Loire

Question 1

Largest white wine producing region?

Answer 1

Loire

Question 2

Where is Pays Nantais?

Answer 2

Lower Loire
*Maritime climate

Question 3

Where are Anjou, Saumur, Touraine?

Answer 3

Middle Loire

Question 4

Climate in Central and Upper Loire?

Answer 4

Continental

Question 5

1 grape regarding area under vine?

Answer 5

Cab Franc

Question 6

What grapes are harvested first?

Answer 6

Melon from Pays Nantais and grapes for sparkling wine

Question 7

What grapes are harvested last?

Answer 7

Cab Franc, Chenin Blanc

Question 8

Main training systems?

Answer 8

Guyot and Cordon

Question 9

Rose method?

Answer 9

Direct press or saignee

Question 10

What was Val de Loire IGP originally named?

Answer 10

Vin de Pays da Jardin de la France

Question 11

Westernmost sub region?

Answer 11

Pays Nantais
Lower Loire

Question 12

Most important grape in Pays Nantais?

Answer 12

Melon De Bourgogne
*Used to be most planted white in Loire

Question 13

Primary grape in Coteaux d’Ancenis?

Answer 13

Gamay

Question 14

What is Muscadet Aoc not permitted to do?

Answer 14

Produce wines sure lie

Question 15

Smallest Muscadet Aoc?

Answer 15

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire Aoc

Question 16

What viticultural area is largest in Loire?

Answer 16

Anjou and Saumur (Middle Loire)

Question 17

What grapes dominate in Middle Loire?

Answer 17

Cab Franc and Chenin Blanc

Question 18

Soils in Saumur?

Answer 18

Tuffeau (known for sparkling)

Question 19

What is Tuffeau?

Answer 19

Turonian Chalk
Chalk + Limestone

Question 20

First red grape planted in Loire Valley?

Answer 20

Cab Franc

Question 21

Appellation with largest rose production?

Answer 21

Cabernet d’Anjou Aoc

Question 22

Where is chaptalization not allowed?

Answer 22

Coteaux du Layon Aoc

Question 23

Where are Loire’s only Premier and Grand Cru?

Answer 23

Vineyards flanking Layon River

Question 24

What must RS be in Chaume?

Answer 24

Min 8%
(Yields are less here than in Coteaux du Layon)

Question 25

Warmest Anjou appellation?

Answer 25

Coteaux de L’Aubance Aoc

Question 26

Who were the first to plant Chenin Blanc vines in the area North of the Loire River in Savennieres?

Answer 26

Christian Monks

Question 27

Where are France’s most age worthy whites?

Answer 27

Savennieres Aoc

Question 28

Is chaptalization allowed in Savennieres Roche aux Moines Aoc?

Answer 28

No

Question 29

What was Saumur Rose formerly called?

What is it a combo of?

Answer 29

Cab de Saumer

Cab F + Cab Sauv and are dry

Question 30

Most important red appellation in Anjou Saumer region?

Answer 30

Saumer-Champigny Aoc

Question 31

In Touraine (Middle Loire) what grapes are popular where?

Answer 31

West-Red from Cab F
East- White from Sauv B
Center- White from Chenin Blanc

Question 32

1 red in Touraine?

Answer 32

Cab F

Question 33

Most important grape in Touraine for sparkling?

Answer 33

Vouvray

Question 34

What Aoc has most production in Touraine?

Answer 34

Touraine Aoc

Question 35

Largest red appellation in Loire by voulme?

Answer 35

Chinon Aoc

Question 36

Middle Loire’s largest producer of white Aoc wine, however sparkling is still most important here

Answer 36

Vouvray Aoc

Question 37

Only grape allowed in Montlouis-Sur-Loire Aoc?

Answer 37

Chenin Blanc

Question 38

Only grape allowed in Orleans-Chery Aoc?

Answer 38

Only reds from Cab Franc

Question 39

What is allowed in Pouilly-Fume Aoc?

Answer 39

Only whites

Question 40

What is Sauv Blanc known as in Pouilly-Fume Aoc

Answer 40

Blanc-Fume

Question 41

Sister of Sancerre Aoc?

Answer 41

Menetou-Salon Aoc

Question 42

First to harvest in Centre Loire?

Answer 42

Reuilly Aoc

Question 43

1 Red in Upper Loire?

#1 White?

Answer 43

Gamay
Chardonnay