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1
Q

largest prod Muscadet AOC

A

Sevre et Maine

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2
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Pay Nantes largest AOC in size

A

Muscadet AOC

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3
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% AOC, IGP, VDF

A

83, 9, 7

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4
Q

what is Perruches ? where ?

A

Flinty Clay, Vouvray, M-S-L

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5
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What is the largest sparkling sub region

A

Saumur

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6
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What region is #1 for sparkling ? why ?

A

Saumur
size and yields allowed for Mousseux > Cremant de Loire

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7
Q

Where does the Loire flow from / to

A

Base of Mont Gerbier to Atlantic

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8
Q

Syn for Cab Franc in Loire

A

Breton

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9
Q

Gros Plant syn

A

Folle Blanche

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10
Q

what are sapines

A

flat bottom boat

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11
Q

largest prod white AOC middle Loire

A

Vouvray

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12
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Touraine AOC
styles
white(p)
red(p) 3
borders

A

dry red/wh/rose, sparkling wh/rose
s blanc
cf, cot, gamay
Blois to Vienne

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13
Q

Sweet wine grapes in specific AOCs

A

Malvoisie and Romorantin

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14
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What was decree of Paris that helped Loire

A

made illegal for wine produced within 20 leagues of city to be sold

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15
Q

St Nicholas de Bourgueil AOC
Rose grapes

A

CF, CS

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16
Q

Syn for Pinot Gris

A

malvoisie

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17
Q

What is Aubuis

A

Clay . Limestone. in Touraine hillsides

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18
Q

Cremant de loire AOC
style
grapes (p) 3 wh, 1 ,rose, 5 red
usual grapes 3
large producers or small

A

sparkling wh/rose
chard, chenin, orbois
grolleau gris
cf, cs, grollleau, pineau, p noir
chenin , cf, chard
large

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19
Q

Valencay AOC
style
grapes (4)
loc re: river, other AOCs
soils 3
influence
dom grapes wh/red

A

dry wh, red, rose
red(p) cot, gamay, pinot noir
wh(p) s blanc
left bank cher, west of Reuilly
chalk, perruches, sandy gravel
white s. blanc, red/rose gamay

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20
Q

Pay Nantes soli has LS ?

A

little

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21
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2 AOCs contained in Savennieres

A

Roche Aux Moines
Coulee de Serrant

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22
Q

Sub Regions (3)

A

Lower - Pays Nantes
Middle - Anjou - Saumu, Touraine
Central and Upper

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23
Q

Touraine AOC
still white grape

A

SB

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24
Q

Sparkling prod

A

MT

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25
Q

Coteaux d’aubance AOC
style
loc
climate note
allowed technique / viti

A

semi to sweet, 3.4% RS
both sides of Aubance river
wamest AOC in Anjou
SGN allowed if rot

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26
Q

What is most important red AOC in A-S

A

Saumur-Champigny AOC

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27
Q

Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC
Petillant Originel reqs (5)

A

hand harvest
no additions including sugar or yeast
single fermentation
9 mos age
no dosage after disgorge

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28
Q

Pay Nantes #1 white gtape

A

Melon

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29
Q

Orleans-Clery AOC
style
grape
location

A

red
CF only
within Orleans

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30
Q

Grapes in Reuilly rose

A

Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris

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31
Q

What is the largest “area”

A

Middle Loire

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32
Q

Touraine and Central Loire land mass

A

Paris Basin

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33
Q

Largest producer AOC Loire

A

Cabernet d’Anjou

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34
Q

Dom grape in Valencay rose

A

gamay

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35
Q

Vouvray AOC
Mousseux method
age

A

MT
12 mos

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36
Q

Vouvray AOC
styles
grape(p)
Soils (2)
influence
dom style(2)

A

dry to sweet white, sparkling white
chenin(p), orbois
Aubuis, Perruches
some oceanic, can warm soils
Mousseux and Petillant

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37
Q

Anjou - Saumur
white (p)/ wine styles ?
others whites
red (p) 2/ wine styles
rose / gris (2)
other reds

A

Chenin. dry / sweet / sparkling
S. Blanc, chardonnay, orbois /arbois
CF red, rose, sparkling / Grolleau Noir, Rose, sparkling
Grolleau Gris, Sauv Gris
cs, gamey, merlot, pineau d’aunis, pinot noir, cot

