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What is Sancerre?
Sancerre is a protected wine appellation and place in France's Centre-Loire, not the name of a grape.
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Sancerre is a place, not a grape
The label names origin first: Sancerre is where the wine comes from.
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White, red and rosé Sancerre
Sancerre is famous for white wine, but the appellation also makes red and rosé.
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What does Sancerre taste like?
White Sancerre is usually dry and lively, often with citrus, orchard fruit or floral notes.
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The three soil families
Sancerre is commonly introduced through terres blanches, caillottes and silex.
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How Sancerre is made
Most white Sancerre is fermented dry, but there is no single cellar recipe.
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Why vintages vary
Weather changes the timing and balance of every growing season.
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How to serve and store Sancerre
Serve cool rather than ice-cold, and let serious bottles open in the glass.
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Before you open a bottle
Taste one idea at a time.
Take a single question from these guides, such as how silex differs from terres blanches, and put two wines side by side. The soil pages hold the geology behind each answer.
Compare the three soils
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