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Top 10 Sancerre red wines to try
Think you know what Sancerre is all about? Expand your summer drinking repertoire with these red wines from the French wine region that is famous for its Sauvignon Blanc.
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Prices for top French vineyards rise again in 2018
That dream of buying a grand cru vineyard in Burgundy or a classed growth château in Bordeaux has become more expensive in the last year, suggest new figures.
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Regional profile: Savennières
Some of the Loire's best dry Chenins...
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Loire vs Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: Can you tell the difference?
Discover the differences between the two key Sauvignon-producing regions...
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Loire 2018 preview: appellations to know & top wines
Plus some of the best wines from the vintage...
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Château de Chambord plants ‘first vines since French Revolution’
This 16th Century estate is preparing to release wines...
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Top Sancerre 2015 wines – panel tasting
View the top five 2015 Sancerres from Decanter's September 2016 issue panel tasting...
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Jefford on Monday: To cru or not to cru
Diverse approaches in Priorat and Sancerre...
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Jefford on Monday: Sancerre and friends
Touring Central Loire with Andrew Jefford...
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Loire 2017 harvest shows mixed fortunes after frost
Read Jim Budd's early report on Loire 2017...
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Wine Legend: Domaine Huet, Le Haut Lieu 1947
What makes this a wine legend?
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Hervé Berland to oversee Clos Rougeard and Château Montrose
Following news of the sale...
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Clos Rougeard sold to French billionaire Bouygues brothers
Château Montrose owners buy cult Loire estate...
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Château de Sancerre has a new owner after Campari sells up
Loire estate sold for more than 20 million euros...
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Loire 2017 vintage in trouble after frost, say winemakers
Some wines may be hard to find...
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Anson: March of the Loire
Jane Anson meets Loire wine pioneers...
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Wine Legend: Clos Rougeard, Le Bourg 1990
Clos Rougeard, Le Bourg 1990 is a legend because…
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Wine ‘war’ in Sancerre as vines vandalised
Sabotage in Sancerre linked to dispute...
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First taste: Six wines to try from Rhone, Languedoc and Loire
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Loire frost may cause wine shortages
Union head describes the situation as 'serious'...
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Decanter travel guide: Loire Valley, France
Fancy a Sleeping Beauty château with your crottin? Fiona Sims picks some of the food and wine highlights of the Central and Upper Loire.
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Frost causes heavy losses in Loire vineyards
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Burgundy hit by ‘worst frost since 1981’
Worst frost in 30 years may hit 2016 harvest.
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Sauvignon Blanc Grape – Climatic, Winery Influence, Most important regions – WSET Level 2
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Honouring the biodynamic legacy of the late Anne-Claude Leflaive, Clau de Nell
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Loire producer Bouvet Ladubay returns to family control
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Loire wine producers barred from using Vouvray name
Leading Loire winemakers François Chidaine and Jacky Blot have been banned from vinifying their Vouvray wines in the neighbouring commune of Montlouis.
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Pouilly Fumé winemaker to fight INAO over right to use AOC
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Loire winemaker Claude Lafond dies
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Bordeaux exports up 26%, but Alsace, Languedoc, Loire down
In a difficult economic environment, French wine exports have risen dramatically so far in 2011.
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Loire follows Bordeaux, Burgundy with ‘earliest ever’ harvest
The Loire is the latest wine region to announce that its harvest will be one of the earliest on record this year.
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Loire producer faces jail for protest labels
A small Loire producer of natural wines faces two years in jail or a hefty fine for labelling his wines wrongly.
