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Where does the river Loire run?
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rising in the Massif Central in the south of France and running north close to the west side of the Rhone wine region and the Beaujolais district of Burgundy.
It flows further to where its own celebrated central vineyards begin in Pouilly and Sancerre and then on through the Orleanais, Touraine and Anjou to the sea beyond Nantes. |
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How long is the river Loire?
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600 miles (960km)
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What is the most important part of the Loire Valley? Why?
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The river Loire, it keeps the air temperature a few degrees higher.
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Where is the warmest part of the Loire?
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Touraine
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What types of soil are in the Loire?
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The soils from area to area vary considerably
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What are the two weather complications is the Loire most susceptible to?
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Late spring frosts
Heavy hailstorms in the summer |
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How has global warming helped out the Loire valley?
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Because it has warmed the region, they have been able to use less CHAPTALIZATION now that in the past.
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What are great recent vintages of the Loire?
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1995
1996 2002 2005 |
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What technique is used in the Loire to obtain more flavor in the white wines?
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Maceration Pelliculaire
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What was the first wine district here to recieve an AC?
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Cote du Forez AC
producing red and rose still and sparkling wines from the gamay grape |
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What is the other AC of the Loire?
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Cote Roannaise
red wine made from Gamay and a little Pinot Noir |
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What are the NON AC wines marketed as?
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Vin de Pays d'Urfe
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What does VDQS stand for?
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Vin Delimite de Qualite Superieure
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What are the two VDQS districts?
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Cotes d'Auvergne
95% Gamay d'Auverne Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule Produced from 75% red Gamay plus a little Pinot Noir and the local white grape Tresallier, known as Sacy in the Auxerrois |
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Name the sub districts of CENTRAL VINEYARDS Loire:5
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Pouilly-sur-Loire
Sancerre Menetou-Salon Reuilly Quincy |
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Name the subdistricts of the TOURAINE Loire:7
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Cheverny
Vouvray Montlouis Bourgueil Chinon Coteaux du Loir Jasnieres |
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Name the Subdistricts of ANJOU Loire:4
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Anjou
Saumur Savennieres Coteaux-du-Layon |
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Name the Subdistricts of NANTAIS Loire:5
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Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu Muscadet des Coteaux de la Loire Coteaux d'Ancenis Muscadet |
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Name the main districts of the Loire Valley:4
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Central Vineyards
Touraine Anjou Nantais |
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What area's produce dry crisp whites from the Loire?3
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Muscadet
Sancerre Pouilly Fume |
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What areas of the Loire produce rose wines?1
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Anjou
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What areas produce sparkling and still dry wines?4
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Anjou
Touraine Vouvray Saumur |
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What area's of the Loire produce sweet wines?2
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Vouvray
Coteaux-du-Layon |
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What area's of the Loire produce full-bodied reds?3
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Saumur
Chinon Bourgueil |
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What are the soils of Pouilly-sur-Loire?
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all based on limestone and are very similar to those in Sancerre.
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What are the best wine from Pouilly-sur-Loire made from?
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100% Sauv Blanc
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What are the wines of Pouilly-sur-Loire sold under?
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Pouilly-Fume
Pouilly Blanc Fume Blance Fume de Pouilly |
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What is the other AC wine that is made in Pouilly-sur-Loire besides the Sauv Blanc's?
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made from the Chasselas grape
called Pouilly-sur-Loire accounts for only a small proportion of the wine produced. |
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What is Sancerre known for?
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excellent dry white wines
100% Sauv Blanc but...25% of the Sancerre production is red and rose wines (pinot noir) |
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What are the soils of Sancerre?
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TERRE BLANCE:
which is kimmeridgeon clay which has half to one meter of sticky clay topsoil over limestone, caillottes which is small stones over limestone and silex which is flint stones over limestone. All three soils are fine for both Sauv Blanc and Pinot Noir |
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What is the best soil for Sauv Blanc?
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Terre Blance
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What is the best soil for Pinot Noir (in the Loire)
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Silex
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What is Silex?
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Soil combination of Flint stones over limestone
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What is Terre Blance?
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Soil combination of Kimmeridgeon clay which has half to one meter of sticky clay topsoil over limestone
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What is caillottes?
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Soil combination of small stones over limestone
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When should the wines of Pouilly and Sancerre be consumed?
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Young, with in five years.
Best after 2 years of age. |
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How does BJ describe the sauv blancs from Sancerre?
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Steely
Citrusy Usually have a Bouquet resembling the green wood or leaves of the blackcurrant bush or of fresh cut grass. |
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What are the best ages for the reds of Sancerre?
