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Loire Valley Flashcards

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What defines Petillant

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The term means “fizzy”. These are methode traditionelle wines with 1-2.5 atmospheres of pressure

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What style of wine is made in the Coteaux du Layon AOC

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wine

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What two Centre Loire AOCs are located on the Cher River

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Quincy & Reuilly

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What style on wine is made in the Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

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Off-dry to sweet Rose made from both Cabernets

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What 3 white grapes are grown in the Lower Loire

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Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne), Folle Blanche (Gros Plant), Pinot Gris

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The Folle Blanche grape is also known as

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Gros Plant

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What is the principal white grape of the Centre Loire

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What style of wine is made in the Chaume and Quarts de Chaume AOCs

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wines

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What is tuffeau

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A porous chalk/limestone soil found in parts of the Middle Loire

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What style of wine is made in the Anjou Coteaux de la Loire AOC

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wine

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11
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What 3 AOCs in the Centre Loire make white wine only?

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Pouilly Fumé, Pouilly-Sur-Loire, Quincy

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What Loire sub-region has a wholly continental climate?

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The Centre and Upper Loire

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What area of the Loire has volcanic soils?

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The Lower Loire: gneiss dominates the top soils, igneous rocks the sub-soils

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Where is Vouvray located?

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Touraine (Middle Loire)

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What defines “terres blanches”?

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A marl that is rich in oyster fossils, one of the three soil types in the Centre Loire

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16
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What is “passerillage”?

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The technique of allowing grapes to wither and dry on the vine

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17
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What Centre Loire AOC produces wines from Chasselas?

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Pouilly-Sur-Loire

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What style of wine is made in the Bonnezeaux AOC?

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wines

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What grape variety is used in the Cour-Cheverny AOC?

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Romorantin

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20
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What Loire wine is frequently aged sur lie?

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Muscadet

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What soil type gives wine a unique gunflint/smoky finish?

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Silex (flint)

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What is the principle grape used for rosé production in the Middle Loire?

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Grolleau

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23
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What is the primary red grape of Touraine?

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Cabernet Franc

24
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What style of wine is Coteaux de Saumur AOC?

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wines

25
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The Muscadet grape is also known as:

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Melon de Bourgogne

26
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What are the primary red grapes of the Upper Loire?

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Pinot Noir and Gamay

27
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How long must Loire crémant spend aging on its lees?

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12 months (versus 9 months in most other French regions)

28
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What is the primary red grape of Touraine?

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Cabernet Franc

29
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Other than the Loire River, what are the two other primary rivers of the Lower Loire?

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Le Sèvre Nantaise and La Petite Maine

30
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What are the three crus of the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC?

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Clisson, Gorges and Le Pallet

31
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What defines “caillottes”?

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Little limestone pebbles; one of the three soil types of the Centre Loire

32
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What is a Loire synonym for Cabernet Franc?

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Breton

33
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The Pineau de la Loire grape is more commonly known as:

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Chenin Blanc

34
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What two grapes dominate the Middle Loire?

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Chenin Blanc & Cabernet Franc

35
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What defines the term “fines bulles”?

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It translates as “fine bubbles” and is a general term for sparkling Loire wines

36
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What Loire winegrowing region is known for Kimmeridgean limestone?

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The Centre Loire

37
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What is the primary white grape of the Centre Loire?

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Sauvignon Blanc

38
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Savennières is best known for…

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Dry Chenin Blanc, but moelleux and doux versions are also produced

39
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What style of wine is made in the Rosé de Loire AOC?

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Dry rosé made anywhere in the Middle Loire

40
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What style of wine is made in the Vouvray AOC?

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Dry, off-dry and sweet whites from Chenin Blanc

41
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What category of Loire sparking wine does not have an aging requirement?

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Pétillant

42
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In which Loire sub-region is the Pays Nantais located?

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Lower Loire

43
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What are the primary grapes of the Chinon AOC?

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Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc

44
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The Gros Plant grape is also known as:

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Folle Blanche

45
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What are the primary grapes of the Sancerre AOC?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

46
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What are the three distinct soil types of the Centre Loire?

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Terres blanches, caillottes, silex

47
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Which sweet wine-producing sub-region lies within the Anjou zone of production?

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Layon

48
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What grape is used to make sweet wine in the Middle Loire?

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Chenin Blanc

49
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What defines “Mousseux”?

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The term means frothy or bubbly. These are méthode traditionelle wines with at least 3 atms of pressure

50
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What is the difference between Cabernet d’Anjou AOC and Cabernet de Saumur AOC?

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Cabernet de Saumur is drier. It can contain a maximum of 0.7% sugar, while Cabernet d’Anjou must contain a minimum of 1% sugar

51
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What style of wine is produced in Layon?

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Sweet wines affected by noble rot

52
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The term “silex” refers to:

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Flint soils found in the centre Loire

53
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What is Touraine Noble Joué?

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A vin gris made primarily from Pinot Meunier

54
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What style of wine is made in the Rosé d’Anjou AOC?

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Off-dry rosé made primarily from Grolleau

55
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For what style of wine is Saumur best known?

A

Sparkling

56
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What is Touraine Primeur?

A

A wine made from Gamay using semi-carbonic maceration

57
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Which Middle Loire AOC is a monopole?

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Savennières Coulée de Serrant

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