loire - france Flashcards

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1
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which is the influence of loire river?

A

keeps the air temperature few degrees higher

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2
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which is the warmest area of loire?

A

touraine

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3
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which is the practice commonly used to extract more flavors on white wines?

A

maceration pelliculaire

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4
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which are the grapes used in st.pourcain?

A

gamay with little pinot noir (red)
trasallier also known as sacy, chard and sv.blanc (white)

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5
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which are the main district of loire?

A

centre-loire, nantains, anjou, touraine

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6
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which are the area of centre-loire?

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pouilly-fume, sancerre, pouilly sur loire, menetou-salon, quincy, reuily, coteaux du gennois, chateaumeillant, vins de l’orleanis, orleans clery

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7
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which are the main name for the soil of centre loire?

A

silex and terre blance

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8
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what’s composing silex and terre blanche soil?

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limestone, flint, sand and sandstone

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9
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what’s refer to the term “fumè”?

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derived from a grey film that form on the skin of the grapes delivering flint notes

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10
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which are the notes of a typical sancerre?

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gooseberry, peach, elderflower, lily

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11
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what is the main grape of pouilly sur loire?

A

chassellas

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12
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which are the three soil of sancerre?

A

terre blanche (kimmeridgeon)
caillottes (stone over limestone)
silex (flint stones over limestone)

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13
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which is the main soil of touraine?

A

limestone and clay over toffeau

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14
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which are the AOC of touraine?

A

valencay, cheverny and cour cheverny, vouvray,montlouis sur loire,
jasnieres, chinon

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15
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which is the soil of vouvray?

A

tufa subsoil

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16
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which are the sub district of anjou?

A

saumur, saumur-champigny, coteaux du layon, cuteaux de l’aubance, savennieres, haut-poitou

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17
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how is called the soil of saumur?

A

tuffeux (limestone)

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18
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which are the two AOC for sparkling wines in saumur?

A

saumur mousseux and cremant de loire

19
Q

which is the typical variety of rose d’anjou?

A

grolleau

20
Q

in AOC anjou villages which variety are permitted?

A

red wines only from cabernet franc and sauvignon

21
Q

which is the grape of cour cheverny?

A

romorantin

22
Q

which are the other grape variety permitted in saumur-champigny?

A

cabernet sauvignon and pineau d’aunis

23
Q

which is sinonym of cot?

A

malbec

24
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which are the style of wine that we can we find in coteaux du layon?

A

demi-sec, moulleux and liquoreux

25
Q

which is the minimun residual sugar for a vouvray sec?

A

8 g/l

26
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which is synonym of breton

A

cabernet franc

27
Q

which is the river that lie on muscadet sevre et maine?

A

sevre

28
Q

who produce clos du papillon?

A

baumard

29
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which are the main area of muscadet?

A

muscadet, muscadet coteau de la loire, muscadet sevre et maine, muscadet cotes de grandlieu

30
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which is the requirement for sur lie aeging?

A

they are matured on their lees over the winter and must be bottled between 1 march and and 30 november following the harvest.

If aged longer can lose the labeling.

31
Q

what characterise the anjou noir?

A

the dark soil coming from armonican massif

32
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what can be found in the armonican massif soil?

A

granite, schist, gneiss, slate

33
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which is the soil of anjou blanc?

A

is start in the eastern anjou, following touraine and it’s made of limestone

34
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which is the minimum amount of sugar for coteaux du layon wines?

A

34 g/l

35
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which is the soil of vouvray?

A

tuffeau limestone

36
Q

which is the maximum residual sugar for a vouvray sec?

A

8 g/l

37
Q

which is the range for a vouvray demi-sec?

A

9 and 18 g/l

38
Q

which is the range for a moulleux?

A

18 and 45 g/l

39
Q

what is after moulleux

A

doux starting from 45 g/l

40
Q

which is the style of wine found in cheverny?

A

they are always blend
Sauvignon, chenin, orbois
cabernet franc, gamay

41
Q

where can we find orleans?

A

in centre-loire

42
Q

which is the unique variety of orleans?

A

pinot meunier

43
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st.pourcain - central france

A

rose made from 100% gamay
red a blend of pinot noir and gamay
white a blend of chardonnay and tressalier

44
Q

which is the synonym of tressallier?

A

sacy