Loire Valley Flashcards
What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire
Melon de Bourgogne
What is the principal white grape of the Middle Loire
Chenin Blanc
What is the principal white grape of the Centre-Loire?
Sauvignon Blanc
What is the principal red grape of the Middle Loire?
Cabernet Franc
What is the principal red grape of the Centre-Loire region?
Pinot Noir
What is the climate of the Lower Loire?
Maritime
What is the climate of the Middle Loire?
Maritime with continental influences
What is the climate of the Centre-Loire?
Continental
What is the Pays Nantais also known as as?
The Lower Loire
The Loire River takes its name from the latin word “liger”. What does liger mean?
Silt or Sediment
What does “fines Bulles” refer to?
Fine Bubbles. In the Loire, the term refers to all types of wine within the sparkling category (petillant, mousseux,cremant).
Who was Henry Plantagenet?
Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England.
What is “tuffeau”?
Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire
Where is “Black Anjou”?
Western Anjou; soils here are dark schist and sandstone.
Where is “White Anjou”?
Eastern Anjou; soils here are white tuffeau or Turonian Chalk.