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38
Q

Saumur AOCs by size

A

Saumur AOC
Saumur - Champigny AOC

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39
Q

Top grape overall

A

Cab Franc

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40
Q

what are auvergnates

A

flat bottom boat

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41
Q

Where are the Rose Anjou apps

A

same area as Anjou AOC

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42
Q

Grape in sweet Anjou - Saumur

A

Chenin

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43
Q

Anjou - Saumur #1 wine style

A

Rose semi-sweet and dry 50%

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44
Q

Location of sweet wine AOC in S-A
grapes

A

flank Layon River
Chenin

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45
Q

Dom grape in Valencay red

A

gamay

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46
Q

Savennieres AOC
styles
vineyards related to river
topo
grape, typical style
soil 5

A

dry, semi, sweet. EU rules
S facing, perpendicular to right bank
steep slopes 5
chenin, classic dry but others
slate, schist, volcanic, rock, aeolian sand

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47
Q

Red prod techniqe

A

de-stem, crush, macerate 1-4 weeks, ferment in vat or barrel, malo used to reduce acid

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48
Q

Pay Nantes #1 Red in Coteaux d’Ancenis

A

Gamay

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49
Q

Middle Loire-wide AOCs

A

Cremant de Loire AOC
Rose de Loire AOC

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50
Q

Pay Nantes other whites (6)

A

Chard
Chenin
Folle Blanche
Colombard
Montili
S. Blanc

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51
Q

Rose de Loire AOC
size relative to other Roses
style
grapes(p) 1 gris, 6

A

smallest
rose only
Grolleau Gris
CF, CS, GAMAY, Grolleau, Pineau, p noir,

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52
Q

Pay Nantes other whites (6)

A

Chard
Chenin
Folle Blanche
Colombard
Montili
S. Blanc

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53
Q

White wine prod

A

reductive, neutral vessels, no malo, lees age

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54
Q

More red or white

A

white

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55
Q

Touraine -Middle Loire
Rose / Gris grapes

A

Grolleau Gris
Pinot Gris
Sauv Gris

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56
Q

What is the volcanic Loire

A

upper. 4 apps but 2 on sedimentary

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57
Q

Cheverny AOC
style
grapes red, wh, gris
rivers
influence

A

dry why, red, rose
red(p) p. noir, white (p) s blanc, gris(p) SAuv Gris
Beuveon, Cosson, Bievre
Wooded area

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58
Q

Anjou Gamay rules / variations?

A

100% Gamay, Primeur

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59
Q

Pay Nantes Rose / Gris

A

Pinot Gris

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60
Q

Anjou - Saumur sparkling styles

A

Mousseux and Cremant de Loire

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61
Q

Center Loire
soils (4)

A

LS / LS rich pebbles of Portlandian Marl - Cailllottes
Clay and LS - Terres Blanches - K marl
Flint (Silex) and Clay w Flint (Arguiles e Silex)
sand / gravel

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62
Q

2 names for flinty clay in touraine

A

arguiles e silex, perruches

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63
Q

What are the Chaine des Puys

A

string of extinct volcanoes in upper Loire

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64
Q

St Nicholas de Bourgueil AOC
style
grapes ? dom ?
Loc, bank, aspect
soil differ from Bourgueil
wine style from soil
alternate label

A

red, rose
CF(p) CS
West of Bourg, right bank, S aspect
Higher % sandy gravel
generous fruit, supple tannin, mature faster
Bourg

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65
Q

Quincy AOC
style
grapes
loc / river
soil
dom grape

A

dry white only
s blanc(p) Sauv Gris (s)
mostly left bank Cher, some right
sand, gravel
mostly S Blanc

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66
Q

Loire River starting point

A

Mount Gerbier de Jonc

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67
Q

Chinon AOC
red(p)
white(p)
red(s)

A

cf
chenin
cs

68
Q

Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC
style
grapes
loc re rivers
soils (3)
dom styles
organic % other ?

A

dry to sweet wh, sparkling wh
chenin only
left bank Loire (N)
cher river to S
Aubuis, Perruches, sand / gravel
sparkling Pet
35%, Terra Vitas

69
Q

Rose d’Anjou AOC
style
Gris(p)
Red(p) 6
prod method allowed
dom grape

A

Rose, .7% RS
Grolleau Gris
CF, CS, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau d’aunis
any
Grolleau

70
Q

Muscadet AOC
style
white(p) 1
% Muscadet relative to others
Sur Lie Allowed ?
Assemblage
Overlaps what non Musc AOC

A

dry white
Melon
smaller than Sevre et Maine
no
up to 10% chard
Gros Plant du Pays Nantes AOC

71
Q

Touraine Noble Joue AOC
name attrib
loc

A

city and noble grapes
inside of Touraine AOC

72
Q

training systems (2)

A

guyot , cordone

73
Q

Is chap allowed for white

A

certain years / conditions

74
Q

Cour- Cheverny AOC
style
grapes
sweetness levels
dom style

A

dry to sweet white
Romorantin
semi 2-4.5%
sweet EU levels
dry

75
Q

Coteaux de Layon AOC
SGN reqs
release when? label reqs / allowed ?

