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How is Cabernet Franc locally known in the Loire Valley?

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Breton.

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What is the synonym for Malbec in the Loire Valley?

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Cot.

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What is the climate in Pays Nantais?

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Cool, wet, maritime.

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What is the synonym for Muscadet in Pays Nantais?

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Melon de Bourgogne.

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What are the 4 appellations for Muscadet in Pays Nantais?

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  1. Muscadet
  2. Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
  3. Muscadet Cote de Grandlieu
  4. Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine
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What is the maximum alcohol for Muscadet appellations?

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max 12% abv.

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When can the ‘sur lie’ Muscadet wines be bottled?

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Between 1st of March and 30th of November of the year following the harvest.

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What are the subzones for Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine? What are the ageing on the lees requirements for each zone?

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  1. Goulaine
  2. Le Pallet
    • Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least April 1 of the second year following the harvest (18 months)
  3. Clisson
  4. Gorges
  5. Mouzillon-Tillières
  6. Monnières-Saint-Fiacre
  7. Château-Thébaud
    • Wines must be aged on their fine lees until at least October 1 of the second year following the harvest (24 months)
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What are the lesser known appellations of Pays Nantais?

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  1. Coteaux d’Ancenis
  2. Fiefs Vendeens
  3. Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
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What is the synonym for Folle Blanche in the Loire Valley?

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Gros Plant

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Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP. Grapes and styles of wine.

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White - 100% Pinot Gris (20-40 grams/liter RS)
Rose - Gamay with max 10% CF
Red - Gamay with max 10% CF

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Fiefs Vendeens AOP. Grapes and styles of wine.

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White - min 60% Chenin Blanc principal variety + min 10 % Chardonnay as complementary variety
- Grolleau Gris allowed in Brem as accessory variety
- Sauvignon Blanc allowed in Vic as accessory variety

Rose
- Brem and Chantonnay - min 50% Pinot Noir principal variety + min 10% Gamay as complementary variety
- Mareuil, Vix and Pissotte - min 50% Gamay Noir principal variety + min 10% Pinot Noir as complementary variety

Red
- Brem and Pissotte - min 50% Pinot Noir as principal variety
- Chantonnay, Mareuil and Vix - min 50% Cabernet Franc as principal variety
- all sub-zones can use a min of 10% Negrette as complementary variety for the reds

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What is the synonym for Chenin Blanc in Anjou?

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Pineau de la Loire.

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Can Anjou wines be bottled as Saumur AOP? How about Saumur wines as Anjou?

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No. Yes.

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What are the soils of Savennieres?

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Blues schist mixed with volcanic debris.

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What are the 2 AOPs within Savennieres?

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  1. Roche Aux Moines
  2. Coulee de Serrant (monopole of Nicolas Joly)
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Where is Haut-Poitou AOP? Which wines does it produce?

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Anjou Saumur

White - min 60% Sauvignon Blanc + Sauvignon Gris

Rose - min 40% CF + min 20% PN + min 20% Gamay

Red - min 60% CF + Gamay, Merlot, PN

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Grapes allowed for Saumur “Puy Notre-Dame”?

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CF with max 15% CS

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How are the soils of Saumur called?

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Tuffeau - tufa limestone, ideal for sparkling wine production

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What are the sweet wine appellations of Anjou-Saumur? What is their must weight and RS?

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  1. Bonnezeaux - min 238 gr/liter RS 51 gr/liter
  2. Coteaux de l’Aubance - min 238 (323 for SGN) gr/liter RS 34gr/liter
  3. Coteaux de Saumur - min 238 gr/liter RS 34gr/liter
  4. Coteaux du Layon
    - min 221 / RS 34 gr/liter
    - min 238 with village designation / RS 54 gr/liter
    - min 272 for Chaume 1er Cru / RS 80 gr/liter
    - min 323 for SGN
  5. Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire - min 221 gr/liter / RS 34 gr/liter
  6. Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru - min 298 gr/liter / RS 85gr/liter
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Give 2 producers of Quarts de Chaume.

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Domaine des Baumard
Chateau Piere Bise

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What are the grapes and style of wines produced in Anjou-Villages and Anjou Villages Brissac AOPs?

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Dry reds from CF and CS.

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Style of wine and grapes for Cabernet d’Anjou and Cabernet de Saumur AOPs?

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Rose wine from CF and CS.

Cabernet de Saumur no longer in production, absorbed by Saumur AOP.

