenin Blanc and Botrytis affected grapes produce sweet wines

Question 15

Where is the AOP of Savennieres and what grape does it produce?

Answer 15

In the Loire Valley, in the Anjou-Saumur region. It produces Chenin Blanc.

Question 16

What are the AOP’s of Touraine?

Answer 16

Chinon
Bourgueil
Vouvray

Question 17

What is the climate of Touraine?

Answer 17

Continental

Question 18

What is the soil of Touraine?

Answer 18

Tuffeau (soft limestone)

Question 19

What are the grape varietals of Touraine?

Answer 19

Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc

Question 20

What two AOP’s of the Touraine make only red wine?

Answer 20

Chinon and Bourgueil

Question 21

What sides are the Loire River are Chinon and Bourgueil?

Answer 21

Bourgueil is North
Chinon is South
Both make Cabernet Franc

Question 22

What AOP of Touraine makes only white wine and what grape is it?

Answer 22

Vouvray. Chenin Blanc.

Question 23

Does Vouvray only produce dry white wine?

Answer 23

No. Dry, Off Dry, Sparkling and Moelleux sweet wines

Question 24

What is the climate of Central Vineyards?

Answer 24

Continental

Question 25

What is the soil type of Central Vineyards?

Answer 25

Kimmeridgian clay, silex (flint), limestone

Question 26

What are the AOP's of Central Vineyards?

Answer 26

There are TWO Sancerre Pouilly-Fume

Question 27

What are the grapes of Central Vineyards

Answer 27

Sauvignon Blanc | Pinot Noir

Question 28

Which AOP of Central Vineyards makes only Sauvignon Blanc?

Answer 28

Pouilly-Fume

Question 29

Which of the following is not a style of Vouvray AOP: sparkling dry white sweet dry red

Answer 29

dry red

Question 30

Which of the following is a sweet wine appellation of the Anjou-Saumur? Sancerre Chinon Quarts-de-Chaume Muscadet

Answer 30

Quarts-de-Chaume | also Bonnezeaux

Question 31

What soil type is Tuffeau and in which region of the Loire is it found?

Answer 31

It is soft limestone. Found in Touraine.

Question 32

Where is Muscadet AOP?

Answer 32

Pays Nantais

Question 33

Where is Anjou-Villages AOP?

Answer 33

Anjou-Saumur

Question 34

Where is Saumur AOP?

Answer 34

Anjou-Saumur

Question 35

Where is Savennieres AOP?

Answer 35

Anjou-Saumur

Question 36

Where is Bonnezeaux AOP?

Answer 36

Anjou-Saumur

Question 37

Where is Quarts-de-Chaume AOP?

Answer 37

Anjou-Saumur

Question 38

Where is Chinon AOP?

Answer 38

Touraine

Question 39

Where is Bourgueil AOP?

Answer 39

Touraine

Question 40

Where is Vouvray AOP?

Answer 40

Touraine

Question 41

Where is Sancerre AOP?

Answer 41

Central Vineyard

Question 42

Where is Pouilly-Fume AOP?

Answer 42

Central Vineyard