Pays Nantais

Question 1

What is the largest appellation in the Loire valley?

Answer 1

Muscadet

Question 2

How has climate change effected Muscadet?

Answer 2

An earlier growing season has also increased the risk of damage from Spring frost. In 2021 average crop loss was 80% due to frost.

Question 3

What does primeur indicate on a bottle of Muscadet?

Answer 3

That the wine was bottled in a youthful state

Question 4

What other grape may be added to Muscadet? In what %?

Answer 4

Up to 10% Chardonnay may be added to basic Muscadet wines

Question 5

What is the traditional vessel used in Muscadet?

Answer 5

Glass lined vats

Question 6

What requirements must be met for a wine to be labeled sur lie in Muscadet?

Answer 6

Must spend no more then 1 winter on lees and may not be bottled before March 1 of the year following fermentation

Question 7

What are the crus of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine?

Answer 7

Clisson,Gorges, Le Pallet, Goulaine, Mouzillon-Tillières, Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, Château-Thébaud

Question 8

For how long do the cru wines of Muscadet require aging sur lie?

Answer 8

Goulaine and Le Pallet: April 1 of the 2nd year following harvest

Gorges, Clisson, Mouzillon-Tillières…:
October 1 of the 2nd year following harvest

Question 9

Where is Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOC?

Answer 9

Around the lake of Grandlieu, South of Nantes

Question 10

Where is the Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC?

Answer 10

Slopes on either side of the Loire river between Nantes and Angers

Question 11

What is Muscadet grown in the Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC labeled as?

Answer 11

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Question 12

What coastal AOC of the Loire valley only permits blends of Pinot Noir, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, and Négrette for red wines?

Answer 12

Fiefs Vendéens AOC