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1
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Are still rosé wines allowed for Saumur AOP?

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No

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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

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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

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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

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What AOP is entitled to the “Grand Cru” moniker from 2010 forward?

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Quarts de Chaume AOP

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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Gamay
Groslot
Pineau d’Aunis
Cab Franc

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What are the soils of Saumur?

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Soft tuffeau limestone

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What color and grape is used for the Orléans-Cléry AOP?

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Red only - 100% Cab Franc

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What colors are produced for Cotes d’Auvergne and St-Pourçain?

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Red, rosé and white

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What colors/grapes are used for Coteaux du Giennois AOP? Where is it located?

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Central Vineyards
White - SB
Red and rosé - req blended PN and Gamay

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What colors/grapes are used for Reuilly AOP?

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Red - PN
Rosé - PG
White - Sauv Blanc

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What communes are Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume located in?

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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?

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Roche aux Moines
- Coulée de Serrant - monopole of Nicolas Joly

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What color can be produced under the Pouilly-Fumé AOP?

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White only

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What former part of Vouvray now has its own AOP?

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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP - 100% Chenin Blanc

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36
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What former VDQS of Central Vineyards was promoted in 2006? What colors/grapes?

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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?

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Haut-Poitou
- 50 miles due south of Chinon

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What grape dominates Anjou blanc?

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Chenin Blanc

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What grape is used for the Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

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Chasselas

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What grapes are used for red Saumur AOP wines?

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CF, CS, and Pineau d’Aunis

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What grapes are used for Vouvray AOP? Where is it located?

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Chenin Blanc + 5% Orbois
- Touraine

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42
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What is “Cru Communaux”?

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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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43
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What is “Hermine d’Or”?

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An unofficial label term that promotes terroir and stresses ageability for Muscadet

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44
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What is Cabernet Franc called in the Loire Valley?

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Breton

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What is Chenin Blanc known as in Anjou?

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Pineau de la Loire

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46
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What is Folle Blanche called in the Loire Valley?

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Gros Plant

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47
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What is Groslot called in the Loire Valley?

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Grolleau

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48
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What is Jasnières AOP?

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A sub-appellation to Coteaux du Loir (Touraine), produces Chenin Blanc

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49
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What is Malbec called in the Loire Valley?

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Cot

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50
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What is Menetou-Salon AOP located? What grapes are used?

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Central Vineyards
- Sauv Blanc/Pinot Noir

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51
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What is Orbois called in the Loire Valley?

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Menu Pineau

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What is Pinot Meunier known as in the Loire Valley?

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Gris Meunier

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What is the AOP for red wines produced in the Coteaux l’Aubance boundaries?

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Anjou Villages Brissac AOP

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What is the AOP for sweet wines produced under the Anjou Villages Brissac boundaries?

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Coteaux l’Aubance

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What is the basic AOP in Anjou for Gamay?

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Anjou Gamay AOP - but Gamay may not be blended in standard rouge bottlings

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What is the Coteaux du Vendômois AOP?

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(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?

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Silex - flint

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What is the min residual sugar for Coteaux du Layon and Coteaux du l’Aubance?

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34g/l of RS

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What is the min RS required for the wines of Chaume?

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min 80 g/l of RS

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What is the Terres blanches soil of the Central Vineyards?

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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?

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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?

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“Silex”

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What river are Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé located on?

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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?

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-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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65
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What white grapes are used for Saumur AOP? The recipe is shared with what AOP?

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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?

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Red
Dry white
Sparkling white
Sparkling rosé

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67
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What wines of Anjou can carry the “Premier Cru” moniker?

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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?

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Coteaux du Layon (Anjou)
- Sweet Chenin Blanc

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69
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Where is Chasselas produced in the Loire Valley?

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Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP (Central Vineyards)

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70
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Where is Cour-Cheverny located? What grape is it?

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Touraine
- Romorantin

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71
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Where is the Loire’s center for sparkling wine?

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Saumur

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72
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Which sub-region of Muscadet is the leanest wine?

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Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP - the most northerly appellation

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73
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What is the max yield and max RS for Quarts de Chaume? Chaume?

