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France - Lorie Valley Flashcards

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Lorie Valley - How many cases of wine do the Loire Valley AOC’s produce annually?

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45 million

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Lorie Valley - What percentage of Loire Valley wine is at the AOC level?

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3/4ths of total production.

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Lorie Valley - What area in France is known primarily for crisp white wines, light red wines, roses and some fine sweet and sparkling wines?

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Loire Valley

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Lorie Valley - The Loire Valley originates in the

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Massif Central

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Lorie Valley - How long is the Loire Valley wine region in miles?

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300 miles

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Lorie Valley - What are the four Loire Valley regions?

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Pays Nantais, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, The Upper Loire

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Lorie Valley - The Pays Nantais is also sometimes called

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Muscadet

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Lorie Valley - What is the climate of Pays Nantais?

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Maritime

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Lorie Valley - What is the climate of the Upper Loire?

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Continental

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Lorie Valley - What are the wine styles of the Loire Valley?

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Dry and sweet whites, dry and sweet roses, dry reds, sparkling wines

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Lorie Valley - What are the key white grapes of the Loire Valley?

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Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne

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Lorie Valley - What are the secondary white grapes used in the Loire Valley?

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Chardonnay, Folle Blanche and Arbois

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Lorie Valley - What grape is used only in the Pay Nantais region of the Loire Valley and no other region?

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Melon de Bourgogne

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Lorie Valley - What is Chenin Blanc sometimes called in the Loire Valley?

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Pineau de la Loire

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Lorie Valley - Melon de Borgogne is used to make what wine will known in the Pays Nantais area of the Loire Valley?

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Muscadet

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Lorie Valley - What are the two most well-known Chenin Blanc based wines of the Loire Valley?

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Vouvray & Savenierres

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Lorie Valley - The skin of Chenin Blanc is thick or thin, making it highly susceptible to botrytis?

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Thin

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Lorie Valley - Where in the Loire Valley would you most likely find well known Sauvignon Blanc wines?

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Sancerre and Pouilly Fume

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Lorie Valley - In what two appellations in the Loire Valley does Sauvignon Blanc produce it’s classic flavor profile with acidity and aromatics?

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Sancerre and Pouilly Fume

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Lorie Valley - What is the local name for Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley?

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Breton

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Lorie Valley - What is the local name for Malbec in the Loire Valley?

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Cot

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Lorie Valley - Chinon is made from what grape?

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Cabernet Franc

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Lorie Valley - Loire Valley’s cool climate produces what style of red wine?

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dry, zesty, light reds

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Lorie Valley - Sparkling Loire Valley wines are marketed under what name?

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Fines Bulles

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Lorie Valley - Fines Bulles Loire Valley wines are made using what method?

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Traditional

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Lorie Valley - Loire Valley Fines Bulles wines are generally based on what white grape?

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Chenin Blanc

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Lorie Valley - What styles of sparkling wines are produced in the Loire Valley?

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White and rose, dry and sweet

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Lorie Valley - Why is there no top quality level AOP that covers all of the Loire Valley?

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Too many different climates and grapes

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Lorie Valley - Melon de Bourgogne is often called?

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Muscadet, after the general appellation of the region.

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Lorie Valley - What are the 4 appellations in the Pays Nantais that ONLY allow the Melon de Bourgogne grape?

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Muscadet AOC, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC, Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOC and Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC

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Lorie Valley - What are the 3 new Pays Nantais AOC’s as of 2011?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC, Coteaux d/Ancenis AOC, and Fiefs Vendeen AOC.

32
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Lorie Valley - Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC is based on what grape?

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Folle Blanche, aka Gros Plant

33
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Lorie Valley - Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC’s Pinot Gris is sometimes called

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Malvoisie

34
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Lorie Valley - Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC’s reds and roses come from what grape?

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Gamay

35
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Lorie Valley - Anjou AOC allows what percentage of Sauvivnon Blanc or Chardonnay in it’s Chenin Blanc based white wines?

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up to 20%

36
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Lorie Valley - Anjou AOC’s primary white grape is

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Chenin Blanc

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Lorie Valley - What are the primary red grapes of Anjou AOC?

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Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

38
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Lorie Valley - Anjou AOC’s premier dry white wine made from Chenin Blanc is

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Savennieres

39
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Lorie Valley - Savennieres AOC grapes are ____% of _______.

