The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic...
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and wines, the valley has been inhabited since the Middle Palaeolithic period. In 2000, UNESCO added the central part of the Loire River valley to its...
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this period, settlers established vineyards and began producing wines. The Loire Valley has been called the "Garden of France" and is studded with over...
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is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of...
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Anjou wine is produced in the Loire Valley wine region of France near the city of Angers. The wines of region are often grouped together with the wines of...
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Château de Goulaine (category Loire Valley)
The Château de Goulaine is a historic château located in the Loire Valley wine region near Nantes, France. The property has been home to the family of...
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Chenin blanc (redirect from Pineau de la Loire)
Chenin blanc (known also as Pineau de la Loire among other names) is a white wine grape variety from the Loire Valley of France. Its high acidity means it...
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Muscadet (redirect from Muscadet des Coteaux de la Loire)
[myskadɛ] ) is a French white wine. It is made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region. It is made from...
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Vouvray (French pronunciation: [vuvʁɛ] ) is a French wine region in the Loire Valley located in the Touraine district just east of the city of Tours in...
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Valley – Loire Valley (wine region) Anjou – Saumur Cognac Muscadet Pouilly-Fumé Sancerre Touraine Lorraine Madiran Provence Rhône – Rhône wine Beaumes-de-Venise...
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Touraine AOC (redirect from Touraine wine)
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire Valley wine region in France that produce dry white wines and red wines rich in tannins. The AOC status was...
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Sauvignon blanc (category White wine grape varieties)
and Pessac-Léognan as a dry wine, and in Sauternes as a sweet wine) as well as the continental climate of the Loire Valley (as Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre,...
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Bourgueil AOC (redirect from Bourgueil (wine))
appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc, located...
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Taittinger (category Wine merchants)
Crillon on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France as well as the Loire Valley wine-producing firm of Bouvet-Ladubay, and a partnership in Domaine Carneros...
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Pineau d'Aunis (category Red wine grape varieties)
(also known as Chenin noir) is a red French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Loire Valley around Anjou and Touraine. A favorite of Henry...
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Centre-Val de Loire (/ˌvæl də ˈlwɑːr, ˌvɑːl-/; French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ], lit. 'Centre-Loire Valley') or Centre Region (French: région...
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French wine region located in the Loire Valley. The region is noted for sparkling wines produced by the traditional method, and for red wines made primarily...
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Chinon AOC (redirect from Chinon wine)
Chinon wine (French pronunciation: [ʃinɔ̃] ) comes from the vineyards around the town of Chinon in Touraine. Unusual for the Loire Valley, it is mostly...
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Coteaux du Layon (category Noble rot wines)
is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for sweet white wine in the Loire Valley wine region of France. Coteaux du Layon is situated in the Anjou...
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Pouilly-Fumé (redirect from Pouilly-Fumé (wine))
for the dry sauvignon blanc white wine produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire, in the Nièvre département. Another white wine produced in the same area but with...
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Chinon (redirect from Chinon, Indre-et-Loire)
and English kings. Chinon is known for its wine, castle, and historic town. Its part of the Loire Valley has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage...
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Quincy AOC (redirect from Quincy wine)
Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire Valley wine region of France which produces dry white wine. It grows in two communes: Quincy and Brinay...
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Cabernet Franc (category Red wine grape varieties)
producing heavier, more full bodied wines there. In the Loire Valley, terroir based differences can be perceived between wines made from grapes grown in gravel...
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FoxTrot Quincy AOC, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire Valley wine region of France Quincy Newspapers, a media company in Quincy, Illinois...
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Bourgueil (category Communes of Indre-et-Loire)
in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces...
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for their AOC. The wines must also be aged for a minimum of one year. The Loire Valley is France's largest producer of sparkling wines outside of the Champagne...
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Maine-et-Loire (French pronunciation: [mɛn e lwaʁ] ) is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named...
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known wine regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, Champagne, Languedoc, Loire Valley and the Rhone. Over the course of its history, the French wine industry...
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Muscat (grape) (redirect from Muscat (grape and wine))
Muscat family, being bred in the Loire Valley wine region of France in the 1850s. The grape is a cross of the Swiss wine grape Chasselas and Muscat d'Eisenstadt...
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Rosé (redirect from Blush wine)
climate rosé Champagnes and Loire Valley wines to the warm Mediterranean influence climates of Provence and the southern Rhone Valley. Rosés account for vast...
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