Loire Valley offers huge diversity of wine styles, yet doesn't lose its focus. The first in an occasional series of appellations to know for 2019.

The central Loire Valley is tailor-made for cycling holidays. There are dedicated paths pretty much all the way from Nievre to Nantes, and little of it tough going. But you can't be a wine lover ...

Like, Loire Valley, Provence wine routes are customizable for the experience desired. Hike the Ochre trails, explore ancient Roman ruins, breath in the lavender fields, or visit historic castles.

The Loire Valley is divided into three wine growing sections. The Upper Loire includes the white wine grape sauvignon blanc, found in the regions of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé.

The region is sprinkled with over a thousand chateaux, trailing the Loire River from the Auvergne Central to its Atlantic Ocean finale in Nantes, 629 miles of history and viticulture.

The Loire Valley is located between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire. Cot is the local name for Malbec, a grape that makes excellent red wines and is also used for blending earthy red wines ...

We’ll move from west to east: mouth of the Loire River on the Atlantic to the heart of France, 120 miles south of Paris. We’re in Northern France, a cooler region for winemaking.

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Today, wine enthusiasts know that chenin blanc produces stunning dry wines in all price ranges; the Loire Valley is the grape’s home base, but it has prospered elsewhere, too.