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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

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Chenin blanc, Sauvignon blanc, & melon de Bourgogne

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Secondary white grapes of Loire

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Chardonnay, orbois, romorantin, Gros plant (folle Blanche), & chasselas

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Red wine grapes of Loire

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Cabernet franc, Pinot noir, gamay, cab Sauvignon, Malbec, pineau d’aunis, groslot

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Pays Nantais climate

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Cool, wet maritime

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Most planted grape of Pays Nantais

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Muscadet/ melon de Bourgogne

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4 appellations for muscadet in pays Nantais

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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

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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

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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

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Coteaux de l’Aubance

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Champigny soils

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Harder limestone that is iron rich and inflected with shale.

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84
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How many appellations of Anjou Saumur are there?

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18

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85
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Soils of Bourgueil

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Sand and limestone

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Soil of St Nicolas de Bourgueil

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Lighter alluvial soils.

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Grapes of chinon, bourgueil and st Nicolas

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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

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Montlouis sur Loire

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Montlouis sur Loire AOP

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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

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Malvosie

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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

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Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

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Cheverny AOP

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Light reds from Pinot noir and gamay. Whites from sauv blanc

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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

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Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

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Cheverny AOP

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Light reds from Pinot noir and gamay. Whites from sauv blanc

95
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What are the major grapes used for red and rosé Touraine AOP wines?

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Gamay
Groslot
Pineau d’Aunis
Cab Franc

96
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Cour-Cheverney AOP

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100% Romorantin bottled varietally

97
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What color wines and what grapes are used for Cheverny AOP? Where is it located?

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Light reds - Pinot Noir and Gamay based
White - SB
Touraine

98
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Climate of the central vineyards

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Chiefly continental; cold winters and brisk days during harvest and bud break bring the dangers of frost. Short summers do not assure easy ripening.

99
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Caillottes

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Stoney soil littered with fossils. (found in Sancerre)

100
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Who appropriated the “silex” moniker for his Pouilly Fumé Grand Cru

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Didier Dagueneau

101
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Sancerre rouge/ rose is made from

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Pinot Noir

102
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Pouilly sur Loire AOP

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White wines from chasselas

103
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Menetou Salon AOP

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Sauv blanc and Pinot noir

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Reuilly AOP

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Sauv blanc and Pinot noir. Roses in vin Gris style from Pinot Gris.

105
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Chateaumaillant AOP

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Reds and roses from gamay.

106
Q

Where is Fiefs Vendeens?

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Pays Nantais

107
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Where is savennieres?

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Anjou-Saumur

108
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Where is valençay?

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Touraine

109
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Where is menetou salon?

A

Central vineyards

110
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Where is Sancerre?

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Central vineyards

111
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Where is Muscadet?

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Pays Nantais

112
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Where is Bonnezeaux?

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Anjou-Saumur

113
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

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Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

114
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Where is quarts de Chaume?

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Anjou-Saumur

115
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Where is Vouvray?

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Touraine

116
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Where is chinon?

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Touraine

117
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Where is Coteaux d’Ancenis?

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Pays Nantais

118
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Where is Coteaux du Layon?

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Anjou-Saumur

119
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Where is Bourgueil?

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Touraine

120
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Where is Quincy?

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Central Vineyards

121
Q

Where is Pouilly Fume?

A

Central Vineyards

122
Q

Where is Champigny?

A

Anjou-Saumur

123
Q

Where is Reuilly?

A

Central vineyards

124
Q

St Nicolas de Bourgueil does not produce___ wines

A

white

125
Q

Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

A

Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

126
Q

What grape dominates the Saumur-Champigny AOP? Where is produced?

A

Cabernet Franc
- The commune of Champigny and the eight surrounding villages

127
Q

Grape of cour- Cheverney

A

Whites from Romorantin

128
Q

Grape of Pouilly Fumé

A

Sauv Blanc

129
Q

Grape of Bourgueil

A

Cab Franc

130
Q

Grape of Muscadet serve et Maine

A

Melon de Bourgogne

131
Q

Grape of Coteaux du Layon

A

Chenin blanc

132
Q

Chasselas is the main grape for which appellation

A

Pouilly sur Loire

133
Q

Where is Muscadet cotes de Grandlieu?

A

Pays Nantes

134
Q

What style of wine is produced under the Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP? Where is it located?

A

Sweet botrytis Chenin Blanc
- Anjou

135
Q

Where is Orleans Clery?

A

Central vineyards

136
Q

Where is st pourçain?

A

Allier (central France)

137
Q

Where is Coteaux du Loir?

A

Touraine

138
Q

Nicolas Joly owns what monopole?

A

Clos de Coulée des Serrant

139
Q

Grape of Coteaux du Loir?

