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How much of Loire production is AOC

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AOC - 75%
IGP - 14%
Vins sans IG - 11%

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Loir sub regions and its climates

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Pays Nantais/Lower Loire - Maritime

Anjou, Saumur, Touraine/Middle Loire - Maritime with continental influences

Centre & Upper Loire - Continental

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How much of Loire production is produced under AOC status

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75 %

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Climate Pays Nantais

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Maritime,
warmed by golf stream and river,
cold & damp winters but little snow

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Two rivers that bisect Pays Nantais

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Sèvre & Maine

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Dominant top soil in Pays Nantais and main characteristic

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Gneiss
Very porous rock - drainage
Very wet&humid area, drainage very important

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Synonyms of Chenin Blanc in Loire

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Pineau de la Loire

Gros Pineau

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Synonym of Muscadet in Pays Nantais

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Melon de Bourgogne

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What is the largest Loire AOC in ‘size’

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Muscadet AOC

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4 AOC’s Muscadet

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Muscadet AOC
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOC
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC

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Muscadet AOC responsible for highest Muscadet production

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Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC

75% of Muscadet production

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Effects of sur lie ageing

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rounder texture, nuttier, creamy mouthfeel

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‘sur lie’ ageing requirements for non cru Muscadets

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must be bottled between 1st april and 30th november year after harvest
state ‘sur lie’ on bottle - crus don’t

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3 Crus of Muscadet Sèvre et Maine and sur lie ageing requirements

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Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Clisson - min 24 months sur lie

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Gorges - min 24 months sur lie

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Le Pallet - min 17 months sur lie

All crus hand harvested, lower yields and do not have term ‘sur lie’ on bottle!

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Muscadet Sèvre et Maine cru with most concentrated flavor profile of 3 crus

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Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Clisson

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4 subregions of Middle Loire

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Anjou (arround city of Angers)

Layon (within Anjou, sweet wine)

Saumur (arround city of Saumur)

Touraine (between Saumur and Sancerre)

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Tuffeau

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White chalk soil found in Anjou and Saumur

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Soils Anjou

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Dark Schist
White chalk (Tuffeau)
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Soils Saumur

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White chalk (Tuffeau) - high acid wines, sparkling!

Sand - red wine

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Which Muscadet AOC is situated on a lake?

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Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOC

along lake de Grand-Lieu

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White grapes in Anjou/Saumur

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Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire, Gros Pineau)
Arbois
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

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Red grapes Anjou/Saumur

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Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gamay
Grolleau (Groslot)
Grolleau Gris
Pineau d'Aunis
Pinot Noir
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3 sparkling wine styles in middle Loire

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Pétillants: Méthode Traditionelle, ‘fizzy’, 1 - 2.5 atm

Mousseaux: Méthode Traditionelle, min 3 atm

Crémant: Méthode Traditionelle, 9 months sur lie + 3 months in cellar before release

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Sweet wine grape and production Middle Loire

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Chenin Blanc, long hang time, often Botrytis

