BURGUNDY Photo Courtesy of Bourgogne wines Burgundy is among the world’s greatest wine regions known for its silky, elegant, complex Pinot noirs and structured dry whites from Chardonnay. It only has about 29,000 ha (71500 acres) under vines, having an output of nearly 17 million cases. Grape Varieties The two most famous and widely grown…… Continue reading Bourgogne / Burgundy
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Pinot noir
What is Pinot noir? Pinot noir is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name might have been derived from the French word for pine (pinot) as the grape variety has tightly clustered, pine cone-shaped bunches of fruit. Or it might have derived from a place name in France such as Pinos or…… Continue reading Pinot noir
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