Anjou

[After ANJOU¹.]

[ahn-ZHOO] Area that is located in the western loire near the city of Angers and is part of a larger growing region known as Anjou-Saumur. Anjou is best known for its rosés-rosé d'anjou ac (a sweetish, pale pink wine produced from Cot (malbec), gamay, groslot and Pineau d'Aunis grapes) and cabernet d'anjou ac (generally regarded as a higher-quality rosé made from cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon). White wines from Anjou have traditionally been on the sweet side, made mostly from chenin blanc (locally called Pineau d'Anjou or Pineau de la Loire). However, there are also some drier styles made with up to the legal maximum of 20 percent chardonnay and/or sauvignon blanc which produce attractive, fruity wines. Beside the basic Anjou appellation white wines are produced in a number of smaller appellations in the area including bonnezeaux ac, coteaux de l'aubance ac, coteaux du layon, quarts de chaume and savennières ac. Red wines are made from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Gamay, and those from the basic Anjou appellation are gaining in reputation. The Anjou-Villages AC is made up of forty-six villages scattered throughout Anjou that produce higher-quality red wines made from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also a number of white and rosé sparkling wines made by the méthode champenoise and produced under the Anjou Mousseux AC and the higher-quality crémant de loire ac.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: green-skinned pear with firm flesh

Anjou can refer to:

• Anjou, a region of France, formerly a county or duchy, now a province
• Anjou wine, a wine region in the Loire Valley
• D'Anjou or Anjou pear, the Beurré d'Anjou variety of European Pear
• Anjou, Isère, France, a commune of the Isère département of France
• Anjou, Quebec, Canada, a former city in Quebec
• Anjou (electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district
• Anjou (borough), a borough of Montreal, Canada
• The Anjou Islands, a group of the New Siberian Islands

See also

• House of Anjou
• Anjo (disambiguation)
• Anju (disambiguation)

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