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Loire Valley Flashcards

1
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What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire

A

Melon de Bourgogne

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What is the principal white grape of the Middle Loire

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Chenin Blanc

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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 is the principal red grape of the Middle Loire?

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Cabernet Franc

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5
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What is the principal red grape of the Centre-Loire region?

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Pinot Noir

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6
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What is the climate of the Lower Loire?

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Maritime

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What is the climate of the Middle Loire?

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Maritime with continental influences

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What is the climate of the Centre-Loire?

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Continental

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9
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What is the Pays Nantais also known as as?

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The Lower Loire

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10
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The Loire River takes its name from the latin word “liger”. What does liger mean?

A

Silt or Sediment

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11
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What does “fines Bulles” refer to?

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Fine Bubbles. In the Loire, the term refers to all types of wine within the sparkling category (petillant, mousseux,cremant).

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12
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Who was Henry Plantagenet?

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Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England.

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13
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What is “tuffeau”?

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Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire

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14
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Where is “Black Anjou”?

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Western Anjou; soils here are dark schist and sandstone.

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Where is “White Anjou”?

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Eastern Anjou; soils here are white tuffeau or Turonian Chalk.

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16
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What are “perruches”?

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Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire

17
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Name the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley?

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Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

18
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What does “silex” refer to?

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Flint; found in the Centre-Loire

19
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What does “terre blanches” refer to?

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Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire

20
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What does “caillottes” refer to?

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Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles found in the Centre-Loire

21
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What is the name of the regional IGP for the Loire Valley?

A

Val de Loire

22
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What is the principal grape used in the production of sweet wines in the Loire ?

A

Chenin Blanc

23
Q

Cot is a Loire synonym for which grape?

24
Q

Cremant de Loire production is concentrated in which part of the region?

A

Middle Loire

25
Q

Coulee de Serrant is a monopole. True or False?

26
Q

What is Touraine Noble Joue?

A

A vin gris made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Meunier

27
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What is the “Chaine des Puys”?

A

A chain of extinct volcanoes in the Upper Loire.

28
Q

Gros Plant is a Loire synonym for which grape?

A

Folle Blanche

29
Q

Savannieres Roche Aux Moines is a monopole. True or False?

30
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DGC is an acronym for which term?

A

Denomination Geographique Complementaire

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