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Friday 24 January 2014
French Wine Classification
As mentioned in the previous post, French wine are difficult to categorise, since each wine region got its own definition. However it is still possible to create a hierarchical classification of the French wine:
Region: The region is a the geographic wine region. It is not the same as the administrative French region. For example, the Bordeaux Wine Region is in the Aquitaine administrative Region; the Bugey Wine Region can only be found in the French departement Ain (01); the Loire Valley wine Region spread over 4 French administrtive regions which are Pays de la Loire, Centre, Auvergne et Rhône-Alpes.
Vineyard: The vineyard is the generic geographic place defined by its location and the type of soil. Sometimes a vineyard and a region have the same name. A vineyard can also defined as a plot of land used for the a plantation of vines.
Appellation: The appellation is the legal term designed around the Terroir (a set of special characteristics of a certain place) to protect geographic areas with specific wine characteristics (grape. alcohol level, ...). The main appellation in France are: AOC (Appellation d'Origne Controlée), AOVDQS (Appellation d'Origine Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure), Vin De Pays, Vin De Table. Some appellations have the same name as its vineyard.
Variety: The Variety is a sub characteristic of the appellation. In France it can be about the grape variety, the sub-geographic origin, ... Sometimes it is also referred as denomination. The variety can have the same name as the appellation.
Producer: The producer is a wine maker and can be an individual, a company or a cooperative.
Label: The label is the piece of paper attached to the front of the wine bottle. It bears some or all of the classification information and more...
Vineyard: The vineyard is the generic geographic place defined by its location and the type of soil. Sometimes a vineyard and a region have the same name. A vineyard can also defined as a plot of land used for the a plantation of vines.
Appellation: The appellation is the legal term designed around the Terroir (a set of special characteristics of a certain place) to protect geographic areas with specific wine characteristics (grape. alcohol level, ...). The main appellation in France are: AOC (Appellation d'Origne Controlée), AOVDQS (Appellation d'Origine Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure), Vin De Pays, Vin De Table. Some appellations have the same name as its vineyard.
Variety: The Variety is a sub characteristic of the appellation. In France it can be about the grape variety, the sub-geographic origin, ... Sometimes it is also referred as denomination. The variety can have the same name as the appellation.
Producer: The producer is a wine maker and can be an individual, a company or a cooperative.
Label: The label is the piece of paper attached to the front of the wine bottle. It bears some or all of the classification information and more...
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Understanding Wine Labels
Wine labels are not always easy to de-cypher because each country have their own layout, but also within the country there are different layouts usually based on the wine region. Below a nice video to clarify things.
Tuesday 14 January 2014
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