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Episode 2: a Curve Ball to the 2024 vintage

By Steen Öhman August 22, 2024 - Leave a Comment

About a Curve Ball and Episode 1 The 2024 harvest is less than one month away and reports on quality and even style are starting to fill the media. At Domaine Bretta, they expect a small but good to very good harvest. The harvest on sale is always the best and the favourite of Marcel Bretta … …

a Curve Ball in Burgundy …

By Steen Öhman August 22, 2024 - Leave a Comment

The Burgundians are sensitive people, and for that, I love them. Pride in family, village and the institutions. Tradition in Burgundy is very important. Compared to Denmark, these values seem to hold much more weight ... local relations are truly important. These values however can sometimes make …

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