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What defines Petillant

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The term means “fizzy”. These are methode traditionelle wines with 1-2.5 atmospheres of pressure

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What style of wine is made in the Coteaux du Layon AOC

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wine

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What two Centre Loire AOCs are located on the Cher River

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Quincy & Reuilly

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What style on wine is made in the Cabernet d’Anjou AOC

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Off-dry to sweet Rose made from both Cabernets

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What 3 white grapes are grown in the Lower Loire

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Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne), Folle Blanche (Gros Plant), Pinot Gris

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The Folle Blanche grape is also known as

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Gros Plant

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What is the principal white grape of the Centre Loire

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What style of wine is made in the Chaume and Quarts de Chaume AOCs

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wines

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What is tuffeau

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A porous chalk/limestone soil found in parts of the Middle Loire

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What style of wine is made in the Anjou Coteaux de la Loire AOC

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wine

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What 3 AOCs in the Centre Loire make white wine only?

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Pouilly Fumé, Pouilly-Sur-Loire, Quincy

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What Loire sub-region has a wholly continental climate?

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The Centre and Upper Loire

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What area of the Loire has volcanic soils?

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The Lower Loire: gneiss dominates the top soils, igneous rocks the sub-soils

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Where is Vouvray located?

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Touraine (Middle Loire)

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What defines “terres blanches”?

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A marl that is rich in oyster fossils, one of the three soil types in the Centre Loire

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What is “passerillage”?

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The technique of allowing grapes to wither and dry on the vine

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What Centre Loire AOC produces wines from Chasselas?

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Pouilly-Sur-Loire

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What style of wine is made in the Bonnezeaux AOC?

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wines

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What grape variety is used in the Cour-Cheverny AOC?

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Romorantin

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What Loire wine is frequently aged sur lie?

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Muscadet

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What soil type gives wine a unique gunflint/smoky finish?

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Silex (flint)

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What is the principle grape used for rosé production in the Middle Loire?

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Grolleau

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What is the primary red grape of Touraine?

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Cabernet Franc

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What style of wine is Coteaux de Saumur AOC?

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Sweet, botrytized dessert wines

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The Muscadet grape is also known as:
Melon de Bourgogne
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What are the primary red grapes of the Upper Loire?
Pinot Noir and Gamay
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How long must Loire crémant spend aging on its lees?
12 months (versus 9 months in most other French regions)
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What is the primary red grape of Touraine?
Cabernet Franc
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Other than the Loire River, what are the two other primary rivers of the Lower Loire?
Le Sèvre Nantaise and La Petite Maine
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What are the three crus of the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine AOC?
Clisson, Gorges and Le Pallet
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What defines "caillottes"?
Little limestone pebbles; one of the three soil types of the Centre Loire
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What is a Loire synonym for Cabernet Franc?
Breton
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The Pineau de la Loire grape is more commonly known as:
Chenin Blanc
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What two grapes dominate the Middle Loire?
Chenin Blanc & Cabernet Franc
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What defines the term "fines bulles"?
It translates as "fine bubbles" and is a general term for sparkling Loire wines
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What Loire winegrowing region is known for Kimmeridgean limestone?
The Centre Loire
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What is the primary white grape of the Centre Loire?
Sauvignon Blanc
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Savennières is best known for...
Dry Chenin Blanc, but moelleux and doux versions are also produced
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What style of wine is made in the Rosé de Loire AOC?
Dry rosé made anywhere in the Middle Loire
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What style of wine is made in the Vouvray AOC?
Dry, off-dry and sweet whites from Chenin Blanc
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What category of Loire sparking wine does not have an aging requirement?
Pétillant
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In which Loire sub-region is the Pays Nantais located?
Lower Loire
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What are the primary grapes of the Chinon AOC?
Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc
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The Gros Plant grape is also known as:
Folle Blanche
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What are the primary grapes of the Sancerre AOC?
Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
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What are the three distinct soil types of the Centre Loire?
Terres blanches, caillottes, silex
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Which sweet wine-producing sub-region lies within the Anjou zone of production?
Layon
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What grape is used to make sweet wine in the Middle Loire?
Chenin Blanc
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What defines "Mousseux"?
The term means frothy or bubbly. These are méthode traditionelle wines with at least 3 atms of pressure
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What is the difference between Cabernet d'Anjou AOC and Cabernet de Saumur AOC?
Cabernet de Saumur is drier. It can contain a maximum of 0.7% sugar, while Cabernet d'Anjou must contain a minimum of 1% sugar
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What style of wine is produced in Layon?
Sweet wines affected by noble rot
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The term "silex" refers to:
Flint soils found in the centre Loire
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What is Touraine Noble Joué?
A vin gris made primarily from Pinot Meunier
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What style of wine is made in the Rosé d'Anjou AOC?
Off-dry rosé made primarily from Grolleau
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For what style of wine is Saumur best known?
Sparkling
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What is Touraine Primeur?
A wine made from Gamay using semi-carbonic maceration
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Which Middle Loire AOC is a monopole?
Savennières Coulée de Serrant

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