Vintage Chart

Vintage d’Emotion – Using the Vintage Charts

By Steen Öhman May 12, 2024 -

A vintage chart can be used in different ways and can provide benefits in many situations. One method is more unusual, but can lead you to wines with good emotional qualities: Looking for an older emotional vintage can get you a more mature pinot in the glass. A vintage chart can provide …

New: Mobile Vintage Charts

By Steen Öhman May 8, 2024 -

Vintage charts are a good guide to wine lists in restaurants, and when shopping for wines. It's useful to have a handy vintage chart, with a quick rating and, more importantly, the emotional score for the vintage. I have therefore made new vintage chats for mobile devices, to use when you …

Egrappage: Destemming
Éraflage : Destalking
Foulage: Crushing or stirring
Encuvage: Vatting
Pigeage: Cap Punching down
Remontage: Pumping Over
Fermentation Alcoolique: Alcoholic Fermentation
Ecoulage: Running off
Décuvage: Devatting
Pressurage: Pressing
Assemblage: Blending
Débourbage: Must Settling
Bourbes: Lies (general translation)
Fermentation Malolactique: Malolactic Fermentation
Soutirage: Racking
Sulfitage: Sulphiting
Elevage: Maturing
Collage: Fining
Filtration: Filtration
Mise en bouteilles: Bottling