Sarah Ahmed – The Wine Detective

Loire Salon 2010: Montlouis & Vouvray highlights, plus a Jacky Blot vertical

Dinner this week at Terroirs wine bar off Trafalgar Square or, more accurately, getting a big thumbs up on bottle of Franz Saumon Minerale + 2008 Montlouis-sur-Loire from my sisters, prompted me to finish typing up my notes from the Salon on Touraine’s Chenin Blanc focused appellations.  Historically,Vouvray has enjoyed the higher profile and reputation, but times [...]

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Jazzing it up in Jasnières & Coteaux du Loir, Loire Salon 2010 focus

Today I’ve posted my first Loire Regional report (click here) on this year’s Salon (the annual Loire trade fair in Angers), covering the wines of Domaine de Bellivière, Domaine le Briseau, Jean-Pierre Robinot and Domaine les Maison Rouges. Not heard of them?  They all hail from Jasnières & Coteaux du Loir, two once obscure, northerly [...]

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