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Grape Files: Chenin Blanc
Color: White Grown in: Anjou-Saumur and Touraine (Loire, France); South Africa A.K.A.: Pineau de la Loire (in the Loire); Steen (in South Africa) Profile: The fruit in Chenin Blanc is all about...
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Regional Profile: Vouvray
Where: In the middle of France’s Loire valley, within the Touraine sub-region, sitting up on a bed of tuffeau (soft limestone) and watching over the Loire River just to the south. What: The Loire...
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Winery Profile: François Chidaine
Who: François Chidaine What: Loire Sage Unleashing Terroir and Making It Reign Where: Touraine (Loire, France) Why: Because he’s been working biodynamically since 2003, but you won’t find him...
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Winery Profile: Clos Roche Blanche
Who: Clos Roche Blanche What: Free-Thinking Radical, Dedicated to the Dirt Where: Touraine (Loire Valley, France) Why: Because Clos Roche Blanche’s winemaker Didier Barrouillet will come right...
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Regional Profile: Chinon
Where: In the middle of the Loire Valley, within the greater region of Touraine. Chinon rests in a corner between the Loire River (to its north) and the tributary River Vienne (to its south). What:...
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