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?