Loire

Question 1

What are the four districts of the Loire from East to West?

Answer 1

-Pays Nantais
-Anjou-Saumur
-Touraine
-Central Vineyards

Question 2

Bonnezeaux is where? What does it produce?

Answer 2

-Anjou-Saumur

-Sweet wines from 100% Chenin Blanc with a min. R/S of 51 g/L

Chapitalisation is LEGAL

Question 3

What styles of wine are produced in Chinon?

Answer 3

Whites from 100% Chenin

Rose and Reds from Cabernet Franc + Max. 10% of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Question 4

What is the minimum Residual Sugar in Quarts de Chaume?

Answer 4

85 g/L

Question 5

From which vintage is Quarts de Chaume allowed to use the Grand Cru moniker?

Answer 5

2010

Question 6

What are the three most famous appellations for red wine in Touraine?

Answer 6

-Chinon
-Bourgueil
-Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Question 7

Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil both produce what style of wine from which varieties?

Answer 7

Red and Rose from Cabernet Franc with and Max. 10% of Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 8

What is the minimum vine age in Muscadet Sévre-et-Maine?

Answer 8

6 Years

Question 9

What are the soil types in Sancerre?

Answer 9

-Terres Blances
-Caillottes
-Silex

Question 10

Name the two sub-regions and unofficial ‘Grand Cru’s’ of Savenniéres.

Answer 10

-Roche aux Moines

-Coulée de Serrant (Monopole owned by Nicolas Joly).

Question 11

Tuffeau soils are found where? What are they composed of?

Answer 11

Soft fine grained limestone soils, they are found throughout the Loire mostly in Anjou-Saumur and Touraine.

Question 12

What styles of wine are produced in Anjou-Villages AOP?

Answer 12

Reds from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 13

What are the four appellations for Melon de Bourgogne in Pays Nantais?

Answer 13

-Muscadet
-Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
-Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
-Muscadet Sévre-et-Maine

Question 14

What 3 AOC’s in the Central Vineyards produce white wine only?

Answer 14

-Quincy (Sauvignon Blanc + Max. 10 Sauvignon Gris).
-Pouilly-sur-Loire (100% Chasselas).
-Pouilly-Fumé (100% Sauvignon Blanc).

Question 15

Saint-Pourçain produces what styles of wine, from which varietals?

Answer 15

Whites from Chardonnay, Sacy (Tressalier) and Sauvignon Blanc.

Rose from Gamay.

Red from Gamay (40-75%) and Pinot Noir (25-60%).

Question 16

What are the 7 subzones in Muscadet Sévre-et-Maine?

Answer 16

Created in 2011:
-Clisson
-Le Pallet
-Gorges

Created in 2019:
-Château Thébaud
-Goulaine
-Monnières-Saint-Fiacre
-Mouzillon-Tillières

Question 17

What are the sub-districts of Anjou-Saumur?

Answer 17

-Anjou
-Saumur
-Savenniéres
-Coteaux-du-Layon

Question 18

Name the 7 Villages in Layon.

Answer 18

-Faye d’Anjou
-Rochefort-sur-Loire
-Rablay-sur-Layon
-Beaulieu-sur-Layon
-St.Aubin de Luigné
-St Lambert du Lattay
-Chaume

Question 19

What is a Synonym for Gros Plant in Pays Nantais?

Answer 19

Folle Blanche

Question 20

What is the soil like in Savenniéres?

Answer 20

Steep slopes of blue schist with volcanic debris.

Question 21

What are the aging requirements for Muscadet’s Cru’s?

Answer 21

-Goulaine and le Pallet: Wines must be aged on their fine lees until the 1st of April the second year following harvest.

-The other 5 must be aged on their fine lees until the 1st of October the second year following harvest.

Question 22

What are the principal soil types in Pouilly-Fumé?

Answer 22

-Kimmeridgian Marl
-Oxfordian Limestone (Caillottes)
-Flint (Silex)
-Clay-Siliceous Soils

Question 23

What styles of wine are produced in Côte Roannaise AOP?

Answer 23

Rose and Red wines from 100% Pinot Noir

Question 24

When must Melon de Bourgogne wines be bottled if being labeled ‘Sur-Lie’?

Answer 24

Between 1st of March and 30th of November the year following harvest.