by Guillaume Paccoud | 24 Jul 2018 | Non classé
Experimented on the vines of Burgundy for 3 years, the anti-hail nets have just been officially authorized by the INAO, including on the vines classified in PDO (as is the case in Burgundy), or in PGI. Hail is a calamity for wine producers, it destroys the entire vine...
by Guillaume Paccoud | 13 Jul 2018 | Non classé
WinemakingThe operation that transforms the grape into wine is called vinification. It takes about 1.3-1.5 kg of grapes to get a liter of wine. The essential steps of winemaking are: destemming, pressing, maceration and fermentation. Their sequence differs according...
by Guillaume Paccoud | 12 Jul 2018 | Burgundy Wine News
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is one of the most mythical estates in Burgundy.The estate covers 25.5 hectares mostly in Vosne-Romanée on the route des Grands Crus in the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits of the Burgundy vineyards. The civil society of the same name was...
by Guillaume Paccoud | 11 Jul 2018 | Burgundy Wine News
Mercurey is one of the most important wine appellations in Burgundy on the surface, with almost 600 hectares, the majority of which are planted with Pinot Noir. Attention: compared to the rest of the red wines of Burgundy, the mercurey rouge is one of the most tannic...
by Guillaume Paccoud | 10 Jul 2018 | Burgundy Wine News
In legal language, French wines are referred to as wine appellations. This means that the production and marketing of wines are subject to French and European rights if producers want to benefit from the AOC-AOP or IGP labels. All the conditions for the production of...
