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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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