Loire Valley - Csw, Wine

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longest river in France

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Loire

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loire valley is known primarily for...

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crisp white wines, light red wines, roses, and fine sweet and sparkling wines

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Loire Valley's vineyards cover only about ___ as much ground as Bordeaux

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1/2

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production of Loire Valley

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45 million cases (3/4 at AOC level)

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point that marks beginning of Loire Valley wine country

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Loire River at towns of Sancerre and POuilly sur Loire

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____ mile stretch of river from Sancerre to Nantes is flanked by vineyards nearly the entire way, esp on the south side

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300 mile

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4 winegrowing regions of the Loire

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From west to east - Pays Nantais, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, Upper Loire

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also known as Muscadet

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Pays Nantais

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region made up of 2 adjacent, but separate areas in Anjour-Saumur

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Anjou & Saumur

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region east of Anjour-Saumur

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Touraine

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eastern Loire region

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POuilly-Fume

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situate on low-lying terrain close to the ocean, with chilly maritime climate

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Pays Nantais

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region far enough inluand to have a continental climate, moderated slightly by the continuation of the sea breezes up the valley

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Upper Loire

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key whites of Loire

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Melon de Bourgogne, Sauv, Blanc, Chin Blanc, small amounts of Arbois, Chard, Folle Blanche

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grape that comes from Burgundy but longer grown there

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Melon de Bourgogne

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fairly neutral white grape that produces a light-bodied, very crisp white wine

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Melon de Bourgogne

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where can Melon de Bourgogne be grown in Loire

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limited to the Pays Nantais area where is it made into well-known wines of Muscadet

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grape sometimes called Pineau de la Loire

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Chenin Blanc

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grape that is made into dry white wines, sweet white wines, and sparkling winse

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Chenin Blanc

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most well known Chenin Blanc based wines of the Loire

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Vouvray and Savennieres

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why is Chenin Blanc highly susceptible to botrytis

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thin skins which are instrumental in creating the regions highly acclaimed dessert wines

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grape that is planted throughout the middle Loire but most known for the wines it produces in the Upper Loire

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Sauv Blanc

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where does Sauv Blanc produce one of its classic flavor profiles with vibrant acidity and fine aromatics

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Sancerre & Pouilly-Fume

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Loire roses are often ___

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blends

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what can Loire Valley roses be blended from

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Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Grolleau, or Malbec

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local name for Cab Franc

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Breton

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local name for Malbec

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Cot

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notable Loire valley reds include those made from

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Cab Franc (Chinon) and Pinot Noir (Sancerre- which is better known for white )

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due to cool climate, reds are

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wines that are zesty, light versions of red wines

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sparkling wines of the Loire

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marketed under the name Fine Bulles (fine bubbles) - made in the TRaditional method

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what grape are Loire Valley sparkling wines generally based on

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Chenin Blanc (with Sauv Blanc & Chard sometime added as a minority component in the blend)

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red grapes used in the productino of sparkling

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PInot Noir, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Grolleau, Gamay

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why does the Loire valley have no quality wine appellation that covers the entire region (like AOC Bordeaux)

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bc of the dissimilarity of terroir and grape varieties

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best known as the home of Melon de Bourgogne

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Pays Nantais

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3/4 of Nantais vineyard land and only grape variety allowed in AOC wines of Pays Nantais

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Melon de Bourgogne

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4 AOC of Pays Nantais are all called___

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Muscadet

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largest and most important AOC of Muscadet

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Muscadet de Sere et Maine

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how do some winemakers make the neutral character Melon de Bourgogne grape into a rich fuller bodied wine

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allowing it to rest on its lees for several months

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style that accounts for approximatley 40% of all production in Pays Nantais

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"sur lie" style

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Anjou-Saumur is considered part of ______along with Touraine

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Central Loire

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red wine from Anjou AOC is made from

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Cab Franc with some Cab SAuv

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whites from Anjou AOC are made from

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Chenin Blanc with up to 20% Sauv Blanc or Chard

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name for Anjour sparkling

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Mousseaux

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lightly sparkling

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Petillant

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premier dry white wine appellation of Anjou

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north bank of the river, Savennieres - unique dry from 100% Chenin BLanc

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unique dry white from 100% Chenin Blanc, called the most cerebral wine in the world

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Savennieres - among world's top Chenin Blanc

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2 regional rose appellations of Anjou-Saumur

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Rose d'Anjou and Cab d'Anjou

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Anjour-SAumur rose primarily produced from Grolleau variety

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Rose d'Anjou

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Cab D'Anjour is made from...

