Loire Online Flashcards & Quiz
What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire?
Melon de Bourgogne
What is the prinicpal white grape of the Middle Loire?
Chenin Blanc
What is the principal white grape of the Centre-Loire?
Sauvignon Blanc
What is the principal red grape of the
Middle Loire?
Cabernet Franc
What is the principal red grape of the Centre-Loire?
Pinot Noir
What is the climate of the Lower Loire?
Maritime
What is the climate of the Middle Loire?
Maritime with continental influences
What is the climate of the Centre-Loire?
Continental
What is the Pays Nantais is also known as?
The Lower Loire
The Loire River takes its name from the latin word “liger”. What does liger mean?
Silt or Sediment
What does “fines bulles” refer to?
Fine Bubbles.
In the Loire, the term refers to all types of wine within the sparkling category (pétillant, mousseux, crémant).
Who was Henry Plantagenet?
Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England
What is “tuffeau”?
Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire.
Where is “Black Anjou”?
Western Anjou; soils here are dark schist and sandstone.
Where is “White Anjou”?
Eastern Anjou; soils here are white tuffeau or Turonian chalk
What are “perruches”?
Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire
Name the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley?
Quarts de Chaume
Grand Cru
What does “silex” refer to?
Flint; found in the Centre-Loire.
What does “terres blanches” refer to?
Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire.
What does “caillottes” refer to?
Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles found in the Centre-Loire.
What is the name of the regional IGP for
the Loire Valley?
Val de Loire
What is the principal grape used in the production of sweet wines in the Loire?
Chenin Blanc
Côt is a Loire synonym for which grape?
Malbec
Crémant de Loire production is concentrated in which part of the region?
Middle Loire
Coulée de Serrant is a monopole.
True or False?
TRUE
What is Touraine Noble Joué?
A vin gris made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Meunier.
What is the “Chaine des Puys”?
A chain of extinct volcanoes in the
Upper Loire.
Gros Plant is a Loire synonym for which grape?
Folle Blanche
Savennières Roche Aux Moines is a monopole.
True or False?
FALSE
DGC is an acronym
for which term?
Dénomination Géographique Complémentaire
Which of these is the most widely grown grape in the Loire?
Melon de Bourgogne
Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to? Pouilly-Fume AOC
Centre-Loire
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC
Pays Natnais
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Quincy AOC
Centre-Loire
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Saumur AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Reuilly AOC
Centre-Loire
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Rose d’Anjou
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Cour-Cheverny AOC
Touraine
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Anjou Villages AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Touraine Noble Joue AOC
Touraine
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Bonnezeaux AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC
Touraine
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Cheverny AOC
Touraine
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Saennieres Roche aux Moines AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Anjou AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Orleans AOC
Touraine
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC
Centre-Loire
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Menetou-Salon AOC
Centre-Loire
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Saumur-Champigny AOC
Anjou-Saumur
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Valencay AOC
Touraine
To which of the 4 subregions
Pays Natnais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Centre-Loire
does the following AOC belong to?
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOC
Pays Natnais