Loire

Question 1

What is Pepiere’s entry level cuvée

Answer 1

La Pépie (young vines + purchased fruit)

Question 2

what is the most structured of Pepiere’s releases

Answer 2

Briord (old vines, 9 months lees aging)

Question 3

what are Pepiere’s 3 subzone bottlings

Answer 3

Clisson
Chateau Thébaud
Monnèires Saint Fiacre

Question 4

what two red grapes does Pepiere work with

Answer 4

Cot-Merlot
Cab Franc

both released as VDF

Question 5

who produces the sparkling wine Atmospheres

Answer 5

Jo Landron/Domaine de la Louvetrie

Question 6

what is the grand vin of Domaine de la Louvetrie

Answer 6

Fief du Breil (4 ha parcel, 10% gradient)

Question 7

what appellation is Dme de la Fouvetrie “Melonix” released under?

Answer 7

VDF

Question 8

Fred Niger runs what estate

Answer 8

Domaine l’Ecu

Question 9

which grape are the following l’Ecu wines based on?

Faust
Ange
Mephisto
Taurus

Answer 9

Faust = chardonnay
Ange = PN
Mephisto = cab Franc
Taurus = Melon

all VDF

Question 10

what are the two soil specific bottlings of l’Ecu

Answer 10

Granite

Orthogneiss

Question 11

what is Luneau’s monopole bottling

Answer 11

Clos des Allées (9 months lees aging)

Question 12

name 3 single vineyard bottlings of Luneau-Papin

Answer 12

La Verger
Vera Cruz
L D’Or

Question 13

which of Luneau-Papin’s bottlings is sourced from the Goulaine lieu dit

Answer 13

Gula Ana (22 months on lees)

Question 14

what Luneau-Papin bottling is sourced from the Butte de la Roche lieu dit

Answer 14

Terre de Pierre (rare serpentine soils)

Question 15

who purchased in Clos Rougeard in 2017

Answer 15

Martin Bouyges (owner of Ch Montrose)

Question 16

what are the three bottliings of Clos Rougeard rouge

Answer 16

Les Clos ("entry" blend, multiple sites)
Poyeux (2.9 ha, second use barrels, sandy soils)
Le Bourg (new oak, 75+ year old vines, 1ha)

Question 17

how long does Clos Rougeard’s Breze Saumur Blanc age for before release

Answer 17

5 years (2 in wood, some new)

Question 18

when was the Coulee de Serrant first planted

Answer 18

12th century

2020 was the 890th anniversery

Question 19

what are the three bottlings of Coulee de Serrant

Answer 19

La Coullée de Serrant (monopole, 25 hl/ha)
Le Clos de la Bergerie (from Aux Moines appellation)
Les Vieux Clos

Question 20

what is the name of Thierry Germain’s estate in Saumur Champigny

Answer 20

Domaines des Roches Neuves

Question 21

what is the old vines bottling of Roches Neuves

Answer 21

Mémoires (100+ vines)

Question 22

what are the parcel bottlings of Roches Neuves

Answer 22

Mémoires (old vine)
Les Roches
Terres Chaudes (from lieu dit of Poyeux)
Marginale (only made in great vintages)
Clos de l'Echelier 
Franc du Pied
Outre Terre (amphora, no sulfur)

Question 23

Roches Neuves make two chenin blanc from what lieu dit

Answer 23

Clos de l’Ecotard

Question 24

what is the name of Roches Neuves’ sparkling cuvee

Answer 24

Bulles des Roches (trad method, no dosage)

Question 25

Antoine Foucault is most associated with what winery

Answer 25

Domaine du Collier | had worked at Clod Rougeard

Question 26

what commune Dme du Collier in?

