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Vineyard Insight

Richebourg or Varroilles?

By Steen Öhman May 26, 2021 - Leave a Comment

The northern part of the Richebourg vineyard is - or at least was - called Les Verroilles sous Richebourg. The two parts of Richebourg are today labeled as one vineyard, and talk about the differences between the two is now rare, and random. But there are some interesting geological and …

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The creation of Bienvenues

By Steen Öhman May 12, 2020 - 1 Comment

While Burgundy is a very old, historic area, not all is what it seems regarding its wines and appellations. The Montrachet area - with Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, and the more recent Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet - was actually formalized in …

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Pommard Clos de la Commaraine 2018

By Steen Öhman January 6, 2020 -

Comte Louis-Michel Liger-Belair of the Chateau de Vosne-Romanée is now helping to make wine in Pommard, having entered an agreement with the owners of Pommard's Clos de la Commaraine to assist making the wine from this historic 3.75-ha monopole vineyard. Tasting the 2018s at Domaine du Comte …

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Vineyard Insight: Robert Groffier Chambolle Les Amoureuses

By Steen Öhman December 29, 2019 - Leave a Comment

I adore Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses, the wine from one of the most vivid and sensual vineyards in Burgundy. It is a vineyard with tremendous potential and a legendary reputation. There are great estates in the village of Chambolle which have been at the top of the producer tree for the last …

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Côte de Nuits Villages: How and why?

By Steen Öhman November 24, 2019 - Leave a Comment

The Côte de Nuits Villages appellation offers lovely wines - but it is rather confusingly a mix of villages where some are fully, and some only partly, a "part" of the appellation. While this has worked for decades, a more logical organisation would perhaps strengthen the marketing point of …

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French cellar talk

  • 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

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