Loire Valley (Anjou-Saumur)

Question 1

What is the Loire Valleys largest, most diverse, most dynamic region?

Answer 1

Anjou

Question 2

What is Pineau de la Loire?

Answer 2

The local name for Chenin Blanc in Anjou.

Question 3

What grape in Anjou dominates the blended wine of rose?

Answer 3

Grolleau

Question 4

True or False?

Anjou wines may be bottled as Saumur AOP?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True or False?

Many Saumur wines may be bottled as Anjou AOP?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which AOP is produced from 100% Chenin Blanc and generally dry, austere, and rigid in their youth?

Answer 6

Savennières AOP

Question 7

What is the soil structure of Savennières?

Answer 7

Blue Schist mixed with volcanic debris

Question 8

What are the two sub-appellations, long regarded as unofficial grands cru of Savennières that received their own AOCs in 2011?

Answer 8

Roche Aux Moines and Coulée de Serrant

Question 9

What sub-appellation is a monopole of the biodynamic Nicolas Joly?

Answer 9

Coulée de Serrant

Question 10

What are the two sweet wine districts south of Angers and the Loire?

Answer 10

Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP

Question 11

What is the minimum residual sugar content of Coteaux du Layon and Coteaux de l’Aubance?

Answer 11

34 grams per liter

Question 12

What two sub-appellations in the communes of Thouarcé and Rochefort-sur-Loire are notable for botrytis affected fruit sweet wine?

Answer 12

Bonnezeaux AOP and Quarts de Chaume AOP

Question 13

Domaine des Baumard and Château Pierre-Bise are highly regarded producers of which sweet wine AOP?

Answer 13

Quarts du Chaume

Question 14

Château des Fesles is one of the most respected estates in which AOP?

Answer 14

Bonnezeaux

Question 15

What are the seven villages entitled to add their names to the basic Coteaux du Layon AOP?

Answer 15

Beaulieu-sur-Layon

Rochefort-sur-Loire

Faye d’Anjou

St. Lambert du Lattay

St. Aubin de Luigné

Rablay-sur-Layon

Chaume

Question 16

What is the wine style of Chaume?

Answer 16

Minimum 80 grams per liter of residual sugar, the wines of Chaume are exceptionally rich.

Question 17

True or False?

Anjou Villages AOP is a red wine-only appellation?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

What are the main red grapes of Anjou Villages AOP?

Answer 18

Cabernet Franc with a proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 19

True or False?

Anjou de Brissac AOP covers the same 10 communes that are authorized for Coteaux de l’Aubance.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or False?

The Anjou Gamay varietal may not be blended in standard Anjou rouge bottlings

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True or False?

Saumur Blanc now requires 100% Chenin Blanc

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What are the three grapes that Saumur Rouge allows?

Answer 22

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pineau d’Aunis

Question 23

True or False?

Still rose wines are not authorized in Saumur AOP

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What is the AOP that Saumur grapes are destined for methode traditonnelle

Answer 24

Cremant de Loire AOP

Question 25

What is the soft soil of Saumur?

Answer 25

Tuffeau limestones

Question 26

True or False?

Champigny is known as the “field of fire” wherevlimestone is harder, iron rich, and infected with shale.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What style of wine is Saumur-Champigny known for?

Answer 27

Light, bright, elegantly floral expression of Cabernet Franc

Question 28

When did Haut-Poitou achieve AOC/AOP status?

Answer 28

2011

Question 29

What are the three main grapes of Haut-Poitou?

Answer 29

Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Cabernet Franc