Carafage
Decanting comes from the verb "carafer", which in french means to aerate and oxygenate the wine by pouring it into a wine decanter.
Cave
Everyone knows what a cellar is, and many people have one in the basement of their home, but did you know that this term takes on a completely different meaning in the wine industry?
Grape variety
The grape variety refers to the type of vine or grape variety used in the production of a wine.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is at the heart of the reputation of the great white wines of the Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais and Chablis.
Climats
Burgundy is one of the few wine-growing regions in the world to associate wine so closely with the land that produces it. This has given rise to a very Burgundian concept: the climats.
Climats - Origin of names
The origins of the names of the Climats are very old. They may refer to valleys, the nature of the soils, architectural heritage, or the work of men and women over more than 2,000 years.
Clos
In Burgundy, the terms "clos" or "clos monopole" can be protected by Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC), meaning that only wines produced from grapes grown within these enclosed vineyards can bear these specific designations.
Côte Chalonnaise
The Côte Chalonnaise is a wine-growing region in Burgundy. It lies to the south of the famous Côte d'Or and to the north of the Mâconnais.
