Loire Valley Pt 10 - Upper Loire Flashcards

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Where is the Upper Loire region located ?

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In the heart of France in an area called Auvergne.

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Where are the vineyards located in Upper Loire?

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On the rolling terrain linking the Loire and Allier rivers. Most are near the cities of St Etienne, Clermont- Ferrand and Roanne.

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What is the name of the graben which runs through Upper Loire?

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Limagne Plain.

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What is the climate of Upper Loire?

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Continetal with high diurnality and continentality. Cold winters and warm summer days.

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What is a Puy? the Chaine des Puys?

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A Puy is a weathered hill composed of solidified magma.
The Chaine des Puys is a chain of extinct volcanoes in Upper Loire.

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What does the Chaine Des Puys form in Upper Loire?

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It provides a rain shadow for Saint-Pourcain and Cotes D’Auvergne vineyards.

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What is the rain shadow for Cote Roannaise? Cotes du Forez?

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Monts de la Madeleine for Roannaise;
Monts du Forez for Cotes du Forets

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What are the AOCs of Upper Loire?

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Saint Pourcain; Cotes d’Auvergne; Cote Roannaise; Cotes du Forez

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What are the soils of Saint-Pourcain?

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Chalky-clays, sand and gravel.

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What are the soils of Cote d’Auvergne?

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Clay, chalky-marls, basalt, granite and gneiss.

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What are the soils of Cote Roannaise?

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Iron-rich granite, schist and gneiss.

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What are the soils of Cote du Forez?

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Basalt, granitic sands, schist and gneiss

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When was Saint-Pourcain AOC awarded for which styles and grapes?

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Awarded in 1951 for dry white, rose and red.
White: (P) Chardonnay;(S) Sacy and Sauvignon Blanc;
Red: (P) Gamay, Pinot Noir.

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When was Cotes d’Auvergne AOC awarded, for which styles and grapes?

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Awarded in 1951 for dry white, rose and red.
White: (P) Chardonnay;
Red: (P) Gamay, (S) Pinot Noir.

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When was Cote Roannaise AOC awarded, for which styles and grapes?

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Awarded in 1994 for rose and red.
Red: (P) Gamay.

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When was Cotes du Forez AOC awarded, for which styles and grapes?

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Awarded in 1994 for rose and red.
Red: (P) Gamay.