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Anjou Blanc AOC | grapes & style
min 80% Chenin Blanc, balance Chardonnay & Sauvignon | dry and off dry
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Anjou Rouge AOC | grapes
Based on Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc (min 70%) + Grolleau + Pineau d'Aunis
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Anjou Villages AOC & Anjou Villages Brissac AOC | winestyle, grapes
red from Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon
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Anjou Gamay AOC | winestyles
Gamay, light & fruity, can also be vinified as primeur, launched 3rd Thursday of November
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Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC | winestyle, grapes
sweet, Chenin Blanc, long hang time, botrytis
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7 Middle Loire sweet wine AOC's, all Chenin Blanc
``` Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire Bonnezeaux Coteaux du Layon Coteaux du Layon + Village Coteaux du Layon Chaume 1er Cru Coteaux de L'Aubance Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru ```
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Anjou Mousseux AOC | winestyle, grapes
Sparkling, white & rosé, methode traditionelle Chenin Blanc max 60% Cab Franc, Cab S, Malbec, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis vinified as Blanc de Noir
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Bonnezeaux AOC
Sweet, Chenin Blanc, long hang time, Botrytis
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Crémant de la Loire AOC | style and grapes
white & rosé Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cab Franc, Cab Sauvignon, Pineaut d'Aunis, Pinot Noir, Grolleau Min 9 months sur lie + 3 months
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3 rosé Loire AOC's from driest to sweetest
Rosé de Loire AOC (dry) Rosé d'Anjou AOC (min 0.7% RS) Cabernet d'Anjou AOC (min 1% RS)
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Savennières AOC grape winestyle
Chenin Blanc only white, mostly dry very age worthy
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2 climats of Savennières (independent AOC's), which one is monopole?
Savennières Coulée de Serrant AOC (Monopole - Nicolas Joly) Savennières Roche aux Moines AOC
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Soils - Savennières AOC | what wines?
Slate, schist, clay Concentraded Chenin Blanc, high acid, minerality mostly dry
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4 red wine AOC's in Anjou
Anjou Rouge AOC Anjou Villages AOC Anjou Villages Brissac AOC Anjou Gamay AOC
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3 red wine AOC's in Saumur
Saumur Rouge AOC Saumur-Champigny AOC Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame AOC Primarily made from Cabernet Franc
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Coteaux de Saumur AOC | grape, wine style
Chenin Blanc Off dry to sweet Handpicked, late harvest, botrytized
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Saumur Blanc AOC | winestyle, grape
Chenin Blanc | dry, still
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Saumur Mousseux AOC Saumur Mousseux Rosé AOC Grapes, production
Sparkling, Methode traditionel, Min 9 months sur lie, min 3 atm Chenin blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis, Pinot Noir Rosé min 60% Cabernet Franc
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Synonyme of Cabernet Franc in Touraine
Breton
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Perruche
Flint and clay soil found in Touraine
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Aubuis
Limestone and clay soil found in Touraine
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Gravières
gravels
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Soils in Vouvray, Montlouis, Amboise
Tuffeau - high acid wines
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Synonyme of Chardonnay in Touraine
Auvernat Blanc
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White grape grown exclysively in Cour-Cheverny, Touraine
Romorantin
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Red grapes only grown in Touraine (not in Anjou / Saumur)
Pinot Meunier, Malbec, Merlot, Sauvignon Gris, Pinot Gris
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Synonym for Pinot Noir in Touraine
Auvernat Noir
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Synonyms of Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir in Touraine
Cabernet Franc - Breton | Pinot Noir - Auvernat Noir
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Bourgueil AOC | winestyles, grapes
red, dry rosé Cabernet Franc & max 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Medium bodied, tannic with intense aromas of strawberry and graphite
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Bourgueil AOC Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC Winestyles, grapes
Red, dry rosés Cabernet Franc + max 10% Cab Sauvignon Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil more fruity, less serious then Bourgueil & Chinon, for early consumption
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Cheverny AOC | winestyle, grapes
Red, white, rosés - all dry Wine law mandates percentage of grapes in vineyards, not wines white: 60-84% Sauvignon Blanc & Gris red: 60%-84%, Gamay 16 - 40% plus Cabernet Franc, Malbec
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Chinon AOC | Winestyle, grape
Red, Rosé, White dry Reds/Rosé: Cabernet Franc, max. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon White: 100% Chenin Blanc By production largest red AOC in Loire
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Coteaux du Loir AOC Location, winestyles, grapes
``` On Loir (tributary to Loire) reds, white, rosé (all dry) ``` White: Chenin Blanc Reds / Rosés: Pineau d'Aunis dominated blends
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Montlouis-Sur-Loire AOC location, winestyles, grapes
Left bank, facing Vouvray Whites only, from dry to sweet Chenin Blanc Styles: Sec, Demi-Sec, Moeulleux, Doux Some with Botrytis
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Montlouis-Sur-Loire Mousseux AOC | Montlouis-Sur-Loire Pétillant AOC
Grape: Chenin Blanc Min. 9 months sur lie Pétillant: 1 - 2.5 atm Mousseaux: min 3 atm
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Touraine AOC | winestyles, grapes
