What is science? Science is the concerted human effort to understand, or to understand better, the history of the natural world and how the natural world works, with observable physical evidence as the basis of that understanding 1.
The Loire Valley is France's most diverse wine region, producing exemplary wines in every style.
By Lauren Buzzeo. While the Loire Valley may be the viticultural birthplace of Chenin Blanc, the variety has found a second home in South Africa. Representing 18% of the countryâs total acreage under vine, Chenin Blanc is currently that countryâs most widely planted grape. Cheninâs popularity in the New World originally stemmed from its vigorous, high-yielding vines.