Una guida indipendente alle persone, ai luoghi e ai vini di Sancerre.

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across 3 collections

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Collection 01

Villages and landscapes

Photographs of the villages, slopes and town of Sancerre, each shown beside the place it depicts. Wikimedia Commons files were resized for the web; nothing else was altered.

The Notre-Dame church and rooftops of Sancerre, seen from the Tour des Fiefs

01

Sancerre - View from Tour des Fiefs - 03

Author
Benjamin Smith
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-sancerre-*.webp
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Chavignol and its vineyard slopes

02

Chavignol

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-chavignol-*.webp
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A vineyard slope at Amigny, with horses grazing below

03

Rallye des vignobles 2019, 10, Amigny, coteau

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-amigny-*.webp
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The Saint-Julien church in Bannay

04

Église Saint-Julien de Bannay (2)

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-bannay-*.webp
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Autumn vines in the cirque of Bué, with the village in the distance

05

Cirque de Bué

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-bue-*.webp
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The church of Crézancy-en-Sancerre

06

L4093 - Crézancy-en-Sancerre - Eglise

Author
Lomita
Rights
CC BY 4.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-crezancy-*.webp
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Houses along the Canal latéral à la Loire at Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre

07

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre et canal

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-menetreol-*.webp
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The west front of the Saint-Martial church in Montigny

08

Montigny (Cher) - Église Saint-Martial 1 (juin 2026)

Author
Sebleouf
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-montigny-*.webp
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Saint-Satur and its former railway viaduct, seen from Sancerre

09

Saint-Satur - View from Sancerre - 03

Author
Benjamin Smith
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-saint-satur-*.webp
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The church of Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois

10

Église - Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois 01

Author
Bastenbas
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-sainte-gemme-*.webp
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Rooftops and vineyard slopes of Sury-en-Vaux

11

Sury-en-Vaux, coteaux

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-sury-*.webp
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The towers of the château at Thauvenay

12

Rallye des vignobles 2017, 44, château, Thauvenay

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-thauvenay-*.webp
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Verdigny beyond its vineyards and farm tracks

13

Verdigny, vignoble (2)

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-verdigny-*.webp
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The communal wash house in Vinon

14

Lavoir, Vinon 01

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/village-vinon-*.webp
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The hill of Sancerre seen from the vineyards of Chavignol

15

Sancerre vu depuis Chavignol

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-from-chavignol-*.webp
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Steep vineyard slopes at Chavignol in morning mist

16

2010 Chavignol, Sancerre

Author
Vincent Granouillac
Library file
app/static/images/photos/chavignol-slopes-mist-*.webp
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Aerial view of the town of Sancerre on its hill

17

A town on its hill

Author
Éole Wind
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-town-aerial-*.webp
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Rooftops of Chavignol below its vineyard slopes

18

Chavignol, coteaux

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/chavignol-roofs-slopes-*.webp
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Vines at Verdigny in September, shortly before the harvest

19

Vignoble sancerrois en septembre, Verdigny

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/verdigny-before-harvest-*.webp
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A steep vineyard slope between Chavignol and Fontenay

20

Rallye des vignobles 2019, 48, Sancerrois, coteau

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerrois-slope-fontenay-*.webp
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The Tour des Fiefs, the surviving tower of the medieval castle of Sancerre

21

Sancerre - Tour des Fiefs - 2

Author
Benjamin Smith
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-tour-des-fiefs-*.webp
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Summer vines above Bué, with the village in the valley below

22

Bué et son vignoble de l'AOC sancerre

Author
JPC24M
Library file
app/static/images/photos/bue-vineyard-village-*.webp
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A ripe bunch of pale green Sauvignon Blanc grapes among vine leaves

23

HBLA Klosterneuburg Sauvignon Blanc 1

Author
Geolina163 + 1971markus
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sauvignon-blanc-bunch-*.webp
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Sauvignon Blanc grapes photographed in Klosterneuburg, Austria. Not the wine itself.

An old Sauvignon Blanc vine carrying bunches of green grapes

24

Pied sauvignon blanc

Author
Olivier Lemoine (Photo-Terroir.fr)
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sauvignon-blanc-old-vine-*.webp
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A Sauvignon Blanc vine; not the Monts Damnés vineyard and not the wine itself.

