Loire Flashcards
Which is the longest river in France
Loire
Which is the most diverse area in the word for vineyards?
Loire valley
Which are the hazards for Loire valley climate?
Spring frost and hail storms
Maceration pelliculaire
Skin contact
Where does the river Loire start
Massif Central
4 sub region of Loire
Central vineyards
Touraine
Anjou-samur
Nantais
Where is cremant de Loire and rose de Loire produced
Anjou and semur
What area does IGP Val de Loire cover?
The entire Loire valley district
Cote de Forez AOC
First district to receive AOC
Red and rose from Gamay
Cote Roannaise AOC
Red from Gamay and a little bit from Pinot noir
Cotes d’auvergne AOC
Red
White
Rose
95% planting is Gamay d’auvergne
Pouilly-fumè soil
Silex
Terre Blanche
Limestone, flint and sandstone
Grape for Pouilly-fumè
Sauvignon blanc
What are other names for Pouilly-fumè wine
Pouilly blanc fumè
Blanc fume de pouilly
What is the grape for Pouilly-sur-loire AOC
Chasselas
Grapes for Sancerre
Sauvignon blanc for white
Pinot noir for red
Types of soils in Sancerre
Terre Blanche:kimmeridgeon clay
Callotes: small stones over limestone
Silex: flint stones over limestone
Menetou-salon AOC
Sauvignon blanc
Pinot noir and Gamay
White red and rose
Quincy AOC
The AOC is only for white - Sauvignon blanc
Red and rose are classified as vin de pays
Reuilly AOC
Sauvignon blanc for white
Red and rose Pinot noir and gris
Coteaux du Giennois AOC
Red and rose from Gamay and Pinot noir
White from Sauvignon blanc
Chateaumeillant AOC
Red and rose from Gamay, Pinot noir and Pinot gris
Vin d’orlenais
White from Chardonnay and Pinot gris
Red from Pinot noir and meunieur
Orleans clery AOC
Red only from Cabernet franc
Soil in Touraine
Limestone
Clay over tuffeau (type of limestone)
Valencay AOC
White: Sauvignon blanc
Red and rose: Pinot noir, Gamay and Malbec
Cheverny AOC and Cour-Cheverny AOC
White: Sauvignon blanc + max 15% Chardonnay, Chenin blanc and/or arbois
Red: 40-65% gamay, Cabernet franc, Pinot noir and Malbec
Cour-cheverny: white made entirely from romorantin grape