With wines made almost entirely from a single grape, Chenin Blanc, it’s amazing the diversity of wines you’ll see carrying the name Vouvray. As the largest white wine appellation in Anjou-Saumur in the Touraine, Vouvray crafts wines from dry to sweet and still to sparkling.
A grape with naturally high acidity, Chenin Blanc found its home in Vouvray quite early on in the 4th...
The second in our series of Friday Loire Love Letters from wine industry guest bloggers comes from Pascaline Lepeltier, the wine director for New York restaurant Rouge Tomate. Pascaline, a native of the Loire Valley, here shares one of her early memories of falling in love with the region’s wines.
“Prendre le temps de Loire, c’est prendre le temps de boire.” -Sylvie Augereau
When I’m at the restaurant and our guests ask me about the wines from my region, the middle of the Loire, I never know what to say, so I don’t. I just nod to the guests, walk away and grab a bottle that we...
The first major tasting of 2010 Loire wines occurred earlier this year at the Salon des Vins de Loire. Reports from the Salon have confirmed that conditions were favorable throughout the year, producing wines with great aromatic character and bright acidity.
Pays Nantais: Nature has certainly agreed with the Nantais this year. Spring brought sunny days, but without extreme temperatures, allowing even bud break and slow, even ripening of grape bunches. The temperature difference between day and night was particularly marked this year, allowing grapes to keep their fresh acidity....