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What white grape can Chinon AOC also produces white wine.

A

100% Chenin Blanc

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What is the only white grape allowed for Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC Mousseux and Petillant wines.

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The AOC allows only for Chenin Blanc.

Vouvray AOC allows Orbois.

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True or False

Quincy AOC makes only white wines from 100% Sauvignon Blanc.

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False

Sauvignon Gris can be a minor blending partner.

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Which AOC features white grape Romorantin?

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Cour-Cheverny AOC (lies entirely within the boundaries of Cheverny AOC which does not have Romorantin in its grape mix)

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Which AOC has the folloinwg 9 DGCs authorized:

  • Goulaine
  • Mouzillon-Tillieres
  • Gorges
  • Clisson
  • Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
  • Chateau-Thebaud
  • La Pallet
  • La Haye-Fouassiere (approved)
  • Vallet (approved)
A

Muscadet Severe et Maine AOC

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What soil types Savennieres AOC consists of?

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  • Slate
  • Schist
  • Volcanic Rock
  • Aeolian sands
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7
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What style of wine using what grape is famously made in Savenniers AOC?

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  1. Dry wines
  2. 100% Chenin Blanc

(Semi sweet and Sweet wines are permitted)

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What grape variety is used primarilly for Anjou AOC white wines?

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Chenin Blanc

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What method is used for Touraine AOC Sparkling wines?

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Traditional

Aged on lees for at least 9 months

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What grape is the principal grape of Haut-Poitou AOC white wine?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What grape is known elsewhere of Malvoisie in Loire Valley?

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Pinot Gris

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12
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As of 2020 what cannot be put on the label for Muscadet AOC?

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Sur Lie

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13
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Which small AOC along the Layon river makes sweet wines from Chenin Blanc?

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Bonnezeaux AOC

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What AOC makes only white wines from the rare Romorantin grape?

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Cour-Cheverny AOC

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15
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What is the production level by large cremant houses in Cremant de Loire AOC?

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80% is by large cremant houses.

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16
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What grapes are harvested first in Loire Valley?

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Melon from Pays Nantais

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17
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What are the primary grape variety for white and red/rose wines in Sancerre AOC?

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  • White: 100% Sauvginon Blanc
  • Red/Rose: 100% Pinot Noir
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18
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Which AOC is the Middle Loire’s largest producer of white AOC wine by volume?

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Vouvray AOC

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19
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For Coteaux du Layon AOC, to have SGN on the label, what requirement the vignerons must meet?

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The grapes must be harvested with 19% potential alcohol.

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20
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Which AOC is well known monopole of Nichola Joly and is farmed biodynamically?

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Coulee de Serrant AOC

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21
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What is Passerillage?

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A process in which grapes are air-dried and shriveled after harvest to increase their sugar concentration. This takes place in a dry, well-ventilated area in order to avoid spoilage.

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22
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What two grapes are permitted for Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

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  1. Cabernet Franc
  2. Cabernet Sauvginon
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23
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Describe Terre Blanches

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Kimmeridgean marl rich in oyster fossils, commonly found in Sancerre and Pouily-Fume. Wines from these soils are powerful and tend to age well.

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24
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Name the primary soil types for the following areas:

  • Nantes
  • Saumur
  • Angers- West ofTours
  • East of Tours
  • Centre-Loire
  • West of Roanne / St-Etienne
A
  • Nantes: Volcanic / Igneous and Metamorphic
  • Saumur: Dark Schists and Sandstone
  • Angers- West of Tours: White Chalk
  • East of Tours: Clay & Limestone, Sand & Gravels
  • Centre-Loire: Flint and Kimmeridgean Marl
  • West of Roanne / St-Etienne: Chalky-Clays, Sands & Gravesl, Granite, Geniss
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What are three AOCs that make Rose wines anywhere within Anjou-Saumur?

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  1. Rose d’Anjou AOC
  2. Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
  3. Rose de Loire AOC
    4.
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26
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What grape variety is used in sparkling and rose wines in the Anjou/Saumur?

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Grolleau Gris

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27
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List the prime variety for Saumur AOC white wine and 2 varieties used for its red wine.

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  • White: 100% Chenin Blanc
  • Red: Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvginon
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28
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What are three AOCs for Sparkling wines in Anjour-Saumur?

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  1. Saumur AOC
  2. Anjou AOC
  3. Cremnat de Loire AOC
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29
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what grape variety is the principal white grape of Anjoui-Saumur?

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Chenin Blanc - for dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling wines

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30
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What grape does Chinon AOC White wine use?

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100% Chenin Blanc

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31
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Describe Silex / Argiles a Silex

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Flint / Clay with Flint

Commonly found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume, These wines take on the smokey character of gunflint - Fume (the French word for smoky) refer to this.

