Loire Flashcards
(168 cards)
1
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What is a synonym for pinot gris in the Loire?
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malvoisie
2
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What is the max yield for Muscadet SEM with a subzone?
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45 hl/ha
3
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What are the sugar levels and corresponding designations in the Loire?
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sec <8 g/L
demi sec 8-12 g/L
moelleux 12-45 g/L
doux > 45 g/L
4
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What are the 3 soil types of Sancerre?
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- terres blanches
- caillottes
- silex
5
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What are the 3 soil types of Chinon?
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- tuffeau
- clay
- varennes (sandy/alluvial)
6
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What style of wine is made in Touraine Noble-Joue AOP?
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dry rose made from at least 50% meunier (plus pinot noir and gris)
7
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What are the allowed grapes of Saumur-Champigny AOP?
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cab franc plus max combined 15% cab sauv, pineau d’aunis
8
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What is the only commune of production in Bonnezeaux AOP?
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Thouarce
9
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What Loire AOP’s primary grapes are meunier and chardonnay?
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Orleans AOP
10
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List 4 of the 8 villages that can use the Saumur-Champigny AOP?
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- Chace
- Montsoreau
- Parnay
- Saumur
- St Cyr En Bourg
- Sauzay Champigny
- Turquant
- Varrains
11
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What is the min abv for Saumur-Champigny?
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10.5%
12
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What styles of wine are allowed in Cotes d’Auvergne AOP?
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white - 100% chardonay
red/rose - min 50% gamay plus pinot noir
13
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List 4 of the10 Cru Communaux of Muscadet?
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- Champtoceaux
- Chateau Thebaud
- Clisson
- Gorges
- Goulaine
- La Haye-Fouassiere
- Le Pallet
- Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre
- Mouzillon Tillieres
- Vallet
14
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What 3 villages make up Savanierres?
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- Savannieres
- Possoniere
- Bouchemaine
15
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What style of wine is allowed in Anjou-Villages Brissac AOP?
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dry red based on cab franc and cab sauv
16
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What styles of wine are allowed in Coteaux du Giennois AOP?
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dry white - 100% sauv blanc
dry red/rose - pinot noir and gamay (no one exceeding 80%)
17
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What is the max yield in Quarts de Chaume AOP?
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20 hl/ha
18
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What are the 4 main soil types in Sevre et Main?
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- Gneiss
- Silica
- Clay
- Granite
19
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What are the principal grapes found in reds from Touraine AOP?
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vineyards east of Tours - 50% cot
vineyards west of Tours - 80% cab franc
20
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What type of soil is in Savanierres?
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blue schist with volcanic debris
21
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What style of wine is allowed in Cabernet d’Anjou AOP?
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rose of cab franc and cab sauv
22
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What is the permitted grape of Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?
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chasselas
23
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The rose of what Loire AOP is made from 100% pineau d’aunis?
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Coteaux du Vendomais AOP
24
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What are the only styles of wine allowed in both Coteaux de Saumur AOP and Anjou Coteaux de Loire?
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off dry and sweet chenin
25
What are the allowed grapes for Rose de Loire AOP?
- grolleau/gris
- cab franc
- cab sauv
- pinot noir
- gamay
- pinot d'aunis
26
For roses from Touraine AOP, no single grape can account for what percentage of the blend?
70%
27
What is the max percent of cab sauv allowed in Chinon AOP?
10%
28
What are the origin and end points for the Loire river?
- originates in Massif Central
- empties into Atlantic
29
What climatic event in Pays Nantais solidified it as a white wine region?
frost of 1709 wiped out all red grapes
30
What 2 Loire AOPs make red from 100% gamay?
- Cotes du Forez
- Cote Roannaise
31
What wine wine only AOP in the Loire was the 2nd demarcated appellation in France?
Quincy AOP
32
What is the commune of production for Quarts de Chaume AOP?
Rochefort-sur-Loire
33
What are the requirements for Montlouis-sur-Loire AOP vin mousseaux?
- ancestral method
- hand harvested
- native yeast
- min 9 months on lees
- must be disgorged
- no dosage
- vintage dated
34
What is the min must weight and elevage for Coteaux de l'Aubance AOP SGN?
323 g/L
not released until June 15, 2YFH
35
What is gabbro?
coarse grained, igneous rock formed by slow cooling (magnesium and iron rich) magma
36
What are the principal and accessory white grapes of Fiefs Vendeens AOP?
- chenin (min 60%)
- chardonnay (min 10%)
- grolleau gris
- sauv blanc
37
What is the min abv of Chinon rouge?
10.5%
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What is the max yield for Muscadet-Coteaux-de-Loire AOP?
55 hl/ha
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What are the 'sur lie' requirements for Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?
