Domaine des Baumard is in the Loire Valley, 12 miles southwest of d’Angers. It is in the northern end of the Coteaux du Layon appellation. The estate’s history dates to the 17th century when the Baumard family was already making wine in the area, and it is today run by Florent Baumard, who took over in 1990 after working for years with his father, Jean Baumard, who was not only a winemaker but a well-known professor of agriculture and viticulture in d’Angers. Domaine des Baumard today includes 100 acres of vineyards and the estate produces white, red, rose and sparkling wines. It is best known for its Savennieres and its sweet Coteaux du Layon and Quarts de Chaume wines. Robert M. Parker Jr. notes that the domaine’s wines “have become the world’s best-known ambassadors for their respective appellations.”