The vineyard of the Loire valley is located on four wine-growing areas of Nantes, Anjou, Touraine and Centre. This Loire valley region is rich by its gorgeous landscapes, its history and by the variety of its wines. 68 appellations which show the diversity of the Loire wines! Generous red wines and fruity white wines will be offered during these wine routes of the Val de Loire. Pays de la Loire will charm you with its famous castles, its sunny hillside and its hospitality! Come to meet winemakers through wine routes of the Loire region!
Discovering trails of the wine routes of the Loire region!
Four itineraries compose the Route des Vignobles, which will make browse in bike or on foot the beautiful Loire region. Wine Houses and a lot of signs will guide on the way to castles for visiting, tasting delicious wines such as the famous Chinon, Pouilly-Fumé, Bonnezeaux and the Bourgueil among a lot of other appreciable wines!
The first trail « entre océan et Champtoceaux » will make you discover the great wine-growing area of Nantes and its famous muscadet, this white dry wine is fresh and light and has floral and fruity aromas. It’s the beginning of lovely discoverings of the Loire wines! Don’t miss to visit the charming medieval city of Clisson!
The 2nd step « entre Champtoceaux et Saumur » brings you to Angers and Saumur where vineyards expect you to discover their fruity and smooth wines whose the famous Coteaux de l’Aubance! In Angers, more than 32 appellations AOC compose the largest wine-growing area of the Loire valley. Wines with different flavours and colors, dry or sweet rosés, dry or sweet whites, fruity or fleshy reds or sparkling wines. As you realize, everyone has the choice! Charming villages and magnificient castles will give you unforgettable moments!
The trail« entre Saumur et Chenonceaux » happens in Touraine where you will have the opportunity to discover or rediscover, for the lucky ones, Chinon and Bourgueil wines. A diversity of castles welcomes you during this wine route to make you discover light and fruity red wines and amazinf white wines!
The final step is coming with the trail « entre Chenonceaux et Saint-Aignan ». Famous dry white wines whose the reputed Pineau de la Loire with its aromas of exoctic fruits. Numerous castles such as the châteaux de Chambord, Blois et Cheverny, to name a few, will charm the wine connoisseurs with delicious wines in an idyllic setting!
The Route de la Vallée du Loir is the 2nd wine route, it makes discover less known wines which please experts. Appellations such as Côteaux du Loir will end up your travel in a high note. Also you will be amazed by caves dug in the stone and troglodyte houses which make the particularity of the Loire region!
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The Cave des producteurs de Vouvray will reveal you secrets of the Val de Loire through visits, tasting. The Château de Minière offers tasting visit grouped, a guided walking visit and a greedy visit. The Cave de Saumur et Marcel makes you discover the famous subterranean galleries while degustating somptuous white and red wines from the Saumur appellation. The Château des Vaults ou Domaine du Closel present you its white, red and sparkling wines of the Anjou appellation with visits, workshop, tastings…The Château de Tracy (Pouilly-Fumé certifié AOC) will conquer you with its Sauvignon through tasting, walk guided and visit in the vineyard.