This Touraine guide is our Fast Facts feature is designed to give you an introduction to the wine region and wines of this area in the Loire valley, France. Our Touraine guide includes: the essentials of terroir (the soil types, climate, average temperatures, rainfall, longitude and latitude, and altitude); the main grape varieties used for different wine varieties; the viticultural methods, age of vineyards and vine training systems; the winemaking techniques, wine styles and tasting notes; and the production area in size and number of producers.
Map: Touraine official tourism website
Where is it?
Touraine is the Loire sub-region between Anjou-Saumur and Central Loire and it marks the transition point between those sub-regions in terms of climate, terroir, grape varieties and wine styles. So to the west, it continues the Anjou-Saumur trend of white whites made with Chenin Blanc, as well as reds based primarily on Cabernet Franc, while to the east, it makes Sauvignon Blanc wines in the Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé style.
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