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The Proust Questionnaire: Nicolas Joly
Biodynamic wizard Nicolas Joly is the owner and winemaker at Château de la Roche aux Moines in Savennières in the Loire Valley. He lives at the château with his wife Coralie. What is your idea of...
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Loire leads for mid-priced endorsements
In our second instalment on press recommendations, the Loire Valley emerges as the source of France’s most mid-priced wine endorsements. Jacky Blot’s Clos de Venise in Vouvray at his Domaine de la...
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Loire wines win big at Concours Mondial du Sauvignon 2013
InterLoire, the body for Loire and the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins du Centre (BIVC) has expressed its delight that 105 Loire wines have been rewarded following the Concours Mondial du Sauvignon...
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Muscadet in pictures
The rather spectacular Radisson in Nantes. Its former role as the Palais de Justice and the proximity of the old gendarmerie and prison was no reflection on the characters of those invited on the...
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Sancerre threatens AOC departure
Producers in Sancerre are apparently threatening to leave the AOC system following the governing body’s decision to close the local office. As part of French government cutbacks, l’Institut National de...
View ArticleWine consultants are ‘plastic surgeons’
High profile wine consultants are like “plastic surgeons” trying to make ugly wines beautiful, according to one French producer.
View ArticleThe Loire Valley in pictures
db's Lucy Shaw enjoys a whistle-stop tour of the Loire Valley, taking in castles, towers, windmills, goats and Marilyn Monroe.
View ArticleChenin Blanc is the Pinot parallel
Chenin Blanc is as complicated to grow but as rewarding as Pinot Noir in the right hands, according to one Loire Valley producer.
View ArticleCoteaux du Layon in dry white push
Producers in the sweet wine producing appellation of Coteaux du Layon in the Loire Valley are pushing to be able to make dry white wines in the region.
View ArticleWine saint’s day: Martin of Tours
As well as Armistice Day, 11 November is the holy day of Martin of Tours, patron saint of soldiers, wine and the Vintners Livery Company.
View ArticleMuscadet undergoing a ‘renaissance’
Loire Valley Wines has released an infographic encouraging people to drink Muscadet – a wine Jancis Robinson has said we should all be drinking.
View ArticleWinemaker renounces ties to Loire body
A biodynamic winemaker has split from the Loire's promotional body and plans to set up his own appellation after a bitter court battle over unpaid fees.
View ArticleFrance’s oldest wine estate goes on sale
The 1,000 year-old Château de Goulaine in the Loire Valley, reputed to be France’s and one of Europe's oldest wine producing estates, has been put up for sale.
View ArticleThe Loire in pictures
A pictorial round-up from a tour of the Loire's 'hidden gems', which saw a small group of UK wine buyers uncover deliciously niche offerings from this great wine valley, from white Chinon to sweet...
View ArticleSevere frosts wreak havoc in Champagne
Temperatures plunged to -6 degrees in Champagne this week where severe spring frosts have wiped out entire crops of young buds in some parts of the region.
View ArticleTime to reassert Sauvignon Blanc’s fine wine credentials?
Sauvignon Blanc might be the most popular grape variety in the UK but its potential as a fine wine and ‘noble’ credentials need to be reasserted suggests wine writer Jamie Goode.
View ArticleFrance under the hammer
A recent masterclass organised by online auctioneer, idealwine, and the drinks business Hong Kong mapped out the latest trends for French wine at auction and which regions are gaining greater recognition.
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Loire Valley Wines to host ‘Muscadet Mobile’ for London Wine Week
Trade body Loire Valley Wines is the headline sponsor of this year's London Wine Week and will host promotional events including a 'Muscadet Mobile' at Flat Iron Square throughout the week.
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Crémant de Loire exports to UK rise by 34%
New figures released by Loire Valley Wines reveal that exports of Crémant de Loire to the UK rose by 34% in 2017 as consumers continue to explore alternative sparkling wine categories.
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