Tourism office de Chaumont sur Loire

WINES

Touraine, between Blois and Tours, is a rich and well-kniown wine growing country. The following wines ‘appellations Controlées’ of Touraine are situated on either side of the Loire Valley.

The zones of the Apellations d’Origines Controlées of Touraine: A.O.C Touraine; Touraine-Mesland; Cheverny; Cour-Cheverny; Touraine-Amboise; Vouvray; Crémant du Loire and situated on either bank of the Loire Valley.

Chaumont sur Loire is the ideal place to discover the vineyards, to visit the cellars and to taste the wines. The wines based on different vines (Gamay, Cabernet, Cot, Sauvignon, Pineau; Romorantin) will fill you with enthusiasm.

Discover the Wine-Grovers

   The A.O.C. Touraine covering 8000 ha. Are situated between the Loire and the Cher. The different ‘terroirs’ of this wine-growing region vary according to the property of the soil, the situation and the exposure and the know-how of the wine-growers. The vines used for the red are Gamay, Cabernet and Cot and together for the rosés Gamay and for the white, Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pineau de la Loire.

   A.O.C Touraine-Mesland    Produces red wine by assembling Gamay, Cabernay and Cot, the rosés with Gamay and the white wine based on ‘Chenin Blanc’ which might be completed with Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The ‘terroir’ consists of 200 ha. of clay with flints covered with sand.

Touraine- Amboise Is situated on either bank on 200 ha. The reds and rosés use the vines Touraine and the white Chenin ( Pineau de la Loire) .

   A.O.C. Vouvray On the right bank of the Loire covering 2000 ha. Is reputed for its white wine based on Chenin. Vouvray can be dry, semi-dry, mellow, still, bubbly or sparkling.

Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny Produces light red wine from vines of Gamay Cabernet Franc ; Cabernet- Sauvignon; Cot and Pineau Noir either in association or converted separately. The rosés use the same vines as the reds plus the Pineau d’Aunis and Pinot Gris. Cheverny is chiefly known for the white wines based on Chenin, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Arbois and Romorantin cultivated almost exclusively in this appellation controlée.

GASTRONOMY
Touraine country has always been reputed for its gastronomy. A country of welcome and tradition, it abounds in ancestral specialities such as charcuteries (pork butcher’s/delicatessen shops) with rillons, goat and cows’ cheese Saint Maure and Selles- sur- Cher. There is also game and fish from the Loire such as salmon, alose and gudgeon (which fried is known as friture).
DELICATESSEN TRADE
Spécialities de rillettes, rillon, andouilles and andouillettes (pork meat and chitterlings) Patrick TOURMEAU 59, rue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny 41150 CHAUMONT SUR LOIRE Tél. 33(0)2 54 20 98 43	Local charcuterie Pascal MACE "Ferme de la Hubardière" 41150 VALLIERES LES GRANDES Tél/Fax. 33(0)2 54 20 99 39
BUTCHER'S	CHEESES
Charolais beef and youg veal L. and J.M. LANSIGU 49, rue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny 41150 CHAUMONT SUR LOIRE Tél. 33(0)2 54 20 98 06	Goats cheese and Ste Maure Visits available by RV Sylvie and Didier RAGOT "La Cabinette" 41150 ONZAIN Tél. 33(0)2 54 20 70 32 Fax 33(0)2 54 20 70 72

BAKERY - PASTRY
Baker Stéphane MARCEL 5, rue du Mal Leclerc 41150 CHAUMONT SUR LOIRE Tél. 33(0)2 54 20 98 47	Old-fashioned bread Fournil de la Licorne " La Bruyère " 41400 VALLIERES LES GRANDES Tél. 33(0)2 54 33 97 52


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