I feel like I'm writing a script for Masterpiece Theater (a Public Broadcasting show in the US with high quality yet very dorky programming usually based on literature)... "And in this installment, we find our hero, Bordeaux, only half explained. A general overview was given last week, but we were left hanging. Only understanding very basic things about the region..."
Ok, enough of that. Last week gave a very general overview but this week, we get TO IT! We go into good detail about what you need to know at a fundamental level to understand Bordeaux and the things that make is so unique.
I'm not doing show notes this week because I think it's important to supplement your listening with reading the Bordeaux primers, which go over similar information. Seeing it written will burn it into your brain and you'll be on your way to being a Bordeaux dork!
So here are links to the Bordeaux 101 and 102...
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I just finished listening to this after listening to the Burgandy overview. This there any way one can tell where the vineyards are located by just looking at the label? Like right bank, left bank, etc? Especially if the vineyards are not apart of the class system? Thanks. Love your podcast!
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ReplyDeleteThis is part of the reason Bordeaux is pretty easy and Burgundy is so hard! The labeling system is crazy and some of it is a little deceptive (villages and vineyards are sometimes labeled the same, appended onto names, etc).
There are books written on the Wines of Burgundy (I think Clive Coates from the UK is the Master of that) and those will help and a Google search could turn up what you're looking for too, but I'm not going to lie -- I know quite a bit but I'm still often needing resources to help decipher where a wine is from.
When all else fails, price in Burgundy is often an indicator of the quality of the vineyard. That should give you a beginning clue.
Sorry I can't be of more help. If you have more specific questions or want to send me a picture of a label, I'd be more useful that way : )
Thanks for listening!
Elizabeth