Loire - General

Question 1

What are the rules for Sur lees

Answer 1

Bottle between March 1 - Dec 31 a year after harvest

Question 2

Most important location for sweet wines?

Answer 2

Layon River

Question 3

Most widely grown grape throughout Loire Valley?

Answer 3

CabFranc

Question 4

How can Crémant de Loire AOC be made?

Answer 4

White or rosé. traditional method, 9m on lees and can be vintage or non-vintage

Question 5

What are the primary grapes of Crémant de Loire AOC?

Answer 5

(W) - Chenin Blanc + Chardonnay
(Rs) - Cabernet Franc

Question 6

What is the only monopole in Loire ?

Answer 6

Coulée de Serrent

Question 7

What does Loire mean from Latin?

Answer 7

Liger or sediment from sandbars in the river

Question 8

What were the traditional boats used on the Loire?

Answer 8

Gabarres
Sapines
Auvergnates

Question 9

What is the overall AOC production in Loire?

Answer 9

83.5% AOC
9% IGP
7.5% Vin de France

Question 10

What is the outlying zone in Loire that is still considered part of Anjou-Saumur?

Answer 10

Haut-Poitou

Question 11

Production data for wines?

Answer 11

44% White
25% Rose
18% Red
13% Sparkling

Question 12

What are the top 3 producers in Loire?

Answer 12

15% Cabernet d’Anjou
10% Toraine
9% Muscadet Serve et Maine
9% Sancerre

Question 13

When does harvest season start for Melon in Pay Nantais?

Answer 13

15th Sep - grapes for sparkling harvested 1st

Question 14

What is the term for multiple passes in vineyard?

Answer 14

tris

Question 15

Why is cordon training good for yield regulation?

Answer 15

Old wood has 4 spurs and ony 2 buds kept every year

Question 16

Primary grape for Coteaux d’Ancenis?

Answer 16

Gamay

Question 17

When did King John lose Anjou and Normandy to France?

Answer 17

1214

Question 18

Who convinced French King Charles the VII to go to war against England in 1429?

Answer 18

Joan of Arc in Chinon

Question 19

When did the Paris Parliament forbid people buying wine 20 leagues from Paris (88km)?

Answer 19

1577

Question 20

What influence did the Dutch have on Loire wines?

Answer 20

Brandewin “burnt wine” from Folle Blanche

Question 21

What was the very Catholic and fiercely Royalist called?

Answer 21

The Vendée - land suffered in Nantes, Angers

Question 22

What is the largest IGP by area?

Answer 22

Val de Loire

Question 23

What area are Maine and Sèvre rivers?

Answer 23

Pay Nantais

Question 24

What area are Layon and Aubance Rivers?

Answer 24

Anjou-Saumur

Question 25

What area are Vienne, Indre and Cher Rivers?

Answer 25

Touraine