Percentages of grapes planted, not percentages in bottle White/Red/Rosé (all dry) Whites: Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris Reds: mainly Cabernet Franc & Cot Rosé: Cab Franc, Cab S, Cot, Gamay, Grolleau, Pinot Meunier...
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What is a wine labeled | 'Touraine Noble Joué'
Vin gris mainly from Pinot Meunier
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Touraine Mousseux AOC | Touraine Petillant AOC
Min sur months sur lie white & rosé grapes: white: Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay rosé: Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Côt
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Vouvray AOC | location, winestyles, grapes
``` right bank within Touraine AOC, facing Montluis-sur-Loire whites, dry to sweet 100% Chenin Blanc sec, demi-sec, moelleux, doux some sweet wines with botrytis ```
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Vouvray Mousseux AOC | Vouvray Pétillant AOC
Chenin Blanc, white only | 12 months sur lie!!
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Which Touraine Mousseaux and Pétillant AOC's must spend a min of 12 months sur lie?
Vouvray Mousseeux AOC Vouvray Pétillant AOC all others 9 months
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Climate centre and upper Loire
Continental with large diurnal and seasonal temperature swings
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3 distinct soil types of centre Loire that rest atop of a base of Kimmeridgean limestone
Terres Blanches - marl rich in oyster fossils Caillottes - limestone pebbels Silex - flint
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Terres blanches
marl rich in oyster fossils, found in centre Loire
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Pouilly-Sur-Loire AOC Location, winestyle, grapes
Covers same area as Pouilly-Fumé | Grape: Chasselas
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AOC in Centre Loire that produces only white wine from Chasselas
Pouilly-Sur-Loire AOC | covers same area as Pouilly-Fumé AOC
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Menetou-Salon AOC | winestyles & grapes
White, red, rosé white: Sauvignon Blanc red/rosé: Pinot Noir similar style as Sancerre
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2 AOC in centre Loire that produces only white wines from Sauvignon Blanc
``` Pouilly-Fumé AOC Quincy AOC (Sauvignon Gris allowed as blending partner) ```
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3 soil types found in Sancerre
Terres Blanches Silex Caillottes
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2 AOC's along Cher river Centre Loire | Winestyles
Quincy AOC - whites Sauvignon Blanc | Reuilly AOC - whites Sauvignon Blanc & reds/rosés: Pinot Noir
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2 ways to produce Rosé
Direct press | Saignée
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Term for all sparkling wines in Loire
Fines Bulles | fine bubbles
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Passerillage
Over-extended hang time, without noble rot, technique to produce sweet wine
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What grape was planted historically in Centre Loire, why did it change?
Chasselas Difficult to graft after Phylloxera
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Soils Sancerre
Terres Blanches, Silex, Caillottes
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Soil Menetou-Salon AOC
Kimmeridgean
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Grape varieties Upper Loire
Whites: Chardonnay, Sacy Reds: Gamay, Pinot Noir
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5 soil types found in Centre Loire
``` Terres Blanches Caillottes Silex Kimmeridgean Sand ```
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Reuilly AOC | winestyles & grapes
whites: Sauvignon Blanc | red/rosé: Pinot Noir
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Which Centre Loire AOC allows Sauvignon Gris as blending partner to Sauvignon Blanc
Quincy AOC
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Gneiss and igneous/volcanic rock is found in what part if the Loire
Pays Nantais / Lower Loire
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Which AOC flanks the Cher river on Kimmeridgean Soils?
Reuilly AOC
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Which is the single largest producer of Loire sparkling wines?
Saumur
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What is Tuffeau
Porous limestone
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Synonym for Gros Plant
Folle Blanche
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Where in the Loire do you find Kimmerigean soils
Centre Loire
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Savennières AOC is located in?
Anjou
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Montlouis AOC is located in?
Touraine
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What are the 2 principal white grapes grown in Pays Nantais
Muscadet | Gros Plant
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Synonyms of Muscadet and Gros Plant in Pays Nantais
Muscadet - Melon de Bourgogne | Gros Plant - Folle Blanche
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Which Muscadet AOC's can be labeled 'sur lie'
all but the crus: Muscadet AOC Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOC Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC
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Cour-Cheverny AOC | location, winestyle, grape
Touraine dry white Romorantin
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Which two grapes dominate the middle Loire.
Chenin Blanc | Cabernet Franc
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Synonyms in the Loire of: Chenin Blanc Cabernet Franc
Chenin Blanc: Pineau de la Loire / Gros Pineau Cabernet Franc: Breton
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Two major soil types in Middle Loire
Tuffeau (Turonian Chalk) | Schist
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6 Major AOC's that produce Chenin Blanc
``` Vouvray AOC Savennières AOC Montlouis-Sur-Loire AOC Anjou Blanc AOC Saumur Blanc AOC Coteaux du Loir AOC ```
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3 major Cabernet Franc AOC's
Bourgueil Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Chinon
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What grapes are used in Touraine Blanc AOC
Sauvignon Blanc AOC (min. 80% planted) | Sauvignon Gris
