Check this video out on @winekellertravel to discover beautiful Touraine in France’s Loire Valley. Watch the video to see what it’s like to explore the Middle Loire Valley in Touraine by bike and which stunning Loire châteaux to explore and which wineries to visit to taste some Touraine wines.
The Loire Valley’s Touraine region provides visitors with an exceptional historic, architectural and natural heritage, stretching from Amboise in the east to the beautiful village of Candes-Saint-Martin in the west. It’s a beautiful, peaceful section of the Loire river, with broad stretches, interspersed with small islands and shifting sandbanks and as well as the Loire, there are its two tributaries which flow through Touraine, the Vienne and the Indre rivers.
The main centre of the Touraine wine region is the city of Tours. Touraine is the location of many significant and magnificent historic French landmarks and as well as exploring Tours, visitors can explore Amboise, Chenonceau, Villandry, Azay-le-Rideau and Langeais, or the mediaeval towns of Chinon and Loches. You can also visit the original ‘Troglodyte’ caves and villages, nestled in the chalk cliff sides, once dwellings, now accommodation and wine cellars!
Touraine produces all colours of wines – whites account for some 60%, reds for over 20%, then the rest is made up of sparkling wine and rosé. The main grape varieties for Touraine white wines are Sauvignon blanc and Chenin blanc and for Touraine red wines, Cabernet Franc, Côt (Malbec) and Gamay.
The Cabernet franc grape variety reigns supreme west of Tours and the most popular white wine is Loire Chenin blanc. Touraine wines tend to be quite fresh, well-structured, fragrant and fruity.
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