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Loire Valley Flashcards

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1
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What are the 3 main white and red grapes, respectively, in Loire?

A

Melon de Bourgogne (30%)
Sauvignon Blanc (28%)
Chenin Blanc (27%)

Cabernet Franc (“Breton”) (56%)
Gamay (18%)
Pinot Noir (8%)

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2
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What grape is used to make Muscadet?

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Melon de Bourgogne

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3
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Why did Melon de Bourgogne become successful in Loire Valley?

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It was varietal that resisted severe winter of 1709

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4
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T or F: Loire is #1 producer of white wines in FR

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True

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T or F: Loire is #1 producer of sparkling wines in FR

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False. Champagne #1, Loire #2

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T or F: Loire is #1 producer of rosé wines in FR

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False. Provence #1, Loire #2

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What are the main wine regions of Loire Valley, and respective climates?

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West to East:

Pays Nantais (oceanic)
Anjou-Saumur (oceanic)
Touraine (oceanic-continental)
Centre Loire (continental)
Auvergne (continental-mountainous)

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T or F: Loire is #1 largest wine region in FR

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1 Languedoc

False

#2 Rhone Valley
#3 Loire Valley

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9
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What is “autolysis”

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The process of fine lees breaking down into amino acids during maturation, that then combine with other molecules to develop rich aroma and flavor compounds

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What local tradition is Pays Nantais known for?

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“Vins sur lies”

Lees contact originated in Pays Nantais

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What is dominant grape in AOP Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?

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Folle Blanche (Dutch origin 1600s; minimum 70% )

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What is Pays Nantais’ core appellation?

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AOP Muscadet

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T or F: AOP Muscadet makes only dry white wine

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True

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What is grape 100% used in AOP Muscadet?

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Melon de Bourgogne

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What are the 2 distinctive soil compositions in the AOPs of Anjou?

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Anjou noir (slate schist)

Anjou blanc (limestone)

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16
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Anjou red wines are predominantly made with what grape(s)?

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Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gamay

17
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Anjou white wines are predominantly made with what grape(s)?

A

Chenin Blanc

Anjou famous for its sweet white wines

18
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T or F: AOP Savennières only makes white wine

A

True

19
Q

T or F: AOP Savennières whites can only be made with Chenin Blanc

A

True

20
Q

T or F: AOP Savennières only makes dry white wines

A

False

Dry and sweet

21
Q

What is the only “Premier Cru” in the Loire?

A

AOP Coteaux du Layon Premier Cru Chaume (1950)

22
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What is the only “Grand Cru” in the Loire?

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AOP Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru (2014)

23
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T or F: AOP Saumur is in the Anjou Blanc

A

True

24
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T or F: AOP Saumur makes red, white, rosé and sparkling

A

True

25
Q

What is the best terroir of AOP Saumur?

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Brézé

26
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T or F: AOP Saumur-Champigny only makes red wine

A

True

Cabernet Franc (minimum 85%) & Cabernet Sauvignon

27
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T or F: AOP Coteaux de Saumur is the only sweet wine of Saumur

A

True

28
Q

Which Touraine AOP makes exclusively rosé?

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AOP Touraine Noble-Joué

29
Q

T or F: AOP Chinon is best known for its white wines?

A

False

Chinon known for its red wines. The best Chinon wines are produced on tuffeau (soft limestone) vineyards

30
Q

What are the best known AOPs in Touraine?

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  1. Vouvray (white)
  2. Borgeuil (red, rosé)
  3. Chinon (red, white)
31
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T or F: AOP Anjou makes every kind of wine

A

True

Dry red wines
Dry and sweet white wines
Dry and sweet rosé wines
Sparkling white and rosé wines, Pet’ Nat’, Crémants

32
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What are the best known AOPs in Anjou?

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Savennières
Saumur (Champigny)

33
Q

T or F: Pétillant and Sec are the only regulated terms in AOP Vouvray

A

True

34
Q

What is the flagship wine of the Chenin Blanc grape in Touraine?

A

AOP Vouvray

35
Q

What is most notable about Touraine region’s white-only AOP Cour-Cheverny?

A

Romorantin is the only grape allowed

36
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What are the best known AOPs in Centre Loire?

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  1. AOP Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc for whites, Pinot Noir for red and rosé)
  2. AOP Pouilly-Fumé (only Sauvignon Blanc, locally called “Blanc Fumé”)
37
Q

What is unique about the soil types of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé?

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Silex (flint) known for the distinctive, smoky “pierre à fusil” (gunflint) aroma found in some Sauvignon from this part of the Loire Valley

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