The term “Remontage” is a French word which can be translated as “Pumping Over”. It is used to describe the process of pumping the grape juice over the skins during the maceration and/or fermentation phase of a grape must. In order to extract as much juice as possible, a spray Read more…
The term “Pigeage” is a French word that can be translated as “Punching Down”. It is used to describe the process of pushing down the skins inside a must during the maceration and/or the fermentation phase. The must cap, which is composed of grape skins that have been propelled to Read more…
The term “Vieilles Vignes” is French and literally means “Old Vines”. Therefore, you will most often find this term on the front label of some French wines made from old vines. However, there is no real legal definition of that term, which implies that from producer to producer, the threshold Read more…
The first vineyards in this wine-growing state of the United States were planted east and west of Cincinnati, along the Ohio river, by German settlers. The steep banks of this torrential river undoubtedly reminded them of their native Rhine…
It is a dessert wine from Romania which once shared the fame of Tokay in Europe. It was served in Parisian restaurants under the name of “Pearl of Moldavia”. The vineyard that produces it, one of the oldest in the country; covers the Carpathians foothills in the North East of Read more…
It is a famous red wine from Hungary, produced on the hills of the village of Eger, about a hundred kilometers from Budapest. It is made from the excellent Hungarian Kadarka grape variety and a few varieties of French origin, including Cabernet and Gamay. The vineyard was hard hit by Read more…
“Cru” is a French term employed to designate a specific vineyard of a superior quality. It is often translated in English by the term “growth”. Therefore, “Premiers Crus” in Bordeaux can be translated as “First Growth” whereas “Grands Crus” in Burgundy can be considered as the “Highest Growth” in the Read more…
There are several ways to answer this question about the different types of wine. The easiest answer would be to use several segments to cover a very wide spectrum of all the different wines in the world. Below are the different segments that I am suggesting to help wine novices Read more…
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Behind Wine Marketing, lie two key concepts focused on branding strategy, namely, ‘Soft-Brand’ and ‘Ladder-Brand’.What do they mean and how are they applied successfully?