Loire Valley

Question 1

Which wine region has the greatest diversity of wines and wine styles in France?

Answer 1

Loire Valley

Question 2

Primary white grape varieties in the Loire Valley?

Answer 2

Chenin Blanc

Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 3

Primary red grape varieties in the Loire valley?

Answer 3

Cabernet Franc

Pinot Noir

Gamay

Question 4

What 2 vineyards have their own AOPs within Savennieres?

Answer 4

Coulee de Serrant

Roche aux Moines

Question 5

Savennieres wine?

Answer 5

Dry wines from Chenin Blanc

Tiny appellation with very low yields legally enforced

Question 6

What soil type is prominent in Vouvray and Chinon?

Answer 6

Tufa

Question 7

Major wines of note from the Loire Valley?

Answer 7

Chinon

Savenierres

Vouvray

Sancerre

Poilly Fume

Muscadet Sevre et Maine

Question 8

What percentage of total production in Sancerre do red and rose wines account for?

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

What is the French translation for ‘silex?’

Answer 9

‘Flint’

Question 10

What soil types do you find in Sancerre and Pouilly Fume?

Answer 10

Predominantly limestone with silex in Pouilly Fume

Question 11

How many times in the last 150 years has Alsace changed hands between the France and Germany?

Answer 11

3