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What is the grape in Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP?

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100% Chenin Blanc; off-dry in style with min 34 grams/liter RS.

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Name 3 grapes allowed in Rose d’Anjou AOP.

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Grolleau (Groslot)
Grolleau Gris
CF
CS
Cot
Gamay
Pineau d’Aunis

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Villages of Coteaux du Layon.

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  1. Faye d’Anjou
  2. Rochefort-sur-Loire
  3. Rablay-sur-Layon
  4. Beaulieu-sur-Layon
  5. St. Aubin de Luigne
  6. St. Lambert du Latay
  7. Chaume (Premier Cru)
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What is the Premier Cru appellation for sweet wine of Anjou-Saumur? What is its must weight and RS?

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Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru - 272 gr/liter with min 80gr/liter RS - released only after 1st of September the year following the harvest

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Which other 2 grapes apart from Chenin Blanc were allowed in Saumur Blanc prior to 2016?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

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Chinon AOP.

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white - 100% Chenin Blanc
rose - CF with max 10% CS
red - CF with max 10% CS

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Wines of Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.

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rose - CF with max 10% CS
red - CF with max 10% CS

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Soils of Chinon.

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Varennes (alluvial sand), tuffeau (soft limestone) and clay.

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What is the name of the river in Chinon?

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Vienne, a tributary of the Loire.

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Which other grape apart from Chenin Blanc is allowed in Vouvray AOP?

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Orbois max 5%.

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Which AOP produces similar wines as Vouvray?

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Montlouis-sur-Loire from 100% Chenin Blanc.

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Which villages are allowed to add their names to the basic appellation in Touraine AOP?

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  1. Amboise
  2. Mesland
  3. Azay-le-Rideau
  4. Oisly
  5. Chenonceaux
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36
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What style of wine does Touraine Noble-Joue AOP produce?

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Rose from min 50% Gris Meunier (Pinot Meunier) + Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) + Pinot Noir.

37
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Where is Coteaux du Loir AOP? Grapes and styles?

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In Touraine.

Whites - from Chenin Blanc
Rose - based on Pineau d’Aunis
Red - based on Pineau d’Aunis

38
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What is the grape of Jasnieres AOP?

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100% Chenin Blanc.

39
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Where is Coteaux du Vendomois AOP? What is the grape used in its rose style?

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Touraine, Loire Valley. 100% Pineau d’Aunis.

40
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Which appellation in Touraine uses 100% Romorantin grape in its wines?

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Cour-Cheverny AOP.

41
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Grapes and styles of Valencay and Cheverny AOPs?

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white - from mainly Sauvignon Blanc
rose - Pinot Noir, Gamay and Cot
red - Pinot Noir, Gamay and Cot

42
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What are the three main soils in Sancerre?

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Silex - high proportion of flint
Terres Blanches -Kimmeridgian clay
Caillottes - stony soil littered with fossils

43
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What is the grape in Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

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100% Chasselas.

44
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Grapes and style of Menetou-Salon AOP?

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whites - 100% Sauvignon Blanc
rose - 100% Pinot Noir
red -100% Pinot Noir

45
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Where is Coteaux du Giennois AOP? Grapes and style of wines.

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Central Vineyards, Loire Valey.

white - 100% Sauvignon Blanc
rose - Pinot Noir and Gamay
red - Pinot Noir and Gamay

46
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Quincy AOP. Grapes and style?

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white - from Sauvignon Blanc + max 10% Sauvignon Gris

47
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Reuilly AOP. Grapes and style?

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white - 100% Sauvignon Blanc
rose - Pinot Noir + Pinot Gris
red - 100% Pinot Noir

48
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Orleans AOP.

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white - min 60% Chardonnay
rose - min 60% Pinot Meunier
red - 70-90% Pinot Meunier

49
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What is the grape in Orleans-Clery AOP?

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100% Cabernet Franc.

50
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Where can you find Cotes du Forez and Cote Roannaise AOPs? What wines do they produce?

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Central France. Rose and red from 100% Gamay.

51
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Where is Chateaumeillant AOP?

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Central France in the Cher Department, producing rose and red from Gamay and Pinot Noir.

52
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What is the southernmost region of Loire Valley?

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Cotes d’ Auvergne AOP, producing white from 100% Chardonnay, rose and red from Gamay and Pinot Noir.

53
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Where is Saint-Pourcain AOP?