Roses ages? |
Reds: 2-4 years
Roses: upto 1 year old |
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Where is the Menetou-Salon?
What kinds of wines does it produce? What grapes? |
Its a small area adjoining Sancerre
Whites, reds and roses Sauv Blanc, Pinot Noir, Gamay |
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Where is Quincy?
What is its only AC made from? What are its reds and roses classified as? |
Situated west of Bourges on the west banks of the River Cher.
Its only AC wine is made from Sauv Blanc Reds and Roses are classified as Vin de Pays |
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Where is Reuilly?
What kinds of wines does it produce? |
South west of and close to Quincy.
White from Sauv Blanc Reds are made at AC level, alothough the quality is very variable. Reds from Pinot Noir Roses from Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris |
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What is BJ's opinion of Quincy and Reuilly?
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"They are lesser districts of the Loire and their white wines are similar but inferior to those of Pouilly."
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What wines does Orleans AOC produce?
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red, white and rose
From Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier Whites from Chardonnay |
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What wines does Orleans Clery AOC produce?
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reds only from Cab Franc
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What is the climate of the Touraine?
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Continental
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What kinds of wines does Touraine produce?
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light red, white and rose wines
From under the regional AC of Touraine |
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What is the soil of the Touraine?
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dominated by limestone and clay over tuffeau, which is a limestone soil.
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Where are Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny?
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Two villages at the eastern end of the Touraine.
Both upgraded to AC's in 1993 |
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What is a white Cheverny made from?
What about the reds? |
must be blended from Sauvignon Blanc, a max of 15% Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Arbois.
Reds are a blend of 40-65% Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, and the Cot (malbec). |
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What is the wine of Cour-Cheverny made from?
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is a white wine made entirely from the Romorantin grape
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How many communes are in Vouvray AC?
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8
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What are the wines of Vouvray AC made from?
What are the styles of the wines? |
Chenin Blanc
with a very small amount of Arbois The style of the wines can be made into dry, semi-dry or sweet wine, still, slightly sparkling (Petillant) or sparkling wine (mousseaux) and is made by the methode traditionnelle. |
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What is Petillant?
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Slightly Sparkling
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What is Mousseaux?
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Sparkling
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What is Tuffeau?
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a limestone soil
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How does BJ describe the wines of Vouvray?
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The wines are very fruity and are generally made to be at their best within five years, but some of the best sweet wines continue to improve for many years
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What kind of soil is Vouvray known for?
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its tufa subsoil
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Montlouis is situated where?
What kinds of wines? |
This AC is situated south of the river, facing Vouvray.
Dry, Semi-dry, sweet, and sparkling methode traditionelle wines are made from Chenin Blanc |
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25 miles (40km) north of Tours on the Loir there are 2 AC's, what are they?
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Jasnieres AC
Dry whites made from the Chenin Blanc grape Coteaux du Loir AC Red wines from Pinot d'Aunis, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Gamay, and Pinot Noir. |
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In Jasnieres, where are the grapes grown?
What problems do the deal with? |
The Chenin Blanc grapes here are on a steep south-facing slope. But the grapes have difficulty ripening.
Picking does often begin until November. |
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What kinds of wines does Coteaux du Loir AC produce?
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Reds: made from Pinot d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauv, Gamay, and Pinot Noir.
The regulation for rose permits the addition of up to 25% Grolleau Whites are made from Chenin Blanc |
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Where do the best-known and best-quality AC Loire reds come from?
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The western end of the Touraine
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What kinds of wines are produced in Chinon, Bourgueil and St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AC?
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These subdistricts produce red wines from the Cab Franc grape with up to 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
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According to BJ, When is St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil at its best?
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Drunk young and slightly chilled
Bourgeuil is equally good drunk the same way but will mature over a longer period |
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What wines does St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil and Bourgeuil produce?
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Roses
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What kinds of wines does Chinon produce?
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Mainly red wine with some rose and a small amount of dry Chinon Blanc from the Chenin Blanc grape.
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According to BJ, what are the qualities found in a Chinon?
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at their best they are full of fruit and have a slight taste of raspberries, while others have an earthy palate.
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What kinds of wines are produced in Anjou?
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red, white and rose
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What kinds of wines are Anjou Blanc AC?
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dry and sweet whites have a min of 80% Chenin Blanc, and the best of the reds and roses from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, although a quantity of Gamay grapes are grown and sold under the Anjou-Gamay AC
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What grapes make up a Rose in Anjou AC?
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a large quantity of rose is produced from Grolleau, Cabernet, Cot(malbec) and Pineau d'Aunis
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In the Anjou AC, what style are most of the rose's and what is considered the best?
