Sevre-et-Maine

Sevre-et-Maine

Sevre-et-Maine is the best known name Muscadet in the Pays Nantais district of the Loire Valley, on the west central coast of France. The title covers exclusively white wines from the vineyards around the rivers Sevre and Maine - minor tributaries of the Loire that converge just outside Nantes. The wines are made from Melon de Bourgogne, a grape variety brought to the west of the Loire Valley in Burgundy, as the name suggests. The resemblance between the name Muscadet and that of the Muscat grape family is sometimes confusing, but a single snack of a clear, dry Muscadet wine will confirm that it is certainly not made from Muscat grapes. The Sevre-et-Maine area - after which it is named - is located just southeast of Nantes. It is a heavily planted area, with approximately 22,250 acres (9000ha) of vineyards producing an average of more than 11 million gallons (420,000hL) of wine each year.

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