Answer 26

Breze

Question 27

what are the 4 wines of Dme du Collier

Answer 27

Saumur Blanc La Charpentrie Saumur Blanc (100 year old vines) La Charpentrie Saumur Rouge (100 year old vines) La Ripaille Saumur Rouge

Question 28

in what year was Ferme de la Sansonniere founded

Answer 28

1990 (by Mark Angeli)

Question 29

what is Ferme de la Sansonniere's rouge bottling

Answer 29

Les Gélinettes (90% Grolleau, no sulfur)

Question 30

what is the name of Sansonniere's rosé

Answer 30

Rosé d'Un Jour (sweet)

Question 31

what is Sansonniere's monopole vineyard called

Answer 31

Les Fouchardes (chenin blanc, 45 year old vines)

Question 32

what is Sansonniere's old vine cuvee called

Answer 32

Les VV des Blanderies

Question 33

what is the name of Bruno Ciofi's small project in Loire

Answer 33

Beret et Campagnie

Question 34

what is the name of Beret et Compagnie's sparkling wines

Answer 34

Ze Pulle Zero Pointe (60g sugar, 9% alcohol) | Oh Nice! (Rosé Cremant with 8 years lees aging, demi sec, Pinot d'Aunis)

Question 35

who produces the wine Les Noels de Montbenault

Answer 35

Richard Leroy (chenin, on banks of Layon river)

Question 36

what are the two vineyards of Clos Naudin

Answer 36

Les Perruches Les Ruettes makes a sec, demi sec and sparkling Vouvray

Question 37

when was Domaine Huet founded

Answer 37

1928

Question 38

when were Huet's three vineyards purchased

Answer 38

Le Haut Lieu (1928) (rich limestone clay soil) Le Mont (1958) (stonier soil) Clos du Bourg (1963) (shallowest)

Question 39

as of 2020, who is the winemaker at Huet

Answer 39

Benjamin Joliveau

Question 40

what was the first vintage of Cuvee Constance

Answer 40

1989

Question 41

name 3 years Cuvee Constance was made

Answer 41

2015 2003 1993

Question 42

what are the Montlouis bottlings of Francois Chidaine

Answer 42

``` Clos de Breuil (clay/silex soil, always dry) Les Choisilles (A cuvee of multiple lieu dit) Les Bournais (limestone soil, usually dry) ``` ``` Les Tuffeaux (old vine cuvee, tendre) Clos Habert (tendre style) ```

Question 43

which Chidaine bottlings are being sourced from Vouvray vines

Answer 43

``` Les Argiles (vinified dry, multiple plots) Clos Baudoin (2.7 ha south facing site, young vines) ``` Le Bouchet (demi sec, borders Clos du Bourg)

Question 44

Chidaine's Clos de la Grange is based on what grape

Answer 44

Sauvignon Blanc (Touraine AOC)

Question 45

what are Dageaneu's 5 Pouilly Fumé bottling

Answer 45

Blanc Fumé (entry blend) Silex ( first vintage 1985, 60 year old vines) Pur Sang (1988, La Folie vineyard) Asteroide (ungrafted vines in La Folie, 50 cases made) Buisson Renard

Question 46

what is Daganeau's Sancerre bottling

Answer 46

Les Monts Damnes

Question 47

Gerard Boulay is in what commune of Sancerre

Answer 47

Chavignol

Question 48

Boulay's Comtesse bottling comes from where

Answer 48

Comtesse is a lieu within the larger Monts Damnes

Question 49

Name Boulay's 4 bottlings

Answer 49

``` La Cote (first vintage 2010 Comtesse (first vintage 2005) Les Monts Damnes (first vintage 2005) Clos de Beaujeu ```

Question 50

what are the four Saumur rouge bottlings of Guiberteau

Answer 50

``` Les Moulins (stainless steel) Les Chapaudaises (1 year in large oak) Les Motelles (1 year in old oak) Les Arboises (18 months in oak, 80% new) ```

Question 51

what are Guiberteau's two clos bottlings

Answer 51

Clos des Carmes (Chenin, 18 months lees) Clos des Guichaux (Chenin, 9 months lees)

Question 52

Alphonse Mellot represents what generation of Sancerre winemaker

Answer 52

19th

Question 53

what is the name of Mellot's old vines bottling

Answer 53

Generation XIX (both white and red)

Question 54

Mellot sources grapes for all his wines from what Lieu Dit

Answer 54

La Moussière