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100% Chenin Blanc

40
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Lorie Valley - The “most cerebral” wine in the world is from

A

Savenniers AOC

41
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Lorie Valley - Rose de Anjou AOC is generally made from what grapes?

A

Grolleau

42
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Lorie Valley - Cabernet de Anjou AOC is generally made from what grapes?

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Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Lorie Valley - Rose de Loire AOC produces what style of rose’s?

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dry with 30% Cab Sauv or Cab Franc.

44
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Lorie Valley - Cabernet de Anjou produces what style of rose’s?

A

sweet

45
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Lorie Valley - What style of wine is a specialty of Anjou AOC?

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sweet dessert wines

46
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Lorie Valley - What is the name of the primary sweet wine AOC of Anjou?

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Coteaux du Layon AOC

47
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Lorie Valley - The two subregions of Coteaux du Layon AOC which produce sweet white dessert wines are?

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Bonnezeaux and Quarts-de-Chaume

48
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Lorie Valley - What is the new appellation, as of 2011, which has become the Loire Valley’s first Grand Cru?

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Coteaux dy Layon Premier Cru Chaume

49
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Lorie Valley - Bonnezeaux AOC and Quarts-de-Chaume must use _____% of ________ grape.

A

100% Chenin Blanc

50
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Lorie Valley - Pinot d’Aunis is also known as

A

Chenin Noir

51
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Lorie Valley - What is the small red wine only AOC in Saumur?

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Saumur-Champigny

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Lorie Valley - The main sparkling wine AOC in Saumur is

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Saumur Brut

53
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Lorie Valley - Saumur Brut may also be known as

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Saumur Mousseux or just Saumur

54
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Lorie Valley - Crement de Loire sources its grapes from what region in the Loire Valley?

A

Saumur

55
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Lorie Valley - Saumur Brut always contains a proportion of what grape?

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Chenin Blanc

56
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Lorie Valley - Vouvray is found in what region of the Loire Valley?

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Touraine

57
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Lorie Valley - Vouvray makes wines using ____% of _____ grape.

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100% Chenin Blanc

58
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Lorie Valley - What AOC is just across the river from Vouvray?

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Montlouis -sur-Loire

59
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Lorie Valley - What are the known red wine AOC’s of Touraine?

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Chinon, Bourgueil, and St. Nicolas de Bourgueil

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Lorie Valley - Red wines from Chinon, Bourgueil and St. Nicolas de Bourguel wines must be made from ?

A

Majority of Cab Franc

with Cab Sauv for structure and complexity

61
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Lorie Valley - AOC Touraine white grapes are typically

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100% Sauvignon Blanc

62
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Lorie Valley - What are the two most famous appellations of the Upper Loire region?

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Sancerre - west bank

Pouilly Fume -east bank

63
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Lorie Valley - Sancerre and Pouilly Fume use _____% of ______ grape?

A

100% Sauvignon Blanc

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Lorie Valley - The soil of Sancerre is described as

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chalky limestone

65
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Lorie Valley - The soil of Pouilly Fume is described as

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flinty which gives a smoky flavor

66
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Lorie Valley - What Upper Loire AOC produces red wine from what grape?

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Sancerre from Pinot Noir

67
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Lorie Valley - Menetau-Salon, Quincy & Reuilly are located where in the Loire Valley?

A

Upper Loire

68
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Lorie Valley - Chenin Blanc is produced how in Lorie?

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Dry white
sweet white
sparking
botrytis

69
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Lorie Valley - What grapes are generally used in making Rose?

A

Majority is Cab Franc

Minority include Sauv, PN, Gamay, Grolleau, Malbec

70
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Lorie Valley - Chief source of grapes for Cremant de Lorie?

A

from Saumur

71
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Lorie Valley - beyond red wine, what does Chinon , Bourgueil, and St. Nicolas de Bourgueil produce?

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Chinon- small amount of white from 100% Chenin Blanc

Bourgueil and St Nicolas de Bourgeil make rose

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Lorie Valley - Touraine AOC allows for what productid style?

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red, white, rose, sparking (white or rose)
White wine majority is from Sauv Blanc
Red & Rose majority is from Cab Franc and Malbec

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Lorie Valley - where is Cheverny AOC and what does it produce?

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Easternmost Touraine
White- based on Sauv Blanc and Sauv Gris
Red- Pinot blended with gamay or malbec is optional

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