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Loire River starts and ends

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Mont Gerbier de Jonc to coast

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Fines Bulles

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Fine Bubbles,
Petillant, Mousseux, crémant
Loire

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Where is Volcanic Loire?

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Upper Loire but only 2 of 4 apps have Volcanic soil:
Cote Roannaise
Cote de Forez

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What happened to Francois Chidaine and Domaine de la Taille Aux Loups?

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Vouvray decreed in 2013 that wine must be vinified within boundaries shutting out its 2 top producers

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Which region was dividing point between Latin South and Celtic/Germanic North?

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Loire

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Where did Joan of Arc go to convince Charles VII to accept the French Crown?

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Chinon

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What varietal did the Dutch plant in the Loire

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Folle Blanche for Brandewijn

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Loire root meaning

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Liger, = silt/sediment

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What are gabarres/sapines/auvergnates?

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Flat bottom boats traveling Loire to Nantes. On arrival they were disassembled for building material

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Longest river in France?

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Loire

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What are the 3 major landforms in the Loire Valley

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Massif Amoricain- Pays Nantais & Anjou
Paris Basin- Central Loire
Massif Central- Upper Loire

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Most planted varietal Loire?

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CF

SB for white

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Most common vine training Loire

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Cordon & guyot

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Pinot Gris pseudonym Loire

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Malvoisie

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Large IGP of Loire

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Val de Loire IGP (Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France)

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What rivers bisect Muscadet

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Sèvre & Maine

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Soils of Pays Nantais ( Lower Loire)

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Volcanic, igneous, metamorphic (porous soils)

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Muscadet AOC

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sub-regional
Allows CH up to 10%
Sur lie DISALLOWED!
SMALLER PRODUCTION THAN MUSCADET SEVRE ET MAINE

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Muscadet Sevre et Maine, Gros Plant du Pays Nantais “Sur Lie” legal meaning

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Bottled between March 1st- Dec 31st (so longer lees aging disqualifies, like for Muscadet Sevre et Maine DGC’s)

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Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

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75% of production

90% of production= sur lie

9 DGC- longer minimum sur lie requirements but CANNOT put “sur lie” on the label

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Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC

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Smallest and furthest from the sea
Hillsides

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Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu

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SW of Nantes along Lake Grand-Lieu
Flat.

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of Appellation Pays Nantais

How many DGC’s for Muscadet Sevre et Main

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9

NO SUR LIE ON LABEL (Requires longer Sur lie Aging)

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Pays Nantais, where do you find Gamay?

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Coteaux d’ Ancenis AOC & Fiefs Vendeens AOC

