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1
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What Loire grape is used for all sweet wines?

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Chenin Blanc

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2
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What are Fines Bulles?

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Fine Bubbles - a term for Loire Valley sparkling wines

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Is chaptalization permitted for Loire reds?

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Yes

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4
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What % of Loire Valley wines are AOC?

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75%

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What rivers bisect Pays Nantais?

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Sévre and Maine

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What is the main topsoil of Pays Nantais?

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Gneiss, porous, provides critical drainage

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What is the main subsoil of Pays Nantais?

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Quartz, igneous rock high in mineral content

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Melon is a crossing of what grapes?

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Pinot x Gouais Blanc

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9
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How many AOC’s are in Lower Loire?

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  1. Muscadet AOC 2. Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire 3. Muscadet-Cotes de Grandlieu 4. Muscadet Sevre et Maine (Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clisson, Muscadet Sevre et Maine Gorge, Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Pallet
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Muscadet AOC

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Encompasses all Pays Nantais. 20% of production

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What is the smallest Muscadet AOC?

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Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire

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What are the crus of Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine AOC?

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Gorges, Clisson, Le Pallet

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Which Muscadet AOC produces the most?

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Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine AOC

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14
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What grapes dominate Middle Loire?

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Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc

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15
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What is half the production of Anjou?

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Rosé

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16
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What is the largest producer of sparkling wines in Loire?

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Saumur

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17
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Grapes for Crémant production in Loire are planted on what soil?

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Limestone

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18
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Grapes for red production in Loire are planted on what kind of soil?

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Sand

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19
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Manual harvesting is required for what style of Loire wines?

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Crémant and late harvest sweet wines

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20
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Folle Blanche synonym?

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Gros Plant

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21
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Layon is in which production zone?

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Anjou

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22
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Pineau de la Loire

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Synonym for Chenin Blanc

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23
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Chardonnay is primarily used for what in Loire?

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Sparkling

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24
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Breton

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Synonym for Cabernet Franc

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25
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What are the soils of Anjou?

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Dark schist, and white chalk interspersed with clay, gravel and shale

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Where will you find most of Anjou’s schist soils?

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The western portion

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27
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Savennières and Anjou’s sweet appellations are on what soil?

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Schist

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28
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All chalk is what soil?

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Limestone

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29
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Turonian Chalk

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Tuffeau synonym

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30
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What are the styles of Anjou Rosé?

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Rosé de Loire AOC, Rosé d’Ajou AOC, Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

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31
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Rosé de Loire AOC

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Always dry, grapes from Anjou, Saumur, Touraine

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Rosé de Loire AOC grapes

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Cabernets, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis, PN

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33
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Rosé d’Anjou AOC

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Grapes from Anjou and Saumur. Mainly Grolleau

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34
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Min RS of Rosé d’Anjou?

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7 g/l RS

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Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

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Grapes from Anjou and Saumur. Both Cabernets

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36
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Min RS of Cabernet d’Anjou?

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10 g/l RS

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37
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Do Anjou Coteaux de la Loire AOC vineyards flank the Layon River?

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No, the only sweet wine AOC in Anjou that does not

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38
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How many villages can append their name to Coteaux du Layon?

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6

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39
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What is the “1er cru” of Coteaux du Layon?

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Chaume

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40
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What is the “Grand Cru” of Coteaux du Layon?

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Quarts de Chaume

41
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What are the soils of Savennières?

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Schist, slate, clay

42
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Does Savennières allow sweet wines?

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Yes, demi-sec, moelleux, doux

43
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Climats of Savennières?

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Coulée de Serrant, La Roche aux Moines since 2011

44
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What year did the climats of Savennières receive independent AOC status?

45
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What is the soils of Coulée de Serrant?

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Red schist

46
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How many ha is La Roche aux Moines?

47
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Min CB for Anjou Blanc AOC?

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80%, with the rest CH, SB

48
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Saumur Blanc AOC

49
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Coteaux de Saumur AOC

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CB, late harvest, botrytized, off-dry to sweet

50
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Cabernet de Saumur AOC

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Both Cabernets, max 7 g/l RS. Lighter and drier than Cabernet d’Anjou

51
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What are the red wine AOCs of Saumur?

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Saumur Rouge AOC, Saumur-Champigny AOC, Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame AOC

52
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What is Perruche?

