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Loire Valley Flashcards

1
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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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9
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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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11
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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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12
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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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13
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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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16
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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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18
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Two sub zones of Savennieres

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Roche aux Moines

Coulee de Serrant

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19
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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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20
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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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21
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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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23
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Caillottes

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stony soil, littered with fossils

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24
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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

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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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26
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What is the dominant grape in much of Anjou’s Rose production?

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Grolleau

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27
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In what year did the two unofficial grand crus of Savennieres receive AOC Status?

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2011

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28
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8 Villages allowed to produce Saumur-Chapigny

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Chacé
Montsoreau
Parnay
Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg
Saumur
Souzay-Champigny
Turquant, Varrains
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29
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Difference between Saumur AOP sparkling and Cremant de Loire

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Cremant offers the most promise, allowing blending across Touraine and Anjou-Saumur while permitting fewer restrictions on grape usage.

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30
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Style and blend of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais

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Min 70% Folle Blanche (Gros Plant) plus Montils and a max. 10% Colombard

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Haut-Poitou Rose Blend

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Min. 40% Cabernet Franc, plus a min. 20% Pinot Noir and a min. 20% Gamay

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32
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What is the prevailing soil type of Champigny?

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Hard limestone, iron rich, inflected with Shale

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33
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Where is Anjou-Saumur?

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Between Pays Nantais and Saumur

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34
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3 sub zones for Muscadet Sevre et Maine

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Clisson
Le Pallet
Gorges

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35
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Savennieres Blend

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100% Chenin

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36
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Two appellations within Coteaux du Layon AOP

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Bonnezeaux AOP

Quarts de Chaume AOP

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37
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How much of Anjou’s plantings are Cabernet Franc?

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nearly 1/3

38
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Cheverny AOP

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Cheverny’s light reds are Pinot Noir- and Gamay-based, while the lean whites are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc

39
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When did winemaking start in the Loire?

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1st Century CE

40
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When was Muscaday Cotes de Grandlieu AOP Created?

A

1994

41
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Soil type of St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

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Lighter alluvial soils, with a corresponding lighter style of wine

42
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Pays Nantais Climate

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Wet, Cool Maritime

43
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Sancerre AOP and Pouilly Fume AOP Grape

A

Sauvignon Blanc

44
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How are Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire situated?

A

Vouvray is south of the river while Montlouis sits just across the river

45
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In what commune is Bonnezeaux and what is the aspect of its vineyards?

A

Thouarcé

South facing

46
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What is Chenin known as in Anjou?

A

Pineau de la Loire

47
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What is the commune of Quarts de Chaume and what is the aspect of its vineyards?

A

Rochefort-sur-Loire

South facing

48
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St-Pourcain AOP

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Pinot and Gamay reds, exclusively Gamay Rose

49
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Saumur Blanc blend

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Chenin with up to 20% Chardonnay or Sauv Blanc, now 100% Chenin

50
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Two grapes found in Anjou-Villages blend

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Cab Franc, Cab Sauv

51
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Coteaux d’Ancenis Blends

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Blanc: 100% Pinot Gris
Rosé: 100% Gamay
Rouge: 100% Gamay

52
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Minimum RS in both Sweet wine districts

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34 g/l

53
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What does Champigny mean?

A

Field of Fire

54
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Menetou-Salon AOP

A

Sauv Blanc and Pinot Noir

55
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Legally, what is Sur Lie?

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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.

56
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Fiefs Vendeens Blend Blanc

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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.)
57
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Two good producers of Quarts de Chaume and what else do they make?

A

Domaine des Baumard and Château Pierre-Bise

Savennieres

58
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What are the soil types of Quarts de Chaume AOP?

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

59
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Roses from Reuilly

A

Vin Gris of Pinot Gris

60
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What is the mandatory picking practice of the two sweet wine districts?

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Tries, to either get healthy grapes with true late harvest character or full botrytis

61
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100% Chenin Blanc from Coteaux du Loir AOP labeled as

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Jasnieres AOP

62
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5 Villages allowed to append their name to Touraine AOP

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Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Amboise
Oisly
Chenonceaux
63
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Where do you find Tuffeau in Chinon?

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on the slopes

64
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Touraine Rouge

A 
Cot
Gamay
Groslot
Pineau d’Aunis
Cabernet Franc
65
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Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

A

A newer appellation specializing in dry rosés of Pineau d’Aunis

66
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Fiefs Vendeens Blend Rose

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Principal Varieties (Min. 80%): Gamay and Pinot Noir
Accessory Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Négrette
67
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Difference between Vouvray and Jasnieres

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Jasnieres is more green and herbal

68
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What can Anjou AOP be used for?

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Red, white, sparkling

69
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Soil types of Chinon

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tuffeau, clay, and varennes

70
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What makes Quarts de Chaume good for Botrytis?

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Protected from the prevailing winds and touched by morning mists streaming from the Layon

71
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Côtes du Forez AOP and Côte Roannaise AOP

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Exclusively Reds and Roses from Gamay

72
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Only one of the three to produce any AOC White wine?

A

Chinon

73
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Character of Saumur-Champigny

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light, bright and elegantly floral expression of Cabernet Franc

74
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Sancerre Rouge and Rose Grape

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Pinot Noir

75
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How many communes make up Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine AOP?

A

23

76
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Cour-Cheverny AOP

A

Varietal Romorantin

77
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What is the blend of Chinon, Bourgueil and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?

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Cab franc with up to 10% cab sauv

78
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How big is Quarts de Chaume AOP?

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54 ha

79
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Reds and Roses from Coteaux du Giennois AOP

A

Gamay and Pinot Noir

80
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One of the best producers of Bonnezeaux

A

Château des Fesles

81
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Saumur is the center of what type of production in the Loire?

A

Sparkling

82
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Haut-Poitou Blanc Blend

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Min. 60% Sauvignon Blanc, plus Sauvignon Gris

83
Q

Coulee de Serrant is a Monopole for whom?

A

Nicolas Joly

84
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Haut-Poitou Rouge Blend

A

Min. 60% Cabernet Franc, plus Gamay, Gamay de Bouze, Gamay de Chaudenay, Merlot, Pinot Noir

85
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Where is Chinon in comparison to Bourgeuil and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?

A

Chinon is south of the river, while St-Nicolas de Bourgueil is a wedge into Bourgeuil opening north west

86
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Terres Blanches

A

A continuation of the same Kimmeridgian clay that extends into Chablis

87
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Primeur in Touraine

A

100% Gamay

88
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Sweetness levels of Vouvray

A 
sec
sec-tendre (off-dry)
demi-sec
moelleux
liquereux
89
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Touraine Noble-Joué AOP

A

Recreates a historical style of vin gris, a blend of Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier), Malvosie (Pinot Gris), and Pinot Noir

90
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Complimentary Grape in Fiefs Blanc and Rose in Brem exclusively

A

Grolleau Gris

91
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Reds from Reuilly

A

Pinot Noir

92
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Most northerly appellation in Muscadet, and what characterizes the wines

A

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire, cooler climate means fresher wines

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