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  • Chenin Blanc – the most versatile grape on the planet

    The challenge with Chenin Blanc (if there is one) is to pin it down to a particular wine style. Or is it? Why not just embrace the fact that Chenin is a so called ‘carrier of terroir’ and that even within a single appellation you will find a myriad of different wine styles.

    4 Nov, 2014
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  • Slate & Anjou

    When we present the wines of the Loire valley to our guests, we always speak of the slate so I feel sad that we can no longer boast that Angers has the last working slate mine in France.

    6 Feb, 2014
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A memorable bottle of wine from a memorable estate A memorable bottle of wine from a memorable estate in Anjou. 

New post for LTR members.

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The story of this remarkable wine and the spectacular vineyard it comes from. 

#loirewinelady #loirevalleywines #chenincheninchenin #anjou #pithonpaille #jopithon #belargus #wineeducation
If you think Muscadet is a neutral wine then think If you think Muscadet is a neutral wine then think again. 

Le Breuil 2018 is just brimming with character. Erring on the natural side of winemaking it’s made by Manuel Landron & Marion Pescheux. 

Direct pressing, fermented using indigenous yeast in stainless steel tanks then aged for 9 months in tank and oak. Bottled without fining or filtration.

Slightly cloudy in the glass and perlant on the palate notes of dill and herbs, apple and citrus and yeast. 

This is quite a funky Muscadet Sèvre et Maine that has body and structure and a saline minerality. 

This would be brilliant with seafood or fish cooked simply. No fancy sauces to conflict with the complexity of the wine.

#loirewinelady #muscadet #melon #foodandwine #loirevalleywines #pairing
The next Loire Zoom update and tasting will be on The next Loire Zoom update and tasting will be on Saturday 28th January at 8pm French time.

After the usual Loire update, my focus this time will be on sparkling wines.

Do you know your Pet Nat from your Crémant de Loire. Is Prosecco made in the same way? What’s the Ancestrale method?

Free for LTR members but do get in touch if you’d like to join in. 

#loirewinelady #sparkling #fizz #vouvray #prosecco #petnat #foodandwine
Thaï beef Massaman curry has a delicious combinat Thaï beef Massaman curry has a delicious combination of flavours.

Sweet from the palm sugar, sour from the tamarind, spicy from the Massaman paste, cinnamon and cardamom.

What to pair with that?

We tried two wines with it last night. Firstly, an off dry Chenin blanc from Vouvray and secondly a fruity Touraine Gamay.

Both went surprisingly well. The light residual sugar on the Chenin perfectly picked up the sweet notes in the curry and the Gamay was equally delicious. No strong tannins to clash with the spice just ripe fruit from the super sunny 2020. 

#pairing #loirewinelady #vouvray #touraine #foodandwine #loirevalleywines
New article on the blog for LTR Members. Thibaud New article on the blog for LTR Members.

Thibaud and Michel Chevré’s lovely Saumur Chenin.

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#loirewinelady #saumurblanc #chenincheninchenin #bio #organicwine #wineeducation
News from the Loire! Happy New Year! A December fu News from the Loire! Happy New Year! A December full of good food and wine, friends and family. And now to 2023...

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#loirewinelady #foodandwine #loirevalleywines #pairing #beer #christmaswines #parisrestaurants #greatwinelists #lovetoeat #foodie #cannele
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