The Winery Duc de Varennes of Loire Valley

Winery Duc de Varennes
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Duc de Varennes is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Duc de Varennes wines

Looking for the best Winery Duc de Varennes wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Duc de Varennes 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 Duc de Varennes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Duc de Varennes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Duc de Varennes

How Winery Duc de Varennes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp with oyster sauce, wild asparagus omelette or parmesan crisps.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Duc de Varennes.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Duc de Varennes

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 Duc de Varennes.

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 Duc de Varennes and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Gravelle

Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.