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Central France, Loire Valley.

white - Chardonnay, Sacy and Sauvignon Blanc
rose - 100% Gamay
red - Gamay + Pinot Noir

54
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What is the minimum RS for Cabernet d’ Anjou ?

A

10 gr/liter.

55
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Which AOP in France is based on Pinot Meunier?

A

Touraine Noble Joue

56
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In the Loire valley, who makes the cuvees Nuance and Harmonie and in which appellation?

A

Vincent Pinard, Sancerre

57
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Who makes Clos de Coulaine in Savennieres?

A

Chateau Pierre Bise

58
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In which AOP would you find the communes of Bellevigne-les-Châteaux, Montsoreau, Parnay, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny, Turquant, Varrains?

A

Saumur Champigny

59
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Which 2 AOP in Pays Nantais allow Blanc, Rose and Rouge production?

A

Coteaux d’Ancenis and Fiefs Vendeens AOP.

60
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What is the principal variety in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?

A

Folle Blanche (Gros Plant).

61
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What is the minimum potential alcohol for Muscadet AOP? How about Muscadet “Sur Lie”?

A

9.5%

10%

62
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Name the subzones of Fiefs Vendeens AOP.

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  1. Brem
  2. Chantonnay
  3. Mareuil
  4. Pissotte
  5. Vix
63
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In which AOP of Pays Nantais there is a minimum of 10% Negrette required?

A

The red wines of Fiefs Vendeens AOP.

64
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Which AOPs of Anjou-Saumur produce red wines only?

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Anjou-Villages AOP
Anjou Villages Brissac AOP
Saumur-Champigny AOP

65
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Which AOPs in Anjou-Saumur produce rose wines only?

A

Cabernet d’Anjou AOP
Rose d’Anjou AOP

66
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What is the maximum yield and minimum RS for Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru?

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20 hl/ha and 85 g/l

67
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What style of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?

A

Blanc liquoreux from 100% Chenin Blanc

68
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Which AOP is the smallest in Anjou-Saumur?

A

Coulee de Serrant AOP, 7 hectares.

69
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Which AOP in Central Vineyards produces red wines only?

A

Orleans-Clery AOP from Cabernet Franc

70
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What are the communes of production for Pouilly Fume?

A

Garchy
Mesves-sur-Loire
Pouilly-sur-Loire
Saint-Andelain
Saint-Laurent-l’Abbaye
Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain
Tracy-sur-Loire

71
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In which AOP would you find Domaine Guiberteau?

A

Saumur AOP

72
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Who produces Clos de la Hutte and Clos de Fremine? In which AOP?

A

Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres AOP.

73
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In which AOP would you find the terroirs of Les Poyeux, St Cyr en Bourg and Sauzay Parnay?

A

Saumur Champigny

74
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Where would you find the producer Moulin Touchais? After how many years is the wine released?

A

Loire Valley, Coteaux du Layon, France. Released after 10 years.

75
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Where would you find the producer Clos Rougeard?

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Saumur-Champigny, Loire Valley

76
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Where would you find the sparkling wine producer Ackerman?

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Loire Valley. The oldest sparkling wine producer in the Loire Valley founded in 1811.

77
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In which AOP would you find the producer domaine Huet?

A

Vouvray AOP

78
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In which AOP would you find the producer René Renou?

A

Bonnezeaux AOP, Loire Valley

79
Q

Damien Laureau and Domaine Eric Morgat are both famous producers in which AOP?

A

Savennières AOP

80
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In which AOP would you find Château Soucherie and Château d’Épiré?

A

Savennières AOP

81
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In which AOP would you find Olga-Raffault and Bernard Baudry?

A

Chinon AOP

82
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In which AOP would you find Domaine Champalou and Jean-François Delaleu?

A

Vouvray AOP

83
Q

In which region of the Loire would you find the Masif Armorican?

A

Pays Nantais

84
Q

What does the term “perruches” reffer to in Touraine?

A

Flinty clay

85
Q

Which soil in the Loire Valley can also be called Oxfordian limestone?

A

caillottes (a mix of limestone and gravel)

griottes (a mix of limestone and clay)

86
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Which region in the Loire valley was the first one to receive AOC status?

A

Quincy, 1936.

87
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What style of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?

A

Blanc liquoreux from 100% Chenin Blanc

88
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Bué, Bannay, Sainte-Gemme and Thauvenay are all communes in which AOP?

A

Sancerre

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