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Grape allowed in Vouvray but not Montlouis but rarely encountered?

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Orbois

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3 other Central Vineyard AOPs that produce varietal Sauv Blanc

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Reuilly AOP
Quincy AOP
Coteaux du Giennois AOP

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Longest River in France?

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Loire

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What and where are varennes?

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Sandy alluvial soil near the river Vienne, a loire tributary

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3 new Appellations created in 2011

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Coteaux d’Ancenis
Fiefs Vendéens

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How does Saumur relate to Chinon?

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It is adjacent to Chinon in Touraine

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When did Melon de Bourgogne show up in Pays Nantais and what was it used for?

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17th Century for Distilling

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Coteaux du Loir AOP

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red blends and rosés are based on Pineau d’Aunis and the white wines are exclusively produced from Chenin Blanc

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How can Gamay be used?

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Can be labeled varietally but cannot be used in Anjou Rouge blends

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Saumur-Champigny blend

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Cabernet Franc, plus a max. 15% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis

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What side of the Loire is Savennieres on and what is the advantage?

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North side, steep southern exposure

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When labeling wines by village what must be done?

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Higher must weight, lower yields

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4 Appellations of Muscadet

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Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP.

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How much of Anjou’s production is dedicated to Rose?

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45%

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Can Saumur wines be labeled as Anjou AOP?

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yes but not vice versa

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3 Soils of Sancerre

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silex, terres blanches, and caillottes

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How does Saumur relate to Anjou?

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It is an eastern subregion

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Two sub zones of Savennieres

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Roche aux Moines

Coulee de Serrant

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Two sweet wine districts south of Anger and the Loire

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Coteaux du Layon AOP

Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP

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How much of Muscadet production is labeled as Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP?

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Over 80%

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Saumur Rouge blend

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Cabernet Franc, plus a max. 30% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis

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Villages allowed to append their names to the Coteaux de Layon appellation

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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
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Caillottes

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stony soil, littered with fossils

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How much is the total production of Quarts de Chaume?

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less than 10,000 cases annually

