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The Loire Valley Flashcards

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What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire?

A

Melon de Bourgogne

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What is the principal white grape of the Middle Loire?

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Chenin Blanc

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What is the principal white grape of the Centre Loire?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What is the principal red grape of the Middle Loire?

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Cabernet Franc

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What is the principal red grape of the Centre Loire?

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Pinot Noir

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6
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What is the climate of the Lower Loire?

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Maritime

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What is the climate of the Middle Loire?

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Maritimes with Continental influences

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What is the climate of the Centre Loire?

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Continental

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9
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What is the Pays Nantais is also known as?

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Lower Loire

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The Loire River takes its name from the latin word “liger”. What does liger mean?

A

Silt or Sediment

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11
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What does “fines bulles” refer to?

A

all types of Sparkling wines (petillant, Mousseaux, cremant) - In the Loire, this is the term they refer to

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12
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Who was Henry Plantagenet?

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Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England

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13
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What is “tuffeau”

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Turonian Chalk; found in the Middle Loire

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14
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Where is “Black Anjou”?

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Western Anjou - soil dark schist and Sandstone

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Where is “White Anjou”?

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Eastern Anjou - soils white tuffeau or Turonian Chalk

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16
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What are “perruches”?

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Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire

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17
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Name the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley?

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Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

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18
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What does “Silex” refer to?

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Flint - found in the Centre-Loire

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19
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What does “terres blanches” refer to?

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Soil Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire

20
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What does “caillottes” refer to?

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Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles - found in the Centre-Loire

21
Q

What is the name of the regional IGP for the Loire Valley?

A

Val de Loire IGT

22
Q

What is the principal grape used in the production of sweet wines in the Loire?

A

Chenin Blanc

23
Q

Cot is a Loire synonym for which grape?

A

Malbec

24
Q

Cremant de Loire production is concentrated in which part of the region?

A

Middle Loire

25
Q

Coulee de Serrant is a monopole. True or false?

A

True

26
Q

What is Touraine Noble Joue?

A

An AOC focused on wines made by the 3 Pinots: Pinot Noir, Meunier and Pinot Gris

27
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What is the “Chaine des Puys”?

A

a chain of extinct volcanos in the Upper Loire

28
Q

Gros Plant is a Loire synonym for which grape?

A

Folle Blanche

29
Q

Savennieres Roche Aux Moines is a monopole. True or False?

A

False

30
Q

DGC is an acronym for which term?

A

Denomination Geographique Complementaire

31
Q

Due to the Loire Valley’s northerly location, the preferred vineyard orientation is…

A

South

32
Q

In the Loire Valley, a fully continental climate is found in…

A

Centre and Upper Loire

33
Q

Which of the following pairings is incorrect?
a. Pays Nantais : Muscadet
b. Anjou: Valençay
c. Centre-Loire: Pouilly-Fumé
d. Touraine: Vouvray

A

b. Anjou: Valençay

34
Q

The Sèvre and Maine are

A

Rivers

35
Q

Which of the following pairings is correct?
a. Pays Nantais: Sauvignon Blanc
b. Chinon: Cabernet Franc
c. Sancerre: Chenin Blanc
d. Vouvray: Melon de Bourgogne

A

b. Chinon: Cabernet Franc

36
Q

Which of the following AOCs does not produce a botrytized dessert wine?
a. Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire
b. Touraine Noble Joué
c. Coteaux de l’Aubance
d. Coteaux du Layon

A

b. Touraine Noble Joué

37
Q

Which of the following white wines is not made from Sauvignon Blanc?
a. Sancerre
b. Pouilly-Fumé
c. Pouilly-Fuissé
d. Menetou-Salon

A

c. Pouilly-Fuissé

38
Q

Which of the following pairings is not correct?
a. Melon: Muscadet
b. Cabernet Franc: Breton
c. Chenin Blanc: Pineau de la Loire
d. Pinot Noir: Orbois

A

d. Pinot Noir: Orbois

39
Q

Which of the following AOCs produces wines made from Chenin Blanc?
a. Quincy
b. Vouvray
c. Bourgueil
d. Cour-Cheverny

A

b. Vouvray

40
Q

Sancerre Rouge is made from…
a. Pinot Noir
b. Cabernet Franc
c. Grolleau
d. Pinot d’Aunis

A

a. Pinot Noir

41
Q

Chinon is primarily made from…
a. Cabernet Sauvignon
b. Cabernet Franc
c. Pinot Noir
d. Gamay

A

b. Cabernet Franc

42
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Most of the dessert wines of the Loire Valley are made from…
a. Sémillon
b. Sauvignon Blanc
c. Muscat
d. Chenin Blanc

A

d. Chenin Blanc

43
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Which appellation, planted to Muscadet, lies furthest from the sea and is comprised of rolling terrain?
a. Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
b. Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu
c. Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
d. Gros Plant du Pays Nantais

A

a. Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

44
Q

Which is statement is incorrect?
a. Pouilly-Fumé and Quincy are both located in the Centre-Loire
b. Pouilly-Fumé and Quincy are both white-only AOCs
c. Pouilly-Fumé and Quincy both craft white wines from Sauvignon Blanc
d. Pouilly-Fumé and Quincy both flank the Loire River

A

d. Pouilly-Fumé and Quincy both flank the Loire River

45
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Which of the following pairings is incorrect?
a. Savennières: Right Bank of the Loire
b. Chinon: Left Bank of the Loire
c. Bourgueil: Left Bank of the Loire
d. Vouvray: Right Bank of the Loire

A

c. Bourgueil: Left Bank of the Loire

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