Loire Valley Flashcards

1
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Climate type of the Loire Valley?

A

Maritime in the western part
Continental i the eastern part

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top white varieties in Loire?

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne

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top Red varieties in Loire?

A

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gamay

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4
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Longest river in the France called? And where is it located?

A

The Loire river,
Begins in the Massif Central and reaches through the loire river

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top 2 regions in the Loire valley producing 100% Sauvignon Blanc?

A

Sancerre
Pouilly Fume

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6
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Where did Chenin get it’s name from?

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Mount Chenin - a small mountain located in the Loire river

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7
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What area in the Loire river is dedicated to 100% Chenin Blanc?

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The middle Loire
Anjou - Saumur - Savannières -dry white wines

Touraine - Vouvray - dry to sweet wines

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8
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What AOC region makes top dessert wines?

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Coteaux du Layon

Subreg.
- Bonnezeaux
-Quarts de Chaume

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9
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What top AOC produceing Cab. Franc in the Loire?

A

Anjou - SAumur - Chinon

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10
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What is Melon de Bourgogne?

A
  • A white grape that orifinated in Burgundy but now grows in the Loire Valley
  • Primaily grown in the western region of the Loire vally in Pays Nantais - Mucadet AOC
  • Also called Muscadet
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11
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What’s the nickname ot the Loire VAlley?

A

The garden of france

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12
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What is the Furtherest western AOC in the Loire Valley?

A

Muscadet

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13
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What’s the furtherest eastern AOC in the Loire VAlley?

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Sancerre and Pouilly Fume

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14
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What aer some other names of CHenin in the Loire VAlley?

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Chenin Blanc - Pineau de la Loire
Chenin Noir - Pineau d’Anjou

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15
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What are some other names for Cab Franc in the Loire Valley?

A

Bouchet
Breton
Bouchy

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16
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Climate type of the Upper Loire?

A

Cool - Continential

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17
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What is the major city of the Upper Loire?

A

Orleans

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18
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How did the Upper Loire fet it’s name?

A

Cause it sets in the center of France, not in the center of the Loire VAlley

Note:
Another name the Upper Loire is called : vins du centre, wines from the center

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19
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Soil types of the upper loire?

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Western: Silex (flint), Limestone (Caillotte)

Eastern : Kimmeridge Limestone (Terre Blanches)

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20
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What side of the Loire river does Sancerre set on?

A

Western Bank

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21
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What type of red wines are made in Sancerre?

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  • traditional dry wines
  • Rose

All made from the Pinot Noir and Gamay grape

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22
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What does Fume mean?

A

Smoke

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23
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Are you allowed to make red wine in Pouilly Fume? And from which grape?

A

You’re not allowed to make red wines in Pouilly Fume

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24
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What bank does Pouilly - sur - Loire ser on?

A

the Eastern Bank

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25
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What’s the famous subregion in Pouilly - sur - Loire

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Pouilly - Fume

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What is the dominate soil type in Pouilly - Fume?

A

Silex (flint)

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WHat is the main grape in Pouilly - Sur - Loire?

A

Chasselas

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What type of flavour does Pouilly -Fume wines give and what causes it?

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Smoke flavour and due to the silex in the soil, that causes the flavour to have that smoket taste

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29
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What is the main city in Touraine?

A

Tours

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30
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Where does the weather shift in the Loire Valley from Maritime to Continental?

A

Touraines

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What is the largest area in the Loire Valley?

A

Touraines with 150 AOC regions

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What type of wines are produced in the TOuraines?

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Red
White
Rose

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33
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What’s the red variety in Touraine?

A

Cab Franc

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34
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What AOC region in Touraine produce Red wines?

A

Chinon
BOurgueil
St. Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

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35
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What’s the white variety mostly used in Tourains?

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Chenin Blanc

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36
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What appellation in TOuraine maked white wine?

A

Vouvray
Montlouis

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What area is known as the little sister of Vouvray and why?

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Monlouis - they produce a lesser quality Chenin Blanc than Vouvray

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38
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What’s the most common style of VOuvray made?

A

Medium dry

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39
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True or False?
Almost all medium- sweet Vouvray wines are produced of Botrytis Cinerea

A

True

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40
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What champage method do they use in Vouvray to make sparkling wines?

A

Mèthode Traditionelle

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41
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A fully carbonated wine from VOuvray is called?

A

MOusseaux

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42
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Sparkling wines with more slightly fizzy carbonation are called?

A

Pètillant

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43
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True or False?
Chinon oly produces red wines?

A

False
Chinon maked red wines from Cabernet Franc and a little Cabernet Sauvignon

Chinon makes white wines from Chenin Blanc

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44
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True or False

Wine produced in Saumur may be bottled under Anjou Appellation?

A

True

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45
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Coteaux du Layon produced what type of grapes?

