Burgundy

Burgundy represents, as a matter of fact, a particular case even in France. Burgundy is the land of domaine which are not to be confused with the typical concept of the renowned Bordeaux's château.

Burgundy made by top producers (Comte de Vogüé, Roumier, Leroy, Romanée-Conti, etc.) is meant to be aged. Actually, red and white Burgundy can age for a very long time.

Burgundy By Eric Asimov Price-conscious consumers are understandably a little shy of the 2005 Burgundy vintage. Praise has been nearly unanimous, and prices have shot skyward.

Burgundy (Bourgogne) begins a hundred kilometers south from Paris and spreads itself down to Lyon. It stretches on 360 kilometers (225 miles).

I recently returned from a weeklong tour of Burgundy and Champagne, our third annual French regional wine-group tour.

Burgundy is in some ways the most terroir-oriented region in France; immense attention is paid to the area of origin, and in which of the region's 400 types of soil a wine's grapes are grown.

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Burgundy There is an old French saying that a rich bourgeois opens an old bottle of Bordeaux every Sunday with lunch, but only opens a good bottle of Burgundy for his birthday or the engagement of his daughter to a promising suitor.

BurgundySee our Burgundy wine guide. ButteryDescriptor for rich flavor and smoothness of texture, somewhat akin to the oiliness and flavor of butter.

Burgundy, France Moderately fruity, high tannin variety gives some grip to simple wines. Price Bracket: Year: ...

Burgundy is smaller than the Bordeaux region. It comprises the districts of Chablis (dry white wines), Cõte d'Or (red and white), Beaujolais (red), and Mâcon (white and red).

Burgundy, Cabernet, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Red Varietals, Rhone, Zinfandel 55-90° 14% Medium ...

Burgundy One of the most important wine regions in France. The red grape is Pinot Noir and the white grape is chiefly Chardonnay. Buttafuoco (boo-tah-f'woh-co) ...

In Burgundy, CHARDONNAY ranges in quality from bland to intense and in style from oaked to unoaked and from the minerally, unoaked, lean, bone dry chablis style to the richer, classically hazelnutty intense dry whites of the Cõte de Beaune.

EARLY BURGUNDY See Abourion. Earthy Smelling or tasting like dirt, or earth. A slight earthiness can be appealing; too much is coarse.

EARLY BURGUNDY: (See Abourion above). EHRENFELSER: Grape resulting from the crossing of Riesling and a Sylvaner clone.

EARLY BURGUNDY: (See Abourion above). EHRENFELSER: White-wine variety, resulting from the crossing of Riesling and a Sylvaner clone, developed in 1929 at the Geisenheim Research Station, Germany.

Corton Burgundy vineyard in the village of Aloxe-Corton Cõte de Beaune district in Burgundy that includes such villages as Beaune, Pommard, and Volnay ...

Hover over the burgundy words to learn more about individual terms Red grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir) are hand harvested, then hand sorted if necessary to discard defects.

clos French In Burgundy, a vineyard surrounded by walls. closed Descriptive term for a wine that doesn't readily present its qualities in or , often because it is too young. See . cloying Describes a wine that is unpleasantly sweet and heavy.

Large region of Burgundy generally known for its good, modest table wines. Web-weaving by Cliffwood Organic Works ...

These two techniques, common in Champagne and Burgundy respectively, physically help drainage, the stems acting as conduits. yeast, micro-organisms of many types which can encourage all sorts of chemical changes, including fermentation.

The term is used in many regions of France - Cõte Rõtie (Rhõne Valley), Cõte d'Or (Burgundy), Cõte de Brouilly (Beaujolais). cedaryA woody aroma that characterizes certain red varietals.

This gives rise in Burgundy to four categories of appellations: (1) regional, e.g. Bourgogne Rouge; (2) communal, which mention the name of the producing village, e.g.

Domaine de Chassorney--Specializes in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and many Burgundy wines; (in French and English). Domaine E. de Montmollin Fils Domaine des Isles Dominus Estate ...

Large oak barrels that vary enormously in size but are significantly larger than the normal oak barrel used in Bordeaux or the piece used in Burgundy. They are widely used in the Rhõne Valley. Foxy ...

Pinot Noir: Pinot Noir's best representation is from Burgundy's Cõte D'or region, and has been for an estimated 2,000 years. When young, a good Pinot Noir exhibits the simpler and fruity characteristics of cherry, plum and raspberries.

Try Gamay from France, which produces Beaujolais, Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region of France, California, or Oregon, Tempranillo from Spain, Dolcetto, or Sangiovese from Italy.

PINOT NOIR: The premier grape "cépage" of the Burgundy region of France, producing a red wine that is lighter in color than the Bordeaux reds (such as the Cabernet's or Merlot). It has proved to be a capriciously acting and difficult grape for N.

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To make matters even more complicated, let's look at another appellation of Burgundy that produces white wines: Chablis' neighbor-Cote d'Or.

