Invitation: Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar (January 16, 2024) - 5 Wines from the Loire Valley, Presented by Annette Schiller

Pictures: Dry Rieslings from Italy, Austria, Alsace and Germany at the Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar, presented by Annette Schiller, September 2023 

Dear wine friends, I would like to invite you to join us next Tuesday, January 16th at 7.45 pm at St. Patricks Episcopal Church at 4700 Whitehaven Pky, Washington DC, for a journey through the vineyards of the Loire Valley. 

The Loire belongs to France's Crown Jewels. For centuries, French kings have spent their summers on the banks of the lovely Loire River and drank the wonderful wines that grow in the region. Still today their magnificent Châteaux and the fantastic wines are attractions for every visitor. 

The Loire Valley is a vast wine region stretching for about 600 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Auvergne mountains. There are five main, distinctively different wine regions, each with its own characteristic grapes, appellations, and wine style. 

We will have wines from the:

- Pays Nantais, the westernmost wine region, known for the “Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie" 

- Anjou-Saumur region, known for its "Rosé d’Anjou", "Cabernet-Franc”, “Crémant de Loire” 

- Touraine region, known for its”Vouvray” made from the white signature grape: Chenin Blanc, and for “Chinon”, where Cabernet-Franc is king 

- Centre regions, known for “Sancerre” and "Pouilly-Fumé” .

The Loire Valley wine region is a complex region: there is no varietal or style to associate with, which makes it difficult to clearly put a mark on the region. That's why this incredibly beautiful region is so very interesting to discover and to explore. 

The Loire Valley wines also provide the best value in terms of drinking pleasure / price: across the board, there is excellent quality for little money. 

As usual we will have two cheeses and baguette from Calvert-Woodley. 

This is a $25 tasting. 

Join me on this discovery tour. 

Annette

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WHERE & WHEN WE MEET: The Seminar meets at 7:45PM every Tuesday (except for July, August and the weeks of December 25th and January 1st) at St. Patricks Episcopal Church at 4700 Whitehaven Pky, between Foxhall Road and MacArthur Blvd. 

No reservations are required.

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