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32
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What wine style is produced most in Saumur AOC?

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Sparkling wine

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33
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Name the AOC which harvests first in Centre-Loire region.

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Reuilly AOC

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34
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True or False

60% of Vouvray’s production is Sparkling.

A

True

By traditional method on lees for at least 12 months.

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35
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What are three well known AOCs along Layon River that produces semi-sweet to sweet dessert wines.

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  1. Coteaux du Layon AOC
  2. Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
  3. Bonnezeaux AOC
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36
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True or False

Coteaux de Saumur AOC specializes in red still wine using Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

A

False

It producees Semi-Sweet to Sweet wine crafted from 100% Chenin Blanc.

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37
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What gives Saumur-Champigny wine richer red wines than most of the Loire?

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  • Warm conditions
  • Tuffeau soils give elegance, soft tannins and freshness
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38
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True or False

Both Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC, Muscadet Cotes de Gandlier AOC and Muscadet Coteaux de La Loire AOC must have 100% Melon in their wines.

A

True

Muscadet AOC can include up to 10% Chardonnay

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39
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Which red grape is the dominant grape in the Pays Nantais and a primary grape for Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC?

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Gamay

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40
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What production method is used for Saumur AOC Sparkling Wine?

What is the aging requirement?

A
  • Traditional method
  • 9 months sur lie

Often referred to as Saumur Brut

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41
Q

True or False

Both Quincy and Reuilly AOCs lies on Cher River.

A

False

While Quincy AOC sits on the banks of Cher River, Reuilly AOC is located along the Arnon River.

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42
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Which Muscadet AOC is the furthest from the Atlantic Ocean?

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Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC

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43
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Does the East side of Anjou-Saumur have Dark Schists and Sandstone or White Chalk (Tuffeau)?

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White Anjou (Chalk/Tuffeau)

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44
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List three Rose AOCs in Anjou-Saumur from the driest to sweetest.

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  1. Rosé de Loire AOC
  2. Rosé d’Anjou AOC
  3. Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
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45
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What are two AOCs contained in Savenniers AOC?

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  • Roche aux Moines AOC
  • Coulee de Serrant AOC
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46
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True or False

Menetou-Salon AOC villages can add their named village if 100% of Sauvignon Blanc comes from the village.

A

True

10 villages can add their village name to Menetou-Salon AOC.

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47
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Why certain Muscadet AOC wines with Sur Lie are not able to label their wines with “SUR LIE”?

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The regulation in Muscadet/Loire states that the wines must be bottled between March and December 31 of the year AFTER harvest.

Any wines with longer Sur Lie aging do not qualify to add the Sur Lie on the label.

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48
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This AOC is contained within Orleans AOC and only makes red wines made from Cabernet Franc.

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Orleans-Clery AOC

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49
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What grape variety is used in Orleans-Clery AOC, contained within Orleans AOC?

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Cabernet Franc

It is Red only AOC

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50
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True or False

All three AOCs - Chinon, Bourgueill and Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeil produce Red, Rose and White wines.

A

False

Both Bourgueill and Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeill produce only Red and Rose wines.

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51
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State the wine style of Saumur Champigny and two grape varieties used as well as the primary soil type.

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  • Red Still wine
  • Caberent Franc / Cabernet Sauvginon
  • Tuffeau
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52
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What AOC was included in Anjou Village until 2020 but now recognized with its own name and produces only red blend wines made from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvginon?

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Anjou Brissac AOC

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53
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True or False

Haut-Poitou’s whites are made from the two Sauvginon (Blanc and Gris).

A

True

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54
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Apart from Coteaux du Layon AOC with six DGCs, what are three more sweet wines made within Coteaux du Layon area?

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  1. Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume DGC
  2. Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
  3. Bonnezeaux AOC
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55
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How many villages comprises of Saumur-Champigny AOC?

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8 Villages

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56
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True or False

Both Sancerre AOC and Pouilly-Fume AOC produce white, red and rose wines.

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False

Pouilly-Fume AOC only makes dry white wines from 100% Sauvignon Blanc.

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57
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What grape variety is exclusively grown in Cour-Cheverny?

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Romorantin

Similar to Chardonnay

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True or False

Cremant de Loire AOC covers all of the Touraine AOC area.

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True

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59
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Which wine region is in a part of France known as the Auvergne?

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Upper Loire

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60
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Which AOC has the highest elevation in Centre-Loire region?

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Sancerre AOC

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61
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Name five AOCs that make wines in a variety of sweetness levels and will require to state the sweetness level on the label.

