Loire Flashcards
What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire?
Melon de Bourgogne
What is the prinicpal white grape of the Middle Loire?
Chenin Blanc
What is the principal white grape of the Centre-Loire?
Sauvignon Blanc
What is the principal red grape of the Middle Loire?
Cabernet Franc
What is the principal red grape of the Centre-Loire?
Pinot Noir
What is the climate of the Lower Loire?
Maritime
What is the climate of the Middle Loire?
Maritime with continental influences
What is the climate of the Centre-Loire?
Continental
The Pays Nantais is also known as…
The Lower Loire
The Loire [River] takes its name from the latin “liger”, meaning…
Silt/Sediment
Define “fines bulles”
Fine Bubbles. In the Loire, the term refers to all types of wine within the sparkling category (pétillant, mousseux, crémant).
Who was Henry Plantagenet?
Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England
Define “tuffeau”
Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire
Where is “Black Anjou”?
Western Anjou; soils here are dark schist and sandstone
Where is “White Anjou”?
Eastern Anjou; soils here are white tuffeau or Turonian chalk
Define “perruches”
Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire
What is the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley?
Quarts de Chaume
Grand Cru
Define “silex”
Flint; found in the Centre-Loire
Define “terres blanches”
Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire
Define “caillottes”
Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles found in the Centre-Loire
What is the name of the regional IGP for the Loire Valley?
Val de Loire
What is the principal grape used in the production of Loire sweet wines?
Chenin Blanc
Côt is a Loire synonym for what grape?
Malbec
Gros Plant is a Loire synonym for what grape?
Folle Blanche
Crémant de Loire production is concentrated in what part of the valley?
Middle Loire
What is Touraine Noble Joué?
A vin gris made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Meunier
What is the “Chaine des Puys”?
A chain of extinct volcanoes in the Upper Loire
T or F: Coulée de Serrant is a monopole.
TRUE
T or F: Roche Aux Moines is a monopole.
FALSE
DGC is an acronym for…
Dénomination Géographique Complémentaire
