Loire

Question 1

What is the Middle Loire known as?

Answer 1

The Jardin de la France

Question 2

When did Joane of Arc persuade the French king to take the crown?

Answer 2

In 1429 she persuaded Charles the VII to defy Britain and become king of France

Question 3

What monks promoted wine culture and quality in the Loire?

Answer 3

Augustinian and Benedictine

Question 4

What was the first AOC for the Loire and when

Answer 4

Quincy 1936

Question 5

What are the 3 subregions of the Loire?

Answer 5

Lower Loire (Pay Nantais)
Climate: Maritime
Middle Loire: Anjou/Saumur and Touraine
Climate: Martitime with continental influence
Upper Loire: Sancerre, Pouilly Fume, Menetou Salon
Climate: Continental

Question 6

Explain the location of the Loire.

Answer 6

North of Cognac
South of Normandy
East of the Atlantic
West of Burgundy

Question 7

What are the grape varietals of the Lower Loire?

Answer 7

Muscadet
Folle Blance (Gros Plant)
Pinot Gris

Question 8

What is the primary soil type of the Lower Loire?

Answer 8

Gneiss

Question 9

What are the main AOCs of the Lower Loire?

Answer 9

Coteaux d'Ancenis
Fiefs Vandeens
Gros Plant du Pay Nantais
Muscadet -Regional
Muscadet-Sevre et Maine - S and E of Nantes
Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire -North
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu - SW

Question 10

What are the 3 subzones of Muscadet Sevre et Maine?

Answer 10

Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clisson
Muscadet Sevre et Maine Gorges
Muscadet-Sevre et Maine Le Pellet

Question 11

What are the Sub Regions of the middle Loire?

Answer 11

Anjou
Layon (sweet botrytized wines)
Saumur
Touraine

Question 12

What are the main soils of the Anjou?

Answer 12

Schist and clay marls with pockets of gravel and shale

Question 13

What are the main soils of Saumur?

Answer 13

Limestone soils with patches of sand

Question 14

What are the subregions of Touraine?

Answer 14

Vouvray, Montlouis, Amboise: Tuffeau
Chinon Azay-le-Rideau: Chalk sandy gravel
Bourgueil and St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil: Sandy gravel with limestone