Loire Online Flashcards & Quiz

Question 1

What is the principal white grape of the Lower Loire?

Answer 1

Melon de Bourgogne

Question 2

What is the prinicpal white grape of the Middle Loire?

Answer 2

Chenin Blanc

Question 3

What is the principal white grape of the Centre-Loire?

Answer 3

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 4

What is the principal red grape of the

Middle Loire?

Answer 4

Cabernet Franc

Question 5

What is the principal red grape of the Centre-Loire?

Answer 5

Pinot Noir

Question 6

What is the climate of the Lower Loire?

Answer 6

Maritime

Question 7

What is the climate of the Middle Loire?

Answer 7

Maritime with continental influences

Question 8

What is the climate of the Centre-Loire?

Answer 8

Continental

Question 9

What is the Pays Nantais is also known as?

Answer 9

The Lower Loire

Question 10

The Loire River takes its name from the latin word “liger”. What does liger mean?

Answer 10

Silt or Sediment

Question 11

What does “fines bulles” refer to?

Answer 11

Fine Bubbles.

In the Loire, the term refers to all types of wine within the sparkling category (pétillant, mousseux, crémant).

Question 12

Who was Henry Plantagenet?

Answer 12

Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine, King Henry II of England

Question 13

What is “tuffeau”?

Answer 13

Turonian chalk; found in the Middle Loire.

Question 14

Where is “Black Anjou”?

Answer 14

Western Anjou; soils here are dark schist and sandstone.

Question 15

Where is “White Anjou”?

Answer 15

Eastern Anjou; soils here are white tuffeau or Turonian chalk

Question 16

What are “perruches”?

Answer 16

Flinty-clay soils found in the Middle Loire

Question 17

Name the only Grand Cru in the Loire Valley?

Answer 17

Quarts de Chaume

Grand Cru

Question 18

What does “silex” refer to?

Answer 18

Flint; found in the Centre-Loire.

Question 19

What does “terres blanches” refer to?

Answer 19

Limestone-rich Kimmeridgean marl found in the Centre-Loire.

Question 20

What does “caillottes” refer to?

Answer 20

Limestone-rich Portlandian marl pebbles found in the Centre-Loire.

Question 21

What is the name of the regional IGP for

the Loire Valley?

Answer 21

Val de Loire

Question 22

What is the principal grape used in the production of sweet wines in the Loire?

Answer 22

Chenin Blanc

Question 23

Côt is a Loire synonym for which grape?

Answer 23

Malbec

Question 24

Crémant de Loire production is concentrated in which part of the region?

Answer 24

Middle Loire

Question 25

Coulée de Serrant is a monopole. True or False?

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

What is Touraine Noble Joué?

Answer 26

A vin gris made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Meunier.

Question 27

What is the “Chaine des Puys”?

Answer 27

A chain of extinct volcanoes in the Upper Loire.

Question 28

Gros Plant is a Loire synonym for which grape?

Answer 28

Folle Blanche

Question 29

Savennières Roche Aux Moines is a monopole. True or False?

Answer 29

FALSE

Question 30

DGC is an acronym for which term?

Answer 30

Dénomination Géographique Complémentaire

Question 31

Which of these is the most widely grown grape in the Loire?
 Melon de Bourgogne Sauvignon Blanc Chenin Blanc Cabernet Franc

Answer 31

Cabernet Franc

Question 32

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Pouilly-Fume AOC

Answer 32

Centre-Loire

Question 33

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC

Answer 33

Pays Natnais

Question 34

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Quincy AOC

Answer 34

Centre-Loire

Question 35

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Saumur AOC

Answer 35

Anjou-Saumur

Question 36

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Reuilly AOC

Answer 36

Centre-Loire

Question 37

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Rose d'Anjou

Answer 37

Anjou-Saumur

Question 38

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Cour-Cheverny AOC

Answer 38

Touraine

Question 39

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Anjou Villages AOC

Answer 39

Anjou-Saumur

Question 40

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Touraine Noble Joue AOC

Answer 40

Touraine

Question 41

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Bonnezeaux AOC

Answer 41

Anjou-Saumur

Question 42

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC

Answer 42

Touraine

Question 43

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Cheverny AOC

Answer 43

Touraine

Question 44

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Saennieres Roche aux Moines AOC

