{"id":7827,"date":"2025-07-05T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/questions\/what-is-the-single-grape-variety-in-quincy-aoc\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T13:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:30:23","slug":"what-is-the-single-grape-variety-in-quincy-aoc","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/questions\/what-is-the-single-grape-variety-in-quincy-aoc\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the single grape variety in Quincy AOC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the heart of France&#8217;s Centre-Loire, the small yet storied <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quincy_(AOC)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quincy<\/a> appellation owes its soul to one grape: <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sauvignon_blanc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sauvignon Blanc<\/a>. This crisp white varietal has ruled the sandy, silica-rich terraces of Quincy since the appellation was officially recognized in 1936\u2014the second ever AOC for white wine in France, following Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape.<\/p>\n<p>Records suggest that monks from the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbaye_de_Chezal-Beno%C3%AEt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbaye de Chezal-Beno\u00eet<\/a> cultivated Sauvignon Blanc here as early as the 12th century. With its steady climate moderated by the Cher River, this corner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vignoble_de_La_Loire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loire wine<\/a> region yields remarkably aromatic wines, marrying crisp minerality with citrus and white flower notes.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other Loire wine appellations that blend or experiment, Quincy plays solo with Sauvignon Blanc\u2014a purist&#8217;s choice. Yet it manages to whisper something slightly different from its cousin Sancerre: lighter, more playful perhaps, yet rooted in centuries-old tradition. A quiet rebel dressed in green-golden hues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think green, crisp, and classic\u2014what white grape might thrive where the Cher River whispers through sandy soils?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_title":"What is the single grape variety in Quincy AOC?","rank_math_description":"Think green, crisp, and classic\u2014what white grape might thrive where the Cher River whispers through sandy soils?","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","iawp_total_views":7},"questions_categories":[637],"class_list":["post-7827","questions","type-questions","status-publish","hentry","questions_categories-appellations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/7827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"questions_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions_categories?post=7827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}