This is an AOC wine region and is producing all kinds of wines. Personally, I would say that the region is home to the best white wine appellations of the Loire Valley wine region.

Don’t you want to know more and more about the wines from this famous wine district? Read on…

The Touraine is found to be 226 kilometres away from the giant Atlantic Ocean and at about the same distance away from the Massif Central hills.

Due to this placement of Touraine, the climatic conditions of the region are found to be lying between the maritime and continental conditions.

However, the climatic conditions are found to be varying between the eastern and western sides of the district. In the eastern edge, the climate is found to be colder and drier during winters whereas, on the western side, they are wetter and temperate.

During the summers, the vineyards of Touraine are found to be cooled by the slow-moving Loire River.

All across the Touraine wine district, the better vineyards are found to be planted on the free-draining soils that are richer in Tuffeau. What is Tuffeau? This is the calcareous rock for which the Loire is more famous for.

The vineyard area of this generic AOC is found to be as same as the total vineyard area of the district itself with more than 5,300 hectares. Thus, this covers a total number of 70 communes.

This is not the only AOC of the Touraine wine district, but there are some other local AOCs that are producing more specific wines in terms of both the location and styles. The more specific AOC appellations of the

Touraine wine district

• Touraine-Amboise
• Touraine Mesland
• Touraine Azay-le-Rideau
• Bourgueil
• Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
• Chinon
• Vouvray
• Montlouis

Grape Varieties and Winemaking in Touraine Wine District

The major grape varieties of this region are as follows:

Whites:

• Chenin blanc
• Sauvignon blanc
• Arbois
• Chardonnay

Reds:

• Cabernet Franc
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Côt
• Pinot noir
• Pinot Meunier
• Pinot gris
• Pineau dAunis
• Gamay
• Grolleau Noir

The white wines of Touraine are found to be brighter and pale straw yellow in colours. They come with intense aromas of honey and tropical fruits along with the hints of herbs.

On the other hand, the red wines are found to be ruby-red coloured with notes of plums and cherries. Finally, rosé wines are found to be pale salmon pink in colour with the notes of strawberry and herbs.

Wines from Touraine

French Red Wine - French White Wine - French Rosé Wine - Champagne - French Sparkling Wine

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