Sancerre in A Sentence

    1

    Bourges, Saint-Amand-Mont-Rond, Vierzon and Sancerre (q.v.) are the principal towns.

    2

    It is divided into three arrondissements (29 cantons, 292 communes) cognominal with the towns of Bourges, SaintAmand-Mont-Rond, and Sancerre, of which the first is the capital, the seat of an archbishop and of a court of appeal and headquarters of the VIII.

    3

    Sauvignon Blancs come from around the world and have fun comparing a Sancerre from France with Sauvignon Blancs from New Zealand, Napa Valley, and South Africa.

    4

    The vine flourishes chiefly in the east of the arrondissement of Sancerre.

    5

    Though attacked from both north and south, the king's activity enabled him to compel the count of Sancerre to implore peace in 1181.