Loire Valley
Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are the most important grapes of this French wine region, famous for its white wines, as well as for Cabernet Franc, the main grape in red wines ...
The Loire Valley has intrinsic beauty, both in its natural landscape as well as those features, the many fine chateaux, churches and monasteries, that are the result of man's labours.
The Loire Valley is one of the most beautiful French wine regions
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Loire Valley
The Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire) is home to more than 300 châteaux.
Loire Valley: One of France's larger wine regions located along the Loire River in west-central France. Major districts within the Loire are: Anjou, Muscadet and Touraine.
Loire Valley wines made from Sauvignon Blanc, such as Pouilly Fumé and Sancerre, are most often 100% Sauvignon Blanc, unblended and usually made without the use of oak.
The Loire Valley is one of the major wine producing regions of France. Most of the wines tend to be light and enjoyed young. A notable exception is my favorite sweet wine, Coteaux du Layon which ages for decades.
châteauA French winery estate, typically found in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley, the architecture of châteaux can range from grand to mundane. chiarettoA light, pale red Italian wine.
One finds it in Beaujolais wine, Auvergne and in the Loire Valley.
GARDE
"Vin de garde" . Indicate a wine showing a good aptitude for ageing.
GAZÉIFIÉ (GASIFIED)
Wine made effervescent by addition of carbon dioxide.
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In the Loire Valley, Sauvignon Blanc makes wines known as Pouilly Fumé and Sancerre, named after their respective towns and usually made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc and unoaked.
Sauvignon Blanc is a major variety in the Bordeaux region of France and in the Sancerre and Pouilly regions in the eastern Loire Valley of France.
Chenin Blanc, white grape type that originated in France's Loire valley . Wines produced from this variety include the well known names of Vouvray, Coteaux du Layon and Saumur.
Chenin Blanc is most at home in the middle Loire valley in the mirroring villages of Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire that straddle the picturesque Loire river near Tours, but is widely planted in South Africa where it is often called Steen, ...
This native of the Loire valley has two personalities: at home it's the basis of such famous, long-lived whites as Vouvray and Anjou , Quarts de Chaume and Saumer, but on other soils it becomes just a very good blending grape.
From the Loire Valley of France, it is always a crowd-pleaser. It's made to be drunk young and has juicy tastes of tropical fruits and melons on a foundation of minerals, which lends it a pleasant tartness. It's clean and refreshing.
This is the primary white grape of Bordeaux and the Eastern Loire Valley (Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé), it is also grown in California, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Chile.
In France Cabernet Franc is to be found in the Loire Valley, especially in the areas round Chinon and Bourgueil, in the Bordeaux area especially on the right bank of the Gironde round St. Emilion and Pomerol.
A native of the Loire Valley in France, where it's made in many styles from bone dry to dessert sweet. Chenin Blanc can have aromas of quince, honey, flowers and minerals, not to mention a steely acidity that gives it longevity.
As with chardonnay, the purest expression of the sauvignon blanc grape is found in France, in the Loire Valley (Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume) and Bordeaux.
Traditionally, quality Sauvignon Blanc was from the Loire Valley in France, where it was labeled as Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume.
if you want to stay with the traditional sparklers, less prestigious but often superlative sparkling French wines come from the Loire Valley - a sparkling vouvray can be wonderful.
Sancerre: An area in the Loire Valley known mostly for wines made from Sauvignon Blanc.
Sangiovese: A red grape native to Tuscany; the base grape for Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano and others.
Any of various white wines made in and around the French village of Vouvray in the Loire Valley, usually from CHENIN BLANC grapes. These wines can vary greatly, with a broad range including dry, semisweet, sweet, slightly sparkling or fully sparkling.
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The grape variety is famous in France's Loire Valley where it produces wines such as Vouvray and delicious sparkling wine named Crémant de Loire, so once you've explored California chenin move on to France.
Viticulture
Sometimes has a problem ripening in the Loire Valley, but recent warm summers and improved viticultural techniques have led to better yields.
Varietal/Blend
Mainly used as a varietal grape.
Chenin Blanc: A white grape common in the Loire Valley of France.
"He talked with more claret than clarity."
Susan Ertz (1894 - 1985),
English (American-born) short story writer and novelist.
Chenin Blanc
White wine grape, responsible for many of the wines of the Loire Valley, including Vouvray & Savennieres. Can be made dry, semi-sweet or sweet. Grown extensively in California. Known as Steen in South Africa.
This is the exclusive grape of all white wines coming from the Loire Valley ( Vouvray, Crémant de Loire ... ).
Citric acid :
Acid present in green and ripe grapes.
CHENIN BLANC
This is the exclusive grape of all white wines coming from the Loire Valley.
CHEWY
Refers to a high total tannic component of a wine. Figuratively, one cannot swallow this wine without chewing first.
Flinty
Having a mineral character; associated with wines from grapes grown in limestone, such as French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
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It is the most famous white wine made in the Loire Valley of France. The grape is known for its high acidity and can be fermented dry or medium-sweet. The finest French Chenin Blancs can age for many years.
With a light fruity character, this is the main component of Vouvray, and is grown in California, South Africa (it's called Steen there) and the Loire Valley in France.
The one noteworthy exception to this is the Loire Valley of France where cabernet franc alone makes the well known wines Chinon and Bourgeuil. Cabernet franc often has a unique violet aroma and a slightly spicy flavor.
Flinty
Dry, mineral character that comes from certain soils, mostly limestone, in which the wine was grown; typical of French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
Flowery
Aroma suggestive of flowers.
A descriptor for extremely dry white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, whose bouquet is reminiscent of flint struck against steel; typical of French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
Floral (also Flowery) ...
in South Australia's Barossa Valley have been particularly successful in producing wines made from this grape. On the other hand, Sauvignon Blanc responds well to somewhat cooler, damper conditions, which is why it thrives in the Loire Valley and New ...
Look for Mountain View, Alderbrook, Raymond Reserve or even the Fetzer Sundial. Another possibility is a dry (sec) Vouvray from France's Loire Valley or an American dry Chenin Blanc.
 See also: Loire, Wine, Grape, Region, White
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