Loire Flashcards
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When did phylloxera hit?
A
1880s
2
Q
St-Pourcain AOP
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Wines of all 3 colors
3
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When was the Loire named a World Heritage Site
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2000
4
Q
Puilly Fume wines must be what?
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White
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
6
Q
What muscadel appellation is responsible for 80% of production
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Serve et maine
7
Q
What is the longest river in Europe?
A
The Loire
8
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Bourgeil Soils
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Sand and limestone similar to chinon
9
Q
Bourgeil and St Nic may make what?
A
Red and rose only
10
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What is Gabbro and where is it found
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Gorges and Pallet
Igneous rock
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
12
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Name 5 white varieties you might also find in the loire
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Chardonnay Romorantin Orbois Folle Blanche (Gros Plant) Chasselas
13
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Orleans Clery AOP
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Only red of 100% CF
14
Q
Coteaux Giennois AOP
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White- SB
Red and Rose- PN/Gamay
15
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Who produces the second most sparkling wine after champagne?
A
The loire
16
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Quincy AOP
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100% SB
17
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What muscdet appellation is the most northernly and makes the leanest style wines
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Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
18
Q
Anjou is between which two other regions?
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Pays Nantais and TOuraine
19
Q
Cotes d’Auvergne AOP
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Wines of all 3 colors
20
Q
Clisson
Gorge
Le Pallet
are found where
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Muscadet serve et maine
21
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Bonnezeaux AOP soil types
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Sandstone and schist along the Layon Riber
22
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Name 5 red varities found in the loire
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PN Gamay CS Malbec (Cot) Pineau d'Aunis Groslot (grollot)
23
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Samur AOP may make what styles of wines?
A
Red
Dry WHite
Sparkling white and rose
NO STILL ROSE
24
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History of Chaume
A
Was 1er cru in 2009 then reinserted in 2011 after Quart de Chaume got GC in 2010
25
Samur is in the NESW of Anjou?
East
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What sweet wine appellation is chaptilizatio legal
Bonnezeaux
27
Groslot AKA
Grollot
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What are the 3 subzones for for Muscadet serve et Maine and what do they require
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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What styles of wine are made in the Haut Pioitou AOP
W- SB and Sauvignon Gris
Rose- CF min 40%, PN and Gamay
Red- CF min 60%
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Reuilly AOP
White- 100% SB
Rose- Vins Gris (from PG)
Res- 100% PN
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Orleans AOP
White- Chardonnay
| Red and Rose- PM
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Samur AOP Red cepage
CF w. Max 30% CS and Pinea d/Aunis
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What is "hermine d'Or"
An unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability
34
Coteaux d'Anciens AOP
White- 100% PG (Malvoisie)
Red+ Rose- 100% Gamay
35
Chinon may produce what?
Red white and rose
36
Menetou Salon wines are what
SB and PN
37
Fief Vendeens AOP
White- Min 60% Chenin
Rose- Min 80% Gamay/PN
Red- Mostly PN w. 10% min negrette
38
What bookends the Loire River?
The Massif Central and the Atlantic
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What may be made in Samur AOP
Red, White
Sparkling White and Rose
NO STILL ROSE
40
What is cassefeder
Iron rich tuffeau limestone found in Smamur Champginy
41
Pineau de la Loire AKA
Chenin Blanc
42
Two most important AOP pithing Coteaux du Layon
Bonnezeaux AOP
| Quarts de Chaume AOP
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Pouilly sur loire wines are made from what
Chasselas
44
Soil Type Clisson
Granite
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What are the Sevre and Maine?
Rivers
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Touraine Noble-Joue AOP may make what?
Vin gris made from Pinot Meunier, Malvoisie (PG) and PN
47
Describe the climate of pay nbantais
Cool wet maritime
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Savenniers is found within what AOP, is it N or S of the Loire river
Anjou AOP
| North
49
What was the frost of 1709 responsible for
mass amount of replanting from red grapes to melon in pays nantais
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Chateaumillant AOP
Red and Rose mostly of Gamay
51
What is allowed in the Anjou AOP?