The hill town of Sancerre on the horizon beyond summer vineyards

25

Butte de Sancerre, France

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-hilltop-summer-*.webp
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The hilltop town of Sancerre beyond rows of autumn vines

26

Hilltop town of Sancerre seen across rows of autumnal grapevines

Author
Winniepix
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-hilltop-autumn-*.webp
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Harvest time in the flinty Les Ruchons parcel, Sancerre, 2022

27

Parcelle "Les Ruchons" - Sancerre (vendanges 2022)

Author
Henribourgeois
Rights
CC BY 4.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-harvest-les-ruchons-*.webp
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Vineyard slopes across the Sancerre hills

28

Sancerre - View on vineyards - 2

Author
Benjamin Smith
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-vineyard-panorama-*.webp
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The Loire valley seen upstream from Sancerre

29

Sancerre - Vue de la Loire côté amont

Author
Moreau.henri
Library file
app/static/images/photos/loire-river-from-sancerre-*.webp
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Rue Saint-Jean in the old town of Sancerre

30

Sancerre, Rue Saint-Jean

Author
Rolf Kranz
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-rue-saint-jean-*.webp
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Stone houses on the Place du Connétable in Sancerre

31

Sancerre - Place du Connétable

Author
Benjamin Smith
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-place-connetable-*.webp
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The hill town of Sancerre seen from the south above green fields

32

Sancerre, view from the south

Author
Taxiarchos228
Library file
app/static/images/sancerre-hero.jpg
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Collection 02

Cellars, bottles and the table

Cellars, bottles, glasses and the local cheese, shown on the pages that discuss them.

A counter built on a row of barrels in the Caves de la Mignonne, Sancerre

01

Rallye des vignobles 2019, 37, Caves de la Mignonne, barriques

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/cellar-mignonne-barrels-*.webp
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Bottles of Sancerre rosé and white at a tasting

02

AOC sancerre rosé

Author
jamesonf
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/bottles-sancerre-rose-*.webp
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Rows of aged Crottin de Chavignol cheeses

03

Crottin de Chavignol - panoramio

Author
Art Anderson
Library file
app/static/images/photos/crottin-chavignol-rows-*.webp
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A whole and a cut Crottin de Chavignol

04

Crottin de Chavignol

Author
Markus Lindholm
Library file
app/static/images/photos/crottin-chavignol-cut-*.webp
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A glass of white Sancerre

05

Sancerre Sauvignon blanc

Author
Daniel Panev
Library file
app/static/images/photos/glass-white-sancerre-*.webp
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Stainless steel fermentation tanks in a cellar at Chavignol

06

Stainless steel vinification tanks

Author
Cjp24
Library file
app/static/images/photos/chavignol-vat-room-*.webp
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A bottle and a glass of Sancerre rosé

07

Sancerre rosé

Author
geishaboy500
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/bottle-sancerre-rose-glass-*.webp
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Red wine being poured into a glass outdoors

08

Close-up of red wine being poured into a glass with a blurred outdoor backdrop

Author
Bhullargraphic
Library file
app/static/images/photos/red-wine-pour-*.webp
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Generic photograph; not the wine itself.

White wine being poured into a glass in a garden

09

A hand pours white wine from a bottle into a glass, capturing the festive spirit of a gathering in a garden

Author
Shixart1985
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/white-wine-pour-garden-*.webp
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Generic photograph; not the wine itself.

A chilled glass of white wine in low evening sun

10

Whitewine - South Africa

Author
Merlin Bungart
Rights
CC BY 2.5
Library file
app/static/images/photos/white-wine-evening-glass-*.webp
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Generic photograph taken in South Africa; not the wine itself.

Two tulip-shaped glasses of white wine in sunlight

11

IGP côtes-catalanes verres de vin blanc

Author
belgianchocolate
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/white-wine-tulip-glasses-*.webp
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Generic photograph of wine from another region; not the wine itself.

Two glasses of white wine on a wooden terrace table

12

Le Harenguier - verres de vin blanc

Author
Benoît Prieur
Rights
CC0 1.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/white-wine-terrace-glasses-*.webp
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Generic photograph; not the wine itself.

Rows of filled white wine glasses on a tablecloth

13

Glasses 2016 (Unsplash)

Author
Tamara Menzi
Rights
CC0 1.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/white-wine-glasses-rows-*.webp
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Generic photograph; not the wine itself.

