CSW Loire Valley

How many miles long is the Loire River

300

Climate?

cool maritime

Where is humidity high?

Near ocean

Marine sedimentary rock

Toffeau

Eastern Loire Soil

Chalky Limestone

Most widely grown grape

Cab Franc

Most widely grown white grape

Melon

Anjou, Saumur and Tourane superstar grape

Chenin Blanc

Eastern Loire Superstar

Sauvignon Blanc

Only grand cru

Quarts de Chaume

Fines Bulles

Tiny bubbles

Coteaux du Layone Premier Cru

for sweet wine

PASTE - regions of the Loire

Pays NantesAnjouSaumurTourraineEastern Loire

White grape of the Pays Nantes

Melon

Pineau de la Loire

Chenin Blanc

Savennieres main grape

Chenin Blanc

Upper/Eastern Loire White Grape

Sauvignon Blanc

Sancerre grape

Sauvignon Blanc

Breton

Cab Franc

Cot

Malbec

Sancerre red grape

Pinot Noir

#1 grape variety in the Loire

Cab Franc

Gros Plant du Pays Nanatias AOC white grape

Folley Blanche

Malvoisie is a synonym for what grape?

Pinot Gris

Coteaux d'Ancenis AOC is approved for what two grapes?

Pinot Gris and Gamay

Mousseux

Anjou sparkling

Anjou red grape for sparkling

Gamay

Two Anjou rose appellations

Rose d'AnjouCabernet d'Anjou

Rose d'Anjou grape

Grolleau

Cabernet d' Anjou grape

Cab Franc and Cab Sauvignon

Coteaux du Layon AOC

primary sweet wine area of Anjou

2 sub regions of Coteauc du Layon AOC

BonnezeauxQuarts de Chaume

Saumur- Champigny grape

Cabernet Franc

Saumur Mousseux

sparkling region

Most grapes for Cremant de Loire come from?

Saumur

Where is Vouvray

Touraine

Where is Chinon, Bourgueil and St. Nicholas de Bourgueil?

Touraine

Where is Cheverny AOC?

Eastern Touraine

Cheverny AOC red grapes

Pinot Noir blended with Gamay

Where are Sancerre and Puilly Fume

Upper Loire

Sancerre red wine

Pinot Noir

River South of Sancerre and Quincy and Reuilly

Cher River