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Flint and clay found near river

53
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What is Aubuis?

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Limestone and clay found near river

54
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Touraine Blanc AOC grapes?

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Min 80% SB, up to 20% Sauvignon Gris

55
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Touraine AOC rosé rules?

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Min 2 grapes. No one grape more than 70%. Max 4 g/l RS

56
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Touraine AOC rosé grapes?

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Min 2. Max 70% any 1. CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, PM, Pineau d’Auiis, PG, PN

57
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Touraine AOC subzones?

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

58
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What is a synonym for PN in Tourain?

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Auvernat Noir

59
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What is a synonym for PM in Touraine?

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Gris Meunier

60
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What is the max CS in Bourgueil AOC?

61
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What is the white grape of Chinon AOC?

62
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What is the max of CS allowed in Chinon AOC reds?

63
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Vouvray Sec sugar

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Under 8 g/l

64
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Vouvray Demi-Sec sugar

65
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Vouvray Moelleux sugar

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Over 35 g/l

66
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Vouvray Doux sugar

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Over 150 g/l

67
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What are the grapes of Coteaux du Loir AOC?

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Whites - 100% CB. Rosé/Red - Min 65% Pineau d’Aunis dominant, w/ up to 30% Cot, Gamay, Grolleau

68
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Cheverny AOC white grapes?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris

69
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Cheverny AOC red grapes

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PN, Gamay. CF, Cot

70
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T/F Cour-Cheverny lies within Cheverny AOC?

71
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What is the pressure of Pétillants?

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1-2.5 atms. About half of mousseux or crémant

72
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Mousseux requirements?

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Min 3 atms. Min 9 months sur lie

73
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Crémant de Loire requirements?

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12 months aging on lees, 1 month in bottle before release

74
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Can Crémant de Loire use CS and Pineau d’Aunis?

A

Yes, but must be less than 30%

75
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What is Anjou Mousseux AOC?

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White and rosé sparkling. Mostly CB, with up to 60% CF, CS, Cot, GY, Grolleau, Pineau d’Aunis

76
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What is Saumur Mousseux AOC?

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Mostly CB, w/ up to 40% CH, SB, CF, CS, GY, Grolleau, GG, PN, PA

77
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Saumur Mousseux AOC rosé grapes?

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Same reds as Saumur Mousseaux but min 60% of CF

78
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Touraine Mousseux AOC grapes?

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White: CB/CH or Arbois/CH

Rosé: Gamay, CF, Cot dominate

79
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Montlouis-Sur-Loire Sparkling styles?

A

Pétillant and Mousseux, 100% CB

80
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Vouvray Mousseux and Pétillant aging min?

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12 months sur lie. 100% CB

81
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Most vineyards face which direction in Centre Loire?

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East and West, as Loire R flows north

82
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What are the soils of Centre Loire?

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Terres Blanches, Caillottes, Silex

83
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Terre Blanche

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Marl rich in oyster fossiles. Gives wines vibrant acidity

84
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Silex

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Flint. Vibrant acidity, adds unique gunflint/smoky finish

85
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Caillottes

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Small limestone pebbles. Wines less structured

86
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Sandy alluvial deposits along Loire river banks give what kind of wine?

A

Fruit-forward bottlings

87
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What AOCs are important for Gamay?

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Coteaux du Giennois, Châteaumeillant

88
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What is the main grape for Coteaux du Giennois?

89
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What is the main grape of Châteaumeillant?

90
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T/F Pouilly-Fumé is white only?

91
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What is the character of Pouilly-Fumé wines?

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Gunflint/smoke with depth of flavor and texture

92
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What is the grape of Pouilly-Sur-Loire?

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Chasselas. Covers same zone as Pouilly-Fumé

93
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What are the soils of Sancerre?

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Terres Blanche, Silex, Caillottes

94
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T/F Menetou-Salon is white only?

A

F. Red/rosé from PN are produced

95
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What is the soil of Menetou-Salon?

A

Kimmeridgian

96
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What grape other than SB can be blended into Quincy?

A

Sauvignon Gris

97
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What river bisects Quincy AOC?

A

Cher River

98
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What are the grapes of Reuilly AOC?

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W - SB. Reds - PN. Rosé - PN, PG

99
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What is Touraine Noble Joué?

A

A vin gris made primarily from Pinot Meunier

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