Sancerre (wine)
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Sancerre is a French white wine named for the town of Sancerre. Sancerre is a town in the East part of the Loire valley, North East of the city of Bourges in France. Aside from tourism, wine-making is the largest source of income for the area. Typical wines are made from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir grapes grown in vineyards on marl or limestone based soil. The former tend to be fruitier and more well balanced than the latter. These wines are often considered the most elegant of wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape.
Sancerre is produced in 15 villages and has Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) standing.
[edit] See also
- Cloudy Bay Vineyards
- Domaine Fournier
- Sancerre the town
[edit] Source
- Taber, George M. Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting that Revolutionized Wine. NY: Scribner, 2005.
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