The region around Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire and Touraine has some of the most diverse plantings of all the Loire region and makes a wide variety...

grapes. The Montlouis-sur-Loire (or "Montlouis") wine-growing area was originally part of the Vouvray region, but lay on the left bank of the Loire on somewhat...

that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. There are currently over 300 appellations acknowledged by...

aged Vouvray peaking at the 40 year mark. Across the Loire River from Vouvray is the Montlouis AOC, which produces Chenin blanc-based wines like Vouvray...

largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants...

pronunciation: [azɛ lə ʁido] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central-west France. The château of Azay-le-Rideau...

canal and railway lines. On 25 June 1944 German troops based in Cosne-sur-Loire set fire to the village of Thauvenay in reprisal for an ambush of the...

Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is known for its 11th Century Church. Parnay is one of the nine communes that is in the AOC Saumur-Champigny...

Chambourg-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃buʁ syʁ ɛ̃dʁ] , literally Chambourg on Indre) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region...

commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and...

Appellation d'Origine Controlée (AOC) spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the right (northwest) bank of the Loire river, totaling about 300 hectares...

wine label regulations ban the word naturel, the appellation from Montlouis-sur-Loire is instead called pétillant originel. There are two general approaches...

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permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine. The Vauvise flows northwest through the middle of the commune; the Loire forms part of its northeastern boundary...

of Bourgueil) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such...

pronunciation: [vinɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. An area of winegrowing and farming comprising the village...

agricultural community and today is known for producing Orléans and Orléans-Cléry AOC wines. As of January 2012, the Mayor is Bertrand Hauchecorne. Communes of...

pronunciation: [vɛʁdiɲi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. An area of winegrowing and farming comprising two villages...

pronunciation: [voɡ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. An area of winegrowing, forestry and farming comprising...

[kʁezɑ̃si ɑ̃ sɑ̃sɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. A farming and winegrowing village situated some 22 miles...

D54 roads. It is one of the communes permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine. The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century. The...

pronunciation: [paʁasi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. A winegrowing, farming and forestry area comprising a...

department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Quincy is a village located at 10 km of Vierzon and Bourges. Mehun-sur-Yèvre (5000 inhabitants) is...

Centre-Val de Loire region of France. A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of the rivers Vauvise and Loire and the Loire lateral canal...

Menetou-Râtel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. A winegrowing and farming area comprising the village and...