Vignobles & Découvertes

The wines of the Loir Valley

From Vendôme to Château-du-Loir, the south-facing vineyards give the best of their grape varieties, including the iconic Pineau d’Aunis. Coteaux du Vendômois, Coteaux du Loir, and Jasnières offer remarkable talents ranging from white to red, through “gris” (as it is called here) and rosé.

The vineyard is located on the limestone hillsides overlooking the corridor. The flint soil and the low rainfall give the wines a remarkable typicity.

The vineyard is doing wonderfully well. The cellars with their almost constant temperature, their permanent humidity, are perfec for the maturation of the wines. It is in the dark and absolute rest that the good bottles ripen in an incomparable way.

Coteaux du Vendômois wines

Since the early Middle Ages, the vineyard has occupied a prominent place in the Loir Valley, whose wines Rabelais and Ronsard celebrated. Henri IV straddling between La Flèche and Vendôme enjoyed the Jasnières until it was served at the Château royal de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Under Louis XIV, detailed maps of the region showed a well-established vineyard on hillsides that were still perpetuating this wine-growing tradition in the 20th century.

Today, these vineyards are enjoying an exceptional renaissance. Since the 1970s, the quest for authenticity and excellence has breathed new life into the region, attracting enlightened wine lovers and the curious in search of wines with character.

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The Vineyards & Discoveries label

The Vignobles & Découverte label (2009) is awarded for a period of 3 years by Atout France, to a destination with a tourist and wine vocation offering a wide range of complementary tourist products (accommodation, catering, cellar visit and tasting, museum, event,…) and allowing the customer to facilitate the organization of his stay and to guide him on qualified services.

All the cellars labeled “Caves Touristique” are certified “Vignobles et Découverte” wineries.

The “Tourist cellars” label

“Tourism Caves” is a network of 350 wineries that have adhered to a quality approach of reception in cellar led by InterLoire with the institutions of tourism and vineyards.

The 10 commitments of the operator:

1. Facilitating access to the holding and the place of reception

2. Meet fixed opening hours during weekdays and weekends

3. Have effective means of communication to facilitate access to information in the field

4. Have a clean, equipped and secure reception area

5. Offer an educational tasting service by a qualified staff

6. Adhere to a code of conduct by recalling the rules on alcohol consumption (0.5g)

7. View prices, services and documentation on network operations and editions: the ‘Sur la route des vins de Loire’ menu and the ‘Routes des vins & villages de l’Anjou’ menu

8. Offer customer-friendly services

9. Be an integral part of the network

10. Accept the steps of evaluation and quality control of these commitments, inform InterLoire of updated information on your establishment

Vineyards Wines Randos

Calling all lovers of fine discoveries!
Les échappées en Loire is an invitation to explore the vineyards of the Loire Valley in a different way, with around fifteen gourmet walks to enjoy on your own, with friends or as a family.

Accompanied by passionate winegrowers, set off to discover exceptional terroirs and discover the secrets behind the production of the authentic wines for which the Loire Valley is famous. Between guided tastings, picture-postcard landscapes and wine heritage, each stage of this adventure promises emotions and shared pleasures.

In a friendly atmosphere, let yourself be carried away on a sensory journey that combines education, relaxation and gourmet delights. A unique experience to taste, learn and experience the rhythm of the vines!

Since 2019, the Coteaux du Vendômois have been part of the programme of wine walks.
Next edition: Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 August 2025