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1
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What is Pepiere’s entry level cuvée

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La Pépie (young vines + purchased fruit)

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what is the most structured of Pepiere’s releases

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Briord (old vines, 9 months lees aging)

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what are Pepiere’s 3 subzone bottlings

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Clisson
Chateau Thébaud
Monnèires Saint Fiacre

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what two red grapes does Pepiere work with

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Cot-Merlot
Cab Franc

both released as VDF

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5
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who produces the sparkling wine Atmospheres

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Jo Landron/Domaine de la Louvetrie

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what is the grand vin of Domaine de la Louvetrie

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Fief du Breil (4 ha parcel, 10% gradient)

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what appellation is Dme de la Fouvetrie “Melonix” released under?

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VDF

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Fred Niger runs what estate

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Domaine l’Ecu

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9
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which grape are the following l’Ecu wines based on?

Faust
Ange
Mephisto
Taurus

A 
Faust = chardonnay
Ange = PN
Mephisto = cab Franc
Taurus = Melon

all VDF

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what are the two soil specific bottlings of l’Ecu

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Granite

Orthogneiss

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what is Luneau’s monopole bottling

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Clos des Allées (9 months lees aging)

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name 3 single vineyard bottlings of Luneau-Papin

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La Verger
Vera Cruz
L D’Or

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13
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which of Luneau-Papin’s bottlings is sourced from the Goulaine lieu dit

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Gula Ana (22 months on lees)

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14
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what Luneau-Papin bottling is sourced from the Butte de la Roche lieu dit

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Terre de Pierre (rare serpentine soils)

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15
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who purchased in Clos Rougeard in 2017

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Martin Bouyges (owner of Ch Montrose)

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16
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what are the three bottliings of Clos Rougeard rouge

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Les Clos ("entry" blend, multiple sites)
Poyeux (2.9 ha, second use barrels, sandy soils)
Le Bourg (new oak, 75+ year old vines, 1ha)
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17
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how long does Clos Rougeard’s Breze Saumur Blanc age for before release

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5 years (2 in wood, some new)

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18
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when was the Coulee de Serrant first planted

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12th century

2020 was the 890th anniversery

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what are the three bottlings of Coulee de Serrant

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La Coullée de Serrant (monopole, 25 hl/ha)
Le Clos de la Bergerie (from Aux Moines appellation)
Les Vieux Clos

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20
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what is the name of Thierry Germain’s estate in Saumur Champigny

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Domaines des Roches Neuves

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21
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what is the old vines bottling of Roches Neuves

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Mémoires (100+ vines)

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what are the parcel bottlings of Roches Neuves

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Mémoires (old vine)
Les Roches
Terres Chaudes (from lieu dit of Poyeux)
Marginale (only made in great vintages)
Clos de l'Echelier 
Franc du Pied
Outre Terre (amphora, no sulfur)
23
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Roches Neuves make two chenin blanc from what lieu dit

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Clos de l’Ecotard

24
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what is the name of Roches Neuves’ sparkling cuvee

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Bulles des Roches (trad method, no dosage)

25
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Antoine Foucault is most associated with what winery

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Domaine du Collier

had worked at Clod Rougeard

26
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what commune Dme du Collier in?

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Breze

27
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what are the 4 wines of Dme du Collier

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Saumur Blanc
La Charpentrie Saumur Blanc (100 year old vines)

La Charpentrie Saumur Rouge (100 year old vines)
La Ripaille Saumur Rouge

28
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in what year was Ferme de la Sansonniere founded

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1990 (by Mark Angeli)

29
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what is Ferme de la Sansonniere’s rouge bottling

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Les Gélinettes (90% Grolleau, no sulfur)

30
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what is the name of Sansonniere’s rosé

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Rosé d’Un Jour (sweet)

31
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what is Sansonniere’s monopole vineyard called

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Les Fouchardes (chenin blanc, 45 year old vines)

32
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what is Sansonniere’s old vine cuvee called

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Les VV des Blanderies

33
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what is the name of Bruno Ciofi’s small project in Loire

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Beret et Campagnie

34
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what is the name of Beret et Compagnie’s sparkling wines

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Ze Pulle Zero Pointe (60g sugar, 9% alcohol)

Oh Nice! (Rosé Cremant with 8 years lees aging, demi sec, Pinot d’Aunis)

35
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who produces the wine Les Noels de Montbenault

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Richard Leroy (chenin, on banks of Layon river)

36
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what are the two vineyards of Clos Naudin

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Les Perruches
Les Ruettes

makes a sec, demi sec and sparkling Vouvray

37
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when was Domaine Huet founded

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1928

38
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when were Huet’s three vineyards purchased

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Le Haut Lieu (1928) (rich limestone clay soil)
Le Mont (1958) (stonier soil)
Clos du Bourg (1963) (shallowest)

39
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as of 2020, who is the winemaker at Huet

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Benjamin Joliveau

40
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what was the first vintage of Cuvee Constance

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1989

41
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name 3 years Cuvee Constance was made

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2015
2003
1993

42
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what are the Montlouis bottlings of Francois Chidaine

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Clos de Breuil (clay/silex soil, always dry)
Les Choisilles (A cuvee of multiple lieu dit)
Les Bournais  (limestone soil, usually dry)
Les Tuffeaux (old vine cuvee, tendre)
Clos Habert (tendre style)
43
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which Chidaine bottlings are being sourced from Vouvray vines

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Les Argiles (vinified dry, multiple plots)
Clos Baudoin (2.7 ha south facing site, young vines)

Le Bouchet (demi sec, borders Clos du Bourg)

44
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Chidaine’s Clos de la Grange is based on what grape

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Sauvignon Blanc (Touraine AOC)

45
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what are Dageaneu’s 5 Pouilly Fumé bottling

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Blanc Fumé (entry blend)

Silex ( first vintage 1985, 60 year old vines)

Pur Sang (1988, La Folie vineyard)

Asteroide (ungrafted vines in La Folie, 50 cases made)

Buisson Renard

46
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what is Daganeau’s Sancerre bottling

A

Les Monts Damnes

47
Q

Gerard Boulay is in what commune of Sancerre

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Chavignol

48
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Boulay’s Comtesse bottling comes from where

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Comtesse is a lieu within the larger Monts Damnes

49
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Name Boulay’s 4 bottlings

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La Cote (first vintage 2010
Comtesse (first vintage 2005)
Les Monts Damnes (first vintage 2005)
Clos de Beaujeu
50
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what are the four Saumur rouge bottlings of Guiberteau

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Les Moulins (stainless steel)
Les Chapaudaises (1 year in large oak)
Les Motelles (1 year in old oak)
Les Arboises (18 months in oak, 80% new)
51
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what are Guiberteau’s two clos bottlings

A

Clos des Carmes (Chenin, 18 months lees)

Clos des Guichaux (Chenin, 9 months lees)

52
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Alphonse Mellot represents what generation of Sancerre winemaker

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19th

53
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what is the name of Mellot’s old vines bottling

A

Generation XIX (both white and red)

54
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Mellot sources grapes for all his wines from what Lieu Dit

A

La Moussière

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