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Bien Nacido Vineyards consists of over 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of planted vines, of which over 300 acres (1.2 km 2) are planted to Chardonnay, over 250 acres (1.0 km 2) to Pinot Noir, a variety associated with the appellation, [7] and a number of acres each to Pinot Blanc, Syrah, and Merlot.
It is best known as a source of good value white wines made from the Chardonnay grape; the wines from Pouilly-Fuissé are particularly sought-after. Almost all the wine made in the Mâconnais is white wine. Chardonnay is the main grape grown in the district—in fact, there is a village of that name in the far north of the region.
Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy.There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine.
The AOC regulations allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines, but this is not practiced to any greater extent. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare and the grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level wine and 11.0 ...
Burgundy wine (French: Bourgogne or vin de Bourgogne) is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, [1] in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here, and those commonly referred to as "Burgundies", are dry red wines made from pinot noir grapes and white wines made from ...
James Alexander Clendenen (January 11, 1953 – May 15, 2021) was an American winemaker and the owner of Au Bon Climat, a winery in Santa Maria, California. [1] Jim Clendenen was deemed "The Godfather" [2] of Santa Barbara County wine. He was key in raising international recognition of Santa Barbara County as a world class wine region, as well ...
All wines produced in the Cote de Nuits is entitled to the basic AOC Bourgogne designation for either its blanc Chardonnay wines or it rouge pinot noir. A higher quality AOC is the Côte de Nuits Villages , a general appellation for wines from five of the smaller communes : Fixin and Brochon in the north, Comblanchien, Corgoloin and Prissey to ...
The Romanée-Conti vineyard Vineyard marker on the wall of the Romanée-Conti vineyard A bottle of Romanée-Conti 1975. Note the text "Monopole" on the bottle.Romanée-Conti is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, France, with Pinot Noir as the primary grape variety.