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'''Touraine-Amboise''' ({{IPA|fr|tuʁɛn ɑ̃bwaz}}) is an ''[[Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée]]'' (AOC) for in the [[Loire Valley (wine)|Loire Valley wine region]] in [[France]]. It is situated within the wider [[Touraine AOC]] wine appellation. It is produced by ten communes bordering both sides of the [[Loire (river)|River Loire]]. To their west lies the town of [[Amboise]] with its famous [[Château d'Amboise|royal château]]. Since its separation from the Touraine AOC in 1954, it has constituted an AOC in its own right. Annual production stands at 9,000 hectolitres of wine, spread between red, rosé, and still white wines. Effervescent wines are also produced within this AOC's boundaries, but they are not entitled to use the Touraine-Amboise appellation, belonging instead to the Touraine appellation.<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=253BF80AC172B4A02D2A1B95BF132C20.tpdjo11v_1?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000021164008&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id Décret n° 2009-1253 du 16 octobre 2009]</ref>