Bigger Than Your Head

Bigger Than Your Head

Wine of the Day, No. 55

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Fredric Koeppel
Aug 28, 2015
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Valençay, a small region of the Loire Valley, received AOC status in 2003. Located on the banks of the Cher river, a tributary of the Loire, and hanging, as it were, from the southeast edge of the large Touraine appellation, Valençay is unusual for two features. It was the first AOC in

France designated for two products, wine and cheese -- the latter a d…

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