Chenin blanc is the main grape used in the Loire Valley to make white wine, from dry to sweet. The main grape used for Touraine-Mesland, it is often combined with white chardonnay and sauvignon, it’s one of our favourites. Cépage principal du l’AOP Touraine-Mesland le chenin blanc est souvent associé avec le chardonnay blanc et parfois …
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Bubbly coming up – Les bulles qui arrivent
This is the chenin blanc grape used to make vouvray wine, which can be dry, sweet or bubbly using the champenoise method. It comes from Anjou where it was mentioned as early as the 9th century and is probably named after Mont Chenin in Touraine. Many of the vines are very old. Voici le chenin …
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