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What are the main AOPs of Anjou-Saumur?
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1 Anjou
2 Anjou-Villages 3 Coteaux du Layon 4 Bonnezeaux 5 Savennières 6 Coteaux de L'Aubance/Anjou-Villages Brissac 7 Quarts du Chaume 8 Saumur/Coteaux du Saumur 9 Saumur Champigny |
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Where does Saumur AOC lie?
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-Eastern sub-region of Anjou
-Adjacent to Chinon and Touraine |
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What is Saumur known for?
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Sparkling wine production
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What is Chenin blanc known as in Anjou?
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Pineau de la Loire
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What is the % of rose production in Anjou?
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45%
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What grape dominates the rose production in Anjou?
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Grolleau
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Groslot
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What white varietals are from Anjou AOP?
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1 Sauvignon Blanc
2 Chenin Blanc |
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What red grapes are in Anjou AOP?
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Cabernet Franc
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What varietal is the produced in SAVENNIERES AOP?
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Chenin Blanc
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What style is Chenin Blanc in SAVENNIERES?
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Dry: Austere and rigid in their youth
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What are the sub "grand crus" AOPs of SAVENNIERES?
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1 Roche aux Moines
2 Coolée de Serrant |
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What are the sweet wine AOPs in the Loire and what is their grape?
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1 COTEAUX DU LAYON AOP
2 Coteaux de L'Aubance AOP *Chenin Blanc |
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What harvesting method is used in COTEAUX DU LAYON AOP?
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-Hand-harvesting in tries
-Hope for Botrytis |
Same as Coteaux de L'Aubance AOP
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What harvesting method is used in Coteaux de L'Aubance AOP?
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-Hand-harvesting in tries
-Hope for Botrytis |
Same as COTEAUX DU LAYON AOP
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QUARTS DE CHAUME AOP in what AOP?
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COTEAUX DU LAYON
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BONNEZEAUX AOP is in what AOP?
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COTEAUX DU LAYON
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QUARTS DE CHAUME and BONNEXEAUX are known for what style of wine?
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Botrytis-affected sweet wines
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What color of wine does Anjou-Villages AOP produce?
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Red
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One color
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What grapes are used in Anjou-Villages AOP?
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-Cabernet Franc
-Cabernet Sauvignon (added to Cab Franc for fuller and sturdier wines |
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What color wine is produced in Anjou-Villages Brissac AOP?
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Red
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One color
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What varietal is used in Anjou-Villages Brissac AOP?
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Gamay
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What is Gamay known as in Anjou-Villages Brissac?
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Anjou Gamay
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What main white varietal is produced in Saumur AOP?
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1 Chenin Blanc
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What other grapes are allowed to be blended in Saumur AOP white wines?
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1 Chardonnay
2 Sauvignon Blanc |
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What % of blending grapes may be added to Saumur AOP white wine?
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20%
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What grapes are authorized for red wines of Saumur AOP?
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1 Cabernet Franc
2 Cabernet Sauvignon 2 Pineau d'Aunis |
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What grapes are authorized for rosé production in Saumur AOP?
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Rosé are not allowed
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TRICK QUESTION!!!
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What is the sparking wine AOP for Loire Valley?
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Crémant de Loire AOP
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What % of grapes of Saumur are destined for Crémant de Loire AOP?
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Over 50%
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What method is used for Crémant de Loire AOP?
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Méthode Traditionelle
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What is "Tuffeau?"
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Soft limestone in Saumur
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Soil type
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What color wines are produced in Saumur-Champigny AOP
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Red
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Only one
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What varietals are used in red wines of Saumur-Champigny AOP?
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-Cabernet Franc
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Loire's favorite red grape
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