1.0ACC Art Books UKhttps://www.accartbooks.com/ukACC Art Books UKhttps://www.accartbooks.com/ukrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lSNPVFuVMr"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/wines-of-the-loire-valley/">Wines of the Loire Valley</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/wines-of-the-loire-valley/embed/#?secret=lSNPVFuVMr" width="600" height="338" title="“Wines of the Loire Valley” — ACC Art Books UK" data-secret="lSNPVFuVMr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9781913141905-04-2-600x900.jpg600900Title: Wines of the Loire Valley, Pages: 352 Pages, Publish Date: 17th Oct 2024, Author: Beverley Blanning, ISBN: . This book is in two parts, the first covering the history and an overview of the region, the grape varieties used and the wine styles produced, and the viticulture and vinification of the Loire valley. The second part profiles the main regions of the Loire valley. A final chapter gives an overview of Loire vintages.Preface ix 1. Two thousand years of wine growing 1 2. The growing environment 7 3. Wine styles, appellations and grape varieties 20 4. The Nantais: ocean wines 38 5. Anjou: something for everyone 70 6. Touraine: the heart of the Loire 153 7. The Centre Loire: land of Sauvignon Blanc 238 8. Auvergne: mountain wines 295 Glossary 319 Appendix I: Vintages 2004–2024 327 Appendix II: Loire production, five-year averages 333 Appendix III: 2023 wine production in the Loire Valley 334 Bibliography 338 Acknowledgements 341 Index 343