French Wine Scholar - Loire: Questions With Proper
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What three AOCs in the Centre Loire make Pouilly Fumé, Pouilly-Sur-Loire, Quincy
white wine only?
What category of Loire sparking wine does Pétillant
not have an aging requirement?
What style of wine is made in the Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
Bonnezeaux AOC?
What defines "Mousseux"? The term means frothy or bubbly. These are méthode
traditionelle wines with at least 3 atms of pressure
What style of wine is produced in Layon? Sweet wines affected by noble rot
What defines the term "fines bulles"? It translates as "fine bubbles" and is a general term for
sparkling Loire wines
Which sweet wine-producing sub-region Layon
lies within the Anjou zone of production?
What are the primary red grapes of the Pinot Noir and Gamay
Upper Loire?
What is a Loire synonym for Cabernet Breton
Franc?
What is the difference between Cabernet Cabernet de Saumur is drier. It can contain a maximum of 0.7%
d'Anjou AOC and Cabernet de Saumur sugar, while Cabernet d'Anjou must contain a minimum of 1%
AOC? sugar.
What style of wine is Coteaux de Saumur Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
AOC?
What style of wine is made in the Vouvray Dry, off-dry and sweet whites from Chenin Blanc
AOC?
, What are the three crus of the Muscadet Clisson
Sèvre et Maine AOC? Gorges
Le Pallet
What Centre Loire AOC produces wines Pouilly-Sur-Loire
from Chasselas?
What is the principle grape used for rosé Grolleau
production in the Middle Loire?
What style of wine is made in the Cabernet Off-dry to sweet rosé made from both Cabernets
d'Anjou AOC?
What is the principal white grape of the Sauvignon Blanc
Centre Loire?
Other than the Loire River, what are the two Le Sèvre Nantaise and La Petite Maine
other primary rivers of the Lower Loire?
The term "silex" refers to: Flint soils found in the centre Loire
What Loire wine is frequently aged sur lie? Muscadet
What two grapes dominate the Middle Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc
Loire?
In which Loire sub-region is the Pays Nantais Lower Loire
located?
What defines "caillottes"? Little limestone pebbles; one of the three soil types of the
Centre Loire
What are the three distinct soil types of the Terres blanches, caillottes, silex
Centre Loire?
What are the primary grapes of the Chinon Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc
AOC?
What soil type gives wine a unique Silex (flint)
gunflint/smoky finish?
The Pineau de la Loire grape is more Chenin Blanc
commonly known as:
What defines "terres blanches"? A marl that is rich in oyster fossils, one of the three soil types
in the Centre Loire
Savennières is best known for... Dry Chenin Blanc, but moelleux and doux versions are also
produced
What style of wine is made in the Chaume Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
and Quarts de Chaume AOCs?
Where is Vouvray located? Touraine (Middle Loire)
What is "passerillage"? The technique of allowing grapes to wither and dry on the
vine
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Terms in this set (120)
What three AOCs in the Centre Loire make Pouilly Fumé, Pouilly-Sur-Loire, Quincy
white wine only?
What category of Loire sparking wine does Pétillant
not have an aging requirement?
What style of wine is made in the Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
Bonnezeaux AOC?
What defines "Mousseux"? The term means frothy or bubbly. These are méthode
traditionelle wines with at least 3 atms of pressure
What style of wine is produced in Layon? Sweet wines affected by noble rot
What defines the term "fines bulles"? It translates as "fine bubbles" and is a general term for
sparkling Loire wines
Which sweet wine-producing sub-region Layon
lies within the Anjou zone of production?
What are the primary red grapes of the Pinot Noir and Gamay
Upper Loire?
What is a Loire synonym for Cabernet Breton
Franc?
What is the difference between Cabernet Cabernet de Saumur is drier. It can contain a maximum of 0.7%
d'Anjou AOC and Cabernet de Saumur sugar, while Cabernet d'Anjou must contain a minimum of 1%
AOC? sugar.
What style of wine is Coteaux de Saumur Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
AOC?
What style of wine is made in the Vouvray Dry, off-dry and sweet whites from Chenin Blanc
AOC?
, What are the three crus of the Muscadet Clisson
Sèvre et Maine AOC? Gorges
Le Pallet
What Centre Loire AOC produces wines Pouilly-Sur-Loire
from Chasselas?
What is the principle grape used for rosé Grolleau
production in the Middle Loire?
What style of wine is made in the Cabernet Off-dry to sweet rosé made from both Cabernets
d'Anjou AOC?
What is the principal white grape of the Sauvignon Blanc
Centre Loire?
Other than the Loire River, what are the two Le Sèvre Nantaise and La Petite Maine
other primary rivers of the Lower Loire?
The term "silex" refers to: Flint soils found in the centre Loire
What Loire wine is frequently aged sur lie? Muscadet
What two grapes dominate the Middle Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc
Loire?
In which Loire sub-region is the Pays Nantais Lower Loire
located?
What defines "caillottes"? Little limestone pebbles; one of the three soil types of the
Centre Loire
What are the three distinct soil types of the Terres blanches, caillottes, silex
Centre Loire?
What are the primary grapes of the Chinon Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc
AOC?
What soil type gives wine a unique Silex (flint)
gunflint/smoky finish?
The Pineau de la Loire grape is more Chenin Blanc
commonly known as:
What defines "terres blanches"? A marl that is rich in oyster fossils, one of the three soil types
in the Centre Loire
Savennières is best known for... Dry Chenin Blanc, but moelleux and doux versions are also
produced
What style of wine is made in the Chaume Sweet, botrytized dessert wines
and Quarts de Chaume AOCs?
Where is Vouvray located? Touraine (Middle Loire)
What is "passerillage"? The technique of allowing grapes to wither and dry on the
vine
