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Named for the river that runs through it, which incidentally is France’s longest river, the Loire Valley is home to much more than medieval chateaus and grand royal estates. Its fertile land that runs ...

For many people, Sancerre has become synonymous with a top-quality, mineral-driven white wine. Sancerre is a controlled appellation — a certification granted to certain French agricultural products — ...

Pascaline Lepeltier grew up in the Loire Valley—its wines, its food, and, most of all, its people helped make her who she is. Here, she brings Executive Wine Editor Ray Isle along on a memory-filled ...

Spring calls for crisp, refreshing white wines and light-to-medium body reds. This week we have two sauvignon blancs of different styles: a mineral-driven example from the Loire Valley in France and a ...

The Chateau de Chambord, one of the largest chateaus in the Loire Valley, is a must-see for first-time visitors. Photo Credit: D Darrault/CRT Centre VdL For Francophiles, the thought of picking a ...

If the famed French writer Victor Hugo had visited the Château de Chambord today, it’s safe to say he would have been over-sharing it on Instagram. After travelling there for the first time, he wrote: ...