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Loire - Torraine Flashcards

1
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Where is Touraine located?

A

Eastern part of Middle Loire

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2
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How many soils types in Touraine?

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4 main
W. -Tuffeau
E - Silex, Perruches
Hills - Aubis - Clay & limestone
River - sand, gravels

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What is the climate of Touraine and risks increase from?

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Transition to semi-Continental
Frost

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4
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What soils are widespread from W Touraine to Vouvray?

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Tuffeau

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5
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What soils are found on Touraine hillsides?

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Aubuis - clay and limestone

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6
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What soils are found near the Touraine rivers?

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Sedimentary - sand and gravel

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7
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What soils are found in E Tourine starting at Vouvray and Montouis?

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Silex, Perruches - flinty clay

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8
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What are the main rivers in Touraine?

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Loire
Cher
Indre
Vienne

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9
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What is produced in Touraine’s western zone?

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Red from CabFranc

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What is produced in Touraine’s central zone?

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White from Chenin Blanc

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What is produced in Touraine’s East zone?

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White from SavBlanc

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12
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What is the largest AOC in Touraine subregion?

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Touraine AOC

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13
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What is the dominate production in Touraine?

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Red at more the 50%
CabFranc

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14
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Dominant white grape from Touraine?

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Chenin Blanc & SavBlanc

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15
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What does Touraine AOC produce?

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All but sweet wine

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16
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Most AOCs that produce red in Touraine subregion also produce what?

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Rosé

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17
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What are Pineau d’Aunis, Meunier and CabFranc used for?

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Rosé (5% total)

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18
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What are the NTK 3 AOCs that make semi- sweet and sweet wine in Touraine?

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Vouvray
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Cours-Cheverney

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19
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What are the 3 most important AOCs producing sparkling “fines bulles” in Touraine?

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Vouvray
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Touraine AOC

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20
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What are Touraine AOC whites usually made from?

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SavBlanc

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21
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What grapes are used in Touraine AOC reds are made west of Tours?

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CabFranc

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What grapes are used in Touraine AOC reds are made East of Tours?

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Côt

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23
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What style are Touraine AOC rosés?

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DRY

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24
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How many Touraine AOC DGCs?

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5
Amboise
Azay-le-Rideau
Chenonceaux
Mesland
Oisly

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25
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What is contained within Touraine AOC and only makes rosés?

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Touraine Noble Joué AOC

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26
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What is Vin gris?

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Blend of Pinots
Meunier
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris

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27
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What is the distinct rosé made by Touraine Noble Joué AOC is dry, using 3 Pinots and direct press (largely)?

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Vin Gris

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28
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What style is Vin Gris?

A

DRY - Always

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29
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What is the production of Touraine AOC dry white?

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60% dry white

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30
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What are the soils of Touraine AOC?

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Mostly Tuffeau, but since it is a big AOC covers the rest of the soils, eg sand, gravel, perruches, aubuis, clay

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31
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How are Touraine AOC mousseux made?

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Traditional -9m lees
W - Chenin Blanc
Rs - CabFranc, Gamay, Grolleau

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32
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How is Gamay produced in Touraine AOC?

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Primeur

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33
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What AOC shares its name with a famous goat cheese?

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Valençay AOC

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34
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What river is Valençay AOC on?

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Cher - Left Bank

35
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What are the soils of Valençay AOC?

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Perruiches (stone, flint clay), sandy gravel, chalk

36
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What grapes and for which wine styles in Valençay AOC?

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W - SavBlanc
R, Rs - Gamay

37
Q

What is the largest AOC for red wine in Loire?

A

Chinon AOC - CabFranc

38
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Where is one of the warmest growing regions in Touraine?

A

Chinon AOC

39
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What are Chinon AOC whites made from?

A

100% Chenin Blanc

40
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What protects Chinon?

A

Forest N & W

41
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What are the soils of Chinon AOC?

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Slopes - Tuffeau
Elevation - flint-clay, sand
River - sand/ clay

42
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Where are Chinons lighter wine with great finesse planted?