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  1. Savenieres
  2. Savennieres - Roche aux Monks
  3. Savennieres - Coulee de Serrant
  4. Anjou
  5. Cour-Cheverny
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62
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Which area in Loire do two geological worlds meet at?

Name the two geological features

Name the main soil types of each.

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  • Anjou
  • Massif Armoricain / Paris Basin
  • West: Dark Schists and Sandstone
  • East: White Chalk (Tuffeau)
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63
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Define “Sur Lie”

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Wines aged on their lees.

Dead yeasts are left over after fermentation.

Gives more complexity and texture.

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64
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Which AOC is the warmest among Anjou AOCs?

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Coteaux d l’Aubamce AOC

Well protected from Atlantic influence by forests

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65
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Describe Caillottes

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Pebbles of Limestone-rich Portlandian marl, commonly found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume.

Wines from these soils are perfumed and tend to mature quickly.

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66
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Which AOC covers the entire Muscadet zone and only make dry white wines?

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Muscadet AOC

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67
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What is the minimum RS of Coteaux de Saumur AOC?

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3.4% (34 g/l).

Hand harvest is mandatory for Semi Sweet to Sweet wines.

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68
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What does Sur Lie ageing do?

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  • Protects wine from oxidation
  • Adds both texture and aroma
  • Enhanced mouthfeel and aromatic complexity of yeastiness, bread dough, biscuit and nuts
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69
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Name the top 3 AOC by produciton in Loire for 2019.

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  • Cabernet d’Anjou APC
  • Touraine AOC
  • Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC
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True or False

Both Mousseux and Petillant in Vouvray are the method traditioanlle wines with 12 months aging sur lie

A

True

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71
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What soil types are prevalent in Saumur-Champigny AOC?

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Tuffeau

Provides elegance and soft tannins and fresheness

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72
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What grape variety is primary harvested in Loire’s Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?

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Folle Blance (aka Gros Plant)

(must have a minimum of 70% of the final wine with Colombard making up no more than 10%)

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73
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What is the production method and aging requirement for Cremant de Loire AOC?

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  • Traditional method
  • Aged for 9 months Sur Lie
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74
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What AOC has the laregest production of all the rose AOCs in Anjou?

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Cabernet d’Anjou

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75
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Which Loire sub regions does Cremant de Loire AOC cover?

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  • All of Anjoiu-Saumur
  • All of Touraine
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76
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What red grape varieity is used in Touraine AOC if it is the west of Tours and the east of Tours?

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  • East of the city of Tours - Cot
  • West of the city of Tours - Cabernet Franc
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77
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Which grape is the dominant grape used to make off dry Rose d’Anjou as welll as in dry Rose de Loire wines?

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Groillieau Noir

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78
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What is “Fines Bulles”?

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“Fine Bubbles”

Loire Valley refers to the entire category of Petilleant, Mousseux and Cremant as “Fines Bulles”.

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79
Q

True or False

More white wine is produced in Loire than Red or Rose or Sparkling wine.

A

True

44% White

25% Rose

18% Red

13% Sparkling wine

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80
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True or False

Cremant de Loire AOC can only be sparkling wines made by the traditional method.

A

True

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81
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What grape variety is used to make white wine in Cour-Cheverny AOC?

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Romorantin grape

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82
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Which village, part of Rochefort-sur-Loire is home to the two most prestigeous sweet wine areas of Anjou-Saumur?

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Chaume

  • Conteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaume DGC
  • Quarts do Chaume Grand Cru AOC
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83
Q

To preserve the wine’s natural acidity and freshness, what technique is generally used in Loire white wine vinification?

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Reductive technique

Also no Malolactive Conversion and no oak.

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84
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Out of three Rose AOCs in Anjou-Saumur, which AOC does not allow Grolleau?

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Cabernet d’Anjou AOC only premits Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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85
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Winemakers divide Bourgueil AOC in two categories based on soil. What are they?

A
  1. “Gravel wines” - 60% of the AOC is on sandy gravels, tend to display raspberry fruit
  2. “Tuffeau wines” - more structured and complex
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86
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What grape is usually used for Touraine AOC white wine?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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87
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Coteaux du Layon AOC and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOC can both put the term “Selection de Grains Nobles” on their lable if a certain condition is met.

What is it?

A

If the grapes had noble rot and achieved at least 19% potential alcohol.

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88
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What grarpe variety makes up Rose of Anjou AOC?

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Grolleau Gris

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89
Q

Which AOC produces more complex and richer red in Anjou wine region?

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Anjou Brissac AOC

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90
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Name three AOCs in Touraine in order of production volume from the largest.

