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Loire Valley CS Flashcards

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What is the region of Loire Valley from West to East?

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Lower, Middle, Central and Upper Loire

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What is the main important grape variety in Pays Nantais? And what is the another name of this grapes?

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Melon de Bourgogne or Melon

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What are the 4 appellation for Muscadet?

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

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What are the primary soil for Muscadet Serve-et-Maine?

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schist soils

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What are the requirements for sur lie labeling?

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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.

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What are the 7 official cru Communaux of Mucadet serve et Maine? Which year?

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2011: Clisson, Le Pallet, and Gorges
2019:Château Thébaud, Goulaine, Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, and Mouzillon-Tillières

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What three regions classified AOC status in 2011 after VDQS cancelled?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Coteaux d’Ancenis, and Fiefs Vendéens.

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What is the another name of Chenin blanc in Anjou?

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Pineau de la Loire

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What is the dominant grapes for Anjou Rose?

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Grolleau

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What is the main region for Chenin Blanc in Anjou? What are the two subregion in this main region?

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Savennières AOP, Roche Aux Moines and Coulée de Serrant.

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What are the sweet wine producing region in Anjou?

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Coteaux du Layon AOP and Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP

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What is the grand cru of Loire valley, when they received grand cru, from which region?

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Quarts de Chaume AOP, 2011, within Coteaux du Layon

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What are the village in Coteaux du Layon?

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Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Faye d’Anjou, St. Lambert du Lattay, St. Aubin de Luigné, Rablay-sur-Layon, and Chaume

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What style of wine can be labeled as Anjou Village AOP?

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only red wine

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What is Cabernet Franc knows as in Loire Valley?

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Breton

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What is the limestone soils in Saumur?

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tuffeau/tuffeux

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Chinon Soils

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tuffeau, clay, and varennes.

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What is another name of Malbec in Loire?

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Côt

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Appellation of Touraine (All region)

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Chinon, Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire,Touraine, Touraine Noble-Joué, Coteaux du Loir, Jasnières, Coteaux du Vendômois, Cheverny, Cour-Cheverny, Valençay

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Bourgueil soils

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Sand and Limestone

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Vourvray soils

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tuffeau limestone

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Coteaux du Loir wine (Style and grapes)

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

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Cheverny wine (Style and grapes)

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light reds are Pinot Noir and Gamay based,lean whites are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc

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Cour- Cheverny wine (Style and grapes)

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Romorantin for both dry and of-dry styles of white wine

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Central Vineyards AOP (All region)

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Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Pouilly-sur-Loire,Menetou-Salon, Reuilly, Quincy, and Coteaux du Giennois,
Orléans and Orléans-Cléry

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Sancerre red and white grapes

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Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

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Sancerre soils

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silex, terres blanches, and caillottes

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Pouilly-sur-loire wine (Style and grapes)

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White wines from Chasselas

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What is the local name of Orbois grapes in Loire Valley?

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Arbois/Menu Pineau

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What is another name of Gros plant? Which region you can find this grape?

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Folle Blanche, Gros Plant du Pays Nantais, Coteaux d’Ancenis, and Fiefs Vendéens

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What is Pineu d’Aunis?

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Chenin Noir

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What is the white wine grapes variety for Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP?

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Pinot Gris

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