IGP Val de Loire
The Protected Geographical Indication is a European sign of origin and quality that testifies to a wine's attachment to a given territory. The area in which the grapes are grown and the wine made is strictly defined: for the Val de Loire PGI, this means that 100% of the grapes come from the geographical area defined in the specifications. The Indication Géographique Protégée (Protected Geographical Indication) replaced the "Vins de Pays" label in 2009, marking the qualitative improvement of these wines through European and national recognition of winegrowers' know-how. Today, there are 75 PGI production zones spread across all the wine-growing regions of France.
- Colors : White, Rosé, Red
- Style: « All styles are in nature »
- Grape varieties : Chenin, Gamay, Pineau d’Aunis, Negrette, Meunier, Merlot, Grolleau, Côt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay
Contents
Location
The "Val de Loire" Protected Geographical Indication can be produced in the 14 departments of the Loire winegrowing basin: Loire Atlantique, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire, DeuxSèvres, Sarthe, Indre-et-Loire, Vienne, Loir-et-Cher, Indre, Loiret, Cher, Nièvre, Allier and Puy de Dôme. The Val de Loire PGI may be supplemented, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the specifications, by the names of the following smaller geographical units: Allier, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret, Maine etLoire, Nièvre, Sarthe, Vendée, Vienne, Marches de Bretagne, Pays de Retz
.The appellation area
To remember
With 30 grape varieties in all three colors, the Val de Loire PGI expresses itself through a generous palette of choices. Let us take you on a tour of the main grape varieties in white...
IGP Val de Loire represents over 1 400 winegrowers, 65 trading houses and 7 cooperative wineries, along 1 000km and the 14 departments of the Loire. With a distinctive name referring to the wine-growing area, a representative representation of all the territories and all the wines of the Loire, and a great deal of freedom, the PGI is positioned as the foundation of the Val de Loire.