Coteaux de Saumur
AOP/AOC by decree dated 21st April 1962, amended 8th June 2011 Vineyards Location: The Coteaux de Saumur vineyards lie along the Cretaceous cuesta on the south western edge of the Paris basin,…
PGI Val de Loire
Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) since August 2009 Vineyards Location Production of Loire Valley IGP wines is permitted across 14 Departments in the Loire Valley winegrowing region, namely Loire Atlantique, Vendée,…
Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
See production specifications for AOP Saumur Vineyards Location: Puy-Notre-Dame lies 20km south of Saumur, and is the region’s highest point. The boundaries of the Saumur Puy-Notre- Dame appellation are…
Crémant de Loire
AOP/AOC by decree dated 17th October 1975, amended 23rd September 2011 Vineyards Location: Crémant de Loire AOP is grown and produced in the same areas as AOP Anjou, Touraine and…
Saumur
Saumur is the heart of the Loire wine business; most leading regional merchants have their offices in the area. Rich in the region’s famed tuffeau, this calcareous rock was quarried…
Saumur-Champigny
AOP/AOC by decree dated 31st December 1957, amended 8th June 2011 Vineyards Location: The name Champigny can be added to some of the Saumur appellation’s greatest red wines, made in the…