Loire
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Loire 2018 preview: appellations to know & top winesPlus some of the best wines from the vintage...
By Yohan Castaing Published
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Château de Chambord plants ‘first vines since French Revolution’This 16th Century estate is preparing to release wines...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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The Loire wine quiz – Test your knowledgeBy Decanter Staff Last updated
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Top Sancerre 2015 wines – panel tastingView the top five 2015 Sancerres from Decanter's September 2016 issue panel tasting...
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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Sancerre: The French Pinot Noir you should be drinkingIt’s high time to pay attention to the reds from Sancerre...
By Tina Gellie Last updated
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Jefford on Monday: Sancerre and friendsTouring Central Loire with Andrew Jefford...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Loire 2017 harvest shows mixed fortunes after frostRead Jim Budd's early report on Loire 2017...
By Jim Budd Published
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Wine Legend: Domaine Huet, Le Haut Lieu 1947What makes this a wine legend?
By Stephen Brook Published
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Hervé Berland to oversee Clos Rougeard and Château MontroseFollowing news of the sale...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Château de Sancerre has a new owner after Campari sells upLoire estate sold for more than 20 million euros...
By Richard Woodard Published
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Loire 2017 vintage in trouble after frost, say winemakersSome wines may be hard to find...
By Jim Budd Last updated
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Anson: March of the LoireJane Anson meets Loire wine pioneers...
By Jane Anson Published
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Wine trends for 2017: Loire and sparkling reds?Do you agree?...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Wine Legend: Clos Rougeard, Le Bourg 1990Clos Rougeard, Le Bourg 1990 is a legend because…
By Ellie Douglas Published
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Wine ‘war’ in Sancerre as vines vandalisedSabotage in Sancerre linked to dispute...
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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First taste: Six wines to try from Rhone, Languedoc and LoireBy John Stimpfig Last updated
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Loire frost may cause wine shortagesUnion head describes the situation as 'serious'...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Nigel Wilkinson
Nigel Wilkinson, judge on the DWWA Loire panel in 2010
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Decanter travel guide: Loire Valley, FranceFancy a Sleeping Beauty château with your crottin? Fiona Sims picks some of the food and wine highlights of the Central and Upper Loire.
By Fiona Sims Last updated
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Cycling in the Loire – ask DecanterJim Budd is your virtual tour guide...
By Decanter Staff Published
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Frost causes heavy losses in Loire vineyardsBy Jim Budd Last updated
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Honouring the biodynamic legacy of the late Anne-Claude Leflaive, Clau de NellBy Chris Mercer Last updated
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Loire producer Bouvet Ladubay returns to family controlBy Jim Budd Published
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Loire wine producers barred from using Vouvray nameLeading Loire winemakers François Chidaine and Jacky Blot have been banned from vinifying their Vouvray wines in the neighbouring commune of Montlouis.
By Jim Budd Last updated
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Pouilly Fumé winemaker to fight INAO over right to use AOCBy Jane Anson Last updated
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Loire winemaker Claude Lafond diesBy Jim Budd Last updated
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Loire follows Bordeaux, Burgundy with ‘earliest ever’ harvestThe Loire is the latest wine region to announce that its harvest will be one of the earliest on record this year.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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Loire producer faces jail for protest labelsA small Loire producer of natural wines faces two years in jail or a hefty fine for labelling his wines wrongly.
By Jim Budd Last updated
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Quarts de Chaume to become Loire Valley’s first Grand CruQuarts de Chaume in Anjou is awaiting ministerial approval to become the Loire's first Grand Cru.
By Jim Budd Last updated
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InterLoire ‘bureaucratic’ and misuses funds: Chidaine
François Chidaine, a leading figure in Loire viticulture, has resigned from InterLoire’s executive claiming the organisation is incompetent and bureaucratic.
By Jim Budd Last updated
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Fury and charges of ‘egotism’ as Loire’s Baumard challenges Grand CruLoire producer Domaine des Baumard has provoked fury by challenging the new Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru appellation in France's Supreme Court.
By Jim Budd Last updated
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Hailstorms decimate Loire vinesA hail storm at in the early hours of Monday morning has caused widespread damage across much of the Loire communes Vouvray and Reugny.
By Jane Anson Last updated