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Loire general info Flashcards

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Where are the headwaters of the Loire?

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Massif Central

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When does winemaking in the Loire date back to?

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1st century CE

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When did phylloxera hit Loire?

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.1880s

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4
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What is Cabernet Franc known as in Loire?

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Breton

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What made Pays Nantais a white wine region?

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A 1709 frost and subsequent moratorium on red grapes

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6
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What are the 4 AOP for Melon de Bourgogne?

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

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How much of Muscadet production is Muscadet Sevre et Maine?

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80%

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8
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What soils are in Sevre et Maine?

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gneiss, silica, clay, granite

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9
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How much of Muscadet Sevre et Maine production is bottled sur lie?

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Almost half

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10
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What’s the timeline for lees aging?

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March 1 to November 30 of the year following the harvest

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11
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What is “Hermine d’Or”?

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An unofficial term that promotes terroir and stresses age-ability

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12
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What new regions were granted AOC status in 2011?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis
Fiefs Vendees

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What is the soil of Savennieres?

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Blue schist mixed with volcanic debris

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14
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Which two unofficial grand crus received their AOC in 2011?

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Roche aux Moines

Coulee de Serrant

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15
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What two sweet Chenin districts are south of Angers?

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Coteaux du Layon

Coteaux de l’Aubance

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What is the minimum RS of the two sweet Coteaux Chenin appellations?

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34 grams per liter

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17
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What two AOP are within Coteaux du Layon?

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Bonnezeaux

Quarts de Chaume

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18
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When could Quarts de Chaume start to be called grand cru?

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2010

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What is the soil of Quarts de Chaume?

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sandstone and schist

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20
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Which villages can add their name to Coteaux du Layon?

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Beaulieu sur Layon
Rochefort sur Loire
Faye d'Anjou
St Lambert du Lattay
St Aubin de Luigne
Rablay sur Layon
Chaume
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21
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What is the minimum RS of Quarts de Chaume

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80 grams per liter

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How many villages may produce Saumur Champigny

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How many villages may produce Saumur Champigny

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What are the 3 soils of Chinon?

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tuffeau
clay
varennes

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Varenne soil is close to what?
The river Vienne
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St Nicolas de Bourgueil has what kind of soil?
Lighter alluvial soils
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What AOP is formerly part of Vouvray?
Montlouis sur Loire
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What are the 3 main soils of Sancerre?
Silex Terres Blanches Caillottes
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What is terres blanches?
Kimmeridgian clay
30
Silex has a high proportion of what?
flint
31
How long must Cremant de Loire spend on the lees?
9 months
32
What is the minimum pressure of Cremant de Loire?
4 atm
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When was Cremant de Loire AOC established?
1975
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What are the allowed grapes of Coteaux d'Ancenis?
Pinot Gris | Gamay
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What are the grapes of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?
Folle Blanche, Montils, Colombard
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What are the minimum alcohols of Muscadet?
9.5 or 10 for sur lie (or 12 for Coteaux de la Loire, 11 for Sevre-et-Maine subzone designation)
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What are the principal soils of Muscadet Sevre et Maine?
Clisson - granite Gorges - Clay and gabbro (igneous rock) Le Pallet - gneiss, quartz, gabbro
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What is the commune of Bonnezeaux?
Thouarce
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Is chaptalization legal for Bonnezeaux or Quarts de Chaume?
Bonnezeaux
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What is the encepagement of Bonnezeaux?
100% Chenin Blanc
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What is the encepagement of Coteaux de l'Aubance?
100% Chenin Blanc, Selection de Grains Nobles
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What is the encepagement of Coteaux de Saumur?
100% Chenin Blanc
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What is the commune of Quarts de Chaume?
Rochefort-sur-Loire
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What is the encepagement of Rose d'Anjou?
Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Cab Franc, Cab, Cot, Gamay, Pineau d'Aunis
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Where will you see "Puy Notre Dame" on a label?
Saumur AOP, primarily Cab Franc
46
How large is Coulee de Serrant?
7 hectares
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What are the 3 sections of Coulee de Serrant?
Grand Clos de la Coulee Clos du Chateau Les Plantes
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What are the communes of Savennieres?
Bouchemaine La Possoniere Savennieres
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How much Cab is allowed in Bourgueil?
10%
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What is the grape of Jasnieres?
Chenin Blanc
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What is the secondary grape of Vouvray?
Orbois
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What is the grape of Pouilly-sur-Loire?
Chasselas
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What natural landscape divides Coteaux du Layon and Coteaux de l'Aubance?
Foret de Beaulieu

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