Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC Blanc only.) It is a pale yellow in colour. The wine is light and lively. Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC Pouilly-sur-Loire is an "Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée" (AOC) for white wine in the Loire Valley region of France. It is specifically produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire in the Nièvre department and was awarded AOC status by a decree issued on July 31, 1937 The vineyards cover on the right bank of the Loire, opposite the Sancerre vineyards. The appellation's area covers the communes of Garchy, Mesves-sur-Loire, Pouilly-sur-Loire, Saint-Andelain, Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye, Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain and Tracy-sur-Loire in the Nièvre department. Pouilly-sur-Loire is mainly produced from Chasselas grapes, with Sauvignon Blanc
Loire Valley chansonniers Laborde Chansonnier. It is located at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. Loire Valley chansonniers The Loire Valley chansonniers are a related group of songbooks copied in the Loire Valley region of central France c. 1465-c. 1475 and produced in the context of the French royal court. They consist of five chansonniers: Copenhagen, Dijon, Nivelle, Laborde and Wolfenbüttel. The songbooks, smaller than a modern paperback, personalized and lavishly decorated, are the earliest surviving examples of a new genre which offered a combination of words, music, and illuminations. The chansonniers of the late 15th century were objects of leisure, offering