Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The longest river of France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing about 1,015 km (630 mi) north, northwest, and west to the Bay of Biscay.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun a French river which flows into the North Atlantic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun One of the
départements ofRhône-Alpes ,France - proper noun A river of France
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
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Examples
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The group decision, led by Kristin, was that this was a "Loire from a ripe vintage."
Evan Dawson 2009
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The group decision, led by Kristin, was that this was a "Loire from a ripe vintage."
Long Island Wine 2009
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And the Loire is full of AOCs that blend Pinot Noir with other varieties.
Chateau Palmer revives an old tradition | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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The group decision, led by Kristin, was that this was a "Loire from a ripe vintage."
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Chris Kissack has written alot about Loire CF and as he writes there is a debate going on now in Loire about CF and concerns the picking of fruit, with many producers still opting for an earlier harvest and thus not fully ripe grapes giving the vegetal qualities.
Cab Franc frenzy: the polarizing grape sparks debate | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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The Loire is humid as well, for which my unfortunately disshevelled 'do could have testified in February.
I Guess Alice Feiring Doesn't Like Long Island Wine...Or Hasn't Tasted Much of It 2007
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"Ah, more than these imperious piles of Rome Laugh the low portals of my boyhood's home; More than their marbles must its slate roof be, More than the Tiber's flood my Loire is still, More than the Palatine my native hill, And the soft air of Anjou than the sea."
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The Loire is a thriving region with a strong local economy.
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Setting up a base: The Loire is a vast area so it is best to divide and conquer it.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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For the grown-up wine lover, there are wonderful, food-friendly wines that are reasonably priced and often naturally made, and for the green-minded wine fans the Loire is a hotbed of organic and otherwise natural winemaking.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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