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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.
Vouvray is a French region of the Loire Valley located in the Touraine district just east of the city of Tours in the commune of Vouvray. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) is dedicated almost exclusively to Chenin blanc though the obscure and minor grape Arbois is permitted but rarely used.
Wine production in this area is highly variable and dependent on climate conditions, with cooler years promoting the production of dry (sec) and sparkling Vouvray while warmer, more favorable vintage encourages the production of sweet moelleux or liquoreux styles produced by noble rot in a manner similar to the sweet dessert wines of Sauternes. With the naturally high acidity of Chenin blanc, Vouvrays from favorable vintages have immense aging potential with some examples drinking well into 100 years of age, however it is more common to find a well aged Vouvray peaking at the 40 year mark. Across the Loire River from Vouvray is the Montlouis AOC which produces Chenin blanc based wines like Vouvray that tend to have less acidity and concentration of flavor.
Vouvray may refer to:
- Vouvray, a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France
- Vouvray (wine), an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC, a French certification) for wine from the commune of Vouvray
- Vouvray-sur-Loir, a commune in the Sarthe department in northwestern France
- Vouvray-sur-Huisne, a commune in the Sarthe department in northwestern France
Usage examples of "vouvray".
The tempura was good, and the chilled Vouvray started to take the edge off his feelings of guilt about Sunny.
French Escadrille Fifty-eight that one of his pilots, named Marcel Vouvray, has reported here, and we are bringing him home.
I came into it on a dark night in early December, though Captain Hewes was still there, a bottle of Vouvray before him and a stranger sitting across from him a stranger whose hat perched precariously on the side of his head.
Hewes pushed a glass of Vouvray into my hand before I could unbutton my jacket.
The latest outrage -- that the home of Vouvray was now smashed, trampled and burning.
After she was done, she wiped her mouth, cleared the dishes, and then treated herself to a glass of white wine for dessert - an imported Vouvray given to her by an old high school friend after she graduated from the academy.
The friture and the ice-cold Vouvray, the cautious sniffing at each other and then the two cars motoring on in convoy until that evening, well down to the south, there would be the place they had agreed on at lunch - olive trees, crickets singing in the indigo dusk, the discovery that they liked each other and that their destinations could wait.
Phil sprang for a grossly overpriced bottle of Vouvray and was floating in a mild alcoholic buzz when Nancy asked him about his plans for 111 Rve Street.
The tin bar-counter had been newly polished, the green-tinged reflections of the glasses of Vouvray made one thirsty.
TO NOBODY DIANE MOTT DAVIDSON COLD BUFFET FOR FORTY Poached salmon Mayonnaise mixed with wild Maine blueberries Asparagus vinaigrette with minced tomatoes Wild rice salad Herb rolls and honey muffins Strawberry shortcake buffet Vouvray, lemonade, coffee and tea -1- Catering a wake was not my idea of fun.