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34 Cards in this Set
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What are the main regions of the Loire valley?
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Central Vinyards
Touraine Anjou Nantais |
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Where is the Loire?
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Along the Loire river starting around the town of Pouilly-sur-Loire and ending at the atlantic ocean at Nantes.
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What is the main soil type of Pouilly-sur-Loire?
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Limestone similar to Sancerre
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What are the subdistricts of the Central Vinyards?
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Pouilly-sur-Loire
Sancerre Menetou-Salon Reuilly Quincy |
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What types of wine are made in the Pouilly-sur-Loire?
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Dry Sauvignon Blanc sold as Pouilly-Fume, Pouilly Blanc Fume, Blanc Fume de Pouilly.
Pouilly-sur-Loire is Chasselas |
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What types of wine are made in Sancerre?
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Dry Sauvignon Blanc
Rose and Red from Pinot Noir Drink Young! |
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What are the soil types of Sancerre?
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terre blanche (kimmeridgeon)
caillottes silex all three types "rooted in limestone" |
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What is the climate of the Central Vinyards?
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Continental moderated by the Loire river.
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What types of wine are made in Quincy?
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Dry Savignon Blanc
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What types of wine are made in Reuilly?
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Dry Savignon Blanc
Pinot Gris Rose and Red Pinot Noir |
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What is the climate in Touraine?
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Continental moderated by the Loire river also has some atlantic influence.
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Describe Vouvray.
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White wines made from Chenin Blanc and a small ammount of Arbois. They run the gammit from dry to sweet to fully sparkling using the tradition method.
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Describe the red wine production in the Touraine.
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Cabernet Franc with up to 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Mainly focused around Chinon south of the river and to the east. and Bourgueil and St-Nicholas-de-Bourgueil north of the river and to the west. Both area's wines can benifit by being drunk slightly chilled. Roses also produced. |
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Describe the subdistricts of the Touraine.
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Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny
Vouvray Montlouis Loir Valley Chinon Bourgueil St-Nicholas-de-Bourgueil |
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What is the soil type in Chinon and Bourgueil?
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sandy gravel tufa in best sites.
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What is the soil type in most of Touraine?
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Clay and Limestone over Tufa
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What are the subdistricts of Anjou?
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Saumur
Coteaux du Layon Savennieres |
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What is the climate of the Anjou?
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Mild maritime climate.
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Describe The soil type in Saumur.
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Tufa
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Describe the wines of Saumur.
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Red, White and Rose
Still, Sparkling, dry, and Sweet Red : Cabernet Franc & Sav White : Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay and Sav Blanc Rose : Grolleau, Cabernet Franc & Sav, Cot (Malbec), Pineau d'Aunis |
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What are the two AC designation for traditional method sparkling wine in Saumur?
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Saumur d'Origine
Cremant de Loire (better) |
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Describe the wines of Coteaux du Layon.
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Red, White and Rose
Still, Sparkling, dry, and Sweet Red : Cabernet Franc & Sav White : Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay and Sav Blanc Rose : Grolleau, Cabernet Franc & Sav, Cot (Malbec), Pineau d'Aunis |
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What are the two most famous sweet wines of Coteaux du Layon?
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Bonnezeaux (sweeter)
Quarts-de-Chaume Chenin Blanc Harvested in Tries Botrytis |
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What AOC in Saumur is famous for it's red wines?
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Saumur-Champigny
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pineau d,Anuis |
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Describe Savennieres.
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Savenennieres-Coulee-de-Serrat
Savenennieres-La-Roche-aux-Moines Bone dry Chenin Blanc Volcanic soils SW of the city of Angers North of the river |
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Name the four subregions inside Pays Nantais.
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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine |
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What is the grape used in Pays Nantais?
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Muscadet or Melon de Bourgogne
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What is the style of wine made in the pays Nantais?
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Dry whites aged on lees (sur lies) aged on lees for 6 months or until the third week of march following the harvest.
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What is the soil type in Pays Nantais?
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Gneiss and Granitic soils.
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What is Gros Plant?
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Another white wine produced in the Muscadet area from Folle Blanche.
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List the subregions of the Central Vineyards and give their styles of wine.
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Pouilly-sur-Loire / Pouilly-Fume / Savignon blanc / limestone soils / terre blanche (kimmeridgeon)
Sancerre / savignon blanc and Pinot Noir / terre blanche(white), silex(red), caillottes Menetou-Salon Orleans Quincy Reuilly |
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List the subregions of the Touraine and give their styles of wine.
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Vouvray / tufa / Chenin blanc from dry to sweet from still to petillant to fully Mousseux
Montlouis Chinon, Bourgeuil, and St-Nicholas-de-Bourgeuil / Cabernet franc with 25% cab sav / Chinon produces some dry Chenin Blanc / all 3 produce rose. |
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List the subregions of the Anjou and give their styles of wine.
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Saumur / Tuffeux / dry whites from Chenin blanc and up to 20% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc / Sparkling is Cremant de Loire or Saumur d'Origine
Haut Poitou Savennieres / Coulee-de-Serrat and Le Roche-aux-Moines / volcanic soils / dry chenin blanc. Coteaux du Layon / red, white, rose / Quarts de Chaume, Bonnezeaux are sweet wines from Chenin Blanc. / Noble rot! |
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List the subregions of the Nantais and give their styles of wine.
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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire Muscadet Cotes de Grandliue Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine Melon de Borgogne / sur lies is 6 months aged on fine lees after the harvest or until the 3rd week of march. |
