The Loire Valley makes the quintessential springtime wine. So, on the day after the clocks have gone forward to signal the changing seasons (in Britain we are officially in summertime now, at least temporally), here is a collection of Loire wines to bring some spring into your life, whatever the weather. Included are several wines from the new 2017 vintage, about which you can read in detail here.
Across four main grape varieties, the Loire delivers consistent refreshment. Melon de Bourgogne is an ideal canvas upon which Atlantic salinity is superimposed, giving a savoury sea-salt edge to the otherwise...