- 153 g/L must weight
- kept on lees until March 1, YFH
- bottled directly off lees between March 1-Nov 30 YFH
- cant be released until March 8, YFH
40
List 3 of the 7 villages that can append their name to Coteaux du Layon AOP
- Beaulieu sur Layon
- Chaume
- Rochefort sur Loire
- Faye d'Anjou
- Rablay sur Loire
- St Lambert du Lattay
- St Aubin de Ligne
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What is the min abv for Sancerre?
10.5%
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What are the accessory varieties allowed in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?
- montils
- max 10% colombard
43
In what year was Quarts de Chaume given Grand Cru status?
2010
44
What styles of wine are allowed in Coteaux du Loir AOP?
dry red, white, and rose
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What red grapes are allowed in Cheverney AOP?
- pinot noir
- gamay
- cot
46
What is the min RS and elevage for Quarts de Chaume AOP?
85 g/L
not released until Sept 1, YFH
47
In what region is Coteaux d'Ancenis located?
Pays Nantais
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What is the assemblage for reds and rose of Coteaux d'Ancenis?
gamay with max 10% cab franc
49
Rose makes up what percentage of Anjou's production and what is the dominant grape?
45%
grolleau
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White wines of Coteaux d'Ancenis are based on what grape?
pinot gris (malvoisie)
51
Where does the Loire Valley rank in France's white wine production?
1st
- produces more white wine than any other region in France
52
What are the 7 allowed grapes of Rose d'Anjou AOP?
- grolleau/ gris
- cab franc
- cab sauv
- cot
- gamay
- pineau d'aunis
53
What is the climate of the Loire's Central Valley?
cool continental
54
What exposure would you find in Savannieres?
steep southern exposure
55
The white wine of Haut-Poitou AOP is based on what grapes?
min 60% sauv blanc plus sauv gris
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What styles of wine are allowed in Anjou AOP?
- white, rose, red
- sparkling
- sweet
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What is the assemblage for red wine in Anjou AOP?
cab franc plus cab sauv
- max 30% combined pineau d'aunis and grolleau
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What is the encepagement of Touraine Noble Joue AOP?
- min 40% meunier
- min 20% pinot gris
- min 10% pinot noir
59
What style of wine is allowed in Saumur AOP 'Puy Notre Dame?'
dry reds of cab franc plus max 15% cab sauv
60
What is the max percentage of chardonnay allowed in Muscadet AOP?
10%
61
Red and rose of Valencay AOP must be a blend of what 3 varieties? What accessory varieties are allowed?
- gamay, pinot noir, malbec
- max 20% cab franc (and cab sauv until 2024 harvest)
62
What percentage of Muscadet production is accounted for by Sevre-et-Main?
80%
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What is the min abv for Vouvray?
11%
64
What styles of wine are made in Chateaumeillant AOP?
gamay dominant red and rose (PN as accessory)
65
Muscadet sur lie can only be applied to which 3 sub-appellations?
- Coteaux de la Loire
- Cotes de Grandlieu
- Sevre-et-Main
66
What is the Methode Nantais?
fermenting and aging (inertly on lees) in large, glass-lined underground tanks
67
In what year did Coulee de Serrant and Roche Aux Moins receive their own AOPs?
2011
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In what century was the first conclusive evidence of chenin blanc in the Loire?
16th century
69
What grapes are allowed in Coteaux du Loir AOP?
white - chenin
red - pineau d'aunis (min 65%), cot, gamay, grolleau
70
What Loire region is closest to the Atlantic?
Pays Nantais
71
What styles of wine are allowed in Saumur AOP?
- dry white, rose, and red
- sparkling
72
Anjou-Villages is authorized for what color wine only?
red only
73
What is the soil type for Clos Rougeard's 'Le Bourg'' grapes?
clay
74
What is the elevage for Muscadet Sevre-et-Main AOP subzones?
- Goulaine and Le Pallet must age on fine lees until April 1, 2YFH
- all other subzones must age on fine lees until Oct 1, 2YFH
75
White wine from Coteaux du Vendomais AOP is based on what grape?
chenin blanc
76
What is the assemblage for white wines of Saint-Pourcain AOP?
50-80% chardonnay
20-40% sacy
max 10% sauv blanc
77
What are the 2 general appellations of the Loire Valley?
- Cremant de Loire AOP
- Rose de Loire AOP
78
The Clos des Briords parcel lies within which Muscadet cru?
Chateau-Thebaud
79
What are the 3 distinct sections of Coulee de Serrant?
- Grand Clos de la Coulee
- Clos du Chateau
- Les Plantes
80
What is the min RS for Rose d'Anjou AOP?
7 g/L
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What are the max yields in Cremant de Loire AOP?
