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Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans. Sancerre is highly regarded for and primarily associated with white wine made from the Sauvignon blanc grape. [ 1 ]
Sancerre (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a medieval hilltop town and commune in the department of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, overlooking the river Loire.It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, noted for its wine and for inventing Crottin de Chavignol Cheese.
The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France.
The vineyards of Pouilly-Fumé date back to the fifth century. The area was a Gallo-Roman estate dating back to the early days of the Roman Empire. [3] The name derives from the Latin Pauliacum super fluvium ligerim (Pauliacum on the River Loire), reflecting the Roman road which passed through this locality.
Wines grown here are white made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, red and rose made from Pinot Noir. [3] The well-known Sancerre AOC is its immediate north-eastern neighbor. [4] Menetou-Salon is an ancient wine-producing area if old writings and documents about the seigniory and lordship of Menetou are to be believed.
The history of French wine, ... Cistercian vineyards produced highly regarded wines in Provence and Sancerre. [17] The Cistercian monks applied their ascetic habits ...
The castle estate is one of the last châteaux of the Loire Valley to still be producing wine. [2] In addition to producing a Muscadet, the Goulaine winery produces a Sancerre and a Vouvray, as well as what is believed to be the first commercial Chardonnay in the western Loire Valley. The estate also grows some Folle blanche.
Pouilly-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [puji syʁ lwaʁ]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for white wine in the Loire Valley region of France.It is specifically produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire in the Nièvre department and was awarded AOC status by a decree issued on 31 July 1937
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