Touraine AOC

Touraine (French pronunciation: [tuʁɛn] ⓘ) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire Valley wine region in France that produce dry white wines and red wines rich in tannins. The AOC status was awarded by a decree of December 24, 1939 (modified by the decree of August 29, 2002). The wine-growing area extends over 5,300 hectares (13,000 acres) across the départements of Indre-et-Loire, Indre and Loir-et-Cher. Touraine AOC comprises a total of 70 communes, it is thus a "subregional" appellation covering the same area as a number of smaller local AOCs.

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