Wine Word of the Week: Burgundy
From WineStyles Wine Taster Jill Stacey
Jill is helping us add a new wine word to our vocabulary. This week's word is Burgandy.
Definition: Burgundy – is the region of France approximately 111,000 acres of vineyards in just 225 miles of land. And over the thousands of years that France has made wine it was discovered that Pinot Noir and Gamay were the predominant grapes to grow in the area. The cool weather, just the right amount of rain and the rich soil has created tremendous Burgundy Wines. Of course only French Pinot Noirs can be called Burgundy’s from this region. So in any other parts of the world the wine is named after the grape: Pinot Noir. And they can be made in varying different styles. So a fun thing to do is grab some Pinot Noirs from 4 different regions of the world and side by side taste test them. You will taste the terrior difference as well as the “style” difference of the wine maker. Styles can range between spicy, earthy and light fruit to full rich fruit and light spice and small amounts of earth. So if you think you don’t like Pinot Noir, think again, you just might need a different style!
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