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Cab Sauv, Cab Franc

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Rose d'Anjou & Cab d'Anjou are usually

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somewhat sweet

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dry roses of Anjou-Saumur usually use the ___

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Rose de Loire appellation (which covers Anjou, Saumur, and Touraine - must be at least 30% of either cab)

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speciality of Anjou

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sweet dessert wines- where conditions favor the development of botrytis

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primary sweet wine area of Anjou

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Coteaux du Layon AOC (2 subregions - Bonnezeaux,. Quartes de Chaume)

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As of 2011, what became the Loire VAlley's first Grand Cru and a new appellation

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Quarts de Chaume

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new appellation as of 2011

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Permier Cru Chaume

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uses 100% Chenin Blanc and produces very long lived dessert wines

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Coteaux du Layon AOC (Bonnezeaux, Quarts-de Chaume)

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2 subregions of Coteaux du Layon AOC

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Bonneazeaux and Quarts-de-Chaume

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small red wine only appellation in Saumur

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SAumur-Champigny

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appellation that produces unique spicy red wines from Cab Franc with up to 10% of the blend may6 be Cab Sauv or PIneau d'Aunis (sometimes known as Chenin Noir)

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Saumur-Champigny

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sometimes known as Chenin Noir

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Pineau d'Aunis

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particularly known for sparkling wines

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Saumur

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main sparkling wine appellation of Saumur

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SAumur Brut (also seen as Saumur Mousseaux or simply Saumur)

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trad. method of sparkling in Saumur always contains a proportion of ____

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Chenin Blanc (but also may contain any of the other grapes of the region and can be white or rose, & dry or semi-sweet)

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1/2 the pressure of fully sparkling version

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petillant version

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chief source of grapes for Cremant de Loire

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Saumur

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a sparkling wine that can come from anywhere in the Central Loire

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Cremant de Loire

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located to the east of Anjou and Saumur but considered part of the Central Loire

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Touraine

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home to Vouvray

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Tourraine

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most well-known of Loire appellations

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Vouvray

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____makes wines ranging in style from dry to sweet, including many still but some sparkling wines using 100% Chenin Blanc

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Vouvray

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across the river from Vouvray

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MOntlouis-sur-Loire

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red wine appellations of Touraine

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Chino, Bourgueil, St. Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

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red wine appellations of Touraine must contain

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at least 90% Cab Franc and may be either 100% Cab Franc or have 10% Cab Sauv added for additional structure and complexity

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which red wine appellations in Touraine is considered to be most elegant

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Chinon

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regional appellations of tourrain for red, white and rose

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Touraine AOC

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sparkling wine appellation of Touraine

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Touraine Mousseux

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where most of the vineyards that produce grapes for Touraine district appellations

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east of Vouvray

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AOC Touraine whites are typical ____

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100% Sauv Blanc

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AOC Touraine reds are usually

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Gamay, PInto NOir, Cabernet

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easternmost vineyards of Touraine

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lie in the Cheverny AOC, where wines are primarily Sauv Blanc & Gamay

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Touraine , Cheverny AOC wines

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primarily Sauv Blanc & Gamay

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most famous appellations of the Loire Valley

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SAncerre, Puilly-Fume

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east of Touraine

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Upper Loire

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located on west bank

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Sancerre- 100% SAuv Blanc

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located (UPper Loire) east bank

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Puilly Fume

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what gives Sancerres wine's it's crispness and snap

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chalky limestone of Sancerre

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what gives Puily Fume's wine a smoky flvor

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flinty soil

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Sancerre also produces a small amount of red wine from ____

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Pinot Noir

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appellations west of Sancerre

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Menetou-Salon

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other appellations part of Upper Loire

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Menetou-Salon, Quincy & Reuilly