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Silex
has a higher proportion of flint, continuing into the communes of Pouilly-Fumé across the river, where a certain “gunflint” character is implied in the wines
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What is the dominant grape in much of Anjou's Rose production?
Grolleau
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In what year did the two unofficial grand crus of Savennieres receive AOC Status?
2011
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8 Villages allowed to produce Saumur-Chapigny
``` Chacé Montsoreau Parnay Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg Saumur Souzay-Champigny Turquant, Varrains ```
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Difference between Saumur AOP sparkling and Cremant de Loire
Cremant offers the most promise, allowing blending across Touraine and Anjou-Saumur while permitting fewer restrictions on grape usage.
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Style and blend of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Min 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant) plus Montils and a max. 10% Colombard
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Haut-Poitou Rose Blend
Min. 40% Cabernet Franc, plus a min. 20% Pinot Noir and a min. 20% Gamay
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What is the prevailing soil type of Champigny?
Hard limestone, iron rich, inflected with Shale
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Where is Anjou-Saumur?
Between Pays Nantais and Saumur
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3 sub zones for Muscadet Sevre et Maine
Clisson Le Pallet Gorges
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Savennieres Blend
100% Chenin
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Two appellations within Coteaux du Layon AOP
Bonnezeaux AOP | Quarts de Chaume AOP
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How much of Anjou's plantings are Cabernet Franc?
nearly 1/3
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Cheverny AOP
Cheverny’s light reds are Pinot Noir- and Gamay-based, while the lean whites are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc
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When did winemaking start in the Loire?
1st Century CE
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When was Muscaday Cotes de Grandlieu AOP Created?
1994
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Soil type of St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Lighter alluvial soils, with a corresponding lighter style of wine
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Pays Nantais Climate
Wet, Cool Maritime
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Sancerre AOP and Pouilly Fume AOP Grape
Sauvignon Blanc
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How are Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire situated?
Vouvray is south of the river while Montlouis sits just across the river
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In what commune is Bonnezeaux and what is the aspect of its vineyards?
Thouarcé | South facing
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What is Chenin known as in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
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What is the commune of Quarts de Chaume and what is the aspect of its vineyards?
Rochefort-sur-Loire | South facing
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St-Pourcain AOP
Pinot and Gamay reds, exclusively Gamay Rose
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Saumur Blanc blend
Chenin with up to 20% Chardonnay or Sauv Blanc, now 100% Chenin
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Two grapes found in Anjou-Villages blend
Cab Franc, Cab Sauv
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Coteaux d'Ancenis Blends
Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris Rosé: 100% Gamay Rouge: 100% Gamay
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Minimum RS in both Sweet wine districts
34 g/l
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What does Champigny mean?
Field of Fire
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Menetou-Salon AOP
Sauv Blanc and Pinot Noir
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Legally, what is Sur Lie?
Sur lie wines are aged on their lees over the winter, and are bottled directly off the fine lees (without filtering) between March 1 and November 30 of the year following the harvest.
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Fiefs Vendeens Blend Blanc
``` Blanc: Principal Variety (Min. 60%): Chenin Blanc Complementary Varieties (Min. 10% combined): Chardonnay (Grolleau Gris is also considered complementary in Brem, and Sauvignon Blanc is also considered complementary in Vix.) ```
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Two good producers of Quarts de Chaume and what else do they make?
Domaine des Baumard and Château Pierre-Bise | Savennieres
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What are the soil types of Quarts de Chaume AOP?
a small band of sandstone and schist hillsides on the banks of the Layon River
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Roses from Reuilly
Vin Gris of Pinot Gris
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What is the mandatory picking practice of the two sweet wine districts?
Tries, to either get healthy grapes with true late harvest character or full botrytis
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100% Chenin Blanc from Coteaux du Loir AOP labeled as
Jasnieres AOP
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5 Villages allowed to append their name to Touraine AOP
``` Mesland Azay-le-Rideau Amboise Oisly Chenonceaux ```
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Where do you find Tuffeau in Chinon?
on the slopes
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Touraine Rouge
``` Cot Gamay Groslot Pineau d’Aunis Cabernet Franc ```
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP
A newer appellation specializing in dry rosés of Pineau d’Aunis
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Fiefs Vendeens Blend Rose
``` Principal Varieties (Min. 80%): Gamay and Pinot Noir Accessory Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Négrette ```
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Difference between Vouvray and Jasnieres
Jasnieres is more green and herbal
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What can Anjou AOP be used for?
Red, white, sparkling
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Soil types of Chinon
tuffeau, clay, and varennes
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What makes Quarts de Chaume good for Botrytis?
Protected from the prevailing winds and touched by morning mists streaming from the Layon
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Côtes du Forez AOP and Côte Roannaise AOP
Exclusively Reds and Roses from Gamay
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Only one of the three to produce any AOC White wine?
Chinon
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Character of Saumur-Champigny
light, bright and elegantly floral expression of Cabernet Franc
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Sancerre Rouge and Rose Grape
Pinot Noir
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How many communes make up Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP?
23
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Cour-Cheverny AOP
Varietal Romorantin
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What is the blend of Chinon, Bourgueil and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?
Cab franc with up to 10% cab sauv
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How big is Quarts de Chaume AOP?
54 ha
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Reds and Roses from Coteaux du Giennois AOP
Gamay and Pinot Noir
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One of the best producers of Bonnezeaux
Château des Fesles
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Saumur is the center of what type of production in the Loire?
Sparkling
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Haut-Poitou Blanc Blend
Min. 60% Sauvignon Blanc, plus Sauvignon Gris
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Coulee de Serrant is a Monopole for whom?
Nicolas Joly
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Haut-Poitou Rouge Blend
Min. 60% Cabernet Franc, plus Gamay, Gamay de Bouze, Gamay de Chaudenay, Merlot, Pinot Noir
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Where is Chinon in comparison to Bourgeuil and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?
Chinon is south of the river, while St-Nicolas de Bourgueil is a wedge into Bourgeuil opening north west
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Terres Blanches
A continuation of the same Kimmeridgian clay that extends into Chablis
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Primeur in Touraine
100% Gamay
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Sweetness levels of Vouvray
``` sec sec-tendre (off-dry) demi-sec moelleux liquereux ```
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Touraine Noble-Joué AOP
Recreates a historical style of vin gris, a blend of Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier), Malvosie (Pinot Gris), and Pinot Noir
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Complimentary Grape in Fiefs Blanc and Rose in Brem exclusively
Grolleau Gris
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Reds from Reuilly
Pinot Noir
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Most northerly appellation in Muscadet, and what characterizes the wines
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, cooler climate means fresher wines

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