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  1. Touraine AOC
  2. Vouvray AOC
  3. Chinon AOC
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91
Q

True or False

Sancerre AOC makes Red and Rose wines as well as White wines

A

True

From 100% Pinot Noir

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92
Q

Which grape variety is used predominantly in off dry Rose d’Anjou and dry Rose de Loire as well as sparkling wines?

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Grolleau Noir

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93
Q

What is the local term used to refer to Sparkling wines in Loire?

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Fines Bulles

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94
Q

What white grape is primarilly used for Saumur AOC

White sparkling wine?

What red grape is primarily used for Saumur AOC Rose sparkling wine?

A
  1. White - Chenin Blanc
  2. Rose - Cabernet Franc
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95
Q

What grape is used to make Red and Rose in Orleans AOC?

And for white wine in Orleans AOC?

A
  • Red/Rose: Meunier
  • White: Chardonnay
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96
Q

What is the ATM pressure range of Petillant?

A

1 - 2.5 ATM of pressure

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97
Q

Name 7 DGCs of Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC:

A
  1. Goulaine
  2. Mouzillon-Tillieres
  3. Gorges
  4. Clisson
  5. Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
  6. Chateau-Thebaud
  7. Le Pallet
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98
Q

What is the prime grape variety used for Saumur AOC Rose?

A

Grolleau Gris

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99
Q

Name three AOCs which specialize in white sweet wine in Anjou-Saumur region.

A
  1. Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC
  2. Coteaux de L’Aubance AOC
  3. Coteaux de Saumur AOC

Savenniers AOC also make some sweet wines

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100
Q

Name the two most prestigeous sweet wine areas of Anjou-Saumur.

A
  • Coteaux du Layon 1er Cru Chaume DGC
  • Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Chaume - part of the commune in Rochefort-sur-Loire

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101
Q

Name the AOC in Touraine that have soils comprise of chalk, perruches (stony flinty clays) and uses mostly Sauvignon Blanc for white and Gamay for Red.

A

Valencay AOC

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102
Q

List EU Still Wine Residual Regualation Terminalogy:

  • Dry / Sec : %-g/l
  • Medium Dry/Demi-Sec: %-g/l
  • Medium Sweet/Meelleux: %-g/l
  • Sweet/Dooux: %-g/l
A
  • Dry: Under 0.4% - 4 g/l
  • Medium Dry/Demi-Sec: Between 0.4% -1.2% / 4 g/l - 12 g/l
  • Medium Sweet/Moelleux: 1.2% - 4.5% / 12 - 45 g/l
  • Sweet / Doux : More than 4.5% / 45 g/l
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103
Q

Which sub-region is the largest of the Loire Valley?

A

Anjou-Saumur

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104
Q

Which AOC produces sweetest wines from Anjou-Saumur?

A

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

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105
Q

What are three grapes used for the dessert wines in the Loire?

A
  1. Chenin Blanc - the principal grape used
  2. Malvoisie (the local name for Pinot Gris)
  3. Romorantin (some specific appellations)
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106
Q

Which AOC has the most production by volume in Centre-Loire AOC?

A

Sancerre AOC

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107
Q

True or False

Loire Valley is France’s largest white wine-producing region.

108
Q

True or False

Chaptalization is not permitted under AOC laws

A

False

Allowed only in certain years and under certain conditions.

109
Q

What is the main geologial feature of Nantes area and the soil types found there?

A
  • Massif Armoricain
  • Volcanic, Igneous, Metamorphic
110
Q

What wine type is produced in Orleans-Clery AOC and what grape is used?

A

Only red wines from Cabernet Franc

111
Q

True or False

Loire Valley produces more sparkling wines than any other region.

A

False

It is the SECOND largest sparkling wine producer.

112
Q

Are Saumur Roses Dry or Off Dry or Sweet?

113
Q

Where is Pouilly-sur-Loire located and what is it primary and supplimentary grapes?

A
  • The right bank of Loire River across Sancerre
  • Primary - Chasselas
  • Supplimentary - Sauvignon Blanc

(its more well known neighbors - Pouilly-Fume and Sancerre make white wines from Sauvginon Blanc ONLY)

114
Q

What is the only Grand Cru in Loire Valley?

A

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

115
Q

What is the minimum aging requirment on Sur Lie for Saumur AOC Mousseux?

A

Minimum 9 months

116
Q

What wine style Touraine Noble Joue AOC produces and from what grapes?

A
  • Dry Rose
  • Meunier, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
117
Q

Vouvray’s majority wine style is produced in this style.

What is it?

A

60% of production is Mousseux and Petillant made by the methode traditionelle.

A miniumm of 12 months aging sur lie.

118
Q

True or False

Anjou Villages AOC produces only red wine.

A

True

Always blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvginon

119
Q

What 8 French regions currently prodece Cremant?

