Loire Valley

Question 1

Where is the Longest River

Answer 1

Loire Valley

Question 2

Length of Loire Valley

Answer 2

1000km

Question 3

How many AOC in Loire Valley

Answer 3

60

Question 4

2 Regional AOC

Answer 4

Rose de Loire

Cremant de Loire

Question 5

Four regions of Loire Valley

Answer 5

Nantais
Anjou-Saumur
Touraine
The Upper Loire (Also known as the Central Vineyards)

Question 6

Climate of Loire Valley

Answer 6

Maritime to Continental as we move from west to east

Question 7

Soils of Loire Valley

Answer 7

Coastal areas are dominated by sand, clay, and gravel over a granitic subsoil
Farther inland, various forms of limestone are found – Tuffeau, chalk – as well as flinty chalk soils in the far east
Good drainage, modest nutrients, and sufficient depth

Question 8

Common vine training in Loire Valley

Answer 8

Guyot

Question 9

Sauvignon Blanc in Loire Valley

Answer 9

Touraine and especially in the Central Vineyards

Question 10

Chenin Blanc in Loire Valley

Answer 10

Locally known as Pineau de al Loire
Versatile
Bone-dry to luscious sweet and also used for sparkling

Question 11

Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)

Answer 11

Exclusivity of Nantais
Often aged on their lees
Muscadet de Sevres et Maine (sur lie)
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire

Question 12

Cabernet Franc in Loire Valley

Answer 12

Most successful red in Loire

Light to medium bodied with herbs and red fruit flavors

Question 13

Pinot Noir in Loire Valley

Answer 13

Confined to the Central Vineyards, because of proximity with burgundy

Question 14

Nantais AOC

Answer 14

Muscadet AOC
Muscadet Sevre et Maine AOC

Thrives in a maritime climate

Question 15

3 official ‘Crus’ of Sevre et Maine

Answer 15

Clisson
Gorges
Le Pallet

Question 16

Anjou-Saumur AOCs

Answer 16

Anjou AOC/Anjou-villages AOC
Savennieres AOC - 
  - includes Savennieres Coulee de Serrant AOC
  - includes Savennieres Roche Aux Moines AOC
Coteaux du Layon AOC
Bonnezeaux AOC
Quarts-De-Chaume AOC
Saumur-Champigny

Question 17

wines of Savennieres

Answer 17

Dry concentrated Chenin Blanc

Question 18

Coteaux du Layon

Answer 18

Sweet- Late harvest or Botrytis

Question 19

Bonnezeaux

Answer 19

Botrytis

Question 20

Quarts de Chaume

Answer 20

Botrytis

Question 21

Saumur-Champigny

Answer 21

Cabernet Franc

Question 22

Soil of Tourraine

Answer 22

Tuffeau

Question 23

AOC of Tourraine

Answer 23

Chinon AOC
Bourgueil AOC
Vouvray AOC
Sauvignon de Touraine AOC

Question 24

Chinon AOC

Answer 24

Cabernet Franc

Question 25

Bourgueil AOC

Answer 25

Cabernet Franc

Question 26

Vouvray AOC

Answer 26

All styles of Chenin Blanc

Question 27

Sauvignon de Touraine AOC

Answer 27

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 28

AOC in Upper Loire/Central Vineyards

Answer 28

Sancerre AOC - Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Noir | Pouilly-Fume AOC - Sauvignon Blanc

Question 29

Improtant Producers in Loire Valley

Answer 29

Nicolas Joly, Vincent Pinard, Pierre Luneau-papin, Domaine de l'ecu, Gerard Boulay, Vincent Careme, Domaine Aux Moines

Question 30

What is the primary grape for red Chinon?

Answer 30

Cabernet Franc

Question 31

What is the primary grape for red Sancerre?

Answer 31

Pinot Noir

Question 32

What is the primary grape for red Bourgueil?

Answer 32

Cabernet Franc

Question 33

What is the primary grape for white Sancerre?

Answer 33

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 34

What is the primary grape for Vouvray?

Answer 34

Chenin Blanc

Question 35

What is the primary grape for Savennieres?

Answer 35

Chenin Blanc

Question 36

What is the primary grape for Muscadet?

Answer 36

Melon de Bourgogone

Question 37

What term is the Loire Valley referred to as, because of the abundant floral and vegetative land?

Answer 37

Garden of France

Question 38

What does the term sur lie refer to?

Answer 38

aging on dead yeast cells (lees)

Question 39

What is the primary grape for white Cheverny (middle Loire)?

Answer 39

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 40

What is the primary grape for red Anjou?

Answer 40

Cabernet Franc | also ROSE!

Question 41

What is the primary grape for Pouilly-Fume?

Answer 41

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 42

What is the name for the specialized soil that you find running throughout Upper Loire (specifically Sancerre)? Explain that soil composition.

Answer 42

Kimmeridgean clay It was once under water so it consists of compacted seashells for a salinity and minerality

Question 43

What is significant about the size of the Loire River?

Answer 43

Longest river in France

Question 44

What is the primary region of the Lower Loire? What main region is found there?

Answer 44

Pays Nantais - Muscadet

Question 45

What are the 2 primary subregions of the Middle Loire? Name a few subregions found in these regions.

Answer 45

Anjou-Saumur - Savenierres - Coteaux de la Loire Touraine - Vouvray - Bourgeauil

Question 46

What is the primary region of the Upper Loire? | Name 2 sub-regions here.

Answer 46

Pouilly Fume | Sancerre

Question 47

What is the term for the most notable soil found in Middle Loire?

Answer 47

Tuffeau - Limestone

Question 48

What is the highest level AOP for sparkling wines in Loire Valley?

Answer 48

Cremant de Loire

Question 49

What are the two most recognized sweet wines of the Middle Loire? What style/method of sweet wines do they make?

Answer 49

Quarts de Chaume - Botrytis | Bonnezeaux - Botrytis

Question 50

What is the term for the flint found in much of the soil of the Upper Loire?

Answer 50

silex

Question 51

What is another name for the Malbec grape in Loire Valley?

Answer 51

Cot

Question 52

Describe what Petillant Naturel means

Answer 52

Type of sparkling wine with a single natural fermentation in bottle and zero dosage. Typically not filtered/disgorged

Question 53

Why would the climate turn cooler the further east you go through the Loire Valley?

Answer 53

Lower elevation; moves further from the ocean

Question 54

Name any other grapes found in the Loire Valley?

Answer 54

Gamay Pinot Gris Pineau d'Aunis