A

Chenin Blanc

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46
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Puilly FUme produced what type of Grape?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

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47
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Bourgueil produces what kinf of grapes?

A

Cabernet Franc (Petit Breton)

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48
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Muscadet Sèvre-et-Mains, grape varity?

A

Melon du Bourgogne (Muscadet)

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49
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Cour-Cheverny produces what kind of grapes?

A

Romorantin

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50
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Menetou-Salon is located in what region?

A

Central Vineyards - Upper Loire

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51
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Name an appellation that produces sweet wines within the Coteaux du Layon?

A

Quarts du Chaume

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52
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What’s the dominant soil of Vouvray?

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Tuffeau rocks - a type of limestone that forms the face of cliffs in Vouvray

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53
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What type of wines does St. Nicolas-de-Bourgueil produce?

A

red wines

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54
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Pinot nOir produces what kind of wines in the Central VIneyards

A

Sancerre rouge

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55
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Savennieres is located in what region od the Loire VAlley?

A

Anjou

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56
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What’s the Primary red varity of Chinon?

A

Cab Franc

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57
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Name 5 appellations within Anjou - Saumur

A

Savennieres
Quarts de Chaume
Bonnezeuax
Coteaux du Layon
Coteaux de l’Aubance

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58
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What are the 4 regions of Loire Valley?

A

Pay Nantais
ANjour-SAumur
Touraine
Central VIneyards

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59
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Name some secondary grapes of the Loire Valley and where are they grown?

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Orbois - Touraine AOC, Cremant de Loire, And Vin de Pays du Loire et Cher

Romorantin - Cour - Cheverny AOC

Chardonnay - all over Loire

Gros Plant (Folle Blanche) - western Loire Valley

Chasselas - Pouilly-sur-Loire

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60
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MAin city in Pays Nantains?

A

Nantes

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Name the major appellations of Pays Nantais

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Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sèrve-et-Mains AOP

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What’s the average abv for wines from Pays Nantais and why?

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12% abv or below
- to ensure lighter, fresher character

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63
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of the 4 appelations of MUcadet, which one accounts over 80% of the Muscadet productions?

A

Muscadet Serve-et-Mains

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What are the main river of Pays Nantais?

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Loire RIver
Maine River
Sèrve River

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65
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Which rivers influence the wines of Muscadet Sèrve-et-Maine?

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Maine River
Sèrve RIver

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What are some of the soils of Mucadet Sèrve-et-Maine that help produce classic Melon de Bourgogne?

A

Gneiss
Silica
Clay
Granite

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Nearly half of the production of wiens from Muscadet Sèrve-et-Maine are bottles what why and why?

A

Sur-Lie.
they are aged on their lees over the winter, and bottles off the fines lees (without filtering)

  • it adds complexity, richness, and a slight sparkle to the finished wine.
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68
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OF the 4 major appellations of Muscadet which is the newest one?

A

Muscades Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
-created in 1994

69
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What’s Hermine d’Or?

A

An unofficial labeling term used in Muscadet Sèrve-et-Maine that promotes terroir and stresses age-ability

70
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Name 3 subzones of Muscadet Sèrve-et-Maine.

A

Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges

71
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What river do the 3 subzones of Muscadet Sèrve-et-Maine set off of

A

Sèrve river

72
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Name 3 appellations Pays Nantais and why they were able to gain their status?

A

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC
Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC
Fiefs Vendéens AOC

they gaines there status due to the elimination of the VDQS tier in 2011

73
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which area is the largest in the loire valley?

A

Anjou

74
Q

What area is the center of Loire Valley Sparkling wine production

A

Saumur

75
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Pineau de la Loire from Njour is made in what style?

A

dry and sweet

76
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45% of Anjou total production is devoted to what type of wine

A

Rose

77
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What grape is used to make rose from Anjou

A

Grolleau

78
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Can Anjou wines be labeled as Saumur?

A

No, bur Saumur wines may be labeled ANjou

79
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Chenin Blanc from Savennieres AOp are generally made in what way?

A

Dry

80
Q

Name two unofficial grand crus of Savennieres?

A

La ROche Aux Moines
Coulee de Serrant

81
Q

Name a monopole within La Roche AUx Moines

A

Nicolas Joly

82
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What’s the character of Savenniere wines and why?

A

THey have a complexity and honey style

due to the steep southern exposure and unique soil structure comprised of Blue schist mixed with volcaninc debris.

83
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Whatäs the main soil of Savennieres?

A

Blue schist mixed with volcanic debris

84
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What are the sweet wine districts of Anjou and what grape do they use?

A

Coteaux du Layon AOP
Coteaux de ö’Aubance AOP
Use late harvested Chenin, hoping for Botrytis

85
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Some major rivers in Anjou

A

Loire river
Layon river
Hyrôme river
Besnarderie River
Rau de Montayer River

86
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Where’s Coteaux du Layon located

A

South Anjou

87
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What’s produced in Bonnezeaux AOP?

