The vineyards of Anjou cover a wide area south of the city of Angers. The area produces wines of all colors and styles.

Two very popular types of rosé represent the best-known wines of Anjou, Rosé d'Anjou and Cabernet d'Anjou. Red wines outnumber whites and may be made from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot (the local name for Malbec), Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay and Grollot (sometimes spelled Groslot). These may be used alone or blended, depending on local standards. Anjou appelations include: Anjou, Anjou Coteaux de la Loire, Anjou Gamay, Anjou Mousseux, and Anjou Villages and Anjou Brissac.

As with the red wines, white Anjou can be made from a number of grapes, alone or in combination. Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay are all planted here. However, Chardonnay, one of the most popular and versatile grapes in the world, rarely makes up more than 20% of any Loire blend.

Anjou is also home to most of the most celebrated sweet wines of the Loire Valley -- Coteaux du Layon, Quarts de Chaume and Bonnezeaux -- and one of its most unusual dry white wine, Savennières, all of which are made completely from Chenin Blanc.