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At elevation sand and flinty-clay soils

43
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What are the only approved grapes of Chinon?

A

CabFranc, CabSav
Chenin Blanc

44
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What river is Chinon found?

45
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What grape forms the backbone and body of Vin Gris?

46
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What grape forms roundness and length of Vin Gris?

A

Pinot Noir

47
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What is the secondary grape the provides fruit and finesse to Vin Gris?

A

Pinot Gris

48
Q

How is Vin Gris made and what is forbidden?

A

Largely Direct press
no red wine can be made from the same vat

49
Q

What are the only 2 AOCs in Touraine sub-region to produce only red and rosé?

A

Bourgueil
St Nicolas de Bourgueil

50
Q

What AOC lies to the N of Chinon on the Right Bank of the Loire?

A

Bourgueil AOC

51
Q

What was once part of Bourgueil and west of the AOC?

A

St Nicolas de Bourgueil

52
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Which has higher “gravel soils” St Nicolas de Bourgueil or Bourgueil?

A

St Nicolas de Bourgueil

53
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What AOC is divided between “gravel wines” and “tuffeaus wines”

54
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What do gravel wines produce?

A

Raspberry fruit

55
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What do tuffeau wines produce?

A

more structured complexity
Spiced plams

56
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What are the only permitted grapes in St Nicolas de Bourgueil and Bourgueil?

57
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Middle Loire’s largest producer of white AOC by volume?

58
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Which AOC has 60% production of mousseux and pétillant made tradition 12m lees?

59
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Which AOCs in Touraine produces only whites in dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling?

A

Vouvray
Montlouis sur Loire

60
Q

Where is the grape Orbois used?

61
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What is the primary white grape in Vouvray?

A

Chenin Blanc

62
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What are Vouvray soils?

A

Aubuis
Perruches

63
Q

What AOC is bookended by the Loire and Cher rivers?

A

Montlouis-sur-Loire

64
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What white only AOC in Touraine makes dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling only from 100% Chenin Blanc?

A

Montlouis-sur-Loire

65
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What AOC has 35% TerraVitis and 35% organic production?

A

Montlouis-sur-Loire

66
Q

What AOC had pétillant original approved in 2017?

A

Montlouis-sur-Loire

67
Q

What AOC is between Beuvron, Cosson and Bievre river in the woods making it slightly drier?

68
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What AOC has 25% organic and 32% Terra Vitis vineyards?

69
Q

What can Cheverny produce?

A

White, red and rosé

70
Q

Where is the only white wine from Romorantin grown?

A

Cour-Cheverny AOC

71
Q

What AOC lies within Cheverny?

A

Cour-Cheverny AOC

72
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What are Cour-Cheverny AOC wines?

A

White only, mostly dry, some semi-sweet to sweet allowed

73
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Where are the reds and rosés mostly Meunier and whites from Chardonnay

74
Q

What AOC straddles with Loire with sandy, pebbles on Left Bank but few vineyards on the Right Bank?

75
Q

What AOC is red CabFranc only and lies within Orleans?

A

Orleans-Clery

76
Q

What Crémant where 80% of production is covered by the large houses?

A

Crément de Loire

77
Q

What AOC’s sparkling wine has longer age requirements 12m versus 9m Crémant de Loire AOC

A

Vouvray AOC

78
Q

What is the sparkling wine style in Montlouis-sur-Loire?

A

Pétillant Originel

79
Q

What is the name for hand-picked Chenin Blanc with no additive (eg sugar) and only 1 fermentation with no dosage?

A

Pétillant Originel

80
Q

List top 3 producers in Touraine?

A

Touraine - 39%
Vouvray - 22%
Chinon - 13%

81
Q

Rosé made from Meunier,Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris

A

Touraine Noble Joué

82
Q

Rosé made from Cabernet Franc?

A

Chinon AOC

83
Q

Which landform is Touraine on?

A

Paris Basin

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