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1
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Grapes for château du Loir AOC?

A 
White - Chenin Blanc
Reds & Roses - min 65% Pineau d’Aunis
                        \+
Red - max 30% cab franc, cot, Gamay 
Rose - max 30% cot, Gamay, grolleau
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Grapes of Chinon AOC?

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Red & Roses -
Cabernet Franc + maximum 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
White -
Chenin Blanc 100%

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3
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Red Cherverny wine law?

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  • 60-84% : Pinot Noir
  • 16-40% : Gamay
  • max 10%: Cabernet franc & Malbec

This is vines and not the grapes in the blend

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Wine laws of Cheverney AOC?

Think %

A
  • Mandates the % of each grape planted

Exp:
White cheverney: 60-84% of vineyard must be Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris

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Another name for Pinot Meunière?

Saumur

A

Gris Meunier

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Another name for Chardonnay?

Saumur

A

Auvernat Blanc

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Another name of Pinot Noir?

Saumur

A

Auvernat Noir

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White grapes of Cour-Cheverny?

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Romorantin

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Grapes for Saumur Rose Mosseux?

AOC

A
  • Minimum 60% Cabernet franc

- Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, grolleau, grolleau gris, pineau d’Aunis, Pinot Noir.

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Grapes for Saumur mosseaux AOC? Or Saumur Brut

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  • Chenin Blanc mostly
  • max 40% Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis, Pinot Noir.
  • max 10% Sauvignon Blanc
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Red appellation of Saumur grapes?

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Cabernet franc + Cabernet Sauvignon + Pineau d’Aunis
Saumur rouge, Saumur- champigny

Cabernet Franc + Cabernet Sauvignon :
Saumur Puy Notre- Dame

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12
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What kind of wine is Saumur Blanc AOC?

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Still white of Chenin Blanc

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13
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What kind of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?

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  • White from Chenin Blanc
  • Hand picked
  • Botrytized grapes
  • Off-dry to sweet
  • Late harvest Characters
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14
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Laws for Cabernet de Saumur AOC?

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  • Dry & lighter style
  • min 7g/l residual sugar
  • made from both Cabernets

Rose

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Largest sparkling wine producing AOC of Loire?

A

Saumur AOC

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16
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Rose grapes for Cremant de la Loire?

A 
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pineau d’Aunis
Pinot Noir
Grolleau

Cabernet Sauvignon & Pineau d’Aunis must be less than 30%

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17
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Highest minimum residual sugar for non fortified sweet wine in France?
Where & how much?

A

Quarts de Chaume

85g/l

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18
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Monopole of middle Loire?

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  • Savenniers Coulee de Serrant
  • Red Schist soils
  • Farmed Biodynamieally
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Rose de Loire AOC grapes + law?

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  • Dry
  • Grapes from Anjou, Saumur, Touraine.
  • Cabernet, Gamay, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, Pineau d’Aunis, Pinot Noir
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Rose d’Anjou AOC?

Grape + laws?

A
  • Grolleau + other grapes
  • Off dry
  • minimum 7g/l
  • Grapes from Anjou & Saumur
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21
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Law of Cabernet d’Anjou AOC?

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  • Rose made from both Cabernets
  • must be off dry to sweet
  • minimum 10g/l RS
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22
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When can Anjou Gamay be released?

A

3rd Thursday of November

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23
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Which region does Cointreau come from?

A

Angers, Loire

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24
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Is injecting Grapes with Botrytis allowed in sweet wines?

Loire

A

Yes

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25
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What is Fines Bulles?

A
  • Translate to fine bubbles

- A general category for all Loire Valley Sparkling wine

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26
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Grapes for Reuilly AOC

A

White: Sauvignon Blanc
Rose: Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris
Red: Pinot Noir

27
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Grapes for Anjou Villages & Anjou Villages Brissac AOC?

A

Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon

28
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Anjou rouge AOC grapes?

A

70% Cabernet franc & Cabernet Sauvignon
+
Grolleau & Pineau d’Aunis

29
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Anjou Blanc AOC grapes?

A

Minimum 80% Chenin Blanc
+
Chardonnay & Sauvignon Blanc

30
Q

Sparkling wines of middle Loire & aging?

A

Petillants-
Mousseux- 9 months Sur Lie
Cremant- 12 months Sur Lie + 1 month bottle

All methode traditionelle

31
Q

Another name of Groslot?

Middle Loire

32
Q

Another name for Menu Pineau?

