The Loire Vineyard: 3rd largest Vineyard in France

With 68 AOC wines and more than 1,000 kilometres of vineyards along the Loire River, the Loire Valley Vineyard represents the third largest AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) wine-growing region in France.

The Loire Valley Vineyard is classed in part as a "World Heritage Site" by Unesco.



OVERVIEW OF THE WINE INDUSTRY IN THE VAL DE LOIRE

• The third-ranked French wine-producing region in terms of volume of Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) wines
• 68 appellations (AOC)
• 7 000 vineyards spread over 12 deparments: Loire Atlantique (44), Vendée (85) and Maine et Loire (49) for Pays Nantais wines, Maine et Loire (49) for Anjou, Indre et Loire (37), Loir et Cher (41), Sarthe (72), Deux-Sèvres (79) and Vienne (86) for Touraine, Cher (18), Loiret (45), Nièvre (58) and Yonne (89) for the Centre wines.
• 100 wine dealing businesses, of which 15 generate 70% of sales
• 24 cooperatives, distributing 1/3 of total production
• 33.000 direct jobs