The Loire river is the longest river in France, beginning 100km north of the Mediterranean and ending in the Atlantic Ocean. That means there are plenty of regions with different styles from Côte Roannaise to Sancerre to Vouvray to Anjou to Muscadet. In all of them the river has an important influence—but not just the Loire. The many tributaries are also very important, Sèvre, Maine, Layon, Vienne, Cher, for instance. An overview of my latest podcast episode which explores how all these bodies of water define the wines of the Loire Valley in so many different ways.