Middle Loire

A

Arbois
Or
Orbois

33
Q

Dry - sweet AOC of Anjou on Schist soil?

A
  • Savenniers
  • Savenniers Coulee de Serrant
  • Savenniers la Roche aux Moines
34
Q

Sweet AOC of Anjou based on Schist?

A
  • Anjou Coteaux de la Loire

- Coteaux de l’Aubance

35
Q

Which sweet AOC of Anjou have both Schist & sandstone soil?

A
  • Bonnezeau
  • Coteaux de Layon
  • Chaume
  • Quarts de Chaume
36
Q

Smallest Loire valley AOC?

Grapes

A

Jasnieres AOC 100% Chenin Blanc

37
Q

Grapes for Orleans AOC?

A
  • minimum 60% Chardonnay +
    Pinot Gris
  • mostly 100% Chardonnay
38
Q

White grapes of Toraine ?

A

Vineyard planting
Minimum 80% Sauvignon Blanc
Maximum of 20% Sauvignon Gris

39
Q

Rose Touraine blend law?

A
  • Atleast 2 grapes: Cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Pinot d’Aunis, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir.
  • single grape can’t be more than 70% vine planting
  • maximum 4g/l RS
40
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Grapes in a “vin Gris” of Touraine Noble Joue?

A

Mainly Pinot Meunier +

Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris

41
Q

100% Chenin villages of Touraine ?

They make reds also

A

Touraine Amboise

Touraine Azay-le-Rideau

42
Q

100% Sauvignon Blanc villages of Touraine?

A

Touraine Chenonceaux

Touraine Oisly

43
Q

Grapes for Touraine Mosseux & Petillant AOC? Yes

A

White:
Chenin Blanc/ Chardonnay
Orbois/ Chardonnay

Rose:
Gamay, Cot, Cabernet franc (9 months age, methode traditionelle)

44
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Vouvray Mosseux & Petillant AOC grapes?

A

Chenin Blanc

12 months Sur Lie

45
Q

Touraine sweetness levels?

A

Sec: <8g/l RS
Demi-sec: 8-35g/l RS
Moelleux: >35g/l RS
Doux: >150g/l RS

46
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3 soils of Centre Loire?

A

Terres Blanche
Caillotes
Silex

47
Q

Soil of upper Loire?

A

Western: Limestone
Eastern: Granitic

48
Q

Another name for Sacy?

Upper Loire

A

Tressallier

49
Q

What is Gamay saint Romain?

A

A small berried, spicy, peppery version of Gamay

50
Q

Grapes for Quincy AOC?

A

Sauvignon Blanc +

Small amounts of Sauvignon Gris

51
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Grapes for Pouilly-Sur-Loire?

52
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Grapes of Menetou-Salon AOC?

A

White: Sauvignon Blanc
Red: Pinot Noir

53
Q

Climate of Pays Nantais?

A
  • Maritime influence - Atlantic & Gulf Stream
  • 2000 sunshine hours
  • Chapitalization allowed to maintain alcohol levels
54
Q

Another name for Tuffeau soil?

A

Turonian Chalk, named after the city of Tours

55
Q

Soil of Anjou Saumur?

A

Dark Schist

Tuffeau (white chalk)

56
Q

Sur Lie aging criteria for the 3 crus?

A
  • lower yields
  • higher degree of ripeness
  • Hand harvested
  • may not put “Sur Lie” on the label
57
Q

Sur Lie labelling criteria?

A

Must be bottled between 1st April - 30th November the year following the harvest

58
Q

2 rivers that run through Muscadet Sevre et Maine?

A
  • La Sevre Nantaise

- La Petite Maine

59
Q

Smallest regional Muscadet AOC?

A

Muscadet Coteaux de La Loire AOC

pronounced minerality

60
Q

AOCs of Muscadet Sevre et maine?

& aging & soil

A

Chisson- 24 months- Granite gravels & galets

George’s- 24 months- clay rich in quartz, green volcanic rock called gabbros

Le Pallet- 17 months, Gneiss & Gabbros

61
Q

Another name for Pinot Gris ?

Loire

62
Q

2 names of Chenin Blanc?

Loire

A

Pineau de Loire

Gros Pineau

63
Q

Another name for Muscadet?

Loire

A

Melon de Bourgogne

64
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Soil of Pays Nantes?

A

Gneiss- Top Soil
Crystalline igneous Rocks-Sub-soil
Volcanic rocks as well

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