Loire Valley Flashcards
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Are still rosé wines allowed for Saumur AOP?
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No
2
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Can Anjou wines be bottled as Saumur AOP?
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No - many Saumur wines may be bottled as Anjou AOP, but not vice versa
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Can the subzones of Sèvre-et-Maine be labeled sur lie?
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No, the min length of aging for each subzone precludes the use of sur lie
(Le Pallet - on lees til April 2 of 2nd year
Gorges and Clisson: on lees til November 1 of 2nd year)
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How large is Quarts de Chaume?
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54 ha ≈10,000 cases
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Name 2 highly regarded producers of Savennières.
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Domaine des Baumard
- Chateau Pierre-Bise
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Name a producer of Bonnezeaux.
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Chateau des Fesles
7
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Name the 4 regions of the Loire Valley?
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(East to West)
Pays Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
Central Vineyards
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T or F - Touraine AOP can also be pétillant, mousseux, and primeur.
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True
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What 3 AOPs set the bar for classic Loire Cab Franc?
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Chinon
Bourgueil
St-Nicholas-de-Bourgueil
10
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What 3 VDQS of Pays Nantais were upgraded to AOC status in 2011?
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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis
Fiefs Vendéens
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What 5 villages are allowed to append their name to Touraine AOP?
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Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Amboise
Oisly
Chenonceaux
12
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What AOP is entitled to the “Grand Cru” moniker from 2010 forward?
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Quarts de Chaume AOP
13
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What AOP is located in the Allier department? What colors are produced?
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Saint-Pourçain
- Red, rosé and white
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What AOP is located in the Cher department? What color/grapes are used?
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Chateaumeillant AOP
- Red and rosé - Gamay
White: labeled with Val de Loire IGP
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What AOP of the Central Vineyards is reserved 100% Cab Franc?
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Orléans-Cléry AOP
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What AOP of the Central Vineyards produce rosé from a pale vin gris from Pinot Gris?
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Reuilly
17
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What appellation of Muscadet was created in 1994?
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Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
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What are the 3 broad soil distinctions of Chinon?
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tuffeau (marine limestone)
clay
varennes - alluvial
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What are the 3 main soils of Sancerre?
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-Silex - flint
-Terres blanches - kimmeridgian clay
-Caillottes - stony, fossils
20
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What are the 3 subzones for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine?
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Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges
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What are the 4 AOPs for Melon in Pays Nantais?
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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
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What are the aging requirements for Muscadet Sur Lie?
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Wines are aged on their lees over the winter, and are bottled directly off the fine lees (without filtering) between 3/1 and 11/30 of the year following the harvest, cannot be markested until 3/8
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What are the best and most ageworthy red wines historically produced in the Loire?
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Chinon and Bourgueil in Touraine
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What are the colors/grapes of Cotes du Forez and Cote Roannaise?
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Red and rosé - Gamay
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What are the grapes used for Touraine AOP white wines?
Sauvignon Blanc and a max 20% Sauvignon Gris, plus Chenin Blanc
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What are the major grapes used for red and rosé Touraine AOP wines?
Gamay
Groslot
Pineau d’Aunis
Cab Franc
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What are the soils of Saumur?
Soft tuffeau limestone
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What color and grape is used for the Orléans-Cléry AOP?
Red only - 100% Cab Franc
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What colors are produced for Cotes d’Auvergne and St-Pourçain?
Red, rosé and white
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What colors/grapes are used for Coteaux du Giennois AOP? Where is it located?
Central Vineyards
White - SB
Red and rosé - req blended PN and Gamay
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What colors/grapes are used for Reuilly AOP?
Red - PN
Rosé - PG
White - Sauv Blanc
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What communes are Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume located in?
Bonnezeaux - Thouarcé
- Quarts de Chaume - Rochefort-sur-Loire
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What former “Grand Crus” of Savennières finally received their own AOCs in 2011? Which is a monopole of Nicolas Joly?
Roche aux Moines
- Coulée de Serrant - monopole of Nicolas Joly
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What color can be produced under the Pouilly-Fumé AOP?
White only
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What former part of Vouvray now has its own AOP?
Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP - 100% Chenin Blanc
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What former VDQS of Central Vineyards was promoted in 2006? What colors/grapes?
