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:Extensive Vinyard Walk, Short Visit of the Wine Cellar and High-end Tasting in the Wine Cellar at Domaine Belargus in Saint-Lambert du Lattey, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Charcuterie and Cheese Lunch with Wine Tasting plus Cellar Tour and Vineyard Tour at Domaine de la Soucherie in Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Touring the Cave, the Winemaking Facilities and the “Clos d’Entre Les Murs” Vineyard, a Special Monument, and Tasting at Château de Parnay in Saumur-Champigny - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
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.
Restaurant L’Alchimiste in Saumur – Michelin Listed
Despite the name you won’t find any molecular cuisine here. Instead, enjoy good, no - nonsense dishes such as courgette and goat’s cheese flan, and poached pears. It is often full so it is best to book.
tripsavy.com (Mary Anne Evans): L’Alchimiste is the best restaurant in Saumur, with a small garden for summer dining. It’s central and the chef uses good local ingredients to produce some great specialties.
Saumur
Saumur in the Loire Valley tripsavy.com (Mary Anne Evans) Saumur lies on a beautiful stretch of the western Loire valley between
Tours and Angers before the mighty river flows into the Atlantic at
Nantes. It’s a glorious area known for its odd troglodyte dwellings
built in the limestone cliffs by our oh-so-distant ancestors. Saumur is famous above all for two things: its excellent sparkling wine
(you can visit many of the producers), and its military associations.
Here you’ll find the Armoured Corps Academy and the French Cavalry
Academy, housed in two-story gracious 18th-century buildings around a
dusty square that is now a car park. Start by strolling through the medieval streets that run from the river
to the Eglise St-Pierre. Set in a delightful square the Gothic church is
surrounded by wood-framed buildings that now house cafes and
restaurants. The château of Saumur stands
above the city. Its fairytale white towers, delicate stone tracery, and
mullion windows were depicted in Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de
Berry, the 11th century illuminated manuscript that is reproduced
everywhere. It is a book of hours, a collection of prayers for the
canonical hours, created between 1412 and 1416 by the Limbourg brothers
for John Duke of Berry. Today the château is best viewed from the outside. Built in the second half of the 14th
century by Louis I, Duc d’Anjou it was once a magnificent structure.
Today much is closed for restoration though there is a museum of
decorative and fine arts which you can visit.... ...Walking around Saumur you’ll soon see its military roots in the open
parade grounds surrounded by 19th-century barracks and the huge school
for training horses. The National Riding School (Le Cadre Noir) is just outside the main
center of Saumur, a car journey or a taxi ride away. This 300-hectare
estate is where the elite come to train under expert Ecuyers (riding
instructors). It was founded in 1815 after the Napoleonic wars had destroyed so much
of the French cavalry to train both riders and horses for yet more
warfare. Discipline and hard work, practice, and understanding are the
mainstays of the school, which is much the same as it was in the days
before tanks took over from horses.... ...L’Alchimiste is the best restaurant in Saumur, with a small garden for
summer dining. It’s central and the chef uses good local ingredients to
produce some great specialties. ... 
2 Menus for Euro 34 and Euro 45
Aperitif
Taking Orders
Plat
Dessert - Fromage
After-dinner Drink at the Hotel
Le Boeuf Noisette (note to myself for the next tour)
Le Boeuf Noisette 29 rue Molière, Saumur, 49400, France, €€ · Traditional Cuisine
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Saturday Morning at the Talensac Market, a True Nantes Institution - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Oysters and Muscadet at Taverne Royale in Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Riding the Grand Elephant of Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Guided Tour of Old Town Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Iconic Brasserie La Cigale in Nantes - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
"Formule du Midi" at Chez Pipette, Auberge Bistronomique, in La Haie-Fouassiere - Loire Valley 2025 bu ombiasy WineTours
Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Gadais Père et Fils, in Saint Fiacre-sur-Maine, Muscadet Sévre et Maine, Pays Nantais, with Christoph Gadais - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Dinner at Les Petits Prés in Angers with "Top Chef France" Samuel Albert - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Introduction in the Courtyard, Cellar Tour, Tasting and Bottling at Domaine Loïc Mahé, with Loïc Mahé - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Vineyard Tour and Salon Tasting at Château des Vaults, Domaine du Closel in Savennières, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Lunch at Brasserie de la Maine in Bouchemaine - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Visit of Château Angers and the Apocalypse Tapestry (UNESCO) - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
For a Bottle of Natural Wine from the Loire at Wine Bar L’ Angevigne in Angers - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Extensive Vinyard Walk, Short Visit of the Wine Cellar and High-end Tasting in the Wine Cellar at Domaine Belargus in Saint-Lambert du Lattey, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Charcuterie and Cheese Lunch with Wine Tasting plus Cellar Tour and Vineyard Tour at Domaine de la Soucherie in Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Anjou - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
Touring the Cave, the Winemaking Facilities and the “Clos d’Entre Les Murs” Vineyard, a Special Monument, and Tasting at Château de Parnay in Saumur-Champigny - Loire Valley 2025 by ombiasy WineTours
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