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1
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Name every Muscadet appellation

A

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

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What is Melon de Bourgogne now known as?

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Melon B

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If any Muscadet AOP is labeled “Sur Lie” what are the leese aging requirements?

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Wines must be kept on lees after fermentation until at least 3/1 of the year following harvest.
Must be bottled directly off of fine lees between 3/1 and 11/30 of yr following.
May not be marketed until 3/8

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What is the min abv of Muscadet?

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Muscadet AOP: 9.5%
Muscadet sur lie, and all other Muscadet AOPs: 10%
Muscadet Sevre et Maine w subzone: 11%

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What are the subzones of Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP?

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Clisson
Gorges
Le Pallet
Goulaine
Mouzillon-Tillieres
Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
Chateau-Thebaud
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What are the unofficial subzones of Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP?

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Champtoceaux
La Haye Foussaiere
Vallet

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What is the elevage for the Muscadet Sevre et Maine subzones?

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Le Pallet and Goulaine: aged on lees until 4/1 of 2nd yr

All the others: aged on lees until 10/1 of 2nd yr

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What is the soil of Clisson?

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Granite

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What is the soil of Gorges?

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Clay and Gabbro (igneous rock)

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What is the soil of Le Pallet?

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gneiss, quartz, gabbro (igneous rock)

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Which AOPs of Pays Nantais can make white, rose, and red?

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Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP

Fiefs Vendeens AOP

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What is the cepage of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?

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min 70% Folle Blanche

plus Montils and max 10% Montils

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What is a synonym for Folle Blanche?

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Gros Plant

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Which AOP aside outside of Muscadet can label sur lie?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP

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What are the subzones of Fiefs Vendeens AOP?

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Brem
Chatonnay
Mareuil
Pissotte
Vix
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What are the main grapes of Fiefs Vendeens AOP?

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Blanc: min 60% CB
Rose: min 80% Gamay and PN
Rouge: CF, Negrette, PN

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What are the main grapes of Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP?

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Blanc: 100% PG
Rose: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 100% Gamay

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18
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What is Pinot Gris called in Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP?

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Malvoisie

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What is the RS for Coteaux d’Ancenis Blanc?

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20-40 g/l RS

Rouge and Rose are dry (max 3 g for red and 4 g for rose)

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What region is the third largest producer by volume in France?

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Loire Valley

Bdx is 1st, then Rhone

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21
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What is Saumur known for?

A

Cremant

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22
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What is Chenin called in Anjou?

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Pineau de la Loire

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Can a wine from Saumur be labeled as Anjou? And vice versa?

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A wine from Saumur can be labelled Anjou, but a wine from Anjou cannot be labeled Saumur.
Saumur is essentially a subregion of Anjou, in the eastern part.

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What are the rose only appellations of Anjou-Saumur?

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Cabernet d’Anjou AOP

Rose d’Anjou AOP

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What are the red only appellations of Anjou-Saumur?

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Anjou-Villages AOP
Anjou Villages Brissac AOP
Saumur-Champigny AOP

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What are the sweet white only appellations of Anjou-Saumur?

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Bonnezeaux AOP
Coteaux de l'Aubance AOP
Coteaux du Layon AOP
Coteaux de Saumur AOP
Quarts de Chaume AOP
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27
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When did Roche aux Moines and Coulee de Serrant receive their own AOPs?

A

2011

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28
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What are the RS rules for Savennaires AOP?

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Sec: max 4 g/l (up to 8 g if TA is within 2 g of RS)
Demi-Sec: max 18 g/l
Moelleux: 18-45 g/l
Doux: min 45 g/l

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29
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What are the RS rules for Coulee de Serrant AOP and Roche aux Moines AOP?

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Sec: max 4 g/l

Moelleux/Doux: min 30 g/l

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30
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What is the soil of Savennieres AOP, Coulee de Serrant AOP and Roche aux Moines AOP?

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steep slopes of blue schist w volcanic debris

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What size is Coulee de Serrant AOP?

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7 ha

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32
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What are the sectionsof Coulee de Serrant AOP?

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Grand Clos de la Coulee
Clos du Chateau
Les Plantes

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33
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What wines are made by Nicolas Joly?

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Clos de la Bergerie (Roche aux Moines)
Les Vieux Clos (Savennaires)
Coulee de Serrant

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34
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On which side of the river is Savennaires AOP?

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The north side. Pretty much everything else is south

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35
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Which Anjou-Saumur appellations have a min RS of 34 g/l?

A

Coteaux du Layon AOP
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Coteaux de Saumur AOP
Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP

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36
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Which appellations of the Lore can be labeled SGN? What is the min must weight?

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Coteaux du Layon APO and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP.

Min 323 g/l must weight

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What are the lieu-dits of Coteaux du Layon AOP?