Orléans AOP
Red and rosé - Pinot Meunier
White - Chardonnay
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What former VDQS of Pays Nantais was upgraded to AOC in 2011? Where is it located?
Haut-Poitou
- 50 miles due south of Chinon
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What grape dominates Anjou blanc?
Chenin Blanc
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What grape is used for the Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?
Chasselas
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What grapes are used for red Saumur AOP wines?
CF, CS, and Pineau d’Aunis
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What grapes are used for Vouvray AOP? Where is it located?
Chenin Blanc + 5% Orbois
- Touraine
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What is “Cru Communaux”?
A designation that was proposed in 2001, requiring eligible wines from specified schist soils to spend a min 18 months sur lie
In 2011, this proposal introduced 3 subzones for Sevre-et-Maine:
Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges
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What is “Hermine d’Or”?
An unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability for Muscadet
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What is Cabernet Franc called in the Loire Valley?
Breton
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What is Chenin Blanc known as in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
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What is Folle Blanche called in the Loire Valley?
Gros Plant
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What is Groslot called in the Loire Valley?
Grolleau
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What is Jasnières AOP?
A sub-appellation to Coteaux du Loir (Touraine), produces Chenin Blanc
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What is Malbec called in the Loire Valley?
Cot
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What is Menetou-Salon AOP located? What grapes are used?
Central Vineyards
- Sauv Blanc/Pinot Noir
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What is Orbois called in the Loire Valley?
Menu Pineau
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What is Pinot Meunier known as in the Loire Valley?
Gris Meunier
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What is the AOP for red wines produced in the Coteaux l’Aubance boundaries?
Anjou Villages Brissac AOP
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What is the AOP for sweet wines produced under the Anjou Villages Brissac boundaries?
Coteaux l’Aubance
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What is the basic AOP in Anjou for Gamay?
Anjou Gamay AOP - but Gamay may not be blended in standard rouge bottlings
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What is the Coteaux du Vendômois AOP?
(Touraine) Located NE of Coteaux du Loir, a newer appellation specializing in dry rosé of Pineau d’Aunis
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What is the major soil of Pouilly-Fumé?
Silex - flint
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What is the min residual sugar for Coteaux du Layon and Coteaux du l’Aubance?
34g/l of RS
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What is the min RS required for the wines of Chaume?
min 80 g/l of RS
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What is the Terres blanches soil of the Central Vineyards?
A continuation of the same Kimmeridgian clay that extends into Chablis
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What is Touraine Noble-Joué AOP for? When was it created?
2001
- It recreates a historical vin gris style of a blend of Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier), Malvosie (PG) and Pinot Noir
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What moniker is used for Didier Dagueneau’s “Grand Cru” bottling of Pouilly-Fumé?
“Silex”
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What river are Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé located on?
Loire River
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What seven villages are entitled to add their names to the basic Coteaux du Layon AOP? What is required for these wines?
-Beaulieu-sur-Layon
-Rochefort-sur-Loire
-Faye d’Anjou
-St-Lambert du Lattay
-St-Aubin de Luigné
-Rablay-sur-Layon
-Chaume
-Higher min must weights, lower max yields
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What white grapes are used for Saumur AOP? The recipe is shared with what AOP?
Chenin Blanc - until 2016 max combined 20% Chard and SB
- a recipe identical to Anjou Blanc
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What wines are produced under the Saumur AOP?
Red
Dry white
Sparkling white
Sparkling rosé
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What wines of Anjou can carry the “Premier Cru” moniker?
Chaume
Quarts de Chaume complained enough to have it banished back into the fold in 2009. When Quarts de Chaume was bestowed with “Grand Cru” the INAO allowed “1er cru” on Chaume
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Where are Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume located? What wines are produced?
Coteaux du Layon (Anjou)
- Sweet Chenin Blanc
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Where is Chasselas produced in the Loire Valley?
Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP (Central Vineyards)
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Where is Cour-Cheverny located? What grape is it?
Touraine
- Romorantin
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Where is the Loire’s center for sparkling wine?
Saumur
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Which sub-region of Muscadet is the leanest wine?
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP - the most northerly appellation
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What is the max yield and max RS for Quarts de Chaume? Chaume?
