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1
Q

When did phylloxera hit?

A

1880s

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2
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St-Pourcain AOP

A

Wines of all 3 colors

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3
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When was the Loire named a World Heritage Site

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2000

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4
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Puilly Fume wines must be what?

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White

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5
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What are the legal requirements for labeling sur lie?

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Land from either:
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP

Must be bottled directly off the fine lees without filtering between March 1st and November 30th

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6
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What muscadel appellation is responsible for 80% of production

A

Serve et maine

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7
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What is the longest river in Europe?

A

The Loire

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8
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Bourgeil Soils

A

Sand and limestone similar to chinon

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9
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Bourgeil and St Nic may make what?

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Red and rose only

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10
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What is Gabbro and where is it found

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Gorges and Pallet

Igneous rock

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11
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What is the exposure of Savcenierres? What is the soil type?

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South facing

Blue Schist and Volcanic debris

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12
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Name 5 white varieties you might also find in the loire

A 
Chardonnay
Romorantin
Orbois
Folle Blanche (Gros Plant)
Chasselas
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13
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Orleans Clery AOP

A

Only red of 100% CF

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14
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Coteaux Giennois AOP

A

White- SB

Red and Rose- PN/Gamay

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15
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Who produces the second most sparkling wine after champagne?

A

The loire

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16
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Quincy AOP

A

100% SB

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17
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What muscdet appellation is the most northernly and makes the leanest style wines

A

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

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18
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Anjou is between which two other regions?

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Pays Nantais and TOuraine

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19
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Cotes d’Auvergne AOP

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Wines of all 3 colors

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20
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Clisson
Gorge
Le Pallet
are found where

A

Muscadet serve et maine

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21
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Bonnezeaux AOP soil types

A

Sandstone and schist along the Layon Riber

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22
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Name 5 red varities found in the loire

A 
PN
Gamay
CS
Malbec (Cot)
Pineau d'Aunis
Groslot (grollot)
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23
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Samur AOP may make what styles of wines?

A

Red
Dry WHite
Sparkling white and rose

NO STILL ROSE

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24
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History of Chaume

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Was 1er cru in 2009 then reinserted in 2011 after Quart de Chaume got GC in 2010

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25
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Samur is in the NESW of Anjou?

A

East

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26
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What sweet wine appellation is chaptilizatio legal

A

Bonnezeaux

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27
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Groslot AKA

A

Grollot

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28
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What are the 3 subzones for for Muscadet serve et Maine and what do they require

A

Approved 2011

Clisson
Gorge
Le Pallet

Wines must be aged 18 months sur lie (longer then legally allowed)

Specific schistous souls

Does not allow sur lie on the bottle

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29
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What styles of wine are made in the Haut Pioitou AOP

A

W- SB and Sauvignon Gris

Rose- CF min 40%, PN and Gamay

Red- CF min 60%

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30
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Reuilly AOP

A

White- 100% SB
Rose- Vins Gris (from PG)
Res- 100% PN

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31
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Orleans AOP

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White- Chardonnay

Red and Rose- PM

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32
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Samur AOP Red cepage

A

CF w. Max 30% CS and Pinea d/Aunis

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33
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What is “hermine d’Or”

A

An unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability

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34
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Coteaux d’Anciens AOP

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White- 100% PG (Malvoisie)

Red+ Rose- 100% Gamay

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35
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Chinon may produce what?

A

Red white and rose

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36
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Menetou Salon wines are what

A

SB and PN

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37
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Fief Vendeens AOP

A

White- Min 60% Chenin

Rose- Min 80% Gamay/PN

Red- Mostly PN w. 10% min negrette

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38
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What bookends the Loire River?

A

The Massif Central and the Atlantic

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39
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What may be made in Samur AOP

A

Red, White
Sparkling White and Rose

NO STILL ROSE

40
Q

What is cassefeder

A

Iron rich tuffeau limestone found in Smamur Champginy

41
Q

Pineau de la Loire AKA

A

Chenin Blanc

42
Q

Two most important AOP pithing Coteaux du Layon

A

Bonnezeaux AOP

Quarts de Chaume AOP

43
Q

Pouilly sur loire wines are made from what

A

Chasselas

44
Q

Soil Type Clisson

A

Granite

45
Q

What are the Sevre and Maine?

A

Rivers

46
Q

Touraine Noble-Joue AOP may make what?

A

Vin gris made from Pinot Meunier, Malvoisie (PG) and PN

47
Q

Describe the climate of pay nbantais

A

Cool wet maritime

48
Q

Savenniers is found within what AOP, is it N or S of the Loire river

A

Anjou AOP

North

49
Q

What was the frost of 1709 responsible for

A

mass amount of replanting from red grapes to melon in pays nantais

50
Q

Chateaumillant AOP

A

Red and Rose mostly of Gamay

51
Q

What is allowed in the Anjou AOP?