A
  1. Loire
  2. Alsace
  3. Bourgogne
  4. Limoux
  5. Bordeaux
  6. Jura
  7. Savoie
  8. Die

All Cremant must be aged on the lees for a minimum of 9 months.

120
Q

True or False

Rose d’Anjou and Cabernet d’Anjou are off dry Rose

A

True - Fermentation stopped by chilling to retain some sweetness

121
Q

What is the only DGC producing red wines from Cabernet Franc and from area right on the border with Saumur-Champigny in Saumur AOC ?

A

Puy-Notre-Dame

122
Q

True or False

Muscadet is authorized for Muscadet AOC.

123
Q

True or False

Both Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC uses 100% Chenin Blanc for their white wines

A

False

Vouvray does not require to have 100% Cheni Blanc

124
Q

Which AOC produces arguably the most importatnt red wine in Anjou Saumur region?

A

Saumur-Champigny AOC

125
Q

What grape variety is primarilly used in Orleans AOC?

126
Q

What grape variety is also known as Grand Auxerrois?

A

Folle Blanche

127
Q

What are two mehods of making Pet-Nat or Ancestral method in Anjou-Saumur?

A
  1. Partial fermented must is chilled and bottled without disgogement with dead yeast present. Less than 5 ATM of pressure.
  2. Partial fermented must is bottled with yeast and tthen the yeast disgorged after two or three months aging.
128
Q

What is France’s largest IGP by area?

A

Val de Loire IGP

Covers the entire Loire Valley - the only appellation to do so.

90% is varietals - 60% White

129
Q

Describe Petillant Originel

A

Sparkling wine produced in Montlous-sur-Loire from Chenin Blanc.

Only one fermentation with none months of lees aging with no dosage.

A Pet Nat with an AOC

130
Q

Which Rose AOC cover the largest area but yet has the smallest production?

A

Rose de Loire AOC

Only produces in Dry style

131
Q

What three grape varieties primarilly used for Anjou AOC Red wines?

A
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvginon
  • Gamay
132
Q

True or False

35% of wine produced in Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC is organic.

A

True

35% more on TerreVitis.

133
Q

What are three main regulations for Savenniers Roche aux Moines AOC?

A

For the Lieu-Dit:

  1. Hand harvest mandatory
  2. Minimum of two passes through the vineyard
  3. No chaptalization
134
Q

List the type of wine production in Loire from the most to least produced.

A
  1. White wine - 44%
  2. Rose Wine - 25%
  3. Red wine - 18%
  4. Sparkling wine - 13%
135
Q

Is Rose de Loire AOC Dry, Off-Dry or Sweet?

A

Dry style only.

The AOC covers all of Anjou-Saumur as well as all of neighboring Touraine.

136
Q

How many DGCs in Touraine AOC?

A

5 DGCs:

Amboise

Azay-le-Rideau

Chenonceaux

Mesland

Oisly

137
Q

What two well known AOCs are contained in Savenniers AOC?

A
  • Savenniers Roche aux Moines AOC
  • Coulee de Serrant AOC
138
Q

True or False

25% of vineyards in Cheverny AOC are farmed organically.

A

True

32% more on Terra Vitis certification

139
Q

Why are the Muscat Sevre et Maine AOC DGCs not able to include Sur Lie on their label even though they undergo the process?

A

Sur Lie bottling regulations require the wines to go through the ageing process from March 1 to December 31st of the year after harvest.

Muscat Sevre et Maine DGCs wines are on Sur Lie ageing longer than the 8 months.

140
Q

What AOC produces the sweetest wines from Anjou-Saumur?

A

Quartes de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Minimum RS = 8.5% (85 g/l)

Concentrated by SGN and/or Passerillage.

141
Q

What is the minimum percentage required for Chenin Blanc for Savenniers AOC?

142
Q

Which AOC one finds Sands and Gravel in Centre-Loire?

A

Pouilly-Fume

143
Q

True or False

Anjou Villages AOC only produces red wine.

144
Q

True or False

As of 2020 Muscadet AOC cannot lable wines as SUR LIE

145
Q

What wine style Touraine Noble Jous AOC produces?

A

Dry Rose wine made from Meunier, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris

146
Q

What are three AOCs for Sparkling wines in Anjou-Saumur sub region?

What term is used in the Loire Valley for sparkling wines?

A
  • Saumur AOC
  • Anjou AOC
  • Cremant de Loire AOC
  • Fines Bulles
147
Q

True or False

Pet-Nat and Methode Ancestrale sparkling wines refer to the same production method.

148
Q

Which grape variety can make Petillant Originel?

