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Discover the Many Faces of Vouvray with the French Winophiles
Vouvray is a French Wine region located in the Loire Valley. The wines are made exclusively from the Chenin Blanc grape, but they can take on many faces. Do you like sparkling wines? Do you like your white wines bone dry? Ever care to enjoy an off-dry white wine? How about a fully sweet dessert wine? All these are found under the single label of “Vouvray”. On December 21st, our French Winophiles blogging group will be sharing our exploration of the many faces of Vouvray. Join us!

Loire Valley map courtesy of wikimedia.org

Vouvray – One of the Best Known Regions within the Loire Valley
Look carefully on the Loire Valley map and you’ll see Vouvray as the region just east of the major city of Tours, and yes, there is an actual village of Vouvray as the center of the region. The region lies entirely on the right bank of the Loire river (the north side). The region has been growing grapes, primarily Chenin Blanc, for centuries. Most recently, a syndicate of growers was formed in 1906 and an AOC Vouvray was approved in 1936.The Loire Valley Wines website has a nice summary of the Vouvray region here.

Sparkling, dry, off-dry or sweet. Anything is possible with Vouvray!

French Winophiles Dig Into Vouvray
Our Vouvray investigation will occur on December 21st; we’ll all have fresh blog posts online and we’ll be chatting on Twitter on Saturday morning, December 21st at 11:00am EST, 8:00am PST. You’ll find us at the #Winophiles hashtag. You can always join the chat, even if you don’t have a blog.

• • Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla shares “Pairing a School Assignment with a #Winophiles Project: Moqueca + Gautier Vouvray Argilex 2012”
  • Lynn at Savor the Harvest shares “Why I Chose This Wine as A Holiday Favorite”
  • Robin at Crushed Grape Chronicles shares “The Multiple Expressions of Vouvray!”
  • Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm shares “Creamy Clam Dip with a Sauvion Vouvray“
  • Lauren at The Swirling Dervish shares “Monmousseau Ammonite Vouvray: Gussying-Up an Ad Hoc Holiday Feast“
  • Gwendolyn at Wine Predator shares “Carême Organic Vouvray and Lunch at Chateau de Pray“
  • Nicole at Somm’s Table shares “Champalou Vouvray Brut and a Very Lazy Cheese Night”
  • Jane at Always Ravenous shares “Vouvray with an Indian-Inspired Dinner”
  • Linda at My Full Wineglass shares “Dry and Delicious Vouvray for Easy Weeknight Dinner”
  • David at Cooking Chat shares “Spicy Lentil Soup with Wine Pairing”
  • Susannah at Avvinare shares “Vouvray’s Singular Moelleux Wines”
  • Payal at Keep the Peas shares “A Birthday and a Vouvray”
  • Liz at What’s in That Bottle? shares “Va-Va-Va-Vouvray! Get to Know These White Wines from the Loire”
  • Jeff at Food Wine Click! shares “Vouvray Pairs with Cream”