AOC · White

Where is Savennières wine from?

Savennières is a white wine from Savennières, in Anjou, Loire Valley, France. It is an AOC wine made from Chenin Blanc.

Savennières wine label — Photo: Tomas er, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Savennières at a glance

Classification	AOC
Appellation	Savennières
Style	White wine
Grape	Chenin Blanc
Village or town	Savennières
Subregion	Anjou
Region	Loire Valley
Country	France
Vineyard area	146 ha
Coordinates	47.3831, -0.6575

Savennières

Savennières, Loire Valley, France

AOC

Home of the Coulée de Serrant

Appellation: Savennières
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard: 146 ha

Savennières makes mostly dry Chenin Blanc on schist hills on the north bank of the Loire, west of Angers. Inside it lie two smaller appellations, Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines and Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant, the latter a monopole of the Joly family. The AOC was defined in 1952.

Producers to know

Nicolas Joly
Domaine du Closel
Domaine aux Moines
Damien Laureau

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Savennières: questions and answers

Where is Savennières wine from?

Savennières is a white wine from Savennières, in Anjou, Loire Valley, France. It is an AOC wine made from Chenin Blanc.

Which country is Savennières from?

Savennières is from France, in the Loire Valley wine region.

What grape is Savennières made from?

Savennières is made from Chenin Blanc.

Is Savennières a red or a white wine?

Savennières is a white wine.

How big is Savennières?

Savennières covers about 146 hectares of vineyards.

Who are the best producers of Savennières?

Producers to know include Nicolas Joly, Domaine du Closel, Domaine aux Moines and Damien Laureau.

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Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fr.wikipedia.org

Last reviewed October 2026.