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Largest territory of Loire Valley?
Middle Loire
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Middle Loire W-East
Anjou (Angers) Saumur Touraine
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Tuffeau
Turonian Chalk Chalk/Limstone
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Soils of Middle Loire
W- Black Anjou- dark schist and sandstone E- White Anjou- tuff eau Difference reflected in color of stone buildings in each area.
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Saumur known for what style of wine. Why?
Sparkling Tuffeau & permitted yields for Mousseux are higher than for Cremant de Loire
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La Douceur Angevine
Sweet Anjou- describes climate around Angers and south of it. under oceanic influence but not near the sea. Great weather.
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Anjou AOC
-Covers Saumur and Anjou- over 150 villages -More red wine -Reds= CF, CS, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis -Whites = CB + small CH & SB
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Mousseux
"Frothy" / "Bubbly"
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Moelleux
"Mellow". Semi-sweet wines
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Anjou Villages AOC
Red only CF+CS (any proportion) but always a blend 46 villages
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Anjou Brissac AOC
Red only CF + CS blend Lower yields than Anjou Village AOC Forest shelters the village making it warmer and drier
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What style of wine is most common in all of Anjou
Rosé
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Cabernet d'Anjou AOC
Rosé only Same zones Anjou AOC Min sweetness 10 g/l CF + CS Largest volume of 3 Anjou Rose appellations "onion skin" color
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Rose d'Anjou AOC
Rose only Same zone as Anjou AOC min 7 g/l Grolleau Gris= backbone + CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis
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Coteaux du Layon AOC
Semi sweet or sweet Min 34 g/l 1er Cru Chaume minimum 80 g/l Flanks both sides of Layon 6 DGC SGN allowed but terms rarely used Chaptalization illegal
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Quart de Chaume Grand Cru AOC
Quart references Middle Ages when farmers had to give one quarter of harvest to land lords Min 85 g/l Grand Cru in 2011 Passerillage and/or Noble Rot
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Bonnezeaux
Min 51 g/l R bank or Layon "Bonnes" "Eaux" = Good waters Compared to Quarts de Chaume but thought of as more refreshing acidity.
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Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC
semi sweet or sweet min 34 g/l Both sides of Loire
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Coteaux de l'Aubance AOC
semi or sweet min 34 g/l Both banks of Aubance Warmest Anjou appellation because of surrounding forests SGN allowed
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Who first planted CB in Savennieres?
Christian monks
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2 special plots of Savennieres?
La Roche aux Moines & Coulee de Serrant
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Savennieres AOC
Dry, semi or sweet 5 steep south facing hills Classically dry Slate, Schist, Volcanic Rock and Aeolian Sands
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What Loire appellation passes estates from mother to daughter?
Savennieres
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Aeolian Sands
"Wind Blown"
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EU Still Wine Residual Sugar Chart
Dry/Sec: <4 g/l Med Dry/Demi-sec: 4-12 Medium sweet/Moeulleux: 12-45 Sweet/Doux: >45
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Savennieres Roche aux Moines
Dry, semi, sweet Famous lieu-dit in continuous production since 12th century when plot was gifted to Abel Saint Nicolas of Angers. Monks planted vineyard named "Monk's Rock" Lower yields than Savennieres and a minimum of 2 passes required NO CHAPTALIZATION
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Coulee de Serrant AOC
Dry, semi or sweet Cistercian monks in 1130 17.5 acre monopole owned by the Joly Family Biodynamic min 2 passes Estate focuses on dry wines only
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Saumur AOC
white, rose, red, sparkling Saumur AOC mousseux incorporates some areas of Anjou Sparkling: CB for white, CF for rose min 9 months on lees Whites= 100% CB 1 DGC- Puy-Notre Dame- Red wines from CF+CS
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Saumur-Champigny AOC
Red only CF + CS, Pineau d'Aunis Most important red appellation in Anjou-Saumur Small zone composed of 8 villages near the town of Saumur Champigny= latin campus igni= "field of fire" = areas warm mess climate
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Touraine's vineyards can be divided into 3 zones.....
A. West- reds from CF B. East- whites from SB C. Central- whites from CB
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4 main soil types of Touraine
1. Tuffeau- West Touraine to Vouvray 2. Aubuis- Clay/Limestone on hillsides 3. Sedimentary deposits of sand and gravel near rivers 4. Argile à silex/ perruches- Flinty clay near Vouvray, Montois, east Touraine
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3 primary white varietals of Touraine
CB, SB & Romorantin- exclusively in Cour-Cheverny Pinot Teinturier x Gouais Blanc
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Touraine dominant style
Red
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Most important sparkling app of Touraine?
Vouvray
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Touraine AOC
60% White! Blois to Vienne & Loire Rivers white, rose, red, sparkling still rose= blend of 2 varieties, dry, no grape> 70% of blend Reds- East of Tours= Côt, West of Tours= CF 5 DGC