A

Sweet wines:)

88
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In which commune do you find Bonnezeaux in?

A

Thouarcè

89
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In which commune do you find QUarts de Chaume?

A

Rochefort-sur-Loire

90
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What is the soil type of Quards de CHaume and what plays a very influential role as well?

A

A small band of sandstone and schist hillsides on the banks of the Layon River

91
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Name two highly regarded producers of Quarts de Chaume

A

Domaine des Baumard
Chateau Pierre - Bise

92
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How many villages are entitled to add their name to basic Coteaux du Layon AOP?

A

7
Beaulieu-sur-Layon
Rochefort-sur-Loire
Faye d’Anjou
St. Lambert du Lattay
St. Aubin de Luigne
Rablay-sur Layon
Chaume

93
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What’s the requirement for wines that are labeled by villafe in COteaux du Layon Aop?

A

Must reach higher minimum must weights and are harvested at lower maximum yields

94
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Saumur AOP maked what type of wines?

A

red
dry white
sparkling white and rose

95
Q

When making a shite wine from Saumur OP, these two grapes can make up to 20% of the blend

A

Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

96
Q

What grapes make up Saumur Rouge?

A

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pineau d’Aunis

97
Q

Can you make a still rose wine in Saumur AOP?

A

No, it isn’t authorized

98
Q

Over half of the grapes in SAumur are used to make what type of wine?

A

Sparkling wine
- saumur AOP
Cremant de Loire AOP

99
Q

The most ageworthy red wines have always come from where in Loire VAlley and what two regions?

A

Touraine
Chinon and Bourgueil

100
Q

What are the three soil types of Chinon?

A

Tuffeau
Clay
Varennes

101
Q

What river is closest to Chinon and is a tributary to the Loire river?

A

Vienne RIver

102
Q

What soil type of Chinon is closes to the Vienne river?

A

The sandy, alluvial varennes soil

103
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Where is Tuffeau most common in Chinon?

A

On the slopes

104
Q

What is Vins de Tuffe?

A

Tuffeau soil ofiginating from the limestone southfacing slopes
- this soil type had the most promise depth

105
Q

Is Chinon AOP located o the noth or the south bank od hte Loire river?

A

South

106
Q

In Chinon, Bourgueil and St. Nicolas-de-Bourgueil what is the maximum amount of Cabernet Sauvignon allowed to blend with Cab franc?

A

10%

107
Q

What types of wine are found in Bourgueil and St. Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?

A

Red
ROse

108
Q

Can you make white wine in Chinon?

A

Yes, only a small amount though, from Chenin grape

109
Q

Vouvray is located on what side of the Loire river?

A

north

110
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What bank does Montlouis-sur-Loire lie on?

A

south

111
Q

What’s Tourains largest and most important white wine district?

A

Vouvray

112
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main soil type of vouvray?

A

Tuffeau limestone

113
Q

What’s the sweetness levels Vouvray are produced?

A

sec
sec-Tendre (off-dry)
Demi-sec
Moelleux
Liquereux

114
Q

Which bank of the Loire river can you find Bourgueil AOp and St. Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOP on?

A

north

115
Q

Name the 3 rivers that touch Chinon AOP.
Which is the most important?

A

Vienne River - most important
Indre river
Loire river

116
Q

What’s the most common trellising system in Chinon AOP for Cab Sauv and Cab franc?

A

Guyot Simple
Pruned to one long cane with maximum of seven buds

117
Q

What two trellising methods arepermitted in Chinon AOP?
Which is preffered for Chenin Blanc?

A

Guyot Simple
Guyot Double - preffered fro chenin blanc

118
Q

What type of style is saprkling wines made in Vouvray AOP?

A

Petillant
Mousseaux

119
Q

What are some of the red varieties of Vouvray?

A

Gamay
Groslot
Pinneau d’Aunis
Cabernet Franc

120
Q

How long does Vin Mousseux (sparkling wine) made in Touraine AOP need to stay in contact with lees before being released?

A

9 months

121
Q

5 key villages in Touraine AOP

A

Amboise
MEsland
Azay-le-Rideau
Oisly
Chenonceaux

122
Q

What grape is used for PRimeur Rouge in Touraine AOP?

A

Gamay
All grapes must be hand harvested

123
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If a white wine from Touraine AOP has the village of “Amboise” or “Azay-le-Rideau” on the label, then what is the only grape permitted for that wine?

A

Chenin Blanc

124
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If a white wine from Touraine AOP has the village of “Oisly” or “Chenonceaux” on the lable, than what is the only grape permitted for that wine?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

125
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What are the laws concerning a white wine made in Touraine AOP that has on the label the name “Mesland”?

