Bourgueil () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Bourgueil wine Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc. Bourgueil wine was mentioned in the works of François Rabelais. Transportation Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute, a nearby railway line and the cycling-route, Loire a vélo. Personalities Bourgueil was the birthplace of: Moses Amyraut (1596–1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician Antoine Brutus Menier (1795–1853), chocolatier Jean Carmet (1920–1994), actor In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan. See also Loire Valley (wine) Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department References External links Tourist office website (in French) Haut-de-la-Gardière Communes of Indre-et-Loire Anjou