I left the crush of the Liberty Wines tastings, hopped on a tube and headed to the French Association of Independent Growers at the Lords Cricket Ground (St John's Wood, London). Like the Liberty event I intend to write this up over the next few days but here are some photos of the Loire producers present at this tasting.
Corinne Laurent, Famille Laurent, Saint-Pourçain
Corinne Laurent, Famille Laurent, Saint-Pourçain 
Carine Simoneau (right) and her assistant, Chloé Pilch; Antoine Simoneau, AC Touraine
Chantal Gibault, Vignoble Gibault, Valençay and Touraine
Alexandre Dérame and his wife, Earl Dérame et fils, Muscadet 
Sébastien Rahard, Domaine des Gaumonts, Bonnezeaux
Vincent Guichard and Arnaud Galara, Closerie de Chanteloup, Touraine Amboise and Montlouis
Jean-Louis Petillat, Saint-Pourçain
Marine Dargery, Château de Soucherie
Domaine Gibault is really great. There wines are totally expressive of their terroir but also have a great roundness. Please visit our website to buy.
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