what are the 2 foundations of wine in france?
- terroir and teh Appellation d’Origine Controlee
what grapes are now grown around the world? (5)
cans, chard, sav blanc, syrah, pinot noir
what region in France produces the best cab franc?
- Shenoux from Touraine
where do chardonnays originally date back to?
Burgundy
what is the most popular grape in the Rhone valley that has been transported to Aus
- syrah
what grape vareitals are popular in Bordeaux?
-cab sav and merlot
what are the 2 major classifications in France? Sub classifications?
table Wine
-vin de table (12%): producer and from France on label
-Vin de Pays (35%): specific region, less restrictive regulations than AOC but tasted
QWPSR
-Vin Deliminte de Qualite Superiore (VDQS)
-AOC- most strict; yield, brix, pH, oak
what does QWPSR?
Quality Wine Prepared from Specific Region
what grapes used in Loire region?
- Chenin blanc, Cab franc, muscadet
what river runs through the Loire?
Loire River- also largest
when did teh export market start in the Loire
WW2
what are the 4 sub regions in Loire
- Pays Nantais
- contains Muscadet, salty wines, fresh wines with seafood - Anjour-Saumur
- contains Ajou- best pears - Touraine
- Vouvray: sav blanc - eastern Loire
- sancerre, Poully-fume
what are main vareitals grown in Nantais? Soil type? Wine characteristics? Production methods?
- Muscadet, also doen in sur lie
- sand, clay and Schist soil
- apple and grass nose, early ripening, racy acidity, lox alcohol, max 12%
- chapitalization used. stainless steel fermentatin
what is sur lie?
- aging on dead yeast cells - creates bread flavours
what is the heartland of the Loire
- Anjou-Saumur
what is soil characteristics Anjou-Saumur? Varietal?main AOC’s to try?
- schist soils changign to limestone as move east
-chenin blanc and cab franc
Bonnezeaux (BA CB) and Savennieres (CB)
where does the most important red wine in the Loire come from?
- Touraine–> AOC Chinon cab franc
what are the soil type in Touraine?
- sandy and clay, gravel
what AOC does white wine come from in Touraine?
VOC Vouvray- chenin blanc
Eastern Loire characteristics vs other region
- smallest production, highest quality
- very chalky and stony soil
AOC in Eastern loire?
Sancerre and Fume
-known for minerality
