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Blanc de blancs, a style of white Champagne or sparkling wine made only from white wine grapes Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blanc de Champagne .
English sparkling wine producers often employ Champagne terminology to describe the styles of their wine, such as "Classic Cuvée", "Blanc de Blancs" or "Demi-Sec". [1] Prestige cuvées from three English sparkling wine producers: Sugrue South Downs, Nyetimber and Chapel Down
While there are examples of varietal sparkling wines, such as blanc de blancs (white of whites) made from 100% Chardonnay, most sparkling wines are blends of several grape varieties, vineyards and vintages. Producers with wide access to grapes will use wines from several hundred base wines to create a blend that reflect the "house style" of ...
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French term for a 225 liter cask that is traditionally used in Bordeaux and now adopted worldwide Baumé French measurement of the sugar concentration in the juice or wine. Beeswing A light sediment, chiefly mucilage, found in Port. Bentonite A type of clay of volcanic origins used in wine as a clarifying agent. Blanc de Blancs
Beurre blanc (French pronunciation: [bœʁ blɑ̃]; "white butter" in French) or Beurre Nantais (French pronunciation: [bœʁ nɑ̃tɛ]) is a warm emulsified butter sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and shallots into which softened whole butter is whisked in off the heat to prevent separation.
Vin de garde French term for a wine with the potential to improve with age. Vin de glace French term for an ice wine. Vin de paille French term for a wine that has been made from dried out grapes such as a straw wine, for example a rare white Vin de paille can be produced in the northern Rhone wine region of the Hermitage AOC from Marsanne. Vin ...
A Grand Cru blanc de blancs Champagne. A French term that means "white from whites", and is used to designate Champagnes made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes or in rare occasions from Pinot blanc (such as La Bolorée from Cedric Bouchard). The term is occasionally used in other sparkling wine-producing regions, usually to denote Chardonnay ...