Melon de Bourgogne, white wine grape originating in Burgundy where it is now very rare but is permitted Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire.

Fromentau in the Languedoc, Malvoisie in the Loire or Pinot Beurot in the Burgundy region where it is selectively used in blends because it produces high sugars.

It is the primary white wine of Burgundy. One of the more popular wines in America. This is the grape likely responsible for opening America's eyes to the possibility of a wine other than "Chablis" or "Burgundy.

Origin: This variety originates from Burgundy where it was probably created during the Roman Period by spontaneous crossbreeding of Pinot Meunier (Schwarzriesling) and Traminer.

The best chardonnays come from cool climates like Burgundy or California’s Carneros District, but the variety also adapts well to warmer regions like Australia.

Another chance to taste a very slurpy wine from my favourite white Burgundy vineyard 'Les Folatieres'. This beautifully complex Premier Cru Chardonnay had its usual cheessy barrel ferment complexity and subtle hazelnutty fruit.

Nice, everyday white wines include Sauvignon Blanc, simple white Burgundy, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris; everyday reds include Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, and Barbera, Beaujolais, Merlot and simple Bordeaux.

In France, Chardonnay is represented in the still, dry white wines of Burgundy, which are often golden in colour, with a rich, fruity and long palate.

Merlot is to the American wine consumer in the 1990s as "burgundy" was in the 70s: the new generic red.

Pick the right Region: France's Burgundy region is one of the best Pinot Noir producing regions in the world, but picking a good wine is very complicated. A smarter bet would be from California or Oregon.

Chardonnay is of French origin and is the principle white wine of Burgundy. In the Champagne area it is 100% of wines labelled blanc de blanc.

Burgundy Red Burgundies are made from Pinot Noir. Beaujolais is made from Gamay. White Burgundies and Chablis are made from Chardonnay. Rhone Red Rhones are made from Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, and Viognier.

French white burgundy is a chardonnay wine, as is much champagne. While dry, these wines are full-bodied, often because they are aged in oak.

Muscadet / Bourgogne Aligoté (White Burgundy) / Alsace Sylvaner / Chablis / Beaujolais Primeur Rouge Huîtres au Champagne Champagne / Bourgogne Hautes-Cõtes de Nuit Blanc (White Burgundy) / Coteaux Champenois Blanc / Rousette from Savoie ...

grape, a variety of grape originating from the Burgundy region of France. Other wines may contain Pinot Noir but are only labeled as "Burgundy." This is because those wines do not contain enough Pinot Noir grape to be considered a varietal.

Champagne or Burgundy, the negociant's activities goes far beyond the wine trading. He often buys and assembles, including ageing in barrel if desired, the produce of smaller growers and winemakers.

Gamay—(Un)fortunately banned in Burgundy (ca. 1486) by Duke Zorro the Vivisector, this cat beat it south to Beaujolais where he flourishes in the pretty weather. Can be made into real wine (Morgon, Moulin-a-Vent) as well as the dreaded Nouveau.

Beaujolais is a region in France, just south of Burgundy; depending on who you talk to, some experts will include Beaujolais in their discussion of Burgundian wine.

Pinot Noir A seductive variety known as the red grape of Burgundy, this "heart break grape" is difficult to grow. The best are complex and sensual in texture, with flavors of strawberries, cherries, violets, and sometimes animal "barnyard" notes.

Pinot Noir A red wine grape that is the basis of the famous wines of Burgundy, France. Also widely planted in California's cooler growing regions and Oregon and Washington. Plummy Showing aromas or flavors that suggest ripe plums.

Clos. a walled vineyard, typically in Burgundy. Compact. Wine described as intense but not full. Complex. Opposite of simple. A wine that has a lot going on ...

demi-muid: 650-liter Burgundy barrels which are essentially the equivalent of three regular barrels.

Appellation: Defines the area where a wine's grapes were grown such as Bordeaux or Burgundy.

whole bunch pressing and fermentation - as opposed to destemming before pressing or fermenting. These two techniques, common in Champagne and Burgundy respectively, physically help drainage, the stems acting as conduits.

Reds usually possess a purple tone when young, turning to a deep red - (Bordeaux wines) - or a brick red colour - (Burgundy wines) - detectable at the surface edge in a wineglass as they age. Rose's should be pink with no tinge of yellow or orange.

Velvety Smooth, subtle, rich and harmonious, with no edge of harshness. An imprecise texture description that implies delicious smoothness, typically used to describe red Burgundy and fine Pinot Noir.

Vintage charts are easy reference guides to the excellent, the good and the not so great wines from various wine regions. Learn more about vintages of Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne and Port on these vintage charts.

[edit] Semi-generic Wines made in the United States but named after places that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau requires be modified by a US name of geographic origin. Examples would be New York Chablis, Napa Valley Burgundy or ...

See also: Wine, Grape, Region, Red, White