74 hl/ha
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What is the primary soil type of the village of Breze?
turonian chalk
83
What is the mandated assemblage of Cremant de Loire AOP?
- max 30% combined cab sauv and pineau d'aunis
- plus accessories
84
What are the 'anjou noir' and 'anjou blanc' soils?
noir - dark schist
blanc - limestone
85
What is the pricipal soil type in Quincy AOP?
sand
86
Coteaux du Loir AOP is based on what style of wine?
red and rose made from pineau d'aunis
87
What are the 5 subzones of Fiefs Vendeens?
- Brem
- Chantonnay
- Mareuil
- Pisotte
- Vix
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What is the min RS for Coteaux du Layon?
34 g/L
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What is the assemblage for red and rose from Saint-Pourcin AOP?
rose - 100% gamay
red 40-75% gamay, 25-60% PN
90
In which 2 Muscadet Sevre-et-Main subzones can gabbro soil be found?
- Gorges
- Mouzillon-Tillieres
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What 2 grapes must represent at least 60% of the blend for vin mousseaux from Touraine AOP?
- chenin blanc
- orbois
92
How many hectares is Clos de la Coulee de Serrant?
7 ha
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What white grapes are allowed in Cheverney AOP?
- sauv blanc and sauv gris are primary
- chard, chenin, orbois
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What are the 3 lieux-dits of Quarts de Chaume AOP?
- Les Quarts
- Les Roueres
- Le Veau
95
In what year was 'sur lie" added as a designation to Muscadet production?
1977
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What is the min RS in Bonnezeaux AOP?
51 g/L
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What are the 4 AOPs for Melon B in Pays Nantais?
- Muscadet
- Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
- Muscadet Sevre-et-Main
- Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
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Coteaux de l'Aubance is knows for what style of wine?
sweet
99
What region is the center of sparkling wine in the Loire?
Saumur
100
Chardonnay, gamay, and melon b all share which grapes as parents?
pinot noir X gouais blanc
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What style of wine is made in Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP?
dry white based on 70% gros plant (folle blanche)
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What is the allowed assemblage for white wine in Anjou AOP?
chenin plus max 20% combined chard and sauv blanc
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What type of soil is tuffeau?
chalky, fine grained micaneous limestone
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What style of wine is not allowed on Bourgueil of St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil?
white wine
105
As of 2020, what label designation will no longer be in use in Muscadet AOP?
sur lie
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What are the allowed grapes of Reuilly AOP?
- sauv blanc
- pinot gris
- pinot noir
107
What is Touraine's largest and most important wine region?
Vouvray
108
What are the primary grapes of Menetou-Salon AOP?
- sauv blanc
- pinot noir
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Montlouis-sur-Loire was formerly part of what AOP?
Vouvray
110
Savannieres is located in which region?
Anjou
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What is the average annual rainfall in Pays Nantais?
29 in
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What are the red accessory varieties in haut-Poitou AOP?
- gamay
- gamay de bouze
- gamay de chaudenay
- merlot
- PN
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What white grapes are allowed in Valencay AOP?
- sauv blanc
- orbois, chard, sauv gris
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What is the min abv for Muscadet-Sevre-et-Main with and without a subzone?
without - 10%
with - 11%
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What is the principal red variety of Haut-Poitou AOP?
cab franc
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Who produces the bottle Excelsior?
Luneau-Papin
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What is the primary soil type in Clisson?
granite
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Where does the Loire Valley rank on production of sparkling wine?
2nd (only to Champagne)
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What is the only grape allowed in Orleans-Clery AOP?
cab franc
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What unofficial label in Muscadet-Sevre-e-Main promotes terroir and age-ability?
Hermine d'Or
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What are the 2 AOP subregions of Coteaux du Layons?
- Bonnezeaux
- Quarts de Chaume
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What is the primary soil type of Vouvray and Montlouis?
clay and limestone over tufa
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What is the aging requirement for Muscadet sur lie?
cannot be bottled until March 1 after harvest
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What is the primary white grape makeup in Touraine AOP?
sauv blanc with a max 20% sauv gris
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What river influences the Quarts de Chaume AOP?
Layon River
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What are the principal and accessory varieties for rose in Fiefs Vendeens AOP?
- pinot noir and gamay
- plus cab franc, cab sauv, negrette
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What is the largest and most diverse region in the Loire Valley?
Anjou-Saumur
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Unlike Quarts de Chaume, what winemaking technique is legal in Bonnezeaux AOP?
chaptalization
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What is the climate of Pays Nantais?
cool maritime
130
The best vineyards in the Loire Valley often face what direction?
south
131
What is the soil type in Saumur-Champigny?
tuffeau limestone
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What is the grape of Cour-Cheverney AOP?