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Touraine Noble Joué AOC
Named after city of Jose les Tours Vin Gris from: Meunier, PN & PG (Mostly Meunier) PG= fruit and finesse PN= roundness and length Always dry No red wine from same vat allowed!
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Bourgueil AOC
Rosè, Red CF.... CS North of Chinon on Right bank of Loire 2 categories Gravel & Tuffeau Gravel more red fruited, tuffeau more structured and complex
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Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil AOC
Rosé, Red CF.... CS Right bank of Loire More sandy gravels so more raspberry supple mouthfeel Can legally be bottled as Bourgueil (this is rare) Generally, more drink now style
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Chinon AOC
Dry White, Rosè, Red South/Left bank of Loire Vienne River bisects Loire's largest red appellation by volume Forests keep vineyards warmer
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Vouvray AOC
City of Tours is here Mostly Right bank 60% mousseux and petillant (traditional method, min 12 months sur lie) dry, semi, sweet or sparkling white CB...... Orbois Loire's largest White producer
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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC
CB only L Bank Loire South border = Cher River 35% organic Mostly sparkling including peillant originel
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Loire and "Petillant Originel"
Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC only! Hand harvested, no additions including sugar or yeast. 1 fermentation w/9 months on lees, no dosage!
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Valençay AOC
E Touraine White, Rose, Red White= SB Red and Rose- Gamay blends (cot, PN, CF, Pineau d'Aunis)
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Cheverny AOC
White, Rose, Red between 3 rivers: Beuvron, Cosson, Bievre
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Cour-Cheverny AOC
dry and sweet whites NO REDS ROMORANTIN ONLY compared to Chardonnay
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Orleans AOC
white, rose, red CH.... PG Reds= Meunier
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Orleans-Clery
RED ONLY CF!
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2 Middle Loire sub regional Appellations
Cremant de Loire & Rose de Loire
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Cremant de Loire AOC
CB, CF, CH are most common
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Rose de Loire AOC
Still Rose Smallest production of the 3 still rose AOC in Anjou must be dry, no blending formula
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AOC's in Centre-Loire
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4 soil types of Centre Loire
1. Limestone/Caillottes: limestone rich pebbles of Portlandian Marl 2. Clay & Limestone (Terres Blanches- Kimmeridgian marl rich in oyster fossils 3. Silex: Flint or Argiles a silex ( clay with flint) 4. Sands and gravel
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Centre Loire historically planted with?
Chasselas
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Sancerre AOC soils
Argiles a silex- gunflint caillottes- perfumed with faster maturity terres blanches- powerful with ageability Hillier + higher altitude than MS & PF
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Pouilly-Fume
No red Daganeau More herbal/vegetal/less ripe Fume=smoked from gunflint aromas.
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Pouilly-sur-Loire
CHASSELAS!
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Mentou-Salon
Sister of Sancerre 10 villages can append name
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Quincy AOC
L bank Cher River (West of Sancerre and Mentor Salon) SB and SG
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Reuilly AOC
White, Rose, Red SB, PG, PN non contiguous Both sides of Arnon River Always first Centre-Loire AOC to harvest
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Largest volume production Centre Loire?
Sancerre AOC
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Chaine de Puys
Chain of extinct volcanos in Upper Loire
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Upper Loire Varietals
CH & Gamay (More Burgundian)
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in Loire, Cab Franc known as ?
Breton
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In Loire, Chenin Blanc also known as
Pineau de la Loire, Gros Pineau
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Which Centre Loire App is non contiguous and the first to harvest?
Reuilly
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Puy
Puy= weathered hill composed of solidified magnum
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What is the pseudonym for SB in Pouilly Fume
Blanc Fume
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What appellation shares it's name with a famous goat cheese
Valencay AOC
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What appellation shares it's name with a famous goat cheese
Valencay AOC
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What is the Loire's largest red appellation by Volume
Chinon
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Soils of Vouvray
Aubuis & Perruches
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Largest White by volume in Loire
Vouvray
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Which Muscadet app is smallest
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
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What is France's largest IGP by area
Val de Loire IGP
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Chinon sits on what river?
Vienne
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The Arnon flows through what AOC
Reuilly AOC
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What is the principal grape used for rosé production in the Loire?
Grolleau

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