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TONG N°6 / Ripeness
TONG N°5 / Red Burgundy
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TONG N°3 / ¿El Futuro?
TONG N°2 / Terroir
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TONG N°5
Red Burgundy
Demystifying wine is what TONG is all about. This can sometimes be an arduous task, and it turned out that Burgundy was a hard nut to crack. It's a struggle to convince winegrowers to stop talking about terroir and instead concentrate on what really happens in the vineyards and the wineries.
This issue goes beyond the oft-repeated clichés about terroir and the enigmatic character of Pinot Noir. Like any other winegrowing region, Burgundy's vineyards have their problems. As Clive Coates MW puts it: "There are still too many over-productive vines from the wrong over-productive clones."
Oenologist Bruno Michéa's article about the different ways of making red Burgundy tries to demystify Pinot Noir. Terroir isn't everything and different wine styles are very much about the choices during vinification.
Content
The future of red Burgundy
The new trends and problems for today's producers
by Clive Coates MW
Pinot Noir. A class act
About Pinot Noir clones
by Jean Michel Menant
Nothing is quite what it seems
The complexity of Burgundian soils
by Emmanuel Franquet
From vine to wine
How to make red Burgundy?
by Bruno Michéa
Brettanomyces
Its influence on red Burgundy's aromas
by Hervé Alexandre
I do it my way
The personal story of a top winegrower
by Etienne Grivot
The new trends and problems for today's producers
by Clive Coates MW
Pinot Noir. A class act
About Pinot Noir clones
by Jean Michel Menant
Nothing is quite what it seems
The complexity of Burgundian soils
by Emmanuel Franquet
From vine to wine
How to make red Burgundy?
by Bruno Michéa
Brettanomyces
Its influence on red Burgundy's aromas
by Hervé Alexandre
I do it my way
The personal story of a top winegrower
by Etienne Grivot
Clive Coates MW
Clive Coates MW is a world expert on Burgundy. He lives in the region and knows practically all the growers there. In 2008, he revised his seminal "Côte d'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy" under the new title "The Wines of Burgundy". It is still considered the "Bible of Burgundy". Coates published his fine wine magazine "The Vine" from 1984 to 2005. His website www.clive-coates.com features news from Burgundy, vintage reports and the results of comprehensive tastings. Access is free.
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Clive Coates MW is a world expert on Burgundy. He lives in the region and knows practically all the growers there. In 2008, he revised his seminal "Côte d'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy" under the new title "The Wines of Burgundy". It is still considered the "Bible of Burgundy". Coates published his fine wine magazine "The Vine" from 1984 to 2005. His website www.clive-coates.com features news from Burgundy, vintage reports and the results of comprehensive tastings. Access is free.
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Jean Michel Menant
Jean Michel Menant is director of the Association Technique Viticole de Bourgogne (ATVB) in Burgundy. ATVB is an association of Burgundian winegrowers who focus on searching for the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay clones. 90 percent of all growers in Burgundy are member. Working with these growers on a daily basis, Menant has more than 30 years of experience with Pinot Noir and knows Burgundy like the back of his hand.
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Jean Michel Menant is director of the Association Technique Viticole de Bourgogne (ATVB) in Burgundy. ATVB is an association of Burgundian winegrowers who focus on searching for the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay clones. 90 percent of all growers in Burgundy are member. Working with these growers on a daily basis, Menant has more than 30 years of experience with Pinot Noir and knows Burgundy like the back of his hand.
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Emmanuel Franquet
Emmanuel Franquet graduated in Environmental Sciences, Human Ecology. He has been working since 2006 for the Groupement d'Etude et de Suivi des Terroirs or GEST (Group for the Continued Study of Terroirs), a private association of some 90 leading estates in Burgundy wanting to develop their knowledge of soils and terroirs. The association's aim is to find the keys to what makes soil diverse and effective in order to restore, preserve and get the best out of them.
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Emmanuel Franquet graduated in Environmental Sciences, Human Ecology. He has been working since 2006 for the Groupement d'Etude et de Suivi des Terroirs or GEST (Group for the Continued Study of Terroirs), a private association of some 90 leading estates in Burgundy wanting to develop their knowledge of soils and terroirs. The association's aim is to find the keys to what makes soil diverse and effective in order to restore, preserve and get the best out of them.
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Bruno Michéa
Oenologist Bruno Michéa graduated from the Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin Jules Guyot in Dijon. Based in Beaune, he created his laboratory A.O.C. (Académie Oenologique de Conseils) back in 1988 focusing on consulting wine-makers directly at their domaines. He manages a group of eight people including three oenologists (Jean Michel Herber, Nicolas Baratin and Frédéric Martine). Their clients are wine-makers from Sancerre, Chablis, Côte d'Or, Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais.
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Oenologist Bruno Michéa graduated from the Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin Jules Guyot in Dijon. Based in Beaune, he created his laboratory A.O.C. (Académie Oenologique de Conseils) back in 1988 focusing on consulting wine-makers directly at their domaines. He manages a group of eight people including three oenologists (Jean Michel Herber, Nicolas Baratin and Frédéric Martine). Their clients are wine-makers from Sancerre, Chablis, Côte d'Or, Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais.
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Hervé Alexandre
Hervé Alexandre is professor of Oenology at the Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin Jules Guyot at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France, where he’s responsible for the Diplôme National d’Oenologue. He is also rector of the Union of Oenologists of France. His research focuses on the micro-organisms in wine, yeasts and bacteria.
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Hervé Alexandre is professor of Oenology at the Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin Jules Guyot at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France, where he’s responsible for the Diplôme National d’Oenologue. He is also rector of the Union of Oenologists of France. His research focuses on the micro-organisms in wine, yeasts and bacteria.
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Etienne Grivot
Etienne Grivot is a prominent winegrower from Vosne-Romanée in the Côte d'Or department. His domaine Jean Grivot, named after his father, is recognised as one of Burgundy's greatest. Among his most exciting wines are his Richebourg, Clos de Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts and Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots.
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Etienne Grivot is a prominent winegrower from Vosne-Romanée in the Côte d'Or department. His domaine Jean Grivot, named after his father, is recognised as one of Burgundy's greatest. Among his most exciting wines are his Richebourg, Clos de Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts and Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots.
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