Sunday, December 28, 2025

Light Dinner (and a Sensational View of the Vineyards of Sancerre and Chavignol) at Le Panoramic Hôtel in Sancerre - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours







The Loire Tour 2025 by ombiasy WineTours took place from Sunday, October 5 to Thursday, October 16, 2025. The tour started in Nantes and ended in Sancerre, with a bus transfer and lunch in Paris. There were 9 of us including Annette and myself.
 
Following: 

we went to our hotel in Sacerre, the Le Panoramic Hôtel, a wonderful, recently completely renovated 4 star hotel with breathtaking views over the Sancerre vineyards and a stone’s throw from charming old town of Sancerre. The best lookout-point over the vineyards of Sancerre and Chavignol is from the window in your room!

There was no tour-dinner. Some of us went to the main square of old town Sancerre for dinner, others stayed at the hotel.  

Loire 2025 by ombiasy WineTours led by Annette Schiller 
 
Annette Schiller in her announcement: What comes to your mind when you hear ‘Loire Valley’? Of course images of glorious Châteaux pop up in your mind. Yes that is true and we will visit some iconic château and dig deep into France’s history. However, during this wine tour we also discover a magnificent, but often overlooked French wine region and one of the most exciting best kept secrets of excellent, high quality wines at very reasonable prices. The Loire Valley wine region is a vast area and consists of several distinct wine regions, each with its own characteristic grapes, appellations, and wine style. We take you on a journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Auvergne mountains to explore this unique region. We learn to appreciate “Sancerre”, "Pouilly-Fumé", “Vouvray", “Chinon”, as well as many other not so familiar appellations.

Dinner at Le Panoramic Hôtel in Sancerre

Le Panoramic Hôtel in Sancerre, a wonderful, recently completely renovated 4 star hotel with breathtaking views over the Sancerre vineyards and a stone’s throw from charming old town of Sancerre. 

The best lookout-point over the vineyards of Sancerre and Chavignol is from the window in your room! 









Dinner 








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