French Wine Scholar Loire Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update

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French Wine Scholar Loire Questions and Correct
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Which wine region is known as "Le Jardin de la France"?

Ans: Loire

Which wine region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Ans: Middle Loire

Where does the Loire rank in size amongst French wine regions?
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Ans: largest
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Where does the Loire rank amongst French sparkling regions?

Ans: 2nd, after Champagne

Where does the Loire rank in AOC produciton amongst French wine
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regions?

Ans: 3rd, after Bordeaux and Rhone
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Where did Joan of Arc meet the future King Charles VII?

Ans: Chinon

How were the Dutch interested in the Loire for wine?

Ans: wanted white cultivars for their brandewjin

What Loire grapes were used for the Dutch brandewijn?

Ans: Muscadet & Folle Blanche

Where was the Loire in the timing of Phylloxera?

Ans: one of that last hit, one of the last to recover

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What is the first AOC of the Loire?

Ans: Quincy in 1936

Approximately, how many AOCs are in the Loire?

Ans: 70

What 2 bodies of water affect the Loire?

Ans: Loire River & Atlantic Ocean (Gulf Stream)

What is the name of the Lower Loire?
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Ans: Pays Nantais
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What is the climate of Pays Nantais?

Ans: maritime

What is the name of the Middle Loire?
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Ans: Anjou/Saumur and Tourain
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What is the climate of the Anjou/Saumur & Touraine region?

Ans: maritime climate with continental influences

What is the climate of the Upper Loire?

Ans: continental

What percentage of Loire wines are AOC?

Ans: 75%

What percentage of Loire wines are IGP?

Ans: 9.5%

What is the largest IGP of the Loire?