Wines and spirits Loir-Et-Cher

In this house created in 1900, the art of master craftsmen distillers has been passed down from generation to generation since the beginning. The representative of the fourth generation, Henri-Pierre Girardot, will share with you his passion for his profession and will make you discover the house products, including the Golden Strawberry, registered in the inventory of the culinary wealth of the Centre region. The fruits used are rigorously selected, most of them come from the region in order to guarantee the quality of the finished product. You will find on the site ideas for cocktails.

In the Roy family, wine is a passion that is passed on from generation to generation. Anne-Cécile has taken up the torch lit by her great-grandfather. She continues the action of her father who, already 50 years ago, wanted to produce his wines in the most natural way possible. This will is found from the mechanical weeding to the manual harvest and of course in all the stages of the wine making, which gives wines of soil, far from standardization. The domain and the cellar can be visited and an area is available for camping-cars.

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After admiring a unique view of the Cher river, set off to discover a remarkable site at the heart of one of Touraine's largest tuffeau cellars. Then enter the fantastic world of the Cave aux Lumières, where the walls are adorned with a myriad of breathtaking works of art, offering a never-before-seen vision of the great châteaux of the Loire and their architecture. New artists are invited into the cellars every year. At the end of your visit, the fine bubbly wines for which the Monmousseau cellars are renowned will no longer hold any secrets for you.

The origins of the estate date back to 1735, and the cultivation of vines to 1900. Visits and tastings are organized in a typical troglodytic cellar. The estate is acclaimed and praised by enlightened wine lovers. Try the gris, a mineral wine very particular to the region... Since 2000, Valérie and Patrice Colin, independent winegrowers, have been committed to sustainable agriculture and have obtained the Organic Agriculture label. They work their vines to bring out the best in their exceptional terroir.

The estate is located in the Touraine-Mesland appellation and enjoys a privileged south-facing position. Christine and Gilles Chelin, two lovers of the vine, welcome you to their estate to share their passion while tasting their wines. A tour of their estate is available by appointment, during which they will show you the different stages in the making of their wines, as well as their vines, which are their pride and joy.

This estate has been in the same family for four generations and practices a culture that respects tradition and the environment. It produces fresh and easy to drink wines with a beautiful minerality typical of this terroir. For aperitifs or desserts, you can choose the traditional method "Plaisir du Musa" in white made with Chardonnay or the rosé made with Pinot Noir and Côt: Volupté du Musa, but also for this sweet white Sauvignon which also accompanies foie gras and fruit desserts.

In front of the château's entrance, the Maison des Vins offers an original self-service concept in which visitors receive a glass fitted with a microchip under the stem, allowing them to select between 4 and 7 wines from the hundred or so on offer for tasting! Visitors can also taste the day's wines free of charge. An app for mobile phones and tablets allows you to follow the tasting with advice from the chosen winemaker on how to best match wines and dishes.

Domaine Pré Baron is a winery located in Oisly. To ensure the best possible welcome, we recommend that you give us advance notice of your arrival. Please note that access to the estate's website requires confirmation of your age, in accordance with laws governing the consumption of alcohol.

The 39 winegrowers who created this cooperative winery couldn't have imagined that it would still be here a hundred years later. The vines are planted on Turonian limestone covered with clay and flint. They produce wines ranging from red to white to gray, not forgetting the traditional method. Each plot is carefully selected according to the cru best suited to producing quality wines. The boutique also sells local produce.

In this family, the winemaking tradition has spanned many generations. You'll visit the estate in the company of Dominique Girault, who will explain the specific characteristics of his AOC Touraine and AOC Touraine Chenonceaux wines, produced using integrated farming methods on sandy soils with flint or clay-limestone, which give them their character. The estate can welcome groups of up to 100 people (by appointment) for a tasting accompanied by cheese or other local specialties. Tours are available in English.

