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Touraine

American  
[too-ren, too-ren] / tʊˈrɛn, tuˈrɛn /

noun

  1. a former province in W France. Tours.


Touraine British  
/ turɛn /

noun

  1. a former province of NW central France: at its height in the 16th century as an area of royal residences, esp along the Loire. Chief town: Tours

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The gamay you should bring to every dinner party: Morantin 2018 Touraine Gamay "La Boudinerie"

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2022

If Sancerre is your ideal of sauvignon blanc, you owe it to yourself to try this “baby Sancerre” from Touraine, a larger Loire Valley appellation without the cachet of its more prestigious neighbor.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021

This white, simply called “Sauvignon,” is from the Touraine region, where the white is usually chenin blanc.

From New York Times • May 17, 2018

"Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of bodies leads to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem that can impact health-related behaviour," Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2017

By it the English king renounced his claim to Normandy, Maine, Anjou, Touraine, and Poitou, while Louis IX. ceded to Henry the Limousin, P�rigord, and part of Saintonge, besides the reversion of Agenais and Quercy.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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