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What are the general AOP of Loire?

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Crémant de Loire AOP

Rosé de Loire AOP

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Cremant de Loire requirements?

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Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation
The wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, and may not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of tirage
Min. 4 atmospheres of pressure

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Grapes for Cremant de Loire?

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Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Orbois, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis

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Styles of Cremant de Loire?

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Vin Mousseux Blanc:
Vin Mousseux Rosé
Crémant de Loire wines may include the geographical designation “Val de Loire”

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What is the differance between Cremant and Mousseaux?

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Cremant can be only Val de Loire geographical designation

Mousseaux can have smaller geogrphical designation as well.

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Min alc for Cremant de Loire?

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9%

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Grapes of Rose de Loire?

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Grolleau (Groslot), Grolleau Gris, Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis
Rosé de Loire may include the geographical designation “Val de Loire” on the label

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Min alc for Rose de Loire?

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9.5%

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Central Vineyards AOP?

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Orléans AOP
Orléans-Cléry AOP
Sancerre AOP
Pouilly-Fumé/Fumé de Pouilly AOP
Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP
Menetou-Salon AOP
Quincy AOP
Reuilly AOP
Coteaux du Giennois AOP
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Coteaux du Giennois AOP

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: Pinot Noir and Gamay (neither may exceed 80%)
Rouge: Pinot Noir and Gamay (neither may exceed 80%)

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Reuilly AOP

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

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Quincy AOP

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Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc, plus a max. 10% Sauvignon Gris

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Menetou-Salon AOP

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

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Orléans AOP

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Blanc: Min. 60% Chardonnay, plus Pinot Gris
Rosé: Min. 60% Meunier, plus Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris
Rouge: 70-90% Meunier, plus Pinot Noir

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Orléans-Cléry AOP

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Rouge: 100% Cabernet Franc

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Pouilly-Fumé/Fumé de Pouilly AOP

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight: 170 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l

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Pouilly Fume Soil type?

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Kimmeridgian marl
Oxfordian limestone (caillottes),
Flint (silex),
Clay-siliceous soils

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Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP

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Blanc: 100% Chasselas

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Sancerre AOP

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Blanc: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

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Sancerre min alc?

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10.5%

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Sancerre soil type?

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Terres Blanches (is a continuation of the same Kimmeridgian clay that extends into Chablis)
Caillottes (stony soil, littered with fossils)
Silex (Flint)
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Climat of the Central Vineyards?

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The climate is chiefly continental; cold winters and brisk days during harvest and budbreak bring the danger of frost and short summers do not assure easy ripening.

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23
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Appellations of Central France?

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Châteaumeillant AOP
Côtes d'Auvergne AOP
Côtes de Forez AOP
Côte Roannaise AOP
Saint-Pourçain AOP
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Châteaumeillant AOP?

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Vin Gris: Min. 60% Gamay plus Pinot Noir and a max. 15% Pinot Gris
Rouge: Min. 60% Gamay plus Pinot Noir

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Côte Roannaise AOP?

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Rosé: 100% Gamay

Rouge: 100% Gamay

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Côtes d’Auvergne AOP?

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Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Rosé: Min. 50% Gamay plus Pinot Noir
Rouge: Min. 50% Gamay plus Pinot Noir

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Côtes du Forez AOP?

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Rosé: 100% Gamay

Rouge: 100% Gamay

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Saint-Pourçain AOP

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Blanc: 50-80% Chardonnay, 20-40% Sacy (Tressalier), max. 10% Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 40-75% Gamay, and 25-60% Pinot Noir

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Which central france AOP produce wine in all 3 colours?

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Côtes d’Auvergne AOP and St-Pourçain AOP

30
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Touraine AOP?

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Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc and max. 20% Sauvignon Gris
Rosé: Min. 2 varieties present, and no variety may exceed 70% of the vineyard. Cabernet Franc, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Cabernet Sauvignon, Meunier, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pineau d’Aunis
Rouge: Min. 80% combined Cabernet Franc and Cot (min. 50%). Vineyards west of Tours have a min. 80% Cabernet Franc.

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Whats been changed in 2016 in Tourain Blanc requirements?

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Until the 2016 harvest, white wines from Touraine AOP may be produced from Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Orbois, max. 20% Chardonnay and a max. 20% Sauvignon Gris

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Subzones of Tourain AOP?

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Amboise, Mesland, Azay-le-Rideau, Oisly, Chenonceaux

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Rivers of Tourain?

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Loir
Loire
Indre
Cher
Vienne
34
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Touraine Noble-Joué AOP

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Rosé: Min. 40% Pinot Meunier, min. 20% Pinot Gris, min. 10% Pinot Noir

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AOP of the Loir river?

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Coteaux du Loir AOP
Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Jasnières AOP

36
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Jasnières AOP

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Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc

37
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Coteaux du Loir AOP

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Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Rosé: Min. 65% Pineau d’Aunis
Rouge: Min. 65% Pineau d’Aunis

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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

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Blanc: Chenin Blanc, plus max. 20% Chardonnay
Rosé (Vin Gris): 100% Pineau d’Aunis
Rouge: Min. 50% Pineau d’Aunis

39
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Cheverny AOP

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Blanc: 60-84% combined Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Rosé: 60-84% Pinot Noir
Rouge: 60-84% Pinot Noir

40
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Cour-Cheverny AOP

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Blanc: 100% Romorantin

41
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Principal grapes of Valençay AOP?

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Blanc: Sav Blanc
Rose: Gamay, Pinot Noir, Cot
Rouge:Gamay, Pinot Noir, Cot

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Vouvray AOP?

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Blanc: min 95% Chenin Blanc, plus a max. 5% Orbois

Vin Mousseux/Pétillant

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Vouvray Soil type?

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Tuffeau, Limestone

44
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Residual suger for Vouvray Sec?

45
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Min alc for Vouvray?

46
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Vouvray sweetness level?

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sec, sec-tendre (off-dry), demi-sec, moelleux, and liquereux.

47
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Synonim of Orbois grape?

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Menu Pineau

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Vouvray Petillant/Mousseaux requirements?

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Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation

Wines may not be released until 12 months after the date of tirage.

49
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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP

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Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Vin Mousseux/Pétillant
South bank of Loire vineyards facing to south to the Cher river rather then Loire

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Chinon AOP?

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Blanc: 100% Chenin Blanc
Rosé: Cabernet Franc plus a max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Rouge: Cabernet Franc plus a max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Soil type of Chinon?

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varennes (alluvial sand near to the Vienne), tuffeau (soft limestone on the slopes), clay

52
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Min alc for Chinon AOP?

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Blanc: 10%

Rosé/Rouge: 10.5%

53
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River of Chinon?

54
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Difference between Bourgueil and St Nicolas de Bourgueil?

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Like Chinon, Bourgueil soils are divided between sand and limestone, but St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated almost wholly on lighter alluvial soils, with a corresponding lighter style of wine.

55
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOP

Bourgueil AOP

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Rosé: Cabernet Franc plus a max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

Rouge: Cabernet Franc plus a max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

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