A

Chenin Blanc

Must be hand harvested

149
Q

True or False

Rose de Loire AOC covers Touraine as well as Anjou-Saumur.

150
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar of Cabernet d’Anjou?

A

1% (10 g/l)

151
Q

Which AOC does Puy-Notre-Dame DGC belong to?

Does it produce Red or White or Rose?

A

Saumur AOC

Red wine only

Right on the border of Saumur-Champigny

152
Q

True or False

Saumur produces more Mousseux than still wines.

153
Q

Which AOC is the largest red AOC by volume?

A

Chinon AOC

154
Q

What is a chain of extinct volcanoes in Upper Loire called?

A

Chaine du Puys

155
Q

What AOC in Touraine shares its name with a goat’s cheese?

A

Valençay AOC

156
Q

What grape variety is known as Fie Gris in the Loire and is used in the white wines of Haut-Poitou?

A

Sauvginon Gris

157
Q

True or False

Lees aging protects a wine from oxydation

158
Q

What grape variety makes white wines in Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC?

A

100% Chasselas

159
Q

What wine styles are produced in Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC and by what grape variety?

A

Dry, semi-sweet to sweet and sparkling style white wine.

100% Chenin Blanc.

Most are Mousseux and Petillant.

160
Q

What is the minimum percentage of Gamay for Anjou Gamay in Anjou AOC?

161
Q

What is the dominant red grape in the Pays Nantais and which AOC it is a primary grape for?

A
  • Gamay
  • Coteaxux d’Ancenis AOC
162
Q

List grape variety primarily used to make white, rose and red wines in Cheverny AOC,

A
  • White: Sauvginon Blanc
  • Rose/Gris: Sauvignon Gris
  • Red: Pinot Noir
163
Q

Define Mousseux

A

Meaning frothy or bubbly

Less demanding produciton standards than Cremant.

Mousseux are fully sparkling with a minimum of 3 ATM of pressure,

164
Q

True or False

Both Reuilly AOC and Quincy AOC produce dry red. rose from 100% Pinot Noir and white wines from 100% Sauvignon Blanc.

A

False

Quincy AOC only makes white wines mainly from Sauvingon Blanc with Sauvignon Gris as the blending partner.

165
Q

What grape is used to make Coteaux de Saumur AOC?

What wine style does it produce?

A
  1. Only uses Chenin Blanc
  2. Semi Sweet to Sweet. (RS 3.4% / 34g/l)
166
Q

True or False

Both Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOC produce semi-sweet and sweet wines from Chenin Blanc

167
Q

True or False

Savenniers Roche aux Moines AOC is a monopole

A

False

It is a liue dit

Coulee de Serrant AOC is a monopole by Nichola Joly

168
Q

What wine style and grape used in Bonnezeaux AOC?

A
  1. Sweet wines
  2. Chenin Blanc
169
Q

State the wine style and grape used in Coteaux du Layon AOC .

A
  1. Semi-sweet to Sweet wine
  2. Chenin Blanc

If SGN then the vintage must appear

170
Q

Which AOC produces more wine than any other in Loire?

A

Cabernet d’Anjou AOC (15%)

Touraine AOC is the next with 10% followed by Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC at 9%

171
Q

What is the single DGC in Saumur AOC and name the prime grape variety and another supplimenting it as the blending partner for its red wine?

A
  • Puy-Notre-Dame
  • Caberent Franc / Cabernet Sauvginon
172
Q

True or False

Rose de Loire AOC wines are produced in dry style only.

173
Q

Which sweet wine AOC is just north of Coteaux du Layon producring the similar wine style?

What is the name of river that is surrounded by?

What is the red wine AOC that shares the geographical area and its grape varieties?

A
  • Coteaux de L’Aubance
  • Aubance River
  • Anjou Brissac
  • Cabernets (mostly Cabernet Franc)
174
Q

What is AOC that covers the same area as Anjou AOC and only produces off dry rose wine?

A

Rose d’Anjou

175
Q

Does Anjou Brissac AOC produce Red, White or Rose or all of them?

176
Q

What is the backbone grape variety for Rose d’Anjou?

177
Q

True or False

46 villages that produce Anjou Villages AOC wines have their name included in the label.

A

False

Their village name does not appear on the label

178
Q

Describe Petillant Originel

A
  • A Sparkling wine style within the Montlous-sur-Loire AOC
  • Chenin Blanc must be hand harvested
  • No addiion of any kind - sugar or yeast
  • Only one fermentation
  • 9 months ageing on lees
  • No dosage
  • A Pet-Nat with an AOC
179
Q

How many DGCs in Coteaux du Layon AOC?

180
Q

True or False

Saumur AOC produces more Sparkling wines that other wines

181
Q

What AOC has its largest portion lying on both sides of the Arnon River and the other section borders the Cher River?