Quarts de Chaume (as of 2011):
*20hl/ha
*85g/l RS
Chaume:
*25hl/ha
*80g/l RS (as of 2011)
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Classic white varietals of Loire
Chenin blanc, Sauvignon blanc, & melon de Bourgogne
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Secondary white grapes of Loire
Chardonnay, orbois, romorantin, Gros plant (folle Blanche), & chasselas
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Red wine grapes of Loire
Cabernet franc, Pinot noir, gamay, cab Sauvignon, Malbec, pineau d’aunis, groslot
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Pays Nantais climate
Cool, wet maritime
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Most planted grape of Pays Nantais
Muscadet/ melon de Bourgogne
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4 appellations for muscadet in pays Nantais
Muscadet AOP, Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP, Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOP, & Muscadet Serve et Maine AOP
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Where is Quarts de Chaume AOP
South facing aspect in the commune of Rochefort-Sur-Loire in Coteaux du Layon in Anjou Samur
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Quarts du Chaume soils/ climate
Small band of sandstone and schist hillsides on the banks of the Layon River and is protected from winds and touched by morning mists.
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Anjou Villages Brissac AOP covers the same 10 communes as
Coteaux de l’Aubance
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Champigny soils
Harder limestone that is iron rich and inflected with shale.
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How many appellations of Anjou Saumur are there?
18
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Soils of Bourgueil
Sand and limestone
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Soil of St Nicolas de Bourgueil
Lighter alluvial soils.
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Grapes of chinon, bourgueil and st Nicolas
Cab franc with up to 10% cab sauv. Only chinon can produce whites, from Chenin blanc
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Cab franc with up to 10% cab sauv. Only chinon can produce whites, from Chenin blanc
Montlouis sur Loire
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Montlouis sur Loire AOP
Formerly part of vouvray, similar in style, may be made in the same spectrum of styles. Orbois is not permitted.
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Synonym for Pinot Gris in Touraine
Malvosie
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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Cheverny AOP
Light reds from Pinot noir and gamay. Whites from sauv blanc
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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Cheverny AOP
Light reds from Pinot noir and gamay. Whites from sauv blanc
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What are the major grapes used for red and rosé Touraine AOP wines?
Gamay
Groslot
Pineau d’Aunis
Cab Franc
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Cour-Cheverney AOP
100% Romorantin bottled varietally
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What color wines and what grapes are used for Cheverny AOP? Where is it located?
Light reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay based
White - SB
Touraine
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Climate of the central vineyards
Chiefly continental; cold winters and brisk days during harvest and bud break bring the dangers of frost. Short summers do not assure easy ripening.
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Caillottes
Stoney soil littered with fossils. (found in Sancerre)
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Who appropriated the “silex” moniker for his Pouilly Fumé Grand Cru
Didier Dagueneau
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Sancerre rouge/ rose is made from
Pinot Noir
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Pouilly sur Loire AOP
White wines from chasselas
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Menetou Salon AOP
Sauv blanc and Pinot noir
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Reuilly AOP
Sauv blanc and Pinot noir. Roses in vin Gris style from Pinot Gris.
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Chateaumaillant AOP
Reds and roses from gamay.
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Where is Fiefs Vendeens?
Pays Nantais
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Where is savennieres?
Anjou-Saumur
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Where is valençay?
Touraine
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Where is menetou salon?
Central vineyards
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Where is Sancerre?
Central vineyards
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Where is Muscadet?
Pays Nantais
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Where is Bonnezeaux?
Anjou-Saumur
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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Where is quarts de Chaume?
Anjou-Saumur
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Where is Vouvray?
Touraine
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Where is chinon?
Touraine
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Where is Coteaux d’Ancenis?
Pays Nantais
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Where is Coteaux du Layon?
Anjou-Saumur
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Where is Bourgueil?
Touraine
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Where is Quincy?
Central Vineyards
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Where is Pouilly Fume?
Central Vineyards
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Where is Champigny?
Anjou-Saumur
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Where is Reuilly?
Central vineyards
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St Nicolas de Bourgueil does not produce___ wines
white
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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What grape dominates the Saumur-Champigny AOP? Where is produced?
