The Winery Dominique Foucher of Loire Valley

Winery Dominique Foucher
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 3584 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Dominique Foucher is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dominique Foucher wines

Looking for the best Winery Dominique Foucher wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Dominique Foucher wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Dominique Foucher wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Dominique Foucher

How Winery Dominique Foucher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or shrimp in coconut milk curry.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Dominique Foucher.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.

The top white wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dominique Foucher

How Winery Dominique Foucher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without pastry, croque-monsieur with tuna or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

On the nose the white wine of Winery Dominique Foucher. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of pear, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Dominique Foucher.

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Melon de Bourgogne

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top red wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Dominique Foucher

How Winery Dominique Foucher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of burger roll.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Dominique Foucher

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Dominique Foucher.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dominique Foucher

Planning a wine route in the of Loire Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Dominique Foucher.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Dominique Foucher and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Igé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.