Touraine
A large and varied region, Touraine produces wines in every color – white, rosĂ© and red – from an expansive palette of grape varieties. Vineyard Location: This appellation stretches…
Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc rules the roost in Bourgueil, an appellation dedicated solely to reds and rosĂ©. These wines are resplendent of raspberry and the grape’s hallmark “pencil shaving” aromas, and can…
Chinon
The historic town of Chinon is home to one of the Loire Valley’s most celebrated Cabernet Franc wines. Vineyard Location: 19 communes located on both sides of the Vienne…
St Nicolas de Bourgueil
This red wine appellation produces wines that can be enjoined in their youth and complement a wide variety of cuisines. Wines grown on limestone soils have the potential to age…
Saumur
Saumur is the heart of the Loire wine business; most leading regional merchants have their offices in the area. Rich in the region’s famed tuffeau, this calcareous rock was quarried…
Saumur-Champigny
A special denomination for the finest red wines in the region, it is believed that Champigny’s name is derived from the Latin campus igni (field of fire), because of…