This is a story that began over 135 years ago with a brigadier general who became a winemaker. Since then, the torch has been passed down from generation to generation. You can visit the restored cellars. The vineyards are managed according to the Terra Vitis approach and produce AOC Touraine, Valençay and Chenonceau white wines. A gîte is also available on the estate. Surrounded by parkland and vineyards, this beautiful white house can accommodate four people with all the comforts you could wish for.

A winery specialized in the production of AOC jasnières, the slopes of Vendômois and Loir. The visit (free or paid guided) takes place in a cellar that is dug out of the rock.

Jean-François Mérieau is the heir to a know-how he perfected in the great houses and in South Africa. He took over the family estate and moved to Montrichard, where he ages his wines in centuries-old cellars. The vines are cultivated using sustainable methods, and some of the crus are hand-harvested, all of which are well worth a taste. Don't miss the golden Bulles de Génie or the rare Siècle Georgina, a sweet white wine produced only in good years. The estate regularly organizes aperitif concerts.

Located in the former train station at Thoré-la-Rochette, the Maison du Vin et des produits du terroir vendômois lets you discover and taste (and more, if you like!) the region's gastronomic specialties (wines, goat's cheese, deer and duck charcuterie). Near the station, in the winegrower's cellar, you'll also find a small Maison de la vigne museum presenting the history of winegrowing traditions in the Loir Valley, as well as picturesque antiques

Heir to a four-generation family tradition, Hervé Gaudefroy will introduce you to the world of the vine and will help you discover the importance of temperature in the proper conduct of the wine-making process. Covering an area of 21 hectares, Le Chai des Sablons is located in the Touraine appellation area. The estate offers a range of wines from white to red with a very nice sparkling rosé. Camping-cars have their own area and the winery can welcome large groups by appointment.

This family-run business, founded in the ^mid-19th century and handed down from father to son, produces AOC Touraine and Touraine Chenonceau. The quality of our wines has been recognized in numerous competitions. Our reds, Cabernet and Côt, have won prizes in Lyon two years running, and in Selles-sur-Cher. These same competitions also rewarded the traditional white and rosé methods, while the light, fragrant Sauvignon won laurels in Paris in the white category. Visit and tasting accompanied by local produce, by appointment only.

This is a place not to be missed by fans of short distribution channels. Here you'll find all the products of the farm's 100 cows: cheeses, milk, yoghurts, butter and cream, as well as vegetables and blackcurrants in all their forms, syrup and jelly. Le Croc du Merle is also a 10-hectare winegrowing estate, producing a fine range of white, rosé and red Cheverny appellation wines, and even a remarkable Crémant de Loire to accompany desserts, which you can sample in the store or on a tour of the farm.

Visit of the Wine Museum in the barrel cellar with slide show. This estate opens the doors to share a family passion. You will learn, among other things, that the estate is known for its Romorantine grape variety, which was said to be the favourite wine of Francis I. It is a white wine with great ageing potential which, according to Rabelais, "feeds off the fire of the spirit and extinguishes the fire of passion". The estate contributes to the renown of the Cour-Cheverny and Cheverny appellations.

In this domain located near the castle of Troussay and close to the castles of Cheverny, Fougères and Beauregard, you will receive a quality welcome at this winegrower's who will introduce you to the red, rosé and white cheverny and cour-cheverny wines, as well as to the crémant de Loire. The vineyard has been run in organic farming since 1998, hand-picking and natural winemaking without inputs. Exceptional wines from old vines are only produced in favourable years such as the Romorantique, aged 3 months in buried amphoras.

For a little more than 120 years, 5 generations of the Delaille family have succeeded each other at the Salvard estate. Expanded over the years, it has grown to 45 hectares and today it is Emmanuel and Thierry who perpetuate this family passion. The estate, which won prizes as early as 1933, exports most of its production, especially whites, throughout the world. For several years now, the estate has been using sustainable farming methods and offers the astonishing Vin d'O which has the particularity of aging under 12 meters of water in the Bay of Morlaix. An unusual wine to discover.