A

The red and rose blends are based with Pineau d’Ausin and white with only Chenin Blanc

140
Q

Grape of Touraine noble Joué

A

Rosé style wine with Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier); Malvoisie (Pinot Gris); Pinot Noir.

141
Q

Grape of Quincy

A

Sauv Blanc

142
Q

Grape of Orleans Clery

A

Cab Franc

143
Q

What is the longest river in France and the last wild river in Europe?

A

The Loire River

144
Q

Grape of cotes du Forez

A

Gamay

145
Q

How long is the Loire river?

A

629 miles

146
Q

What is another name for the Loire Valley?

A

Jardin de la France

147
Q

When did Loire Valley become a World Heritage Site

A

2000

148
Q

When does wine making in Loire date back to?

A

At least 1st century CE

149
Q

Loire Valley as a whole produces more ____ than any other French region and is the second largest producer of ____

A

white wine; sparkling wine

150
Q

What color wines are produced under the Chinon AOP? From what grapes?

A

Red, rosé - Cab Franc + 10% Cab Sauv
- White - Chenin Blanc

151
Q

Name a producer who makes Hermine d’Or

A

Guy Bossard

152
Q

When did Muscadet Serve et Maine get three subzones?

A

2011

153
Q

Where is Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire?

A

Pays Nantes

154
Q

Where is Muscadet Serve et Maine?

A

Pays Nantes

155
Q

Where is Gros Plant du Pays Nantais?

A

Pays Nantes

156
Q

When was Quarts de Chaume AOP first entiteled to the grand cru moniker?

A

2010

157
Q

What is the umbrella appellation for Anjou Samur?

A

Anjou AOP

158
Q

Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

A

Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

159
Q

In what year was Chaume temporarily “Chaume Premier Cru”? In what year was it bestowed again?

A

2009; 2011

160
Q

Location of saumur

A

It’s an eastern sub-region of Anjou, adjacent to chinon

161
Q

Where is Beaulieu-sur-Layon?

A

Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur

162
Q

Where is Rablay-sur-Layon?

A

Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur

163
Q

Where is Rochefor-sur-Loire?

A

Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur

164
Q

Where is St Aubin de Luigne?

A

Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur

165
Q

Where is St. Lambert du Lattay?

A

Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur

166
Q

Where is Chaume 1er Cru?

A

Coteaux du Layon, Anjou-Samur

167
Q

How many villages may produce Samur Champigny?

A

8

168
Q

When did Haut Poitou receive AOP status?

A

2011

169
Q

Where is Coteaux de l’Aubance?

A

Anjou Samur

170
Q

Where is Anjou saumur?

A

Between pays Nantais and touraine

171
Q

Where is Savennieres-Roche aux Moines?

A

Anjou Samur

172
Q

Where is Savennieres- Coulee de Serrant?

A

Anjou Samur

173
Q

Where is Haut Poitou?

A

Anjou Samur (south of Saumur and Touraine)

174
Q

What is the largest and most important white wine district of Touraine?

A

Vouvray

175
Q

How many delimited communes of Vouvray are there?

A

8

176
Q

What portion of Anjou’s total production is devoted to rosé? What grape dominates these?

A

45%
- Grolleau

177
Q

Gamay bottlings of Touraine AOP are often sold locally as___

A

Primeur

178
Q

When was Touraine Noble-Joue AOP created?

A

2001

179
Q

What is the wine style of Touraine Noble-Joue?

A

Vin gris- from a blend of Gris Meunier, Malvoise and Pinot Noir

180
Q

Where is Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny in Touraine?

A

On the eastern side

181
Q

Where is St Nicolas de Bourgueil?

A

Touraine

182
Q

Where is Montlouis sur Loire?

A

Touraine

183
Q

Where is Cheverny?

A

Touraine

184
Q

Where is Cour Cheverny?

A

Touraine

185
Q

Where is Jasnieres?

A

Touraine

186
Q

Where is Coteaux du Vendomois?

A

Touraine

187
Q

When was Orleans AOP promoted from VDQS?

A

2006

188
Q

Where is Menetou-Salon?

A

Central Vineyards

189
Q

Where is Coteaux du Giennois?

A

Central Vineyards

190
Q

Where is Orleans?

A

Central Vineyards

191
Q

Where is Orleans-Clery?

