{"id":7903,"date":"2025-10-04T13:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/questions\/which-loire-aoc-produces-only-rose-wines\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T13:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:30:24","slug":"which-loire-aoc-produces-only-rose-wines","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/questions\/which-loire-aoc-produces-only-rose-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Loire AOC produces only ros\u00e9 wines?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When one thinks of the Loire Valley, white wines often take center stage. Yet, in this rich mosaic of terroirs and traditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cabernet_d%27Anjou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cabernet d&#8217;Anjou<\/a> stands out by painting its canvas exclusively in hues of pink. This unique Loire AOC is devoted solely to ros\u00e9 wine production\u2014no reds, no whites, just elegant expressions of ros\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Cabernet d&#8217;Anjou emerged as its own appellation in 1957, drawing from the popularity of semi-sweet ros\u00e9s that trace their roots back to earlier centuries. Crafted primarily from <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cabernet_Franc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cabernet Franc<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cabernet-Sauvignon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cabernet Sauvignon<\/a>, the wines tend to be charmingly soft and fruit-forward, with subtle residual sugar nodding to a more relaxed style of French ros\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Only ros\u00e9 indeed\u2014and purposefully so. While other appellations might dabble in pink, Cabernet d&#8217;Anjou has made it its calling card. Served well-chilled with goat cheese or on a quiet afternoon overlooking the Loire, it reminds us that sometimes, focusing on just one thing\u2014the right way\u2014can yield delightfully singular results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its name sounds like a light summer breeze&#8230; yet it only comes in pink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_title":"Which Loire AOC produces only ros\u00e9 wines?","rank_math_description":"Its name sounds like a light summer breeze... yet it only comes in pink.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","iawp_total_views":8},"questions_categories":[637],"class_list":["post-7903","questions","type-questions","status-publish","hentry","questions_categories-appellations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/7903","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=7903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"questions_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions_categories?post=7903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}