Remembering a trip to France as spring brings to mind wines of the Loire Valley
Mary Earl
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One April in Paris, I rented a car with castles, gardens and, of course, wine on my itinerary. I headed south to roam the Loire Valley, touring castles, sipping white wines and wandering around gorgeous gardens.
There are a dozen or so chateaux built during the Renaissance and Classical periods. They were the summer residences of princes and kings and their wives and many mistresses. And they’re exceptionally majestic – the chateaux that is. There are also a few from earlier centuries in a more modest style. One historic abbey, Fontevrault, built in 1099, is majestic in a very different way.
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