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Sweet wine AOC's that make wine from Chenin Blanc
``` Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire Bonnezeaux Coteaux du Layon - 1er Cru Chaume - + Village Coteaux de L'Aubance Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru ```
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Only sweet wine Grand Cru in Loire
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
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Only sweet wine AOC outside of Layon?
Anjou Coteaux de la Loire AOC
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Which of the sweet AOC has the highest minimum residual sugar requirement?
Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru | 8.5%, 85 g / liter
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What grapes are used in Touraine Blanc AOC
``` Sauvignon Blanc (min. 80% planted) Sauvignon Gris ```
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Savennières, grape and winestyle
Chenin Blanc still usually dry, but also demi-sec, moelleux and doux
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Vouvray, grape & winestyle
Chenin Blanc dry to sweet still ot sparkling
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Montlouis-sur-Loire, grapes, winestyle
Chenin Blanc dry to sweet still or sparkling (like Vouvray)
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Names of 2 Savennières climats, now AOC, which is monopole
Coulée de Serrant AOC (monopole) | La Roche aux Moines AOC
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What is the grape grown in Cour-Cheverny AOC
Romorantin (white)
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What grape is grown in Cheverny AOC?
Whites: Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris (& Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Arbois) Reds: Pinot Noir (& Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Malbec)
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4 major rosé AOC's in Loire from dry to sweet
Rosé de Loire (max 3 g/l - 0.3%) Saumur Rosé (max 6 g/l - 0.6%) Rosé d'Anjou (max 7 g/l - 0.7%) Cabernet d'Anjou (min 10 g/l - 1%)
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Rosé AOC in Loire that produces dry style?
Rosé de Loire AOC
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What variety is permitted in Rosé de Loire, but not in Rosé d'Anjou?
Pinot Noir
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Which variety is permitted in Rosé d'Anjou but not in Rosé de Loire?
Malbec
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Common varieties used in Rosé de Loire and Rosé d'Anjou?
Cabernets, Grouleau, Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay
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In what region is Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru located?
Layon
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In what region are Chinon and Bourgeuil located?
Touraine
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In what region are Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire located?
Touraine
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In what region is Savennières located?
Anjou
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Terres Blanches
Limestone rich marls
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Caillotes
Limestone gravels
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Silex
Flint
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Sancerre, grapes, winestyles
Whites: Sauvignon blanc, dry | Red/rosé: Pinot Noir
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Pouilly-Fumé, grapes & winestyles
only dry white, Sauvignon Blanc
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Menetou-Salon, grapes, winestyles
White: Sauvignon Blanc | Red, rosé: Pinot Noir (dry)
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Reuilly, winestyle & grapes
White: Sauvignon Blanc Red: Pinot Noir Rosé: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris
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``` Left or right bank of Loire river? Savennières Vouvray Chinon Bourgueil ```
Savennières - right Vouvray - right Chinon - left Bourgueil - right
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What style of wine is made in the Chaume & Quarts de Chaume AOCs?
Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
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Which sweet wine producing subregion lies within the Anjou zone?
Layon
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Quincy AOC location winestyle grapes
Centre Loire near Cher river only whites Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris as blending partner
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Synonyms of Chenin Blanc in Loire Valley
Pineau de la Loire | Gros Pineau
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Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC location winestyle grapes
Touraine, left bank, opposite from Vouvray still white, Mousseux, Pétillant Chenin Blanc
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Chardonnay is grown in the Loire, True or False?
True, mostly for Sparkling
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What are the two principal white grapes grown in Pays Nantais?
Muscadet | Gros Plant
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Grolleau (Groslot) grape color origen where planted
Red grape mainly for rosé production origen - cenral Loire Anjou / Saumur & Tourraine
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What porcentage of wine produced in Loire is AOC status?
75% | 3 rd producer of AOC wines in France
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AOC in Touraine that crafts white wine based on Sauvignon Blanc/Gris and reds on Pinot Noir/Gamay
Cheverny AOC Ley mandates percentages in planting, not in final wine
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Dry white AOC in Touraine that is 100% Romorantin
Cour-Cheverny AOC
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Which Loire AOC produces most red wine
Chinon AOC
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Which Mousseux & Pétillant AOC demands 12 months of sur lie ageing?
Vouvray Mousseux / Pétillant AOC
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Which Touraine AOC faces Vouvray (right bank) on left bank
Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC

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