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1
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How long is the Loire river? Where does it start and end?

A

629 miles
Massif Central to the Atlantic coast
Flows West

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Origin of Cabernet Franc

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Basque Country Spain

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3
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The Loire produces more of what than any other winemaking region in France?

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White wine

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4
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What is Folle Blanche called in the Loire?

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Gros Plant

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5
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Cabernet Franc is known as what in the Loire?

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Breton

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6
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Groslot is what?

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Grolleau

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7
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Four appellations for Melon de Bourgogne production

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

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8
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80% of Muscadet is bottled under _______

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Sevre-et-Maine AOP

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9
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Soils of Sevre et Maine?

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gneiss, silica, clay, granite

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10
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To label Muscadet sur lie, the wine must…

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be aged on less over the winter and bottled without filtering between March 1 and November 30 of the year following harvest

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11
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What does lees contact add to wine?

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Complexity, richness, and a slight sparkle to teh wines

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12
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Describe the wines of Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP

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The AOP is further north so the wines are leaner. During warmer vintages, the AOP thrives.

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Newest appellation for Melon production

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Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP (1994)

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14
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What is Hermine d’Or?

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An unofficial labelling term adopted by producers in Sevre-et-Maine to indicate higher quality

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Subzones of Sevre-et-Maine and minimum length of lees aging for each

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Clisson, Gorges, Chateau Thebaud, Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre, Mouzillon-Tillieres: Aged on their fine lees until at least October 1 of the second year following harvest

Goulaine, Le Pallet: Aged on fine lees until April 1 of the second year following harvest

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16
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Which is bigger, Anjou or Saumur?

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Anjou. Saumur is an eastern subregion of Anjou

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17
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Pineau de la Loire is what?

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Chenin Blanc in Anjou

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18
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Under the Anjou AOP you can produce __________?

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Red, white, and sparkling

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Savennieres AOP soil type and exposure

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Southern (steep) exposure and blue schist mixed with volcanic debris

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“grand crus” of Savennieres. Name a producer in each

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Roche Aux Moins (Cuvée des Nonnes)
Coulee de Serrant (Nicholas Joly monople)

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21
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Sweet wine districts of Anjou
What is the minimum RS?

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Coteaux du Layon AOP
Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP
34 g/l min

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Sub appellations of Coteaux du Layon. Name two producers of Quarts de Chaume and one of Bonnezeaux

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Bonnezeaux AOP (Chateau de Fesles)
Quarts de Chaume AOP (Domaine de Baumard, Chateau Pierre-Bise)

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23
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Quarts de Chaume soil type

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Sandstone and Schist

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24
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Minimum g/l for the wines of single village bottlings of Coteaux du Layon

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80 g/l

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25
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What can you make in Anjou-Villages?

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Only red wine based on Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Which grape may not be blended in Anjou rouge bottlings?

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Gamay

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27
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Saumur blanc (post 2016) requires what cepage?

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100% chenin blanc

28
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What may you produce in Saumur AOP?

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dry white, rose, red, and sparkling wines

29
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Saumur Rouge wines allow which varietals?

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Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d’Aunis

30
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What is the field of fire?

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Champigny
Has harder iron-rich limestone with shale inflections

31
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Roses in Haut-Poitou (50 miles south of Chinon) are made from what grape?

A

Cabernet Franc

32
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What are the white grapes of Haut-Poitou?

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Sauvignon Blanc/Gris

33
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Touraine top Cabernet Franc appellations

A

Chinon AOP, Bourgueil AOP, Saint Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOP

34
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Chinon blanc is made from what?

A

Chenin Blanc

35
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Name three producers in Chinon

A

Olga Raffault, Charles Joguet, Philippe Alliet

36
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Largest white wine district in Touraine

A

Vouvray

37
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Vouvray soil type

A

Tuffeau limestone
There are tunnels running underground because the soil is soft

38
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Eight communes of Vouvray

A

Chançay, Noizay, Parçay-Meslay, Reugny, Rochecorbon, Tours, Vernou-sur-Brenne, Vouvray

39
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For “Sec” bottlings of Vouvray, the total acidity must be within _____ of the total residual sugar

A

2 g/l

40
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Max residual sugar for Vouvray Sec

A

8 g/l

41
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Name the sweetness levels in Vouvray

A

Sec, sec-tendre (off-dry), demi-sec, moelleux, and liquoreux

42
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What is the other white grape of Vouvray?

A

Orbois

43
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Sparkling wines from Vouvray must be made in the ________ method

A

Traditional

44
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Montlouis-sur-Loire producer

A

Francois Chidaine

45
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_________ is not permitted in Montlouis-sur-Loire

A

Orbois

46
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Touraine AOP cepage requirements

A

Max 20% Sauvignon Blanc with the remainder Sauvignon Gris
(2016 this changes over)

47
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Red varietals of Touraine AOP

A

Gamay, Groslot, Pineau d’Aunis, Cabernet Franc

48
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Gamay from Touraine AOP is typically produced in what style?

A

Nouveau

49
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Villages of Touraine AOP

A

Mesland, Azay-le-Rideau, Amboise, Oisly, Chenonceaux

50
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Separate rose appellation for Touraine Noble-Joué (vin gris). What grapes are mandated?

A

Touraine Noble-Joue AOP
Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier), Malvoisie (Pinot Gris), Pinot Noir

51
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What might you find in the Coteaux du Loir AOP?

A

Pineau d’Aunis reds and Chenin Blanc whites

52
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Best sub-appellation of the Coteaux du Loir AOP for Chenin Blanc

A

Jasnieres AOP

53
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Coteaux du Vendomois AOP specializes in what?

A

Rose of Pineau d’Aunis

54
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Cheverny grapes

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Pinot Noir, Gamay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris

55
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Cour-Cheverny white grape. What styles are permitted?

A

Romorantin
Dry and offdry

56
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Climate in the Central Vineyards

A

Continental; cold winters, brisk days during harvest and budbreak

57
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Sancerre soils. Describe the differences

A

Silex: flinty (pouilly fume)
terres blanches: Kimmeridgian clay extension
caillots: stony littered with fossils

58
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Name a producer on Silex soil

A

Dagueneau. Uses new oak, so resembles Bordeaux blanc

59
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Pouilly-Fume AOP wines must be _______

A

white

60
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Menetou-Salon AOP grapes

A

Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir

61
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Coteaux du Giennois production

A

Reds and roses from Pinot Noir and Gamay

62
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Reuilly production

A

Pinot Noir for reds, roses from Pinot Gris

63
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Quincy production

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Only white. Sauvignon Blanc/gris
* was the second demarcated appellation in France

64
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Orleans AOP production

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All three colors. Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay dominant

65
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Orleans-Clery AOP production

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Red only from Cabernet Franc

66
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Where might you find beaujolais adjacent bottlings in central France?

A

Cotes du Forez AOP, Cote Ronnaise AOP

Advanced Sommelier 2022/2023 (11 decks)

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