Catégorie : loire valley wine

Vouvray wines belong to the Touraine vineyards, situated around Tours city. They are Loire valley wines.

The vineyards of Vouvray are known for their white wine, made of chenin blanc grape, delicious with lobsters, salmon, crab or white meal

Touraine vineyards are situated around Tours city. They belong to the Loire valley wines.

The vineyards of Touraine in the Loire valley, produce red and white wines :

* Touraine wines (red, rosé and white)
* Vouvray (white wine)
* Chinon (white, rosé and especially red wine)
* Bourgueil and Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil (light red wines)
* Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny

Saumur vineyards are situated around Saumur city. They belong to the Loire valley wines.

The vineyards of Saumur in the Loire valley, produce white (usually med of Chenin Blanc grapes), red (usually containing Cabernet France grapes, such as Saumur Champigny) and sparkling wines of the Loire valley

Sancerre wine belongs to the Centre Loire vineyards : Loire valley wines situated at the East of Tours city and Blois

Sancerre wines are renowned light red wines and especially white wines, usually made of Sauvignon blanc grapes and generally displaying grapefruit and mineral flavors, delicious with fresh goat cheese of the region

Reuilly and Quincy wines belong to the Centre Loire vineyards : Loire valley wines situated at the East of Tours city and Blois

Reuilly and Quincy vineyards produce light red wines and especially white wines, usually made of Sauvignon blanc grapes.

* Reuilly white wines usually display floral flavors. Rosé wines and « Gris » wines are usually fruity
* Quincy are very fruity and floral (white flowers) white wines, also with flavors of citrus.

Pouilly fumé wines belong to the Centre Loire vineyards : Loire valley wines situated at the East of Tours city and Blois

Pouilly fumé wines are white wines, usually diplaying at the same time mineral flavors of the Centre Loire white wines and the butter-creamy flavors of the nearby Burgundy

Pays Nantais vineyards, situated around Nantes city, belong to the Loire valley wines.

The vineyards of Pays Nantais in the Loire valley, produce well known white wines such as Muscadet and Gros plant du Pays Nantais, delicious with sellfish and oysters

Menetou-Salon wines belong to the Centre Loire vineyards : Loire valley wines situated at the East of Tours city and Blois

Menetou-Salon vineyards produce floral white wines and light red wines

Muscadet wine is produced in the Pays Nantais vineyards, situated around Nantes city, and belong to the Loire valley wines.

Muscadet is the name of the grape giving the white fruity wine of Muscadet, delicious with sellfish, mussels and oysters

There are several kinds of Muscadet wines : Muscadet AOC, Muscadet Sevre et Maine… and some of them are keeped in wood barrels during the winter. They are called Muscadet sur Lie (which means on lees)

Gros Plant du Pays Nantais vineyards, situated around Nantes city, belong to the Loire valley wines.

The Gros Plant du Pays Nantais in the Loire valley, is a crispy and refreshing wine, usually good with sellfish, mussels, oysters…