Negociant
French term for for "trader". But outside Bordeaux i.e. Champagne or Burgundy, the negociant's activities goes far beyond the wine trading.
Negociant (neh-go-see-ahn)
The French word for a trader or merchant. In wine terms it is the merchant who buys the wine in cask, and then bottles, labels and sells it.
Negociant (negociant-eleveur): A French wine merchant who buys grapes and vinifies them, or buys wines and combines them, bottles the result under his own label and ships them. Particularly found in Burgundy.
negociant: (French) A wine merchant who purchases parcels of wine from various sources before blending them and bottling them to sell under their own label.
Negociant: A shipper or wine dealer.
Nose: Term used by wine enthusiasts to describe the smell of a wine.
Oak: Wood used for the construction of barrels, it imparts flavors and tannin to wines during the barrel aging process.
Negociant: A shipper or dealer.
Non-Vintage Champagne: A Champagne containing the juice for grapes of different years.
Nose: A term used by wine enthusiasts to describe the smell of a wine.
Negociant
Merchant that produces wine under its own label from wine or grapes bought from others. Negociant usually oversees the production process.
Nevers
A forest in France that produces hard, medium-grained oak for barrels.
Negociant French for "merchant." Negociants buy grapes, must or wine, blend them together and bottle them under their own name. This practice is particularly common in Burgundy, where many growers have very small lots each year. ^ back to top ...
The roughly 115 negociants who produce the majority of the wine only control around 8% of the acreage. Individual growers have around 67% of the acreage, but produce only around 25% of the wine.
Originally produced from the estate vineyards, this would become a negociant wine, produced from blended grapes from other vineyards in the Bordeaux region. Good ideas last, Mouton Cadet is the world's leading selling brand today.
If you are still in some confusion, you could follow the advice of Bordeaux negociant Christian Moueix: 'I prefer to decant wines, both young and old. It is a sign of respect for old wines and a sign of confidence in young wines.' ...
 See also: Bottle, Wine, Grape, Region, Red
  
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