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Vitiloire The great Loire Valley wine festival

35,000 visitors are expected to attend Vitiloire on 24 and 25 May 2025 in front of Tours station! With nearly 160 exhibitors, winegrowers and food and drink artisans, Vitiloire is the must-attend event in the Centre-Val de Loire region focusing on the wines of the Loire Valley. It’s also an opportunity to discover the latest culinary trends.

Vitiloire, on the road to 2025!

The vineyards of the Loire Valley stretch over no less than 800 kilometres. As a result, the palette of colours and flavours is very broad. By bringing together 140 wineries representing 70 AOCs, Vitiloire offers a vast overview and a superb oenological weekend in prospect!

The principle is simple: buy your tasting glass (€6) and then wander through the stands, tasting notebook in hand to note the vintages that have seduced you. At the end of the tour, you can add to your cellar by keeping your purchases under control.

See the Vitiloire programme

Vitiloire events

On Sunday from 12.30pm to 1.30pm, take part in the public master class in wine tasting led by sommeliers! Look closely at the robe, assess the nose, then try to associate the first sip with flavours you know. An aroma of pear, a touch of cherry, a lemony note, or a scent of violet… It’s sometimes quite difficult to go and open the right box in your brain and make the connection. That said, don’t despair: by dint of hard work, your taste and smell library will become fuller and fuller, and tidier and tidier.

The great test of Loire wines

Be one of the 100 participants in this great test by signing up for this great event taking place at the Palais des Congrès on Sunday from 8.30am to 12pm. During the tastings, you’ll try to discover the grape variety, the appellation and even the vintage for the most discerning palates!

Not-to-be-missed wine events in Touraine

The Vitiloire gourmet village

Another not-to-be-missed Vitiloire event, the gourmet village showcases the fine products of Loire gastronomy, and is a great success, as it is every year. Take your pick from the specialities on offer by the fifteen or so food artisans before taking a seat and enjoying the pairing with one of the bottles that you will, of course, have carefully selected.

The chefs’ pavilion

In the afternoon, realgastronomic shows will be conducted “beating spoons” by 9 top chefs (Christophe Hay from Fleur de Loire, Kévin Gardien from the Auberge du XIIème siècle, Fabien Cabrera from the Baccara…). Leaving the stoves behind which they have built their reputations for a day, they will lend themselves to this educational exercise!