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Faye d'Anjou
Rochefort-sur-Loire
Rablay-sur-Layon
Beaulieu-sur-Layon
St. Aubin de Luigne
St. Lambert du Lattay
Chaume 1er Cru
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Is chaptalization allowed in Coteaux du Layon AOP?

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Yes, but not for SGN or Chaume

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What is the min rs for Coteaux du Layon Chaume AOP?

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80 g/l

everything else, including subzones and SGN is just 34 g/l

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40
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What are the min must weights for Coteaux du Layon AOP?

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regular: 221 g/l
w subzone: 238 g/l
Chaume: 272 g/l
SGN: 323 g/l

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Is chaptalization legal in Bonnezeaux AOP?

In Quarts de Chaume AOP?

A

Yes in Bonnezeaux

No in QdC

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42
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What wines of the Loire are allowed to use the word “Cru” on their label?

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Only 2:
Coteaux du Layon Chaume “1er Cru”
Quarts de Chaume “Grand Cru”

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43
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What is the min must weight and RS for Bonnezeaux AOP?

And Quarts de Chaume AOP?

A 
Bonnezeaux
Must weight: 238 g/l
RS: 51 g/l
QdC
Must Weight: 298 g/l
RS: 85 g/l
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44
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What is the max yield of Bonnezeaux AOP?

Quarts de Chaume AOP?

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Bonnezeaux: 25 hl/ha

QdC: 20 hl/ha

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45
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What is the soil and aspect of Quarts du Chaume AOP?

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sandstone and schist hillsides with south facing aspect on the banks of the Layon.

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46
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What region shares a boundary with Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP?

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Anjou Villages Brissac AOP

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47
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What grape can be varietally labeled for Anjou AOP?

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Gamay (must be 100%, can be Nouveau/Primeur)

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48
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What is Anjou AOP blanc based on? And Rouge?

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Blanc: min 80% CB, plus Chard and SB
Rouge: min 70% CF and CS, plus Pineau d’Aunis and Grolleau

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49
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What is Saumur AOP Blanc based on? Ans Rouge?

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Blanc: 100% CB
Rouge: min 70% CF, plus CS and Pineau d’Aunis

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50
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What is the assemblage for Anjou-Village AOP and Anjou Village Brissac AOP?

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CF and CS

Blend is unspecified

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51
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What is the assemblage of Saumur-Champigny AOP?

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Min 85% CF

max 15% comb CS and Pineau d’Aunis

52
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What is the soil of Saumur-Champigny AOP?

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Tuffeau
(chalky, fine-grained micaneous limestone)
w more iron and shale than surrounding area

53
Q

What is the soil of Anjou Villages Brissac AOP?

A

2 types:
Anjou Noir: Dark Schist
Anjou Blanc: limestone

54
Q

Where is the commune of Breze located?

A

Saumur

55
Q

What is the Lieu-dit of Saumur AOP?

A

Puy Notre-Dame
red only: min 85% CF, plus CS
min 12% abv
released 6/1 yr following

56
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Compare the soils of Anjou and Saumur

A

Anjou: schist
Saumur: limestone

57
Q

What is the min RS of Rose d’Anjou AOP?

And for Cabernet d’Anjou AOP?

A

Rose d’Anjou AOP: min 7 g/l RS

Cabernet d’Anjou AOP: min 10 g/l RS

58
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What grapes are allowing in Rose d’Anjou AOP?

A

Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis

59
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What appellations are authorized to make rose in Anjou-Saumur AOP?

A

Cabernet d’Anjou AOP (RS)
Rose d’Anjou AOP (RS)
Saumur AOP (Dry)
Haut-Poitou AOP (dry)

60
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What are the assemblages of Haut-Poitou AOP?

A

Blanc: min 60 SB, plus SG
Rose: min 40 CF, min 20 PN, min 20 Gamay
Rouge: 60-100 CF, plus Merlot, PN, max 10 Gamay

61
Q

Which AOPs of Touraine can make sparkling wine?

A

Touraine AOP
Vouvray AOP
Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP

62
Q

Which AOP of Touraine can make all three colors?

A 
Touraine AOP
Chinon AOP
Cheverny AOP
Coteaux du Loir AOP
Coteaux du Vendomois AOP
Valencay AOP
63
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What is the Rose only AOP of Touraine?

A

Touraine Noble-Joue AOP

64
Q

What styles can be made in Bourgueil AOP and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOP?

A

Rose and Red

65
Q

What are the soils of Chinon AOP?

A

Varennes (alluvial sands on the banks of the Vienne)
Tuffeau (soft limestone on the slopes)
Clay

66
Q

Of the CF based AOPs in Touraine, which is generally the lightest? why?

A

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is usually lightest, due to its lighter alluvial soil

67
Q

Of the AOPs of Touraine, which are north of the Loire?

