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Featured Wines of the Month
Each month we highlight a new wine region and curate four white and four red wines that best represent the region. These wines are featured in our Wine Station dispensers for tastings and are available for purchase by the bottle.
june 2025 - Loire Valley, France
The Loire Valley wine region follows the longest river in France and its many tributaries. It is a cooler-climate region and a great place to find lean racy white wines and herbal, rustic reds. The French wine regions are situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of Anjou wine, Saumur, Bourgueil, Chinon, and Vouvray. The Loire Valley itself follows the river through the Loire department to the river's origins in the Cévennes but the majority of the wine production takes place in the regions noted above.
The Loire Valley is often divided into three sections. The Upper Loire includes the Sauvignon blanc dominated areas of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. The Middle Loire is dominated by more Chenin blanc and Cabernet franc wines found in the regions around Touraine, Saumur, Chinon and Vouvray. The Lower Loire that leads to the mouth of the river's entrance to the Atlantic goes through the Muscadet region which is dominated by wines of the Melon de Bourgogne grape. Spread out across the Loire Valley are 87 appellations under the AOC, VDQS and Vin de Pays systems.
Loire Valley Wine Tasting Wednesday, June 25th, 6:30 pm.