Cabernet Franc
- The commune of Champigny and the eight surrounding villages
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Grape of cour- Cheverney
Whites from Romorantin
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Grape of Pouilly Fumé
Sauv Blanc
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Grape of Bourgueil
Cab Franc
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Grape of Muscadet serve et Maine
Melon de Bourgogne
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Grape of Coteaux du Layon
Chenin blanc
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Chasselas is the main grape for which appellation
Pouilly sur Loire
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Where is Muscadet cotes de Grandlieu?
Pays Nantes
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What style of wine is produced under the Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP? Where is it located?
Sweet botrytis Chenin Blanc
- Anjou
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Where is Orleans Clery?
Central vineyards
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Where is st pourçain?
Allier (central France)
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Where is Coteaux du Loir?
Touraine
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Nicolas Joly owns what monopole?
Clos de Coulée des Serrant
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Grape of Coteaux du Loir?
The red and rose blends are based with Pineau d’Ausin and white with only Chenin Blanc
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Grape of Touraine noble Joué
Rosé style wine with Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier); Malvoisie (Pinot Gris); Pinot Noir.
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Grape of Quincy
Sauv Blanc
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Grape of Orleans Clery
Cab Franc
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What is the longest river in France and the last wild river in Europe?
The Loire River
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Grape of cotes du Forez
Gamay
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How long is the Loire river?
629 miles
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What is another name for the Loire Valley?
Jardin de la France
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When did Loire Valley become a World Heritage Site
2000
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When does wine making in Loire date back to?
At least 1st century CE
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Loire Valley as a whole produces more ____ than any other French region and is the second largest producer of ____
white wine; sparkling wine
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What color wines are produced under the Chinon AOP? From what grapes?
Red, rosé - Cab Franc + 10% Cab Sauv
- White - Chenin Blanc
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Name a producer who makes Hermine d’Or
Guy Bossard
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When did Muscadet Serve et Maine get three subzones?
2011
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Where is Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire?
Pays Nantes
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Where is Muscadet Serve et Maine?
Pays Nantes
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Where is Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?
Pays Nantes
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When was Quarts de Chaume AOP first entiteled to the grand cru moniker?
2010
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What is the umbrella appellation for Anjou Samur?
Anjou AOP
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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In what year was Chaume temporarily “Chaume Premier Cru”? In what year was it bestowed again?
2009; 2011
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Location of saumur
It’s an eastern sub-region of Anjou, adjacent to chinon
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Where is Beaulieu-sur-Layon?
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur
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Where is Rablay-sur-Layon?
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur
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Where is Rochefor-sur-Loire?
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur
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Where is St Aubin de Luigne?
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur
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Where is St. Lambert du Lattay?
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur
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Where is Chaume 1er Cru?
Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur
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How many villages may produce Samur Champigny?
8
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When did Haut Poitou receive AOP status?
2011
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Where is Coteaux de l’Aubance?
Anjou Samur
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Where is Anjou saumur?
Between pays Nantais and touraine
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Where is Savennieres-Roche aux Moines?
Anjou Samur
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Where is Savennieres- Coulee de Serrant?
Anjou Samur
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Where is Haut Poitou?
Anjou Samur (south of Saumur and Touraine)
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What is the largest and most important white wine district of Touraine?
Vouvray
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How many delimited communes of Vouvray are there?
8
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What portion of Anjou’s total production is devoted to rosé? What grape dominates these?
45%
- Grolleau
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Gamay bottlings of Touraine AOP are often sold locally as___
Primeur
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When was Touraine Noble-Joue AOP created?
2001
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What is the wine style of Touraine Noble-Joue?
Vin gris- from a blend of Gris Meunier, Malvoise and Pinot Noir
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Where is Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny in Touraine?
On the eastern side
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Where is St Nicolas de Bourgueil?
Touraine
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Where is Montlouis sur Loire?
Touraine
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Where is Cheverny?
Touraine
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Where is Cour Cheverny?
Touraine
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Where is Jasnieres?
Touraine
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Where is Coteaux du Vendomois?
Touraine
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When was Orleans AOP promoted from VDQS?
2006
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Where is Menetou-Salon?
Central Vineyards
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Where is Coteaux du Giennois?
Central Vineyards
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Where is Orleans?
Central Vineyards
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Where is Orleans-Clery?
