Savennières () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
in the
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-e ...
department
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in western
France
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.
It lies near the river
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
south west of
Angers
Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...
and is best known for its production of highly rated
white wine
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.
With production predominantly centred on the
Chenin blanc grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...
, it is famed for its particularly long-lasting dry white wine comparable to that of
Vouvray
Vouvray (, , ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is around 9 km east of the centre of Tours.
It is best known for its production of white wine, rated among the best in France.
Population
Education
Schoo ...
.
Savennières wine
The area around Savennières is used for the production of white wine from
Chenin blanc grapes. The wines are mostly dry, often produced in a powerful style, and the best examples (such as those produced by
Nicolas Joly's
Château de la Roche aux Moines) are highly regarded by international wine critics. The Savennières ''
Appellation d'Origine Controlée'' (AOC) spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the right (northwest) bank of the Loire river, totaling about 300 hectares, of which about half are currently in production.
See also
*
French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, along with Italian, Spanish, and America ...
References
External links
Official website
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Communes of Maine-et-Loire