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Question 1

Major Grape Varieties of Loire Valley

Answer 1

• RED: Pinot Noir
  Gamay
  Cabernet Franc
  Côt = Malbec
• WHITE: Sauvignon Blanc
  Chenin Blanc
  Melon de Bourgogne

Question 2

Minor Grape Varieties of Loire Valley

Answer 2

• RED: Cabernet Sauvignon
  Pineau D’Aunis (pee-no doh-nee)
  Grolleau (grow-low)
• WHITE: Chardonnay
  Arbois (are-bwah)
  Romoratin (ro-moe-rah-tah)
  Gros Plant (groh-plah)
  Chasselas (cha-suh-luhs)

Question 3

Location of Pay Nantais
1 Fact

Answer 3

• Pay Nantais is 239 miles southwest of Paris

Question 4

Loire Valley major bodies of water

Answer 4

• Loire River is longest in France (629 miles)
• Central Vineyards: Loire and Cher River
• Touraine: Loir, Cher, Indre and Vienne Rivers
• Anjou: Loir and Layon
• Pays Nantais: Sevre and Maine Rivers. Lac de Grand-Lieu. The Atlantic

Loir is a tributary of The Loire River

Question 5

Six major appelations of Touraine

Answer 5

• Chinon AOP (shee-naan): Chinon Blanc (dry) and Cabernet Franc (dry reds/rosés)
• Bourgueil AOP (boor-guy): Cabernet Franc (dry reds/rosés)
• Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgueil: Cabernet Franc (dry reds/rosés)
• Vouvray AOP: Chenin Blanc (dry to sweet and sparkling whites)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP: Chenin Blanc (dry to sweet and sparkling whites)
• Touraine AOP (tr-ayn): 5 Villages.
  Sauvignon Blanc (most whites), Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay (up to 20% allowed in blends), Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Côt, and small proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.
  (Reds/whites/rosés from all reds and sparkling)

Question 6

Major red and white grapes of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)

Styles of wine produced in Anjou Saumer

Answer 6

• RED: Cabernet Franc
• WHITE: Chinon Blanc (Pineau de la Loire)
• STYLES: All styles of wine are made here

Question 7

Climate of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)

Answer 7

Mostly Maritime with slight continental influence in the east

Question 8

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Soils of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)

Answer 8

blue schist, gravel, sand and alluvial with small mixes of Tuffeau

Question 9

2 Major bodies of water in Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)

Answer 9

Loir and Lyon (both tributaries of The Loire River)

Question 10

11 AOP of Anjou Saumer (saw-myur)

Answer 10

• Anjou AOP
• Anjou Villages AOP
• Savennieres AOP (sah-vuh-nyer)
  
  • Coulée de Serrant AOP (say-rah)
  • Roche aux Moines AOP (oh-mwan)
• Coteaux du Layon AOP (co-toe do layon)
• Coteaux de l’Aubance AOP (low-bance)
• Bonnezeaux AOP
• Quarts de Chaume AOP
• Saumur AOP (saw-myur)
• Saumur-Champigny AOP (saw-myur sham-pin-yee)

Question 11

• The main grape of Pay Nantais
• What popular wine is made from this grape

Answer 11

• Melon de Bourgogne
• Muscadet

Question 12

The Climate of Pay Nantais

Answer 12

Maritime with little temperature change throughout the year

Question 13

4 Soils of Pay Nantais

Answer 13

• Schist,
• silica
• clay
• granite

Question 14

7 AOP of Pay Nantais

Answer 14

• Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP (sev-ruh aye-men)
  
  • Clisson AOP (clee-soh)
  • La Pallet AOP
  • Georges AOP
• Muscadet AOP
• Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOP (co-toe)
• Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP (gran-loo)