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Category: Regions

Burgundy Producers

A little list of our favorite Burg producers, organised by home commune:

  • Chablis
    • Domaine François Raveneau
    • Domaine William Fèvre
    • Vincent Dauvissat
    • Domaine Dauvissat-Camus
    • Caves Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat
    • Domaine Louis Michel et Fils
    • Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils
    • Patrick Piuze
    • Laurent Tribut
    • Domaine Long Depaquit, Albert Bichot
  • Marsannay-la-Côte
    • Domaine Bruno Clair
  •  Gevrey-Chambertin
    • Domaine Fourrier
    • Domaine Joseph Roty
    • Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils
    • Domaine Denis Mortet
    • Bernard Dugat-Py
  • Morey-Saint-Denis
    • Domaine Dujac
    • Domaine des Lambrays
    • Domaine Ponsot
    • Domaine Taupenot-Merme
  • Chambolle-Musigny
    • Domaine G. Roumier
    • Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
    • Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
    • Alain Hudelot-Noellat
  • Vosne-Romanée
    • Domaine du Comte Ligier-Belair
    • Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
    • Domaine Leroy
    • Domaine François Lamarche
    • Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur
    • Domaine Anne Gros
    • Henri Jayer
    • Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret
    • Domaine René Engel
    • Domaine Méo-Camuzet
  • Flagey-Échézeaux
    • Emmanuel Rouget
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges
    • Nicolas Potel
    • Domaine Henri Gouges
    • Domaine Faiveley
    • Domaine Robert Chevillon
  • Premeaux – Nuits-Saint-Georges
    • Domaine de l’Arlot
  • Beaune
    • Domaine Louis Jadot
    • Joseph Drouhin
    • Louis Latour
    • Bouchard Père et Fils
    • Albert Bichot
  • Chorey-les-Beaune
    • Domaine Tollot-Beaut
  • Pernand-Vergelesses & Aloxe-Corton
    • Bonneau du Martray
  • Auxey-Meursault
    • Maison Leroy
  • Volnay
    • Domaine de Montille
    • Domaine Marquis d’Angerville
    • Domaine Michel Lafarge
    • Domaine La Pousse d’Or, Patrick Landanger
  • Meursault
    • Domaine d’Auvenay
    • J.F. Coche-Dury
    • Domaine des Comtes Lafon
    • Domaine Roulot
    • Vincent Girardin
    • Arnaud Ente
    • Antoine Jobard
  • Puligny-Montrachet
    • Domaine Leflaive
    • Etienne Sauzet
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
    • Domaine Ramonet
    • Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

Yields – France

Grapes into Juice, by the numbers

Summary

  • “Rendement de Base” is used for Maximum Yield. This translates to “Basic Performance”.
  • Lowest Yields: Dessert Wines (25 hl/ha for Sauternes. 30 for Banyuls. 20 for Arbois “Vin de Paille”!)
  • High Yields: white wines (80 hl/ha for Alsace Blanc. 85 for Pineau de Charentes!)
  • Low Density Plantings (4,000 vines/ha in Southern France. 2,200 in Pineau de Charentes!)
  • High Density Plantings (7,000 vines/ha in Pauillac. 9,000 vines/ha in Bourgogne “Montrecul” why?!)
  • Sparkling Press-Yield Range: 100 liters/150 kg is standard for Crémant. 102 liters/160 kg for Champagne.
  • Sparkling Planting Range: Most Crémant wines are in the 4-5,000 vines/ha range. Champagne is max. 2.5 square meters/vine. (i.e. 4,000 vines per hectare. There are 10,000 square meters per hectare)
  • Choosing Appellations: for each region, specific appellations were selected based on overall prestige, and top hectares planted.

Fascetta

For Italian DOC and DOCG wines

Sources:

  • Giancarlo Piubelli, Rocca Sveva Soave
  • Chiara Soldati, La Scolca Gavi
  • Google Images

Notes:

  • The adhesive band on the top of DOC and DOCG wine bottles is called a “fascetta”.
  • “Fascetta” translates to “Band” or “Wrapper” in Italian.
  • The bands are printed by the state typographic institute.
  • The color of the bands may vary, depending on the DOCG.
  • Around 3-4 years ago (2012/2013) the graphics and colors of the bands changed.
  • Previously, Soave Superiore DOCG were yellow bands, now they are Blue/White.
  • The term “Fascette” is also used, likely a plural version.
  • The DOCG label for Gavi was always green. The pink label is introduced for Barolo and Barbaresco.

Vintages: Germany and Austria

German and Austrian Vintages

The power of comparison offers a richness of context. Via sheer assembly of data, patterns emerge, which can overcome any bias from a single source.

Listed below are important vintages from 1971-2015, in both Germany and Austria. Six sources have been cited, with good vintages in bold and bad vintages underlined. Beyond the initial summary, read on to see the details of each rating.