Answer 44

Anjou-Saumur

Question 45

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Cabernet d'Anjou AOC

Answer 45

Anjou-Saumur

Question 46

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Anjou AOC

Answer 46

Anjou-Saumur

Question 47

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Orleans AOC

Answer 47

Touraine

Question 48

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Answer 48

Anjou-Saumur

Question 49

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC

Answer 49

Centre-Loire

Question 50

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Menetou-Salon AOC

Answer 50

Centre-Loire

Question 51

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Saumur-Champigny AOC

Answer 51

Anjou-Saumur

Question 52

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Valencay AOC

Answer 52

Touraine

Question 53

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu AOC

Answer 53

Pays Natnais

Question 54

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Sancerre AOC

Answer 54

Centre-Loire

Question 55

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Orleans-Clery AOC

Answer 55

Touraine

Question 56

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Bourgueil AOC

Answer 56

Touraine

Question 57

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC

Answer 57

Pays Natnais

Question 58

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Anjou Brissac AOC

Answer 58

Anjou-Saumur

Question 59

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Coteaux de l'Aubance AOC

Answer 59

Anjou-Saumur

Question 60

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Montlouis-sur-Loire AOC

Answer 60

Touraine

Question 61

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Coulee de Serrant AOC

Answer 61

Anjou-Saumur

Question 62

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Touraine AOC

Answer 62

Touraine

Question 63

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC

Answer 63

Anjou-Saumur

Question 64

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Vouvray AOC

Answer 64

Touraine

Question 65

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Gros Plant du Pays Natais AOC

Answer 65

Pays Natnais

Question 66

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Muscadet AOC

Answer 66

Pays Natnais

Question 67

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Savennieres AOC

Answer 67

Anjou-Saumur

Question 68

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Coteaux du Layon AOC

Answer 68

Anjou-Saumur

Question 69

To which of the 4 subregions Pays Natnais Anjou-Saumur Touraine Centre-Loire does the following AOC belong to? Chinon AOC

Answer 69

Touraine

Question 70

Which is the smallest of the Muscadet AOCs? Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire Muscadet Gros Plant du Pays Nantais Muscadet Sèvre et Maine

Answer 70

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Question 71

Which grape variety will be permitted to constitute up to 10% of the blend in Muscadet AOC wines from the 2021 vintage?
 Gros Plant Folle Blanche Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay

Answer 71

Chardonnay

Question 72

Which of these is not a DGC in Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC?
 Clisson Gorges Château-Maine Goulaine Mouzillon-Tillières Le Pallet

Answer 72

Château-Maine

Question 73

The Val de Loire IGP is France’s largest IGP in area. True or False?

Answer 73

True

Question 74

The town and Château of Chinon sit on which river?

Answer 74

Vienne

Question 75

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Orleans-Clery AOC

Answer 75

Red Only

Question 76

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Sancerre AOC

Answer 76

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 77

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Rose de Loire AOC

Answer 77

Rose Only

Question 78

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose, Red Only Rose Only Bourgueil AOC

Answer 78

Rose, Red Only

Question 79

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Anjou Brissac AOC

Answer 79

Red Only

Question 80

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Valencay AOC

Answer 80

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 81

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Anjou Villages AOC

Answer 81

Red Only

Question 82

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Menetou-Salon AOC

Answer 82

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 83

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC

Answer 83

Rose, Red Only

Question 84

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Touraine Noble Joue AOC

Answer 84

Rose Only

Question 85

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Orleans AOC

Answer 85

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 86

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Reuilly AOC

Answer 86

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 87

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Saumur-Champigny AOC

Answer 87

Red Only

Question 88

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Cheverny AOC

Answer 88

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 89

Place the following AOC into one of the following wine style categories: Red Only Dry White, Rose, Red Rose Red Only Rose Only Chinon AOC

Answer 89

Dry White, Rose, Red

Question 90

Saumur AOC makes wines in many different styles – which is the most important in terms of production?

Answer 90

Sparkling

Question 91

Which is the odd one out? Sancerre Blanc Pouilly-Fumé Pouilly-sur-Loire Menetou-Salon Blanc Reuilly Blanc

Answer 91

Pouilly-sur-Loire

Question 92

Which of these Centre-Loire AOCs only make white wine? Select all that apply: Sancerre AOC Pouilly-Fumé AOC Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC Menetou-Salon AOC Quincy AOC Reuilly AOC

Answer 92

Pouilly-Fumé AOC Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC Quincy AOC

