4 wine lounges in Loire Valley, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Loire Valley nightlife.
Hotel de l'Univers bar lounge ★ 4.7
Tours centre · 5 boulevard Heurteloup, 37000 Tours, France
Hotel de l'Univers, Tours' grand 19th-century hotel near the train station, has a wood-panelled wine lounge that serves as the city's most established evening wine-drinking address.
Tip: Aged Vouvray moelleux is poured by the glass at premium prices; the 1947 and 1959 vintages have appeared in recent rotations. Book in advance for the rare-wine programme.
Domaine des Hauts de Loire lounge bar ★ 4.7
Onzain (Touraine) · 79 rue Gilbert Navard, 41150 Onzain, France
Domaine des Hauts de Loire is a Relais et Chateaux property in a 19th-century hunting lodge between Tours and Blois. The lounge bar pours one of the deepest Touraine wine lists in the region, alongside the property's two-Michelin-star restaurant cellar.
Tip: The lounge bar opens to non-residents but reservations are advised. The Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny sections of the list are unusually deep for a non-AOC restaurant.
Le Saint-Laurent ★ 4.5
Angers Saint-Laurent · 9 place Saint-Laurent, 49100 Angers, France
Le Saint-Laurent on the place Saint-Laurent in Angers is a wine-and-cocktail lounge with an Anjou biodynamic wine list at its heart. Coulee de Serrant, Domaine Mosse, Domaine Patrick Baudouin and Ferme de la Sansonniere all appear by the glass in rotation.
Tip: The biodynamic-Chenin Blanc focus is the unique angle; on a Friday or Saturday evening expect a wait without a reservation.
Hotel Loire Valley Lodges lounge ★ 4.5
Esvres (Touraine) · 8 rue de la Vincendiere, 37340 Esvres-sur-Indre, France
Loire Valley Lodges is a contemporary tree-canopy hotel near Tours with a glass-walled forest-view lounge bar. The wine list emphasises Loire natural wine alongside the standard appellation range, and the lounge serves until midnight with a tapas-style food menu.
Tip: The hotel's all-suite tree-canopy lodges are a unique stay; the lounge is open to non-residents but only by booking ahead due to limited evening seating.