A

Bourgueil AOP
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOP
Vouvray AOP
Everything on the Loir of course

68
Q

Which Touraine AOPs are on the Loir tributary?

A

West to east:
Coteaux du Loir AOP
Jasnieres AOP
Coteaux du Vendomois AOP

69
Q

Which AOPs of Touraine are south of the Loire?

A 
Chinon AOP
Touraine Noble-Joue AOP
Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP
Cheverny AOP
Cour-Cheverny AOP
Valencay AOP (far south on the Cher)
70
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What tributaries run through Touraine, w an AOP for each

A

Vienne (Chinon)
Indre (Noble-Joue)
Cher (Montlouis)

71
Q

What is the max RS for Vouvray AOP Sec and Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP Sec?

A

max 8 g/l

72
Q

What is the aging requirement for Vouvray Mousseaux? and For Montlouis Mousseaux?

A

Vouvray: realeased 12 mo after tirage

Montlouis: released 9 mo after tirage

73
Q

What is the new style of Montlouis sparkling called? What is the inaugural vintage?

A

“Originel”
Petnat
Can appear on AOP labels starting 2020

74
Q

What is the current assemblage for Touraine AOP Blanc and rouge?

A

Blanc: min 80% SB, plus SG (was CB based until 2016)
Rouge: min 80% CF and Cot, plus CS, gamay and PN

75
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What are the subzones of Touraine AOP?

A 
Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Oisly 
Chenonceaux
76
Q

What grape can be varietally labeled in Touraine AOP?

A

Gamay min 85%

if primeur 100%

77
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What are the styles and grapes of Touraine “Amboise”?

A

Blanc: 100% CB
Rose: CF, CS, Cot, Gamay
Rouge: same as rose

78
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What are the styles and grapes of Touraine “Mesland”?

A

Blanc: based on CB, plus SB and Chard
Rose: based on Gamay, plus Cot and CF
Rouge: Gamay, Cot, CF all three must be present

79
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What are the styles and grapes of Touraine “Azay-le-Rideau”?

A

Blanc: 100% CB
Rose: based on Grolleau, plus Cot, Gamay, CF, CS

80
Q

What are the styles and grapes of Touraine “Oisly”?

A

Blanc: 100% SB

81
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What are the styles and grapes of Touraine “Chenonceaux”?

A

Blanc: 100% SB
Rouge: based on Cot and CF, plus Gamay

82
Q

Which Touraine AOP subzones make Sauvignon Blanc based whites?

A

Oisly
Chenonceaux
both 100%

83
Q

Which Touraine AOP subzones make Chenin based whites?

A

Amboise (100%)
Mesland (min 60%)
Azay-le-Rideau (100%)

84
Q

Can the Touraine subzones make sweet wine?

A

yes, kind of!
The can label the whites and roses as sec or demi sec.
Sec: max 9 g/l RS
Demi-Sec: 9-18 g/l RS

85
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What is the cepage of Assemblage of Touraine Noble-Joue AOP?

A

Vin Gris only
min 50% Meunier
plus Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir
max RS is 4 g/l

86
Q

What is the furthest east appelation of Touraine?

A

Cheverny AOP

87
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What is the assemblage of Cheverny AOP?

A

Blanc: min 50% SB and SG, plus Chrd, CB and Orbois

Rose and Rouge: min 50% PN, min 16% Gamay, plus CF and Cot

88
Q

What is the max RS for Cour-Cheverny AOP Sec?

A

max 8 g/l RS

if more than 8 g/l, chaptalization is prohibited

89
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What is the assemblage of Valencay AOP?

A

Blanc: 70-100% SB
accessories: Chrd, Orbois, SG

Rose/Rouge: Gamay, PN, and Cot must all be present.

90
Q

What is a synonym for Menu Pineau?

A

Orbois

91
Q

What is the specialty of Coteaux du Vendomois AOP?

A

Dry rose of Pineau d’Aunis

92
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What are the styles and grapes of Coteaux du Vendomois AOP?

A

Blanc: 80-100% CB, max 20% Chrd
Rose: Vin Gris of Pineau d’Aunis
Rouge: min 50% Pineau d’Aunis, plus PN, CF, Gamay

93
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What are the styles and grapes of Coteaux du Loir AOP?

A

Blanc: 100% CB

Rose/Rouge: min 50% Pineau d’Aunis, plus Cot, Gamay and CF

94
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What are the styles and grapes of Jasnieres AOP?

A

100% Chenin Blanc only

If labelled Sec, max 8 g/l RS

95
Q

Which AOPs of the Loire Central Vineyards are closest to Valencay AOP?

A

Reuilly AOP and Quincy AOP

96
Q

Which AOPs of the Loire Central Vineyards is closest to Cheverny AOP?