Central Vineyards
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Name the other appellations of central France
Chateaumeillant, Cote Roannaise, St Pourcain, Cotes du Forez, Cotes d’Auvergne
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What part of Sancerre and Pouilly vineyards have Caillottes soils?
Lower vineyard sites
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What part of Sancerre has silex soils?
It is centered around the town and at Menetreol-sous-Sancerre
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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What part of Sancerre has terres blances soils?
The hillsides
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Name 4 sub regions of Sancerre
Chavignol, Amigny, Bue, Champtin
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Name a Pinot producer in Menetou-Salon
Henry Pelle
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Name a Pinot producer in Reuilly
Domaine de Reuilly (Denis Jamain)
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What two central vineyard appellations do not allow 100% pinot noir bottlings? What must it be blended with?
Coteaux du Giennois and Chateaumeillant; Gamay
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Name 3 producers of Sancerre who vinify and age their wines in wood.
Alphonse Mellot, Benjamin Dagueneau, Domaine Vacheron
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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What is a foudres? What producer in Sancerre uses it?
a 12 hl barrel from an Autrian cooperage; Domaine Vacheron
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What is the largest appellation in Central Loire?
Sancerre
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Where in Sancerre is Henri Bourgeois based?
Chavignol
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Where is Sancerre is Domaine Merlin-Cherrier based?
Bue
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Where in Sancerre are Francois and Lucien Crochet based?
Bue
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
Dry roses from pineau d’aunis
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Name 2 bottlings from Pascal Cotat
La Grand Cote and Les Monts Damnes
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The appellation laws of Coteaux de Giennois prevents pure ______ bottlings.
Pinot Noir
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Name the three small towns of Menetou-Salon
Morogues, Parassy, Menetou-salon
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What styles of wine are made in Chateaumeillant? From what grapes?
Reds and roses only from Gamay with some PInot Noir and a small amount of Pinot Gris for the roses
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What grape variety is unique to Saint Pourcain?
Sacy (aka Tressalier)
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When is Pinot Gris customarily labeled Malvoisie?
When it is used for semi-sweet and sweet wines in Touraine Noble Joue
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When does the law of Touraine change? What will the change be?
In 2016, whites must be made from Sauv Blanc with a max of 20% Sauvignon Gris. Chard, Chenin Blanc and Arbois will not be allowed. Roses must be made from a blend of 2 varieties (10 to choose from). Reds must be made from gamay or a blend of Cab Sauv and Cot
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What are the grapes of Touraine Azay le Rideau?
Chenin Blanc and Grouleau (roses)
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What is the wine style of Touraine Noble Joue? What are the grapes?
Always a rose and from a blend of three Pinots- Gris, Meunier, Nior
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What is the first vintage of Domaine Huet?
1928
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In what direction do majority of the vineyards face in Montlouis?
South towards the Cher Valley
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Jacky and Joelle Blot own two domaines. What are they? Where are they?
Domaine de la Taille aux Loups (Montlouis) and Domine de la Butte (Bourgueil)
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Where are the sandy soils of Chinon found? What styles of wine are produced from this soil?
Mainly at the western end of the appellation- lightest of the wines from Chinon
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Where are the gravel soils of Chinon found? What style of wines are produced from this soil?
Mostly on the north bank of the Vienne- wines are medium in body and can be aged 8-10 years
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Where are the clay-limestone soils of Chinon found? What styles of wine are produced from this soil?
On the slopes- most structured, concentrated and ageworthy wines
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How many communes are there in Saumur Champigny?
8
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What are the soils of Anjou?
Slate, schist, phyllite and vaious carboniferous rocks
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What is the climate of Anjou?
Gentle- spring generally starts early and is coupled with a frequently dry, sunny autumn
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When was Quarts de Chaume awarded Grand Cru status? What came along with this?
Nov 2011- The minimum potential alcohol of grapes at the time of harvest was raised as well as lower yields per ha
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What are the three Crus Communaux of Muscadet? When were they awarded?
Clisson, Gorges, Les Pallet in 2011
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When was Les Fiefs Vendeens promoted from VDQS to AOC?
2011
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What are the grapes of Les Fiefs Vendeens?
Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir, Negrette and Ragoutant
