1936 Shaking in the 60's by Eddie Clarke

Loire Wines There are a whole string of red, \vhite and rose wines which are excellent, from this region. The most popular are:— Vouvray A nice mellow white wine, with a delicate flavour, it should not be terribly dry. They can vai-y a lot, but some growers ship very good standard wines to England. Pleasant sparkling wines are also made by the Champagne process. Chinon Very little is shipped to England—a pity. These are red wines which can be drunk young, though they will keep in bottle. They are light with a pleasing bouquet. Anjou The great ones are white, butsome delightful rose wines are produced. Saumur Generally speaking, the white wines are drier than those ofAnjou; they are light, fresh and fruity, unless one goes for a Rose Cabernet sweet wine. As with the Anjou wines, the former keep extremely well. Muscadet A clear, crisp white wine, which should be quite dry. Pouilly A white wine of excellent quality, dry with Fume that gun-flint flavour mentioned previously. Its popularity has increased in recent years. Some wonderful surprises are in store from the banks of the Loire. The common denominator is the fruit and exceptional quality. One aged authority has declared that the Anjou wines of 1959 recalled to his memory that which he drank during his youth, produced from the vines which till then had not been attacked by the Phylloxera louse!

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