Vouvray (wine) ginger, fig, apples and white flowers. Vouvrays are often paired with rich, hearty dishes and flavorful sauces. As Vouvray can be made in a wide range of sweetness styles, the wine labels may indicate the sweetness level by the terms "Sec", "Demi-Sec", "Moelleux" and "Doux". While these terms are not strictly defined, they tend to roughly fall into the guidelines below. Note that the residual sugar level may not equate to the level of sweetness that a taster will perceive in the wine due to balance of acidity in the wine. In some cases a producer's "Demi-Sec" wine may taste
Loire 501 Loire 501 The Loire 501 was a single-engined French liaison and training flying boat of the 1930s produced by Loire Aviation. It was operated by the French Navy, remaining in service until 1940. In 1930, Loire Aviation, a subsidiary of the French shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire of Saint-Nazaire, started design of a single-engined flying boat for use as a trainer and a transport in France's overseas possessions. The resultant aircraft, the Loire 50, was an amphibian high-winged monoplane, with a pusher Salmson 9AB radial engine mounted above the wing. Construction was all-metal, with fabric-covered wings. The Loire