Appellation · AOC · Centre-Loire
Sancerre
An appellation of the Loire Valley, in the Centre-Loire. Its specification allows white, red and rosé wines.
- White
- Red
- Rosé
2,000 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
- Bannay
- Bué
- Crézancy-en-Sancerre
- Menetou-Râtel
- Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
- Montigny
- Saint-Satur
- Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois
- Sancerre
- Sury-en-Vaux
- Thauvenay
- Veaugues
- Verdigny
- Vinon
Authorised grape varieties
Whites
Reds and rosés
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
10 °C→ 11.4 °C
Summer, average temperature
18.5 °C→ 21.1 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
0.9→ 4.6
Average of the 14 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Sancerre AOCMinistère de l'Agriculture · PDF · the official rulesOfficialSancerre, from its appellation bodyODG Sancerre · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Sancerre
- Pouilly-Fumé12 km
- Pouilly-sur-Loire12 km
- Coteaux du Giennois17 km
- Menetou-Salon23 km