Romorantin
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What is the longest river in France?
Loire River
134
Name 5 synonyms for Cabernet Franc
- Breton (Loire Valley)
- Vidure (Graves)
- Bouchet (Saint Emilion)
- Carmenet (Medoc)
- Tsapournako (Greece)
- Bordo (Romania)
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Orbois is a Loire synonym for what grape?
arbois
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What are the main cities of the Loire valley from West to East?
- Nantes
- Angers
- Saumur
- Tours
- Orleans
- Nevers
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What is the largest sub-zone of the Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine AOP?
Goulaine
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What were the 3 first sub-region of Muscadet to be classified?
2011
- Clisson
- Gorges
- Le Pallet
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What is the residual sugar range for Coteau d’Ancenis white?
20-40 g/L
- 100% Pinot Gris (AKA Malvoisie)
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What Anjou village has it own AOP in Anjou? What other appellation shares the same delimitation border?
- Anjou Village Brissac (red only)
– Coteaux de l’Aubance (sweet wine based on chenin)
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Who produces 'Cuvée de Nonnes' and 'Cuvée de l’Abbesse?'
Doamine de la Roche Aux Moines
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What is the local name for Chenin Blanc in Anjou?
Pineau de la Loire
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Why is Quarts de Chaume conducive to botrytis?
the northern slope protects the south facing vineyards from northerly winds that would otherwise cause the morning mist/dew that comes of the Layon River to dissipate.
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What is the Grand cru appellation for sweet wine in the Loire Valley? Describe it
Quarts de Chaume
- 100% Chenin Blanc
- RS: 85 g/L (35 g/L prior 2011)
- Must weight: 298 g/L
- No chaptalisation
- South bank of the Loire Valley
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What are the cuvées of Domaine des Baumards in Coteaux du Layon?
- Carte d’Or
- Clos de Ste Catherine
- Cuvée le Paon
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What is the specific name of the soil of Quarts de Chaume AOP?
Broverian Schist and Pudding sandstone
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Who is the owner of Clos Rougeard?
Currently, owned by Bouygues Brothers (owners of chateaux Montrose) in June 2017 Previously, run by Foulcault Family for 8 generations (Since 1664)
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What is the flagship wine of Clos Rougeard?
Le Bourg
- 100% cab franc
- 1 ha single plot
- 60 year old vines
- 16-24 months in new oak
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Describe Clos Rougeard's 'Ley Poyeaux'
- 100% cab franc
- single plot
- 45 year old vines
- aged in 2nd use oak
150
What is the river of Chinon?
Vienne River
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List 2 of the 8 communes of production of Vouvray
- Chançay
- Noizay
- Parcay-Mesley
- Reugny
- Rochecorbon
- Tours
- Verrou-Sur-Brenne
- Vouvray
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What are the regulations of sparkling wine in Vouvray?
- must be made in traditional method
- not be released until 12 months after tirage
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Who produces Le Mont, Clos du Bourg, and Haut Lieu?
Huet
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What are the 2 villages of production of Jasnières AOP?
- L’Homme
- Ruillé-Sur-Loire
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What are the 2 villages of production for Quincy?
- Quincy
- Brinay
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What are the villages of Reuilly AOP?
- Cher
- Indre
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Name three Lieux Dits in Chinon
- Le Chene Vert
- Le Clos de l’Olive
- Clos de l’Echo
- La Croix Boissie
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What appellation in the Loire for dry wine has the lowest yields?
Coulee de Serrant
159
What is the shape and size of the Dagueneau barrels?
265 L cigar barrels
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What is the most used IGP in the Loire?
Val de Loire
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What are the 5 subzones of Touraine AOP?
- Amboise (chenin, cot)
- Mesland (chenin, gamay)
- Azay le Rideau (chenin, grolleau)
- Oisly (sauv blanc)
- Chenonceaux (sauv blanc, cot)
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What is the only grape allowed in Jasnieres AOP?
chenin blanc
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What is the name of Didier Daguenau's 50 case bottling of sauv blanc from the La Folie vineyard?
Asteroide
164
List 2 producers in Montlouis sur Loire
- Francois Chidaine
- Domaine des Taille aux Loups
- Domaine des Liards
- Ludovic Chanson
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List 2 producers who bottle a Breze
- Rougeard (white only)
- Guiberteau
- Arnaud Lambert
- Chateau de Breze
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What is the name for the ancestral method wines made in Montlouis-sur-Loire?
Vin Mousseaux a fermentation unique
- first recognized pet-nat
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What is Huet's molleux wine coming from all three vineyards, made only in the best years?
Cuvee Constance
- first vintage 1989
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What is the only subzone of Saumur?
Pouilly-Notre-Dame
