Current premium viewers: 30 The Loire Valley is located between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire. Cot is the local ... are controlled. The wine is opaque dark red to the eye, delivering ...

Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture ... 24% rose, 20% is red, and 9% is sparkling (crémant). What blesses Loire Valley is also what has held it back from global ...

What does ‘juicy’ mean? A wine that is an uncomplicated, unmitigated pleasure to drink. It won’t develop over time, it won’t ...

Farther north in France, it has a presence in the Loire Valley. However, Malbec today is most associated with Argentina, where it has become the signature red grape. It's also grown in other New World ...

Near the towns of Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre begin the great vineyards of the Loire Valley ... red wines. As you near the Atlantic, you find muscadet (or melon de bourgogne) — the largest white ...

Cabernet Franc may be the Loire Valley’s most popular red wine grape ... and violet notes brought by the Cot (pronounced koh). The wine ages for 18 months in a neutral barrel prior to release.

One region that should be on your bucket list is France’s Loire Valley. It is here in verdant central France where history and wine intersect ... Here are several red and white wines we recently ...

have on wine, especially in Loire. The Loire Valley region is known as the “Garden ... filled soils. Though red grape varieties are grown in the Loire, like Cabernet Franc, often served ...

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most widely planted and beloved grape varieties in the world, providing the backbone for wines from Bordeaux, Napa Valley, and beyond. Merlot is a red wine that is ...