Burgundy - Côte d'Or, Côte Challoinnaise & Maconnais - Wine business
12 important questions on Burgundy - Côte d'Or, Côte Challoinnaise & Maconnais - Wine business
What types of organisations (5) are trading in Burgundy's wine business?
- Growers
- Domaines
- Négociants
- Micro-négociants (small)
- Co-operatives
What are 'growers' in wine business terms in Burgundy
- have vineyard holdings
- sell their grapes/unfinished wines to négociants
- several thousands, with holdings divided in villages
What are 'domaines' in wine business terms in Burgundy
- Make wine from own vineyards and sell them under own domaine label
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What are négociants and micro-négociants in wine business in Burgundy
- Large businesses
- buy grapes/wines
- finish them
- bottle them
- sell them under their own name
Micro-négociants:
- smaller businesses
- buy grapes from very good to top quality vineyards
- make the wines
- sell them under their own name
- (e.g. Benjamin Leroux)
What makes it difficult to recognise the right quality of Burgundy wines
- Multiple producers with very similar names (due to inheritance laws)
Are co-operatives important in wine business in Burgundy?
- Less important in Côte d'Or
- more important in
- Chablis (La Chablisienne)
- the Mâconnais (e.g. Cave de Lugny)
- lesser in Côte Chalonnaise
What are the most important markets for Burgundy wines
- France 50%
- EU 25%
- outside EU 25%
- Largest export countries by value:
- USA
- UK
- Japan
Important drivers of price of Burgundy wines
- Name of domaine
- name of appellation
- name of single vineyard
e.g.: Very well regarded domaines may fetch higher prices for their village wines than premiers crus from the same village by different, lesser-known producers.
One factor has led to rise in quality in Burgundy wines, which is this?
- better trained technical
- travelled more
- made wine more widely
- open minded
Difference in styles Volnay - Pommard
- Volnay:
- elegance
- intensely perfumed
- Pommard:
- robust
- tannic
What caused increase in prices of Burgundy wines since mid-2000s
- High land prices in Burgundy
- increasing worldwide demand of
- relatively small production
- dramatic difference in volumes (weather hazards)
- (prices rose by 200% between 2003-2016)
Where are Burgundy wines sold, which route to market is used?
- Sold En Primeur
- specialist shops
- fine dining
- supermarkets
- cellar-door
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