A

Orleans AOP and Orleans-Clery AOP

97
Q

Which AOPs of the Central Vineyards are for Rouge only?

A

Orleans-Clery AOP

98
Q

Which AOPs of the Central vineyards are for Blanc only?

A

Pouilly-Fume AOP
Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP
Quincy AOP

99
Q

On which side of the river is Sancerre AOP?

Pouilly-Fume AOP?

A

Sancerre is on west
Pouilly-Fume is one the east
(They’re both located after the Loire curves down)

100
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What are the soils of Sancerre AOP?

A 
Silex (flint)
Caillottes (Stony, fossils)
Terres Blanches (Kimmeridgian clay)
101
Q

What are the bottlings of Dagueneau?

A 
Blanc Fume de Pouilly
Buisson Renard
Pur Sang
Silex
Asteroide
Le Monte Damne (Sancerre)
Les Jardins du Babylon
102
Q

What year did Didier Dagueneau die?

A

2008 in a light plane crash

103
Q

Where exactly is Menetou-Salon AOP located?

A

Just west of Sancerre AOP

Its stats align with Sancerre v closely

104
Q

What are the styles and grapes of Reuilly AOP?

A

Blanc: 100% SB
Rose: PN and PG
Rouge: 100% PN

105
Q

What year did Quincy become an AOC?

A

1936

106
Q

What are the grapes and styles of Quincy AOP?

A

Still, dry white
Sauvignon Blanc
max 10% SG

107
Q

What are the grapes and styles of Orleans AOP?

A

Blanc: min 60% Chard, plus PG
Rose: min 60% Meunier, plus PG and PN
Rouge: 70-90% Meunier, plus PN

108
Q

What is the only Cab Franc based AOP of the central vineyards?

A

Orleans-Clery AOP

it’s also one of the closest to Touraine…

109
Q

What is the grape and style of Orleans-Clery AOP?

A

still, dry red
100% Cab Franc
only 9.5% min abv

110
Q

What are the bottlings of Pascal Cotat?

A

Les Monts Damnes
La Grande Cote
Chavignol Rose

111
Q

What are the bottlings of Francois Cotat?

A 
Caillottes
Culs de Beaujeu
La Grande Cote
Mont Damnes
Chavignol Rose
Chavignol Cuvee Paul (late harvest of La Grande Cote)
112
Q

Name 3 producer of Monte Damnes.

A 
Pascal Cotat
Francois Cotat
Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau
Bailly-Reverdy
Thomas-Labaille
113
Q

Name 2 vineyards in Bue

A

Clos du Chene Marchand

Clos du Roy

114
Q

What are the bottlings of Alfonse Mellot?

A 
La Moussiere (WrR)
Demoiselle (WR)
Les Romains
Satellite
Generation XIX
Cuvee Edmond
En Grands Champs (R)
115
Q

What are the bottlings of Domaine Vacheron?

A 
Les Romains
Chambrates
Paradis
Guigne-Chevres
Le Pave
L'Enclos des Remparts
Rose
Belle Dame (R)
Les Marnes (R)
116
Q

What is Edmond and Anne Vatan’s vineyard?

A

Clos La Neore in Chavignol

117
Q

What AOPs of central France are for Rouge and Rose only?

A

Chateaumeillant AOP
Cotes du Forez AOP
Cote Roannaise AOP

118
Q

What AOPs of central France can make all three colors?

A

Cotes d’Auvergne AOP

Saint-Pourcain AOP

119
Q

What is the grape of Cote du Forez AOP and Cote Roannaise AOP?

A

All Gamay all the time
Rouge and rose
min abv is 10%

120
Q

What are the styles and grapes of Chateaumeillant AOP?

A

Vin Gris: min 60% Gamay, plus PN, max 15% PG

Rouge: min 60% Gamay, plus PN

121
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What are the subzones of Cotes d’Auvergne AOP?

A

Rouge only: Boudes, Chanturge, Chateaugay, Madargue

Rose only: Corent

122
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What are the styles and grapes of Cotes d’Auvergne AOP?

A

Blanc: 100% Chard
Rose: min 50% Gamay plus PN
Rouge: same as Rose

123
Q

What are the styles and grapes of Saint-Pourcain AOP?

A

Blanc: 50-80% Chard, 20-40% Sacy, max 10% SB
Rose: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 40-75% Gamay, 25-60% PN

124
Q

What is a synonym for Sacy?

A

Tressalier

125
Q

What are the subzones of Muscadet Sevre et Maine referred to as?

A

Cru Communaux

126
Q

What are the parent grapes of Melon B?

A

Pinot x Gouais Blanc

127
Q

What is the max yield for Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOP?

A

55 hl/ha

with subzone: 45 hl/ha

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