{"id":47111,"date":"2024-02-01T12:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T12:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:01:40","slug":"wines-of-the-loire-valley","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Wines of the Loire Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I fully intend to lean heavily on my copy of Blanning’s guide in planning my next trip to the region, not least as she helpfully includes places to stay and eat too. The mix of the practical and educational with a real sense of love for the region is a gift that will keep giving for many years to come.”<\/em> — Club Enologique<\/strong><\/p>\n

“… it’s an essential buy for any enthusiast, budding or committed.” —<\/em>\tDecanter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wines of the Loire Valley<\/em><\/strong> provides an up-to-date guide to the wines of this historic region. The hallmark of Loire wines is their balance between succulent fruit and refreshing acidity but the Loire Valley encompasses a vast array of wines, not only the well-known and trusted names but many more little known, overlooked and undervalued. The complex patchwork of vineyards that extends more than 500 kilometers along France’s longest river is a haven of discovery for wine lovers. The Loire’s winemakers are at the forefront of the move towards a more natural approach to winegrowing, making it a preferred choice for anyone looking for organic, biodynamic and ‘natural’ wines. While higher-profile regions are struggling with rising temperatures and excessive alcohol levels, the cooler vineyards of the Loire are benefiting from warmer vintages. The first part of the book covers the Loire Valley’s history and presents an overview of the region, the grape varieties used, the wine styles produced, and the viticulture and vinification of the Loire Valley. The second part profiles the main regions and the individuals shaping the vinous landscape of the Loire Valley today, from Muscadet on the Atlantic coast, through Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre in Centre Loire, to Côtes d’Auvergne in the Upper Loire. A final chapter gives an overview of Loire vintages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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
\n1. Two thousand years of wine growing 1
\n2. The growing environment 7
\n3. Wine styles, appellations and grape varieties 20
\n4. The Nantais: ocean wines 38
\n5. Anjou: something for everyone 70
\n6. Touraine: the heart of the Loire 153
\n7. The Centre Loire: land of Sauvignon Blanc 238
\n8. Auvergne: mountain wines 295
\nGlossary 319
\nAppendix I: Vintages 2004–2024 327
\nAppendix II: Loire production, five-year averages 333
\nAppendix III: 2023 wine production in the Loire Valley 334
\nBibliography 338
\nAcknowledgements 341
\nIndex 343<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5711],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-47111","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-food-drink","7":"author-by-author-beverley-blanning","8":"publisher-academie-du-vin-library-ltd","9":"series-the-classic-wine-library","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWines of the Loire Valley - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wines of the Loire Valley - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T13:01:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/\",\"name\":\"Wines of the Loire Valley - ACC Art Books US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141905-04-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-01T12:11:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-13T13:01:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141905-04-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141905-04-2.jpg\",\"width\":933,\"height\":1400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/books\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Wines of the Loire Valley\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/\",\"name\":\"ACC Art Books US\",\"description\":\"One of the world\u2019s leading publishers and distributors of books on the arts and visual culture\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wines of the Loire Valley - ACC Art Books US","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wines of the Loire Valley - ACC Art Books US","og_description":"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","og_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/","og_site_name":"ACC Art Books US","article_modified_time":"2025-08-13T13:01:40+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/","name":"Wines of the Loire Valley - ACC Art Books US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141905-04-2.jpg","datePublished":"2024-02-01T12:11:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-13T13:01:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141905-04-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141905-04-2.jpg","width":933,"height":1400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/wines-of-the-loire-valley\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books","item":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/books\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Wines of the Loire Valley"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/","name":"ACC Art Books US","description":"One of the world\u2019s leading publishers and distributors of books on the arts and visual culture","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/47111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=47111"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=47111"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=47111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}