What is Pigeage?
The treading down of the ‘cap’ of solid matter(grape skin and pips)
What is saignee?
Juice removed from red fermentation to increase the skin to juice ratio. This juice maybe used to make rose
What is skin contact?
Standard for red wine and maybe used short period for white wine to extract varietal flavours and aromas or phenolic compounds from the skin
What is elevage ?
Aging young wine in barrel
What is batonnage ?
The periodic stirring up of the lees of very young wine.
Name the two forest for making French oak
Limousin and Troncais