FROM THE MAJESTIC CHÂTEAUX OF TOURAINE TO THE BOUTIQUE VIGNERONS SCATTERED ACROSS ANJOU, SAUMUR, AND SANCERRE, THE LOIRE VALLEY HAS LONG BEEN A BASTION OF WINEMAKING EXCELLENCE. HERE, WINEMAKERS CRAFT THEIR WINES FROM A DIVERSE PALETTE OF GRAPES—CHENIN BLANC, SAUVIGNON BLANC, AND MELON DE BOURGOGNE FOR WHITES; CABERNET FRANC, GAMAY, AND PINOT NOIR FOR REDS—EACH EXPRESSION SHAPED BY THE REGION’S MOSAIC OF TERROIRS. WHETHER BRIGHT AND MINERAL-DRIVEN, LUSHLY TEXTURED AND HONEYED, OR ELEGANTLY STRUCTURED AND AGE-WORTHY, LOIRE WINES CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF FRANCE’S LONGEST RIVER IN EVERY GLASS.
