DID YOU KNOW THAT, PART 8 OF 100 (06-07-2026 by Dr Nenad Jelisic)

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Here, NJ Wines will present brief wine news and wine facts every month.

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Bâtonnage, French, stirring of the yeast sediment that remains on the barrel bottom. The stirring prevents the yeast sediment to begin smell badly.

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Beaumes de Venise, a French appellation that belongs to the Southern Rhône wine district which in turn belongs to the Rhône wine region. The appellation has 738 ha. The average yield is a very low 26 hl/ha. The wine must be a blend of mostly Grenache, and complementary grapes Syrah and Mourvèdre. Together they must constitute at least 60% of the final blend. Other secondary red wine grapes, such as Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise, and white wine grapes such as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Marsanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne, Ugni Blanc and Viognier may be included in the final blend.

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Beaumes de Venise grapes, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre dominate.

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Beaumes de Venise soils, iron-rich reddish mixture of clay and limestone, marl (a clayey and silty soil that contains a lot of lime) as well as rocky, sandy and clayey soil.

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Beaumes de Venise the best vintages, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

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Beaune, a French appellation (Village Appellation)  that belongs to the Côte de Beaune wine district which in turn belongs to the Burgundy wine region. The appellation has 399,79 ha. The average yield is 35 hl/ha for red wines and 33 hl/ha for white wines. The appellation consists of 42 Premier Cru-locations (Premiers Crus Climats). No Grand Cru-locations (Grands Crus Climats). To those 42 Premier Cru-locations belong: A l'Ecu, Aux Coucherias, Aux Cras, Belissand, Blanches Fleurs, Champs Pimont, Clos de l'Ecu, Clos de la Feguine, Clos de la Mousse, Clos des Avaux, Clos des Ursules, Clos du roi, En Genêt, En l'Orme, La Mignotte, Le Bas des Teurons, Le Clos des Mouches, Les Aigrots, Les Avaux, Les Boucherottes, Les Bressandes, Les Cents Vignes, Les Chouacheux, Les Epenotes, Les Fèves, Les Grèves, Les Marconnets, Les Montrevenots, Les Perrières, Les Reversés, Les Sceaux, Les Seurey, Les Sizies, Les Teurons, Les Toussaints, Les Tuvilains, Les Vignes Franches, Montée Rouge, Pertuisots, Sur les Grèves, Sur les Grèves-Clos Sainte-Anne and Clos Saint-Landry.

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Beaune grapes, Pinot Noir (83%) for red wines and Chardonnay (17%) for white wines. (06-07-2026)

Beaune soils, iron-rich reddish limestone, marl (a clayey and silty soil that contains a lot of lime) and clay mixed with weathered limestone.

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Beaune the best vintages for red wines, 1929, 1966, 1969, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

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Beaune the best vintages for white wines, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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Beerenauslese, a wine quality class in the highest German wine class "Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)" where the wines are divided into 6 different quality classes depending on the must weight (Öchlese; one Öchlese degree corresponds to 2 to 2,5 grams of sugar per litre of wine). Beerenauslese has a must weight of about 120 degrees, i.e. 240 to 300 grams of sugar per litre of wine.

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Biodynamic farming, the biodynamic farming is an ecological farming method. The biodynamic farming requires a certain own livestock farming, or collaboration with an ecological farm that has animals. The composted manure is an important tool for the biodynamic farming.