Touraine

Question 1

What are the three rivers that bisec Touraine?

Answer 1

Vienne River

Indre River

Cher River

All tributaries of the Loire River

Question 2

How does the Tuffeau soil aid in viticulture?

Answer 2

It is a highly pourous rock and absorbs water rapidly and disseminates it slowly.

Question 3

What is Tuffeau soil?

Answer 3

Yellowish, sedimentary limestone. Combination of sand and marine fossils.

Question 4

What are the five geographic designations of Touraine AOP?

Answer 4

Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Oisly
Chenonceaux

Question 5

Which geographic designation of Touraine AOP is for white wine only? What is the grape?

Answer 5

Oisly

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Question 6

Which geographic designations of Touraine AOP are for white wines from Chenin Blanc?

Answer 6

Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau

Question 7

What are the white wines of Touriane AOP based off of?

Answer 7

Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris

Question 8

What river is Chinon AOP located on?

Answer 8

The Vienne River

Question 9

What styles of wine are produced under Chinon AOP?

Answer 9

Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc

Rouge & Rosé - min. 90% Cabernet Franc

Question 10

Chinon AOP soils are divided into three types. What are they?

Answer 10

• Tuffeau -* yellow limestone (Tuffeau Juane)
• Clay* -
• Varennes - sandy, alluvial*

Question 11

What styles of wine are produced under Bourgueil AOP?

Answer 11

Rouge & Rosé - min. 90% Cabernet Franc

Question 12

Who is Adrien Ory?

Answer 12

Mayor of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in 1937 and campagned for a seperate appellation.

Question 13

What styles of wine are produced under Touraine Noble-Joué AOP?

Answer 13

dry Vin Gris

from Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir

Question 14

What is the soil of Vouvray AOP?

Answer 14

Tuffeau Blanc - chalkier, firmer

Tuffeau Jaune - softer, sandier

Question 15

What are the permitted grapes of Vouvray AOP?

Answer 15

min. 95% Chenin Blanc
max. 5% Orbois

Question 16

What styles of wine are produced under Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP?

Answer 16

Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc

Vin Mousseaux/Petillant - 100% Chenin Blanc

Question 17

What styles of wine are produced under Cheverny AOP?

Answer 17

Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris

Rosé & Rouge - Pinot Noir & Gamay

Question 18

What styles of wine are produced under Cour-Cheverny AOP?

Answer 18

dry, still white from 100% Remorantin

Question 19

What style of wines are produced under Valencay AOP?

Answer 19

Dry, still

Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc

Rosé & Rouge - min. 30% Gamay, min. 10% Pinot Noir & min. 10% Côt

Question 20

What are the appellation along the LOIR River in Touraine? What is the main red and white grape?

Answer 20

Coteaux du Loir AOP
Jasnieres AOP
Coteaux du Vendômois AOP

Chenin Blanc
Pineau d’Aunis

Question 21

What styles of wine are produced under Coteaux du Loir AOP?

Answer 21

dry, still

Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc

Rosé & Rouge - min. 65% Pineau d’Aunis + CF, Côt & Gamay

Question 22

What styles of wine are produced under Coteaux du Vendomois AOP?

Answer 22

dry, still

Blanc - min. 80% Chenin Blanc + Chardonnay

Rosé - 100% Pineau d’Aunis

Rouge - min 50% Pineau d’Aunis + PN & CF

Question 23

What style of wine is produced under Jasnières AOP?

Answer 23

Blanc - 100% Chenin Blanc

Made in the stlyes of Vouvray.

Question 24

The Vienne River flows through which appellation?

Answer 24

Chinon AOP

Question 25

Name three requirements for Montlouis-Sur-Loire Vin Mousseux à Fermentation Unique?

Answer 25

Native yeast
ancestral method
min. 9 months on lees
must be disgorged
no dosage permitted (max 5 g/l RS)

Question 26

What is the principle grape variety of Touraine Noble-Joué AOP?

Answer 26

min. 40% Pinot Meunier

Question 27

Who produces Cuvée Constance and what was the most recent vintage?

Answer 27

Domaine Huet

2016