A

19% potential ABV at harvest
June 1st, 2nd year after
Vintage must appear, SGN can be on label

76
Q

Anjou Brissac AOC
style
red(p)
blend or single
climate delta / reason
fka

A

red
CF, CS
blend, CF dom
warmer due to forest blocking wind
Anjou Village Brissac AOC

77
Q

what is Terra Vitas

A

halfway to organic

78
Q

Method for stopping ferment in off dry Rose

79
Q

Center Loire Grapes (5)
White
Rose/Gris
Red

A

S blanc
Pinot Gris, Sauv Gris
Pinot Noir, Gamay

80
Q

Cabernet d’Anjou AOC
style
red(p) 2
rank in Rose prod
color
prod method

A

Rose Rose 1% RS, med dry
CF, CS
1
onionskin
direct press and saignee allowed

81
Q

Touraine -Middle Loire
Soil West to Vouvray
Hillside
Rivers
East , Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire

A

Tuffeau
Clay and LS (Aubuis)
Sedimentary, sand, gravel
Flinty clay - arguiles e Silex or PErruches

82
Q

Touraine AOC
red East of Tours
red west of Tours

83
Q

What is Sauvignon Gris used ? for ?

A

Haut Pitou, white wine

84
Q

Anjou - Saumur
Soil West
Soil East Anjou
Soil Saumur (wine effect)
Soil rivers (wine effect)

A

Black Anjou Dark Schist / sandstone
White Anjou Tuffeau / white chalk
Tuffeau (hi acid / sparkling)
Pockets of sand (fruit driven reds)

85
Q

Eastern Touraine apps (5)

A

Valencay
Cheverny
Cour-Cherverny
Orleans
Orleans-Clery

86
Q

Coulee de Serrant AOC
styles
owner note / focus
founded by
harvest reqs

A

dry to sweet
Monopole
Joly family, dry focus
Cistercian Monks
biodyn, multiple

87
Q

Bourgueil AOC
styles
red(p)(s)
loc
aspects
topo

A

red, rose
cf,cs
Right bank, north of Chinon
south
river terraces, plains, hills

88
Q

Touraine AOC
sub soil
top soil (5)

A

Tuffeau
vary. gravel, sand, clay, perruches, aubois

89
Q

what is recent change in Vouvray

A

wine must vinify in Vouvray

90
Q

Coteaux de Layon AOC
style
Premier Cru sweetness
soil
loc re: Layon
aspect
influence
more sweet or semi-sweet

A

semi to sweet white 3.4% min
8%
schist, gravel , sand
both sides
s and SW
Atlantic
sweet

91
Q

Reuilly AOC
styles
grapes(2 p, 1s)
Loc re Rivers
area note
Climate note

A

dry wh, red, rose
s blanc, p, noir (p) pinot gris (s)
both sides of Arnon and also Cher left
non-contiguous
dry meso climate

92
Q

Pay Nantes reds (5)

A

Gamay
CS
CF
Negrette
Pinot Noir

93
Q

which grape ripens first / last ?

A

Melon and sparkling, Sept 15
CF / sweet

94
Q

Which AOC owned / worked by women

A

Savennieres

95
Q

Anjou Villages AOC
style
red(p)2
Label rule
blend or single

A

red
CF, CS
name not on label
always blend

96
Q

Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC
DGC yields
DGC ageing
DGC label limit

A

lower
longer on lees
no sur lie on label

97
Q

Touraine AOC
wh or red dom

98
Q

hand harvest usage ?

A

many areas / all sweet , late

99
Q

Touraine AOC
where Gamay ?
Primeur allowed ?