A

Central Vineyards

192
Q

Name the other appellations of central France

A

Chateaumeillant, Cote Roannaise, St Pourcain, Cotes du Forez, Cotes d’Auvergne

193
Q

What part of Sancerre and Pouilly vineyards have Caillottes soils?

A

Lower vineyard sites

194
Q

What part of Sancerre has silex soils?

A

It is centered around the town and at Menetreol-sous-Sancerre

195
Q

Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

A

Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

196
Q

What part of Sancerre has terres blances soils?

A

The hillsides

197
Q

Name 4 sub regions of Sancerre

A

Chavignol, Amigny, Bue, Champtin

198
Q

Name a Pinot producer in Menetou-Salon

A

Henry Pelle

199
Q

Name a Pinot producer in Reuilly

A

Domaine de Reuilly (Denis Jamain)

200
Q

What two central vineyard appellations do not allow 100% pinot noir bottlings? What must it be blended with?

A

Coteaux du Giennois and Chateaumeillant; Gamay

201
Q

Name 3 producers of Sancerre who vinify and age their wines in wood.

A

Alphonse Mellot, Benjamin Dagueneau, Domaine Vacheron

202
Q

Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

A

Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

203
Q

What is a foudres? What producer in Sancerre uses it?

A

a 12 hl barrel from an Autrian cooperage; Domaine Vacheron

204
Q

What is the largest appellation in Central Loire?

A

Sancerre

205
Q

Where in Sancerre is Henri Bourgeois based?

A

Chavignol

206
Q

Where is Sancerre is Domaine Merlin-Cherrier based?

A

Bue

207
Q

Where in Sancerre are Francois and Lucien Crochet based?

A

Bue

208
Q

Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

A

Dry roses from pineau d’aunis

209
Q

Name 2 bottlings from Pascal Cotat

A

La Grand Cote and Les Monts Damnes

210
Q

The appellation laws of Coteaux de Giennois prevents pure ______ bottlings.

A

Pinot Noir

211
Q

Name the three small towns of Menetou-Salon

A

Morogues, Parassy, Menetou-salon

212
Q

What styles of wine are made in Chateaumeillant? From what grapes?

A

Reds and roses only from Gamay with some PInot Noir and a small amount of Pinot Gris for the roses

213
Q

What grape variety is unique to Saint Pourcain?

A

Sacy (aka Tressalier)

214
Q

When is Pinot Gris customarily labeled Malvoisie?

A

When it is used for semi-sweet and sweet wines in Touraine Noble Joue

215
Q

When does the law of Touraine change? What will the change be?

A

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

216
Q

What are the grapes of Touraine Azay le Rideau?

A

Chenin Blanc and Grouleau (roses)

217
Q

What is the wine style of Touraine Noble Joue? What are the grapes?

A

Always a rose and from a blend of three Pinots- Gris, Meunier, Nior

218
Q

What is the first vintage of Domaine Huet?

A

1928

219
Q

In what direction do majority of the vineyards face in Montlouis?

A

South towards the Cher Valley

220
Q

Jacky and Joelle Blot own two domaines. What are they? Where are they?

A

Domaine de la Taille aux Loups (Montlouis) and Domine de la Butte (Bourgueil)

221
Q

Where are the sandy soils of Chinon found? What styles of wine are produced from this soil?

A

Mainly at the western end of the appellation- lightest of the wines from Chinon

222
Q

Where are the gravel soils of Chinon found? What style of wines are produced from this soil?

A

Mostly on the north bank of the Vienne- wines are medium in body and can be aged 8-10 years

223
Q

Where are the clay-limestone soils of Chinon found? What styles of wine are produced from this soil?

A

On the slopes- most structured, concentrated and ageworthy wines

224
Q

How many communes are there in Saumur Champigny?

A

8

225
Q

What are the soils of Anjou?

A

Slate, schist, phyllite and vaious carboniferous rocks

226
Q

What is the climate of Anjou?

A

Gentle- spring generally starts early and is coupled with a frequently dry, sunny autumn

227
Q

When was Quarts de Chaume awarded Grand Cru status? What came along with this?

A

Nov 2011- The minimum potential alcohol of grapes at the time of harvest was raised as well as lower yields per ha

228
Q

What are the three Crus Communaux of Muscadet? When were they awarded?

A

Clisson, Gorges, Les Pallet in 2011

229
Q

When was Les Fiefs Vendeens promoted from VDQS to AOC?

A

2011

230
Q

What are the grapes of Les Fiefs Vendeens?

A

Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir, Negrette and Ragoutant

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