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1
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Classic Loire’s White grapes?

A

Chenin Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc
Melón de Bourgogne (Muscadet)

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Loire’s Red grapes

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Breton (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Pinot Noir
Gamay
Cabernet Sau.
Côt (Malbec)
Pineau d’Aunis
Groslot
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Pay Nantais Appellations

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Blanc:
Muscadet AOP 
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP 
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP

Rouge, Blanc & Rosé:
Côteaux d’Ancenis AOP
Fiefs Vendéens AOP
Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP

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What grape is use to make Muscadet Wine?

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100% Melón de Bourgogne

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What is “Sur Lie”?

A

Is a process of aging wines on suspended dead yeast particles.

The wine must be keep on its lees after fermentation until at least March 1 of the year following the harvest

Must originate from one of the three Muscadet Sub-appellation

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Lower Loire

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Pay Nantais

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Loire’s largest and most diverse Region

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Anjou

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Anjou sub-regions

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Samur
Savennières
Anjou
Coteaux-du-Layon

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9
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Loire’s center for sparkling wine production

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Saumur

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Pineau de la Loire

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Chenin Blanc local name in Anjou

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Anjou AOC

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Blanc: Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire)

Rouge: CF and CS as principals

Sparkling

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Anjou Rosé AOPs

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Rosé d’Anjou AOP
(GROLLEAU, Gamay, CF, CS, Pineau d’Aunis)

Cabernet D’Anjou AOP
(Cab. Franc, Cab. Sau.)

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Savènnieres wines

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100% Chenin Blanc

Sec, Demi-sec (Only Savénnières AOC), Moelleux, Doux

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Anjou-Saumur AOPs

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Anjou AOC
Anjou Village AOP 
Anjou Villages Brissac AOP 
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP 
Bonnezeaux AOP 
Cabernet d’Anjou AOP 
Cabernet de Saumur AOP 
Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP 
Coteaux de Layon AOP 
Coteaux de Samur AOP 
Haut-Poitou AOP 
Quarts de Chaume AOP 
Rosé d’Anjou AOP 
Samur AOP
Samur Champigny AOP 
Savénnières AOP 
Savénnières Coulé de Serrant AOP 
Savénnières Roche Aux Moines AOP
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Loire’s best and most age worthy red wine

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Chinon, Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in Touraine

Classic Loire Cab. Franc
Raspberry and green tobacco aromas and framed by silky tannin

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Chinon soils

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Tuffeau, clay and varennes

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Touraine’s largest and most important WHITE wine district

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Vouvray AOP

From Chenin Blanc and rustic Orbois grapes

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Loire’s Classic Sauvignon Blanc AOP

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Sancerre AOP
Pouilly-Fume AOP

Style: steel, pungently herbaceous, mineral-laden

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Sancerre’s soils

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Silex (Gunflint character)
Terres Blanches (a continuation of the Kimmeridgian clay)
Caillottes (stony soil)
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Central Vineyardas sub-districts

A 
Pouilly-Sur-Loire 
Sancerre
Menetou-Salon
Reuilly
Quincy
Vins de L’Orléanais
Côte du Giennois
Côtes de Gien
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Touraine sub-districts

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Cheverny
Vouvray
Montlouis
Bourgueil
Chinon
Coteaux du Loir
Jasnières
Chenonceau
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Anjou Sub-districts

A

Anjou
Saumur
Savénnières
Coteaux-du-Layon

23
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Nantais Sub-districts

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Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine
Muscadet Couteaux de La Loire
Muscadet Coteaux de Graulieu
Coteaux d’Ancienis
Muscadet
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*Saumur Soil

A

Tuffeau Limeston

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Touraine Soil

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Soft Tuffeau Limestone

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**Important AOPs for Chenin Blanc

A

VOUVRAY, Touraine.
Wines across the full range of sweetness; some sparkling. Even if dry wines offer a wisp of sweetness.