Res white and sparkling
| No Rose is allowed in the Rose d'ANjou AOC
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Bourgeil AOP is allowed to produce what
Only red with up to 10% CS
53
What year did Quarts de Chaume get GC status
for the 2010 vintage
54
Grows Plant is a synonym for what?
Folle Blance
55
Chaume min RS
Min 80g/l RS
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Dry wine for Coteaux de Layon must be labeled as what?
Coteaux de L'ambance
57
What are the 4 appellations of pays nantais
Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP
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Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume Min RS
Bonnezeaux- 51g/l
Quarts de Chaume- 85g/l
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4 Muscadet AOPS
Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cote de Grand Lieu
Muscadet Serve et Maine
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What is the newest appellation in Pays Nantais?
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP is the newest appellation, created in 1994
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Coteaux du Layon AOP
| Villages that are allowed to append their name
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Beaulieu-sur-layon
Rochefort-sur-loire
Faye d'Anjou
St-Lambert du Lattay
St-Aubin de Leigne
Rablay-sur-Layon
Chaume
```
62
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP is different climactically how?
More northernly and cooler, leaner wines better for hot vintages
63
Rose production is dominated by what in Anjou Samur?
Grolleau
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Soils of serve et maine
Silica, Gness, granite and clay
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Anjou-Village AOP wines must be what
Red- CF w. Max 15% CS
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Chinon Soils
Tuffeau, Clay and Varennes
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Breton AKA
Cab Franc
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Montlousi sparking wines must wait how long to be released after triage
9 months
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3 rose only appeltions
Rose d'Anjou AOP
Cabernet d'Anjou AOP
Cabernet de Samur
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What are the three sub zones of Muscadet Sevre et maine?
What do they allow for?
What year were they established?
Clisson, Le Pallet & Gorges
Extended aging (min 18 months) on specified schist soils
May not put sur lie on the label
2011
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Coteaux Layon Village
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Faye d'anjou
Rochefort sur loire
Rablay sur layon
Beaulieu layon
St aubin de luigne
St. Lambert du Lattay
Chaume
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Sur lie requirements and legal appellation for Muscadetgi
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
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What year was the Cremant de Loire AOP established?
1975
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What are the two subappelations of Savennieres what year did they get AOC
Roche aux Moines
Coulee de Serrant
2011
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What are the min aging requirements for Cremant de Loire AOP
Trad Method
Min 9months on lees
min 12 months from tirage
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May grow plant be produced sur lie?
Yes
77
What region in france produces the most white wine?
The loire
78
Touraine Sub Regions for red
Chinon AOP
Bourgeil AOP
St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeil AOP
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Terres blanche is a continuation of what soil
The same kimmeridgian clay that is found in chablis
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Bourgeil, Chinon and St. Nic may add what to CF
Up to 10% CS
81
How many communes make up the Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP
23
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Only red wine only vineyard in the central vineyards
Orleans Clery-100% CF
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St Nicolas de Bourgeil is allowed to produce what
Only red with up to 10% CS
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St Nicolas Soils
High alluvial soils than bourgeois making lighter style wines
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What is Chinon allowed to make
Red- CF w. unto 10% CS
| White- CHenin
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Quincy AOP is important why
2nd demarcated Appleton in France after CDP
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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
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
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Soil type Le Pallet
Gneiss, Quartz, Gabbro
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Samur AOP White cepage
100% Chenin
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Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP soil types
Gniess, silica, clay and granite
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In 2011 what three new regions in Pays Nantais got AOC Status?
Gros Pant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d'Encens
Fiefs Vendeens
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Samur AOP - Saumur "Puy Notre-Dame"
CF w/. max 15% CS
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Soil type Gorges
Gabbro and clay
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Main 3 soils of Sancerre
Silex, terres blanche and Caillottes
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Breze is found within what commune?
Samur