What is the primary white and red grapes of the AOC?

A
  • Reuilly AOC
  • Dry White: Sauvginon Blanc
  • Dry Red: Pinot Noir
182
Q

True or False

Cremant de Loire AOC is for sparkling wine made only by traditional method.

183
Q

Name grape variety primarily used for Valencay AOC white and red wines?

A
  • White: Sauvignon Blanc
  • Red: Gamay
184
Q

Which AOC in Touraine produces Petillant Originel?

A

Montlous-sur-Loire AOC

185
Q

True or False

Petillant Originel is a Pet-Nat with an AOC.

186
Q

True or False

Even grapes are harvested in Vouvray, if the producers vinify them in the neighboring Montlouis-sur-Loire, the wine cannot be labeled with Vouvray AOC.

187
Q

Which Loire regions have fully continental climate?

A
  • Centre-Loire
  • Upper Loire
188
Q

Name three soil types primarilly composed of Valencay AOC’s soils.

A
  • Chalk
  • Perruches (stony, flinty clays)
  • Sandy gravels
189
Q

True or False

Reds account for twice as much proudction than whites in Anjou AOC.

190
Q

True or False

Most of wines produced in Montlous-sur-Loire are Mousseux or Petillant.

191
Q

What is Sauvginon Blanc called within Pouilly-Fume AOC?

A

Blanc-Fume

Fume meaning smoky refers to the gunflint aromas found in the wines produced on flinty-clay soils.

192
Q

What is the percentage of AOC prodcution in Loire as of 2019 harvest?

A

83.5%

IGP: 9%
VIN de France: 7.5%

193
Q

True or False

Savenniers AOC soils consist mainly of limestone and chalk.

A

False

Slate, Schist, Volcanic rock and Aeolian sands

194
Q

Where does the base of the Loire commence?

A

Mont Gerbier de Jonc in Massif Central

195
Q

Soils and weather in Pays Nantais

A

Massif Armoricain

Volcanic, Igneous and Metamorphic

Maritime

196
Q

Soils and weather in Anjou-Saumur

A

Massif Armoricain

Volcanic, Igneous,Metamorphic, little limestone - all porous which is essential with all water, humidity influences

Maritime with Continental Influences

197
Q

Soils and weather in Touraine

A

Paris Basin

White Chalk - Tuffeau (Cretaceous Period 90m years ago)

Maritime with Continental Influences

198
Q

Soils and weather in Centre-Loire

A

Paris Basin

Clay & Limestone
Sand & Gravels

Continental

199
Q

Soils and weather in Upper Loire

A

Massif Central

Flint & Kimmeridgean Marl,

Chalky-Clays,

Sands & Gravel,

Granit & Gneiss

Continental

200
Q

The Loire is France’s longest river – approximately how long is it?


A

620 miles or 1,000 km

201
Q

When did the Roman finally conquer Gaul?

202
Q

What was the Parisian Decree

A

Forbid buying wine outside of 20 leagues (54.7 mile / 88km) from Paris

Increased plantings around Orleans

203
Q

What does Loire mean?

A

Taken from Latin “Liger” meaning silt or sediment since many sandbars in Loire River

204
Q

What were the flat-bottomed boats in Loire called?

A

Gabarres
Sapines
Auvergnates

205
Q

In which Loire Valley Château did Joan of Arc meet the Dauphin of France?

206
Q

What product did Dutch traders produce from grapes grown in the Loire Valley?

A

Brandewijn or Brandy

207
Q

What percentage of Loire Valley is AOC?

208
Q

How. many IGPs are in Loire?

A

6 IGPs
1 - regional
1 - departmental
4 - zonal

209
Q

What is France’s largest IGP?

A

Val de Loire IGP - covers entire Loire Valley
Only one that does
90% - varietal
60% white

210
Q

What are the 1st grapes to be picked?

211
Q

What are the last grapes to be picked?

A

Cabernet Franc
Chenin Blanc - late harvest

212
Q

How do producers retain acidity?

A
  1. Reductive - quick harvest, followed by fermentation in temperature controlled tanks
  2. No MLF
213
Q

Residual Sugar Rules

A

Sec: 4 g/L
Demi Sec: 4-12 g/L
Moelleux: 12-45 g/L
Doux: >45 g/L

214
Q

What term is traditionally used in the Loire to describe a wine that is Medium Sweet?

215
Q

Which of these are typical wine making techniques for white wine in the Loire?

A
  1. Fermentation in temperature controlled vats
  2. Lees Aging
216
Q

What is the smallest AOC and furthest from the Ocean in Muscadet

A

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC
100% Melon - dry white

217
Q

What AOC produces 75% of all Muscadet wines?