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Most of them are demi-sec
But the best is sold under Cabernet d'Anjou which is dry |
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What kind of soil is found in Saumur?
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Saumur has Tuffeux (limestone) subsoil
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What kinds of wines are produced in Saumur and from what grapes?
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Still and Sparkling dry white wines of very good quality from the Chenin Blanc grape plus a max of 20% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
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How are the sparkling wines of Saumur made?
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Champagne method
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What are the 2 AC's for methode traditionnelle sparkling wines in Saumur?
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Saumur d'Origine is the main one
Though, the more restricted and higher-quality sparkling wines are Cremant de Loire AC |
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What are the rose sparkling wines made from in the Saumur?
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Cab Franc
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What are the still rose's made from in the Saumur?
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Made from the same grapes as Anjou
The best are sold as Rose de Loire AC or Cabernet de Saumur AC, which are Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon |
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What is the basic AC for reds in Saumur?
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Saumur Rouge
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What kinds of wines are produced in Saumur-Champigny?
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the wines are produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and the Pineau d'Aunis grapes.
Quality wines best drunk young and chilled, can age up to 6-10 years. The best come from Champigny just south of the town of Saumur. |
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What kinds of wines does Coteaux du Layon produce?
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Red, White and Rose
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What are the rose's of Coteaux du Layon sold as?
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Anjou Rose
or Rose de Cabernet |
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What are the white wines of Coteaux du Layon sold as?
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either demi-sec, moelleux or liqoureux (this being the sweetest)
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What is the most outstanding wine sold from the Coteaux du Layon subdistrict?
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it is sweet white dessert wine made from the Chenin Blanc grape
BJ says that in its good years it can rival Sauternes |
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What are the 2 best known vineyards which produce the sweet wines in Coteaux du Layon?
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Quarts de Chaume
Bonnezeaux Both have their own appellations |
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Name the other 2 AC's of Coteaux du Layon
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Coteaux du Layon-Chaume
Coteaux du Layon Villages |
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What are the 6 villages that produce the best wines in Coteaux du Layon Villages?
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1. Beaulieu-sur-Layon
2. Faye d'Anjou 3. Rablay-sur-Layon 4. Rochefort-sur-Loire 5. St Aubin de Luignes 6. St Lambert-du-Lattay |
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What is the premier cru that what established in 2003 in Coteaux du Layon?
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Chaume Premier Cru des Coteaux du Layon
Though it is currently suspended and under review |
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What kinds of wines come from Chaume AC?
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sweet whites made from Chenin Blanc, these grapes have been affected by Passerillage
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Where is Haut Poitou VDQS?
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it is a small region south of Saumur and Touraine just north of Poitiers
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What kinds of wines are produced in Haut Poitou VDQS?
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red wines from cabernet grapes and white wines from sauvignon blanc
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Savennieres is where?
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a commune on the north of the river just south of Angers
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What are the 3 AC's of Savennieres?
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1. Savennieres AC
2. Savennieres-Coulee-de-Serrant AC 3. Savennieres-La-Rouch-aux-Moines AC |
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What kind of soil is found in Savennieres?
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Volcanic soil
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What kind of wine is produced in Savennieres?
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very fine dry, white wine from the Chenin Blanc grape.
Takes many years to reach maturity |
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In Nantais, what kinds of wines are produced in Muscadet?
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dry white wines made from the Muscadet grape
The area is named after the grape This is the maine wine of the Nantaise region |
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What is another name for Muscadet?
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Melon de Bourgogne grape
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Where do the best Muscadet's come from?
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Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine
Next best are Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu, and AC Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire. |
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How are Muscadet's sometimes sold?
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"Sur lie"
means they have been matured on their fine lees over the winter for six months following the harvest, or until the 3rd week of March. This process imparts an extra flavor and light prickle to the wine. |
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When are Muscadets at their best?
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Young
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What is the new delimitation that is being ratified for the best terroirs in Muscadet?
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Cru Communal
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What are the 3 significant VDQS wines produced in Nantais?
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VDQS Gros Plant du Pays Nantais- (named after the Gros Plant (Folle Blanche grape) ). It is dry and tart and most of it is drunk locally.
VDQS Coteaux d'Ancenis Fiefs Vendeens VDQS |
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What is Folle Blance?
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A local name for the Gros Plant grape
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What kinds of wines are produced in VDQS Coteaux d'Ancenis?
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Red and Rose's from Gamay
Dry whites from Chenin Blanc Sweet white wines from Malvoisie grape. |
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What kinds of wines are produced in Fiefs Vendeens VDQS?
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Dry reds, whites and roses.
Red and rose being the best |
