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What Can’t the Loire Do?
Three wine pros explain why the region has become a perennial wine industry darling.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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Fresh, Natural and Friendly? It’s All in the Loire.
From its status as ground-zero for natural wine to its dizzying variety of everyday options, the region has it all.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
What We’re Into Right Now
A monthly installment covering what, where and how the editors of PUNCH are drinking.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
France’s Top Five Pét-Nat Producers
As "pét-nat" continues to seep into the mainstream, winemakers are taking a more serious approach to this famously informal wine. Here, five top producers to know, plus bottles to seek…
The Top Producers in France’s Capital of Natural Wine
In recent years, the Anjou has emerged as the heart of France’s natural wine movement. Here, the ten top producers to know, plus bottles to seek out.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Jon Bonné
How Anjou Became the Capital of Natural Wine
Over the past 15 years, Anjou has emerged as the heart of France’s natural wine movement. Jon Bonné on the wines and winemakers that sparked revolution in this Loire Valley…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
Is Oregon Wine’s True Soulmate the Loire Valley?
Oregon's narrative has long been defined by comparisons to Burgundy—but what if its true soulmate is the Loire Valley? Jon Bonné on this alternate view of the state's wine identity…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Liz Noftle
How Montlouis and Vouvray Became a Chenin Blanc Battleground
For at least a decade, two of the greatest white wine terroirs have been quietly locked in a sort of Kanye vs. Wiz Khalifa-style feud. Jon Bonné on Montlouis vs.…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Kaye Blegvad
Six Muscadets That Will Change the Way You Think About Muscadet
Long dismissed as an innocuous companion to oysters, Muscadet is stepping out as a white wine serious enough to nip at the heels of white Burgundy. Jon Bonné on the…
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Lizzie Munro
France’s Most Underrated White Wine Steps Out
A greater number of single-cru bottlings and the arrival of newly designated sub-zones have helped Muscadet elevate its reputation, drawing worthy comparisons to white Burgundy. But what will it take…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Kaye Blegvad
