loire - france Flashcards
which is the influence of loire river?
keeps the air temperature few degrees higher
which is the warmest area of loire?
touraine
which is the practice commonly used to extract more flavors on white wines?
maceration pelliculaire
which are the grapes used in st.pourcain?
gamay with little pinot noir (red)
trasallier also known as sacy, chard and sv.blanc (white)
which are the main district of loire?
centre-loire, nantains, anjou, touraine
which are the area of centre-loire?
pouilly-fume, sancerre, pouilly sur loire, menetou-salon, quincy, reuily, coteaux du gennois, chateaumeillant, vins de l’orleanis, orleans clery
which are the main name for the soil of centre loire?
silex and terre blance
what’s composing silex and terre blanche soil?
limestone, flint, sand and sandstone
what’s refer to the term “fumè”?
derived from a grey film that form on the skin of the grapes delivering flint notes
which are the notes of a typical sancerre?
gooseberry, peach, elderflower, lily
what is the main grape of pouilly sur loire?
chassellas
which are the three soil of sancerre?
terre blanche (kimmeridgeon)
caillottes (stone over limestone)
silex (flint stones over limestone)
which is the main soil of touraine?
limestone and clay over toffeau
which are the AOC of touraine?
valencay, cheverny and cour cheverny, vouvray,montlouis sur loire,
jasnieres, chinon
which is the soil of vouvray?
tufa subsoil
which are the sub district of anjou?
saumur, saumur-champigny, coteaux du layon, cuteaux de l’aubance, savennieres, haut-poitou
how is called the soil of saumur?
tuffeux (limestone)