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You are correct! Wine Quiz Answer: C. Chenin Blanc
Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire) is known as the Garden of France and is France's third largest wine region.
Savennières is a town and commune lying in the Maine-et-Loire département near the Loire River 15 km south west of Angers in France, best known for its production of highly-rated white wine.
With production predominantly centered around the Chenin blanc grape, it is famed for its particularly long-lasting dry white wine comparable to that of Vouvray.
Loire Valley Chenin Blanc, even in quite modest bottles, makes one of the longest lived dry white wines.
A couple of prime examples are,
Coulee de Serrant
Clos de la Bergerie
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