Question 93

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Coulee de Serrant AOC

Answer 93

Dry, SS, SW

Question 94

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Bonnezeaux AOC

Answer 94

SS, SW ONLY

Question 95

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Muscadet Sevre et Maine

Answer 95

Dry Only

Question 96

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Savennieres AOC

Answer 96

Dry, SS, SW

Question 97

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC

Answer 97

Dry Only

Question 98

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Muscadet Cotes de Grandliue AOC

Answer 98

Dry White Only

Question 99

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Pouilly-Fume AOC

Answer 99

Dry Only

Question 100

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Muscadet AOC

Answer 100

Dry Only

Question 101

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Savennieres Roche aux Moines AOC

Answer 101

Dry, SS, SW

Question 102

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC

Answer 102

Dry Only

Question 103

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Cour-Cheverny AOC

Answer 103

Dry, SS, SW

Question 104

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Quincy AOC

Answer 104

Dry White only

Question 105

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC

Answer 105

SS, SW

Question 106

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Coteaux de l'Aubance AOC

Answer 106

SS, SW

Question 107

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC

Answer 107

Dry White only

Question 108

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Coteaux du Layon AOC

Answer 108

SS, SW

Question 109

Which of the 3 categories Dry White Only Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet White Semi-Sweet/Sweet White Only does the following AOC fall into? Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOC

Answer 109

SS, SW

Question 110

This rose is famously made from what grape? Rose d'Anjou

Answer 110

Grolleau

Question 111

This rose is famously made from what grape? Touraine Noble Joue

Answer 111

Meunier, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris

Question 112

This rose is famously made from what grape? Chinon

Answer 112

Cabernet Franc

Question 113

This rose is famously made from what grape? Sancerre

Answer 113

Pinot Noir

Question 114

This rose is famously made from what grape? Reuilly

Answer 114

Pinot Gris

Question 115

This rose is famously made from what grape? Cabernet d'Anjou

Answer 115

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 116

In which French landform is Touraine and Centre-Loire found?

Answer 116

Paris Basin

Question 117

From which of these does Coteaux du Layon AOC takes it name?
 Hills that protect the region A river A town An old name for Chenin Blanc

Answer 117

A river

Question 118

The following sub-region has what soil type? Pays Nantais

Answer 118

Volcanic, igneous and metamorphic with limestone

Question 119

The following sub-region has what soil type? Anjou-Saumur

Answer 119

Dark schist, sandstone – Tuffeau

Question 120

The following sub-region has what soil type? Touraine

Answer 120

Tuffeau- Flinty -clay

Question 121

The following sub-region has what soil type? Centre-Loire

Answer 121

Caillottes, Terres Blanches, Silex, Sands & Gravel

Question 122

The Arnon river flows through which Centre-Loire AOC? Reuilly AOC Quincy AOC Menetou-Salon AOC Sancerre AOC

Answer 122

Reuilly AOC

Question 123

Which appellation’s primary wine style is not red? Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC Orléans-Cléry AOC Cabernet d’Anjou AOC Saumur-Champigny AOC

Answer 123

Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

Question 124

List the important grapes of this the following region: Pays Nantais

Answer 124

Melon de Bourgogne and Folle Blanche

Question 125

List the important grapes of this the following region: Anjou-Saumur

Answer 125

Chenin Blanc Cabernet Franc

Question 126

List the important grapes of this the following region: Touraine

Answer 126

Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Romorantin, Cabernet Franc, Côte, Gamay

Question 127

List the important grapes of this the following region: Centre-Loire

Answer 127

Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir

Question 128

Which style of wine is produced in Bonnezeaux AOC? Dry White Semi-Sweet White Sweet White Sparkling White

Answer 128

Sweet White

Question 129

What style of wine often has the term Fines Bulles on the label in the Loire Valley?
 Semi-Sweet Rosé Semi-Sweet White Nouveau style Gamay Sparkling wine Sweet White

Answer 129

Sparkling wine

Question 130

Which AOC produces sparkling wines labeled as pétillant originel? Anjou Saumur Montlouis-sur-Loire Touraine Crémant de Loire

Answer 130

Montlouis-sur-Loire

Question 131

Which appellation’s primary wine style is not dry white? Pouilly-Fumé AOC Muscadet AOC Quincy AOC Touraine Noble Joué AOC

Answer 131

Touraine Noble Joué AOC

Question 132

Where would you find Coulée de Serrant AOC? Touraine Sancerre Savennières Saumur

Answer 132

Savennières

Question 133

List the 7 tributary rivers from Lower to Upper Loire.

Answer 133

Maine Sevre Layon Aubance Vienne Indre Cher