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Burgundy (Bourgogne)

French subregion known for champagne


Located in N. France


40% red and 60% white wines

Champagne, French region

French region known for champagne


Northern France, north of Burgundy

Chablis

Burgundy subregion

Cote d'Or (Cote de Nuit or Cote de Beaune)

Burgundy subregion

Beaujolais

Burgundy subregion


Known for Gamay grape variety


Main export wine uses region's name

Champagne, geographic features

chalky, limestone soils with low pH (good for sparkling wines)

Champagne, wine characteristics and practices

Acidic, low sugar and alcohol


Early harvest due to rain

Dom Pierre

Invented champagne, 1668 - 1715

Mme. Barbe Cilquot

Invented riddling

Riddling/Remuage

Separates yeast from sparkling wine using racks that collect yeast at the bottle neck

Mme. Louise Pommery

invented Brut style

Brut style

dry Champagne

Mme. Camille Roederer

Marketed "premium" champagne

Versailles Treaty in 1919

Protected the name champagne so Germany could not use it

US-EU treaty, 2005

Reserved the name champagne for French regions that produced the wine, with exception of "grandfathered" wines

Corbel

largest seller of sparkling wines in the US

US export to Europe, mil $

$487 million

Europe to US, mil $

$2,300 million

France export to US, mil $

$974 million

Champagne aging period (general)

Long aging time

"non-vintage" champagne

mixed champagnes

champagne sabering

Started by Napoleon's soldiers for convenience, must keep the bottle cold to reduce pressure (6 atm)

Chardonnay

main variety grown in Champagne and Chablis

Pinot Meunier

main variety grown in Champagne

Pinot Noir

main variety grown in Champagne, 38%

Methode Champenoise

method for champagne making


-blend base wine


-add yeast/sugar


-2nd fermentation in bottle


-riddling


-disgorging


-dosage


-cork wire/cork cage

Bland de Blancs

white wine from white grapes with citrus flavor


(ie Chardonnay)

Blanc de Noir

white wine from darker grapes (rose), cherry flavor (ie Pinot Noir/Meunier)

Prise de mousse

yeast used for 2nd fermentation

Boucage/museletage

adding cork and wire cage for champagne

Disgorging/Degorgement

freeze the bottleneck to shoot out pellet of ice and yeast

Chapagne dryness scale

in g/L


Extra brut <6


brut <15


extra dry 12 - 20


sec 17 - 35


demi-sec 33 - 50


doux >50

Charmat process

Sparkling winemaking


tank-tank fermentation and pressurized bottling

Transfer method

Sparkling winemaking


tank-bottle fermentation


stored in tank

Methode ancestrale

Sparkling winemaking


tank-bottle fermentation


no disengorging or riddling


no additional sugar

Artificial carbonation

Sparkling winemaking


tank carbonation with CO2

Chablis geography

CruRolling hills, limestone soil


good drainage

Grand Cru

highest quality wine classification in Burgundy and Bordeaux

Premier Cru

high quality wine classification in Burgundy

Chardonnay, aromas

lime


green apple


peach


flint

Chablis wine labels, uniqueness

vineyard estate ID included to account for microclimates



Negociants

Companies that buy wine from small produces and sell under their label

Pinot Noir aromas

cranberries


cherries


wild mushrooms


potpourri


black tea

Hospices de Beaune

winery and auction in France

Romanee Conti

Winery, most expensive wines in Burgundy

carbonic maceration process

-anerobic fermentation of whole clusters at 85 - 85 F


-grapes partially ferment on own enzymes


- after 8-10 days, press grapes


-alcoholic fermentaiton at 50-60 F




decreased fermentation time and bypass oak

wine produced via carbonic maceration

-fruity, distinct aroma


-lose varietal characteristics


-reduced acidity


-low tannins

Beaujolais Nouveau

Most popular vin de premier

Bordeaux geography

Mild climate


Good drainage


Seaport by Garonne R.


SW Fr

Bordeaux

Largest fine-winemaking region in France,


known for red wine blends

Cru borgoise

High quality wine classification for Bordeaux