HTM 4050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: First Growth, Wine Law, Muscadet

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 4050
• Professor: Bruce Mc Adams

Document Summary

Grand cru translates to great growth and is used in burgundy and champagne. Grand vin indicates a winery"s first label or best wine they produce. Mis en bouteille au ch teau bottled at the winery. Premiere cru first growth and is used in burgundy and champagne to indicate region"s 2nd best vineyards. Sup rieur used in bordeaux to describe a wine with higher minimum alcohol and aging requirements than the base. Sur lie wine that is aged on lees which give creamy/bready taste and increased body; most common with muscadet of the loire. Aoc hierarchy in bordeaux consists of three levels: generic examples are bordeaux or bordeaux superieur, district examples are entre-deux-mers or haut-medoc, commune these are the highest appellations within aoc system (ex. Ocean: maritime climate, largest producing region in france, style oak, whites, dessert. Bordeaux all about the art of blending: balance, vintage variance, consistency. Cabernet franc (for young maturation, aged wine needs cab sauv)