A

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC

218
Q

What is the most important grape in Pays Nantais?

A

Melon de Bourgogne accounts for 75%

219
Q

Most recent DGC in Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC

A

Champtoceaux

220
Q

Which AOC area of Pays Nantais produces the most wine?


A

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

221
Q

What is is the main grape used to make Muscadet wines?


A

Melon de Bourgogne

222
Q

Largest sub-region in Loire Valley?

A

Anjou-Saumur

223
Q

How many villages in Anjou Village AOC

224
Q

What area is famous for sweet wines?

A

Layon area
1. Coteaux du Layon AOC
2. Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
3. Bonnezeaux AOC

225
Q

What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire?

A

Melon de Bourgogne

226
Q

What is the prinicpal white grape of the Middle Loire?

A

Chenin Blanc

227
Q

What is the principal white grape of the Centre-Loire?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

228
Q

What is the principal red grape of the

Middle Loire?

A

Cabernet Franc

229
Q

What is the principal red grape of the Centre-Loire?

A

Pinot Noir

230
Q

What is the climate of the Lower Loire?

231
Q

What is the climate of the Middle Loire?

A

Maritime with continental influences

232
Q

What is the climate of the Centre-Loire?

A

Continental

233
Q

What is the Pays Nantais is also
known as?

A

The Lower Loire

234
Q

The Loire River takes its name from the latin word “liger”. What does liger mean?

A

(Similar to 205)
Silt or Sediment

235
Q

What does “fines bulles” refer to?

A

Fine Bubbles.

In the Loire, the term refers to all types of wine within the sparkling category (pétillant, mousseux, crémant).

236
Q

Who was Henry Plantagenet?

A

Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England

237
Q

What is “tuffeau”?

A

Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire.

238
Q

Where is “Black Anjou”?

A

Western Anjou; soils here are dark schist and sandstone.

239
Q

Where is “White Anjou”?

A

Eastern Anjou; soils here are white tuffeau or Turonian chalk.

240
Q

What are “perruches”?

A

Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire

241
Q

Name the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley?

A

Quarts de Chaume

Grand Cru

242
Q

What does “silex” refer to?

A

Flint; found in the Centre-Loire.

243
Q

What does “terres blanches” refer to?

A

Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire.

244
Q

What does “caillottes” refer to?

A

Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles found in the Centre-Loire.

245
Q

What is the name of the regional IGP for the Loire Valley?

A

Val de Loire

246
Q

What is the principal grape used in the production of sweet wines in the Loire?

A

Chenin Blanc

247
Q

Côt is a Loire synonym for which grape?

248
Q

What is Coulée de Serrant classified?

A

A monopole

249
Q

Crémant de Loire production is concentrated in which part of the region?

A

Middle Loire

250
Q

What is the “Chaine des Puys”?

A

A chain of extinct volcanoes in the Upper Loire.

250
Q

What is Touraine Noble Joué?

A

A vin gris made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Meunier.

251
Q

Gros Plant is a Loire synonym for which grape?

A

Folle Blanche

252
Q

What is Savennières Roche Aux Moines classified?

A

It is not a monopole.

253
Q

What is the most widely grown grape in the Loire?


A

Cabernet France

253
Q

DGC is an acronym for which term?

A

Dénomination Géographique Complémentaire

254
Q

Which is the smallest of the Muscadet AOCs?

A

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

255
Q

Which grape variety will be permitted to constitute up to 10% of the blend in Muscadet AOC wines from the 2021 vintage?


A

Chardonnay

256
Q

Which of these is not a DGC in Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC?

1. Clisson
2. Gorges
3. Château-Maine
4. Goulaine
5. Mouzillon-Tillières
6. La Pallet

A
  1. Château-Maine
257
Q

What is France’s largest IGP in Area?

A

Val de Loire IGP

258
Q

The town and Château of Chinon sit on which river?

259
Q

In which French landform is Touraine and Centre-Loire found?

A

Paris Basin

260
Q

From which of these does Coteaux du Layon AOC takes it name?


A

The Layon River

261
Q

Which style of wine is produced in Bonnezeaux AOC?

A

Sweet White

262
Q

What style of wine often has the term Fines Bulles on the label in the Loire Valley?


A

Sparkling wine

263
Q

Which AOC produces sparkling wines labeled as pétillant originel?

A

Montlouis-sur-Loire

264
Q

Which appellation’s primary wine style is not dry white?
1. Pouilly-Fumé AOC
2. Muscadet AOC
3. Quincy AOC
4. Touraine Noble Joué AOC

A
  1. Touraine Noble Joué AOC

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