Loire Valley Wines
Magazine
Welcome to the Divine Loire magazine, your essential guide to exploring the stunning wine region of the Loire Valley. Discover our articles on wine tourism, dive into the world of Loire wines, and stay connected to key events. Let yourself be carried away on a sensory journey through this exceptional wine region.
Red Wine Crafting: a Clear Diagram for the Curious Mind
Some say God created wine to make Mondays feel like Saturdays, but standing amid the early morning mists of Montlouis-sur-Loire, one starts to suspect He might have also indulged in the complex art behind its making. As I watched a…
Wine Tourism
Best Loire Valley Wine Cellars Open on Sundays for wine tasting
It is said that when François I wasn’t busy charming the Renaissance courts, he might have found solace among the vineyards cascading along the Loire.…
Loire Wine Itinerary: From Tours to Angers, Cellars, Spires, and Sips
Between the vineyards and spires of the Loire Valley, a glass in hand tastes suspiciously like a history lesson. One might even argue that Rabelais,…
Can You Join the Grape Harvest in the Loire Valley? Yes You Can, and Here’s How!
As Baudelaire might have put it, even the humblest of grapes have their spleen. Wandering through the misty banks of the Loire during early autumn,…
Wines
Magical Mazurique: When Roundness, Crunch and Minerality Make a Magic Threesome
Some wines, like certain characters in Balzac’s comédie humaine, seem to walk quietly into the room—unassuming, yet unforgettable. Beneath their gentle demeanor hides a finesse…
AOC, AOP, IGP: The Subtle Art of Decoding a French Wine Label
Some people read Balzac to understand France; I read wine labels. And if there’s a place where a label reads like a short story with…
Podcasts
PODCAST [S1E4] – The Well-Kept Secrets of Anjou-Saumur Wines
From the banks of the Loire to the shadowy depths of medieval caves, some wines have more stories than tannins. In 1956, Orson Welles declared…
PODCAST [S1E3] – Chinon, Vouvray, Bourgueil: The Holy Trinity of Touraine Vineyards
When François Rabelais extolled the virtues of ‘vin breton’ in his Renaissance tales, he wasn’t imagining a bottle from Brittany, but rather from the sun-drenched…
PODCAST [S1E2] – A Grape for Every River Bend: A Stroll Through the Loire Vineyard
Somewhere between a Rabelaisian banquet and a Jules Verne itinerary, there lies a gently meandering road where vines trace history and flavor in harmonious curves.…
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Events
Vitiloire 2025 wine festival: The Full Program
Some say you can’t pour poetry into a glass—clearly, they’ve never stood by the Loire on a late May afternoon. Just as Rabelais toasted the…
A look back on Vitiloire 2024!
Vitiloire is the iconic annual festival held in Tours, celebrating the wines and gastronomy of the Loire Valley. This year marked the 20th anniversary of…