SAVÉNNIÈRES, Anjou.
Wines are dry, oxidative and full-bodied styles.
Most powerful white wine in Loire.

COTEAUX DU LAYON, Anjou.
Off-dry and Sweet wines, lighter and sprightlier paring with foes grass

BONNEZEAUX AOP and QUARTS DE CHAUMES “GRAND CRU” AOP, Anjou.
Sweet Botrytis, Loire’s most complex and rewarding dessert wines.

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What its means Mousseux?

A

Fully sparkling

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**Important AOPs for Sauvignon Blanc

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SANCERRE, Central Vineyards.
Light to medium-bodied white wines. Aromatic and tropical aromas.

POUILLY-FUMÉ, Central Vineyards.
Wines have a presence of flint and smoke
(In contras with Sancerre)

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**Important AOPs for Cabernet Franc

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**CHINON, Touraine.
Bitter, earthly, green component -style cab be off-putting for guest reared on New world reds-

Bourgueil AOP
Saumur Champigny AOP

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Pinot Noir AOPs in Loire

A 
Sancerre AOP (red&rosé)
Menetou-Salon AOP
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Gamay AOP in Loire

A

Cheverny AOP

blended with PN. Red and Rosé wines

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*Cremat de la Loire

A

80% Chenin Blanc + Chardonnay

33
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Cru Communal in Muscadet

A

Le Palleta
Gorges
Clisson

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Loire Botrytis wines

A

Quarts du Chaume
Coteaux du Layon
Vouvray

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Savénnières AOPs

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  • Savénnières AOC
  • Savénnières Coulée de Serrant AOC (only Blanc)
  • Savénnières Roche Aux Moines AOC (only Blanc)

100% Chenin Blanc
Sec, Moelleux, Doux

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Top quality Savénnières AOC

A

Savénnières Roche Aux Moines

37
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Anjou AOPs

A

-Anjou AOC (principal: Chenin, CS, Gamay / red, white/ still, Mousseux)

  • Anjou Village Brissac AOC (CS, CF)
  • Anjou Coteaux de la Loire (100% Chenin Blanc)
  • Rosé d’Anjou (Principal: CF, Grolleu)
  • Cabernet d’Anjou (CF, CS Only rosé)
38
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Saumur AOCs

A
  • Saumur AOC (Chenin Blanc / Mousseux whit 10% Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc)
  • Saumur Champigny AOC (CF, 10% CS)
39
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Anjou-Saumur AOCs Vin de Liquoreux

A

Bonnezeaux AOC
Coteaux de Saumur AOC
Quarts de Chaume AOC
Coteaux du Layon AOC (harvesting in tries)
Coteaux l’Aubance AOC (harvesting in tries)

100% Chenin Blanc

40
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Quarts de Chaume AOP

A

100% Chenin Blanc
Sweet Botrytis

Grand Cru may be added to the label

41
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PIEMONTE-Nebbiolo (Spanna) DOCGs

A 
Ghemme DOCG 
Roero DOCG 
Gattinara DOCG
Barbaresco DOCG
Barolo DOCG
42
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PIEMONTE-Barbera DOCGs

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Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Nizza DOCG

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PIEMONTE-Dolcetto DOCGs

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Dogliani DOCG
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba DOCG
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG

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PIEMONTE-Brachetto DOCGs

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Brachetto d’Aqui DOCG

Sweet

45
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PIEMONTE-Chardonnay/Pinot Noir grape DOCG

A

Alta Langa DOCG

Spumante

46
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PIEMONTE-Moscato Grape DOCGs

A

Asti DOCG

  • Moscato d’Asti
  • Moscato d’Asti Vendemmia Tardiva
  • Asti Spumante
  • Asti Spumante Méthodo Classico
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Anjou-Saumur Botrytis-Chenin Blanc AOP

A 
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire
Bonnezeau 
Coteaux du Layon
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Quarts de Chaume

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