Pan-fried trout with almonds and parsley butter, green beans and lemon

14

Le Bouchon (Belley), truite aux amandes

Author
Benoît Prieur
Rights
CC0 1.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/trout-amandine-*.webp
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Green asparagus with a goat cheese cream and thyme

15

Asperges vertes à la crème de Banon, au miel de lavande avec réduction de vinaigre des Mées

Author
Féfé LaCuisine
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/green-asparagus-goat-cream-*.webp
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A sashimi platter of tuna, salmon, yellowtail and white fish on ice

16

Deluxe sashimi platter 01

Author
T.Tseng
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sashimi-platter-*.webp
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Vietnamese summer rolls with herbs and a peanut dipping sauce

17

Summer rolls with peanut sauce

Author
Zoe Shuttleworth
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/summer-rolls-*.webp
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A board of pâté, pork rillettes, saucisson, Bayonne ham and cornichons

18

Charcuterie board- housemade pâté, pork rillettes, saucisson sec, bayonne ham

Author
T.Tseng
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/charcuterie-board-*.webp
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Blanquette de veau with carrots in a cream sauce over rice

19

Blanquette de Veau (3)

Author
Dr. Bernd Gross
Library file
app/static/images/photos/blanquette-de-veau-*.webp
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Grilled salmon with dill, salad leaves, avocado and lemon

20

Grilled plated salmon fillet

Author
DanaTentis
Rights
CC0 1.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/grilled-salmon-*.webp
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Grilled tomatoes, courgette, aubergine and peppers with parsley

21

Grilled vegetables Slovenia

Author
Tiia Monto
Library file
app/static/images/photos/grilled-vegetables-*.webp
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A long slab of Comté cheese on a wooden board

22

Comte AOP

Author
Myrabella
Library file
app/static/images/photos/comte-slab-*.webp
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A tasting of Sancerre in a vaulted cellar

23

Cave du vigneron, dégustation d'AOC sancerre

Author
Jameson Fink (jamesonf)
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/sancerre-wine-cellar-*.webp
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Fresh oysters on crushed ice

24

Ordering Oysters (Unsplash)

Author
Sweet Ice Cream Photography
Rights
CC0 1.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/oysters-on-ice-*.webp
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A bottle and a glass of white Sancerre

25

White Sancerre

Author
Agne27
Library file
app/static/images/photos/white-sancerre-agne27-*.webp
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Collection 03

Estates and wines

Freely licensed photographs of a named estate's parcel, cellar, case or bottles. Producers and wines without one are shown with a village or generic photograph, and the credit says so.

Winter vines in Les Côtes aux Valets, a Sancerre parcel that Henri Bourgeois bottles on its own

01

Parcelle "Les Côtes aux Valets" Sancerre

Author
Henribourgeois
Rights
CC BY 4.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/bourgeois-cotes-aux-valets-*.webp
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Uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by the account Henribourgeois. The estate sells a single-parcel Sancerre under the parcel's name.

A bottle of François Cotat La Grande Côte 2013

02

2013 Sancerre Le Grandes Cotes, Francois Cotat, Loire, France (29603084406)

Author
Lou Stejskal
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/cotat-la-grande-cote-2013-*.webp
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The label reads La Grande Côte 2013, François Cotat.

Bottles of Pascal Cotat Les Monts Damnés and La Grande Côte 2010

03

Cotat Sancerre

Author
dpotera
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/pascal-cotat-bottles-*.webp
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The labels read Les Monts Damnés and La Grande Côte, Vignoble à Chavignol, 2010, Pascal Cotat.

A bottle of Claude Riffault Les Boucauds 2015

04

SANCERRE Claude Riffault, “Les Boucauds,” Loire Valley, France 2015

Author
Lou Stejskal
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/riffault-les-boucauds-*.webp
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The label reads Les Boucauds, Claude Riffault, Sury-en-Vaux, 2015.

An Alphonse Mellot La Moussière Cuvée Edmond wine case, reused as a bicycle crate

05

Cuvée Edmond Alphonse Mellot Sancerre

Author
Thomas Leth-Olsen
Library file
app/static/images/photos/mellot-cuvee-edmond-case-*.webp
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Photographed in Antibes, not in Sancerre. The case is stamped La Moussière, Cuvée Edmond, Alphonse Mellot.

Visitors tasting in a vaulted cellar during a visit to Domaine Delaporte, Chavignol

06

Sancerre with Delaport

Author
jamesonf
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/delaporte-cellar-tasting-640.webp
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Cropped to one panel of a four-photo collage. The photographer titled and tagged the set as a visit to Delaporte.

A bottle of Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Jadis 2001 on a restaurant table

07

Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Jadis 2001

Author
nyaa_birdies_perch
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Library file
app/static/images/photos/bourgeois-jadis-2001-*.webp
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The label reads Jadis, Henri Bourgeois, 2001.

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