• The Entire Loire Valley Wine Region: 3 rd largest wine area in France Nantes, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine and Central Loire wine-growing areas • 85 designations of origin / PGis Red, rosé, white, dry, sweet, still or sparkling wines • Also a chance to try out the year’s Vintage Before it comes onto the market Loire Valley Wines: a variety of wines, an excellent balance between quality and price, and something to suit every occasion THE LOIRE WINE FAIR CELEBRATES ITS 30TH BIRTHDAY ! 30 years of trade and business The Loire Wine Fair is eagerly awaited by all the producers in the Loire Valley, France’s third largest wine region. The fair, which has been a genuine market place for 29 years, brings together 450 exhibitors every year from the Loire and around 9,000 professional French and international buyers . LOTS MORE ON OFFER - 3 new sections devoted to : • Local beer • Loire ciders • Bag In Box , in partnership with Vitisphère - A greater organic range with Salon Demeter , as well as Levée de La Loire - Expansion of the Young Winegrowers section A RICH AND VARIED PROGRAMME • All the wine news and trends with Workshops , based around three major themes: - Consumption/Markets - Retail outlets - Wine 2.0 • Choice of Master Classes - Discover an appellation - Food and wine pairings - Technical presentations • Free Tasting Area: over 600 wines represented Not forgetting: The Competition and Palais des Ligers: the best in the Loire, The Wine Blog Trophy: wine blog competition… ANGERS – WINE DESTINATION At the heart of Loire Wine Week are the trade shows dedicated to wine: the Loire Wine Fair, run alongside the Exhibition Centre, the Levée de la Loire and the Salon Demeter, and in the town centre, the Greniers Saint-Jean Wine Tasting, the Salon des Pénitentes and Salon des Anonymes, representing a unique ecosystem and a remarkable range of wines (870 national and international exhibitors/13 000 trade visitors)! YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL WINE BUYER GET YOUR EBADGE www.salondesvinsdeloire.com #SVL16 .