100
Q

Samur AOC Mousseux
dom grape spark white / spark rose
others allowed
ageing reqs

A

Chenin, CF
any from Samur
9 mos sur leed

101
Q

Saumur AOC
dom style
loc , overlaps

A

Mousseux, wh or rose
all of Saumur, Anjou

102
Q

Primary grape for sweet wine

103
Q

Touraine Noble Joue AOC
style
grapes required
methods

A

dry rose only
meunier(p) p noir, p gris
mostly direct press, meunier can be short macer

104
Q

Touraine -Middle Loire
Red grapes

A

CF
Cot
Gamay

105
Q

how late does late harvest go ?

106
Q

Muscadet Cote de Grandlieu AOC
loca re: Nantes
vineyard topo
Climate feature

A

SW
flat
sea breezes chase clouds / salinity

107
Q

Touraine AOC
Mousseux wh / rose grapes
lees time
method

A

chenin
many, cf, grolleau, gamay
9 mos
MT

108
Q

is chap allowed red

A

certain AOC only

109
Q

4 effects of climate change specifically for Loire

A

Melon ripening leading to recognition of Crus
Muscadet AOC auth Chard
Warm dry summer for consistent sweet wine in Layon
Dry chenin

110
Q

Soil around Loire and tribs(3)

A

sedimentary,
decomposed igneous and metamorphic
wind blown sands,

111
Q

Top red grape

112
Q

Sancerre AOC
style
loc re: Loire
grapes
soils (3) / effect on wine
topo and relative to Pouilly F

A

dry wh / red / rose
left bank
s blanc, p noir
Arguiles e Silex - gunflint
Caillottes - perfumed / early mature
Terres Blanches - power , ageable
steep 50% / higher elevation

113
Q

what areas were effected by Vendie wars

A

Angers and Nantes

114
Q

Pay Nantes and Anjou Saumur land mass

A

Massif Armorican

115
Q

Orleans AOC
styles
grapes - 1(p) wh, 1 (p) red
loc
soil (3)
dom grapes per style

A

dry wh/ red/ rose
white(p) chard, gris(s) p gris
red(p) meunier, red(s) p noir
both banks Loire mostly left
sandy, pebble, alluvium
white chard, red/rose meunier

116
Q

Pouilly Fume AOC
style
loc re: Loire
soil
blending technique
syn for S Blanc / meaning

A

dry wh only
right bank
Arguiles e Silex - gunflint
Caillottes - perfumed / early mature
Terres Blanches - power , ageable
Sand
blend across soil types
Blanc Fume / gunflint

117
Q

how did white become popular

A

dutch urged planting for brandewein

118
Q

Upper Loire land mass

A

Massif Central

119
Q

where is Tuffeau in Middle Loire

A

West to Vouvray

120
Q

What did Joan of Arc do ?

A

Convince Charles VII to accept French throne

121
Q

Touraine -Middle Loire
Grapes West, East, Central

A

CF
SB
Chenin

122
Q

Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC
loc re: Nantes
% Muscadet prod
% sur lie

A

South
75%
90%

123
Q

Manetou-Salon AOC
style
grapes (2)
compare to Sancerre / topo / grapes
climate risk
loc

A

dry white, rose, red
s blanc, p noir
sister-like, terroir, grapes, flatter
frost due to SW wine exposure
not on river banks

124
Q

Loire attrib name from ?

A

Liger -> silt

125
Q

largest prod red in Loire

126
Q

What is Cot

127
Q

Anjou - Saumur reds in blend

128
Q

Touraine AOC
DGC differences

A

grape variety, style, sweetness

129
Q

What did Plantaganent do ?

A

Marry Eleanor Aquitaine, became king of England made Loire popular in England

130
Q

Touraine AOC
still rose req

A

must blend at least 2
no 1 more than 70%
dry only

131
Q

Touraine -Middle Loire
red or white dom ?
which red grape dom ?
white mostly dry or sweet ?
dom whites ?
where sparkling ?
most important sparkling ?
grapes in rose ?

A

red
cf
dry
chenin, SB
M-S-L, vouvray
vouvray
cf, Pineau, meunier

132
Q

Pay Nantes soil acidic ?

