Wine
How to read a Burgundy wine label
A Burgundy label gives several levels of information: producer, appellation, sometimes a climat, vintage and bottling details.
How to read a Burgundy wine label
The word “Burgundy” alone does not precisely locate a wine. An appellation may be regional, village, premier cru or grand cru. A climat is a precisely delimited vineyard plot recognised for its identity.
A vineyard tour connects these words to a real landscape. Once you have seen slopes, villages and plots, the label becomes much easier to read.
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