A

Res white and sparkling

No Rose is allowed in the Rose d’ANjou AOC

52
Q

Bourgeil AOP is allowed to produce what

A

Only red with up to 10% CS

53
Q

What year did Quarts de Chaume get GC status

A

for the 2010 vintage

54
Q

Grows Plant is a synonym for what?

A

Folle Blance

55
Q

Chaume min RS

A

Min 80g/l RS

56
Q

Dry wine for Coteaux de Layon must be labeled as what?

A

Coteaux de L’ambance

57
Q

What are the 4 appellations of pays nantais

A

Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP

58
Q

Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume Min RS

A

Bonnezeaux- 51g/l

Quarts de Chaume- 85g/l

59
Q

4 Muscadet AOPS

A

Muscadet

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Muscadet Cote de Grand Lieu

Muscadet Serve et Maine

60
Q

What is the newest appellation in Pays Nantais?

A

Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP is the newest appellation, created in 1994

61
Q

Coteaux du Layon AOP

Villages that are allowed to append their name

A 
Beaulieu-sur-layon
Rochefort-sur-loire
Faye d'Anjou
St-Lambert du Lattay
St-Aubin de Leigne
Rablay-sur-Layon
Chaume
62
Q

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP is different climactically how?

A

More northernly and cooler, leaner wines better for hot vintages

63
Q

Rose production is dominated by what in Anjou Samur?

A

Grolleau

64
Q

Soils of serve et maine

A

Silica, Gness, granite and clay

65
Q

Anjou-Village AOP wines must be what

A

Red- CF w. Max 15% CS

66
Q

Chinon Soils

A

Tuffeau, Clay and Varennes

67
Q

Breton AKA

A

Cab Franc

68
Q

Montlousi sparking wines must wait how long to be released after triage

A

9 months

69
Q

3 rose only appeltions

A

Rose d’Anjou AOP
Cabernet d’Anjou AOP
Cabernet de Samur

70
Q

What are the three sub zones of Muscadet Sevre et maine?

What do they allow for?

What year were they established?

A

Clisson, Le Pallet & Gorges

Extended aging (min 18 months) on specified schist soils

May not put sur lie on the label

2011

71
Q

Coteaux Layon Village

A 
Faye d'anjou
Rochefort sur loire
Rablay sur layon
Beaulieu layon
St aubin de luigne
St. Lambert du Lattay
Chaume
72
Q

Sur lie requirements and legal appellation for Muscadetgi

A

Cannot be tabled as straight muscadet AOP, must come from one of the other 3 AOPS

Aged on lees over the winter, bottled directly off of fine lees with no filtration

Bottling occurs btwn March 1st and Nov 30th of the year following harvest

73
Q

What year was the Cremant de Loire AOP established?

A

1975

74
Q

What are the two subappelations of Savennieres what year did they get AOC

A

Roche aux Moines
Coulee de Serrant
2011

75
Q

What are the min aging requirements for Cremant de Loire AOP

A

Trad Method
Min 9months on lees
min 12 months from tirage

76
Q

May grow plant be produced sur lie?

A

Yes

77
Q

What region in france produces the most white wine?

A

The loire

78
Q

Touraine Sub Regions for red

A

Chinon AOP
Bourgeil AOP
St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeil AOP

79
Q

Terres blanche is a continuation of what soil

A

The same kimmeridgian clay that is found in chablis

80
Q

Bourgeil, Chinon and St. Nic may add what to CF

A

Up to 10% CS

81
Q

How many communes make up the Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP

A

23

82
Q

Only red wine only vineyard in the central vineyards

A

Orleans Clery-100% CF

83
Q

St Nicolas de Bourgeil is allowed to produce what

A

Only red with up to 10% CS

84
Q

St Nicolas Soils

A

High alluvial soils than bourgeois making lighter style wines

85
Q

What is Chinon allowed to make

A

Red- CF w. unto 10% CS

White- CHenin

86
Q

Quincy AOP is important why

A

2nd demarcated Appleton in France after CDP

87
Q

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais

A

White- Min 70% Folle Blancs (Gros Plant)

Sur Lie Requirements- Wine must stay in tank or barrel until at least March 1st of the year following harvest

Wine must be bottled directly off its lees between March 1st and Nov 30th and not released until March 8th

88
Q

Soil type Le Pallet

A

Gneiss, Quartz, Gabbro

89
Q

Samur AOP White cepage

A

100% Chenin

90
Q

Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP soil types

A

Gniess, silica, clay and granite

91
Q

In 2011 what three new regions in Pays Nantais got AOC Status?

A

Gros Pant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Encens
Fiefs Vendeens

92
Q

Samur AOP - Saumur “Puy Notre-Dame”

A

CF w/. max 15% CS

93
Q

Soil type Gorges

A

Gabbro and clay

94
Q

Main 3 soils of Sancerre

A

Silex, terres blanche and Caillottes

95
Q

Breze is found within what commune?

A

Samur

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