133
Q

Touraine region white grapes

A

Chenin,
SB,
Romorantin

134
Q

Rose prod methods

A

Direct press and Saignee

135
Q

Quarts du Charmes Grand Cru AOC
style
attrib name
soil (2)
aspect / loc re: river
influence
allowed technique

A

sweet, 8.5% RS
farmers giving 25% harvest to lords
schist, sandstone
S facing river
autumn mist
passerillage

136
Q

what are garbarres

A

flat bottom boat

137
Q

Chenin apps in Touraine

A

Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire

138
Q

Chinon AOC
style
loc
soils (3)
influence

A

dry red, wh, rose
flanks vienne river, left bank loire
rivers (sand / gravel), hills tuffeau, hi elevation flinty clay / sand
forest protection

139
Q

Effect of Railorads

A

move to hi quality

140
Q

Saumur-Champigny AOC
style
grapes
soil
loc
name attrib

A

red
CF(p) CS, Pineau
Tuffeau
8 village near Saumur
campus Igni -> field of fire due to warm climate

141
Q

Pouilly Sur Loire AOC
style
grape
loc

A

dry white
Chasselas only
within Pouilly Fume

142
Q

Bourgueil AOC
Soils , dom ?
wine characteristics per soil

A

Gravel
Tuffeau
Gravel
Gravel wine raspberry fruit
Tuffeau structured complex spice plum

143
Q

What effect did French Revolution have

A

slowed prod of low Q / hi volume

144
Q

where are multiple tris required ?

A

late harvest

145
Q

Anjou AOC
styles
white(p)
red(p) 3
gris(s) 1
red(s) 2

A

all dry, sweet, sparkling except dry rose
chenin
cf,cs, gamay
grolleau gris
grolleau noir, pineau d’aunis

146
Q

Anjoiu-Coteaux de la Loire AOC
syle
loc re river , other AOCs
influence

A

semi to sweet, 3.4% RS
West of Angers
both sides of river within 3km of banks, between Muscat Coteaux de la Loire and Savennieres
river , temp moderate / fog

147
Q

Touraine Noble Joue AOC
rule around vats

A

no red allowed

148
Q

Roche Aux Moines AOC
styles
when sweet produced
harvest reqs
name means

A

dry to sweet, semi to sweet min 3% RS
when Rot
hand / 2 passes
monks rock

149
Q

what is term for harvest passes ?

150
Q

More red or white in Anjou AOC
white assemblage
Mousseux white / rose grapes

A

red 2x
Chenin with Chard , S Blan allowed
white chenin / others
rose any red any gris

151
Q

Bonnezeaux AOC
style
contrast to Quarts
name attrib

A

sweet 5.1% RS
more refreshing
good waters

152
Q

Saumur AOC
styles
white(p)
red(p) 2
red(s) 4
white(s) 2
rose (s) 1

A

all dry , sparkling
chenin
CF, CS
Pineau d’Aunis, Gamay, P Noir, Grolleau
Chard, S Blanc
Grolleau Gris

153
Q

What area was called the Jardins del la France

A

Angers to Orleans

154
Q

Pay Nantes Vineyard aspect / topography / dist from ocean
Climate threats

A

south
flat
0-60 mi
Frost humidty

155
Q

Pay Nantes soils (4)

A

rock
igneous
metamorphic
volcanic

156
Q

Largest IGP

A

Val di Loire

157
Q

Muscadet Coteau de Loire AOC
loc re: Nantes
size
which banks of Loire
overlaps ?
vineyard topo

A

NE
smallest
both
Coteaux d’Ancenis
hillsides

158
Q

Saumur AOC
still white grape - assemblage
still red grapes - assemblage
Rose style / grape - assemblage
Rose fka
DGC / style

A

Chenin
CF plus CS / Pineau
dry, CF+CS blend
Cabernet de Saumur
Puy Notre Dame, red CF dom + CS allowed

159
Q

Center Loire
dom grapes wh / red
dist to burgundy
climate / threat
effect of weather / rain / elevation

A

s blanc, pinot noir
70 mi
frost / hail
less diverse grape range
harvest differentials

160
Q

Anjou - Saumur (Middle Loire)
Dom red / white
Anjou city and valley
Saumur city
Climates / relative to Sancerre

A

CF / Chenin
Angers , Layon
Saurmur
Maritime to Cont West to East
more temperate

161
Q

Saumur sparkling AKA

A

Saumur Brut

162
Q

Top white grape

A

Sauvignon Blanc

163
Q

What is Montlouis-sur-Loire official bubble designation

A

Fines Bulles

164
Q

What climate issues are there for organic

A

humidity and rain (weed / mold)

165
Q

First AOC to harvest in Central Loire

A

Reuilly AOC

166
Q

Saumur AOC

styles

A

dry white, red, rose
sparkling white, rose

167
Q

Saumur AOC

white(p)
red(p) 2

A

chenin
cf, cs

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