Loire Valley

Getting reacquainted with a Loire wine and a local wine seller (#Winophiles)

In past blog posts, I’ve sung the praises of my local wine retailer and recommended the value of finding one. Well, for one reason or another, it’s been a minute since I’ve visited Carol’s wine shop. Actually, she moved to a new location in the time that elapsed. I was motivated to get reacquainted when […]

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A gift to the planet: Biodynamic Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley (#Winophiles)

“Share a French wine gifted to you for the holidays,” she said. Nope. OK, “share a French wine you wish had been gifted to you.” That was the prompt from Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm for this month’s French Winophiles blogging event. New year, new approach. Hope you’ll click the

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Holy snails! A summer Sauv Blanc worth sipping slowly (#Winophiles)

“The Holy Snail” – Who could resist a name like that? Or the $12.99 price? I’m in! Casting aside doubts (we’ll get to those later), I grabbed a bottle of this fun-sounding Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc off the shelf at Whole Foods. It’s been a busy week of painting outside, a task best left for

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