A

Min 60% chenin balnc
max. 20% sauvignon blanc
max 15% chardonnay

126
Q

What is the rosé appellation in TOuraine that recreates a historical style on “vin gris”?

What grapes are used in this appellation?

A

Touraine Noble-Joué AOP
- Gris Meunier (P.Meuiner)
- Malvosie (P. Gris)
- Pinot Noir

127
Q

If Cour-Cheverny AOP is one the label then it must be what style of wine?

A

White wine
100% romonrantin

128
Q

What is the name of the area that is noth of Loire Valley bur still is apart of the appellation?

A

Loire Territory
Coteaux du Loir AOP
- area are located right outside of Touraine

129
Q

What type of wine do they make in the Coteaux du Loir AOP?

A

Red blends
rose
white wines

130
Q

The main varieties of Coteaux du Loir AOP?

A

PIneau d’Aunis - red blends and rosé
Chenin blanc - white wines

131
Q

Name the most famous sub Appellation of COteaux du Loir AOP

A

Jasnières AOP

132
Q

What’s the main variety of Jasnières AOP?

A

Chenin Blanc - the only grape that can be bottled in the appellation

133
Q

WHere is Coteaux du Vendômois AOP located?

A

Northeast of Coteaux du Loir AOP

134
Q

What type of wines do they make and from what grape in Coteaux Vendômois AOP?

A

Rosé from Pineau d’Aunis

135
Q

Where is Cheverny AOP and COur Cheverny AOP located?

A

eastern edge of Touraine

136
Q

What’s the main variety in Cheverny AOP?

A

Pinot Noir
Gamay
Sauvignon Blanc

137
Q

What’s the bottle grape varitally of Cour Cheverny?

A

Romorantin

138
Q

Where is Valencay located?

A

Southeast of Touraine

139
Q

What does VAlencay specialize in what two things?

A

Wine
Goat milk cheese

140
Q

Main grapes of Valencay?

A

Gamay
Pinot NOir
Malbec (Cot)
Sauvignon Blanc

141
Q

What type of wines do they make in Valencay AOp?

A

Red
rose
white

142
Q

Name 8 main AOPs for Central VIneyards

A

Orleans
Orleans-Cléry
Pouilly-sur-Loire /Pouilly-Fume
Sancerre
Menetou-Salon
Quincy
Reuilly
Coteaux du Giennois

143
Q

What is classic SAncerre and Pouilly-Fume usually aged in?

A

Stainless-steel

144
Q

Main grapes for Menetou-Salon AOP

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir

145
Q

Main grapes for Reuilly AOP

A

SAuvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris (Rose)

146
Q

Main grape for Quincy AOP?

A

SAuvignon Blanc

147
Q

What was the secound demarcated Appellation of France?

A

Quincy

148
Q

Main grapes of COteaux du Giennois AOP and what type of wine do they make?

A

Pinot Noir
Gamay
(Red and rose with both)

149
Q

Where is the warmest part in loire?

A

Touraine

150
Q

name 7 AOP from Touraine

A

Cheverny
Vouvray
Montlouis
Bourgueil
Chinon
Coteaux du Loir
Jasnières

151
Q

Nane two important AOPs in Anjou-Saumur

A

Savennières
Coteaux-du-Layon

152
Q

Name 3 different wines produced from Pouilly-Fumé

A

Pouilly-Fumé
Pouilly Blanc Fumé
Blanc Fumé de Pouilly

153
Q

What’s in the soil of Terre BLanche?

A

Kimmeridgeon Clay
Soils similar to that of Chablis

154
Q

What’s in the soils of Caillottes?

A

Stones over limestone

155
Q

What’s in teh soil Silex?

A

Flint stones over limestone

156
Q

What grapes grow well on Terre Blanche?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

157
Q

What grape grows well on Silex?

A

Pinot Noir

158
Q

Main grape of Menetou-Salon?

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir
Gamay

159
Q

What style of wine do you find in Menetou-Salon?

A

red
rose
white

160
Q

Quincy AOP sets off what river and what side of the river?

A

West Bank of the River Cher

161
Q

Main grape of Quincy AOP?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

162
Q

What type of wines do they make in Quincy AOP?

A

White - Only AC wines are made in this style

Red - are always classified as Vin de Pays

Rosé - are always classified as Vin de Pays

163
Q

Which village is located southwest of Quincy AOP?

A

Reuilly AOP

164
Q

Main grape of Reuilly ?

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Gris
PInot Noir

165
Q

What types of wines are made in Reuilly AOP?

A

Red
Rose
White

166
Q

Main grape of Orleans AOP?

A

Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier
Chardonnay

167
Q

What types of wines are made in Orleans AOP?

A

red
white
rose

168
Q

Main grape of Orleans Clery AOC? and what type of wine do tehy do?

A

Cabernet Franc
red