François Chidaine - 2018 Touraine (Sauvignon Blanc) - Loire Valley, France and then aged in concrete

and then aged in concrete tanks for a fresh expression from this family-owned winery

it is the Gamay from those very old vines planted on granitic soils that are typical of neighboring Beaujolais just to the South that produces their most distinctive and outstanding wine

They fertilize only with organic compost and plow between the rows to control weeds

have meant that her wines have very quickly gained the winery an excellent reputation

The Brda region is directly across the border with Italy and is a continuation of the Italian Collio Denominazione

François Chidaine - 2018 Touraine (Sauvignon Blanc) - Loire Valley, France and then aged in concreteFranois Chidaine has an unsurpassed reputation in the Middle Loire regions of Montlouis, Vouvray and Touraine. Certified biodynamic farming is something he has long practiced, but like many producers, he does not acknowledge this on his labels for fear of the negative connotations and confusion still lingering in the U. S. market from Organic Wine of the 1980s. A USDA Organic Wine label means that a wine was not only made with organically grown