This area is dedicated to wine professionals including sommeliers, restaurateurs, wine store owners importers and trainers. Welcome to your very own BIVB website where you can find all the tips and tools you need. You will find documentation, photography, training tools and all kinds of other useful information here to facilitate your search. You can also browse our events and training calendar and you are welcome to attend any that appeal. If you require any further information then don’t hesitate to contact us!
The ongoing health crisis is disrupting professional activities more than ever. Some of you have managed to adapt to preserve your business, while others are forced to patiently sit it out. We hope that you will all manage to bounce back when we reemerge.
Winegrowers and négociants are with you in spirit to help you overcome this challenge and hope that you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Given these exceptional circumstances, some of our communication operations, including press trips, the Grands Jours du Bourgogne, and training sessions that were set to take place between now and the end of June have had to be postponed. We are currently putting together a new schedule which we will share with you as soon as possible. A few dates are already included in the calendar (see below). We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your loyalty to Bourgogne wines and we look forward to seeing many of you at one of our events very soon.
But life in Bourgogne hasn’t stopped – quite the contrary!
The natural world cannot be locked down. #LaVigneContinue, especially in spring, after the sap has risen in the vines and the buds have emerged from their cotton cocoons. There is lots of work to do in each plot: Once pruning is complete, the trellising needs to be checked, the vines need to be tied up, and the soil needs to be worked.
The region’s winegrowers and négociants are thus doing what they can and adapting accordingly. In the vines and the wineries, work is being organized around strict social distancing rules (click here to find out more).
In order that as many people as possible can keep up with this busy period, we have created a Facebook group called “Les Bourgogne avec vous”. This is a place for sharing these precious moments during the birth of the future 2020 vintage. Every member can share their #BourgogneMoments and suggest their own tips and tricks – come and join us!
We look forward to seeing you soon and until then, take care!
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Saint-Bris
Did you know that all the wines of this appellation are produced from a single varietal, namely the Sauvignon grape? An exceptional wine that is prime for discovery!
The Chardonnay grape is native to Bourgogne where it is omnipresent – with the exception of Saint-Bris! This Village AOC in the Grand Auxerrois is alone in growing and vinifying the Sauvignon Blanc grape. This vigorous varietal produces compact grapes that are a lovely yellow gold color when they are ripe, with thick skins and a yielding pulp. On this Bourgogne terroir, it produces dry, light, vibrant, and very pleasant white wines that are the perfect accompaniment to springtime.
Sommelier’s tips
The wines of Saint-Bris are pale straw-colored. They offer citrussy notes of grapefruit and mandarin, peach and crushed blackcurrant leaf. They sometimes offer have tropical touches like litchi. This complexity emerges over a broad, floral, and yielding fruitiness, which has a touch of spice, vigor, and salinity on the finish.
Its delicious aromatic range makes Saint-Bris the perfect partner for oysters and shellfish. It is marvelous with goat cheeses and its vigor showcases all fish dishes and smoked fish in particular. It also makes a fine companion to spices like curry and saffron. With age, it tends towards aromas of jam and candied fruit. Enjoy these wines in their youth or after a few years.
Bourgogne wines include plenty of hidden gems and finding them is like a real treasure hunt. What better tool for hunting down your treasures than our latest navigational aid, Bourgogne Maps!
This new tool, developed by the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB), is available from the Bourgogne wines website at www.bourgogne-wines.com (see the Maps section at the bottom of the page). There is no X to mark the spot, rather the opportunity to explore maps covering the 84 Bourgogne appellations, and the 27 Mâcon plus geographical denomination and the 13 Bourgogne plus geographical denomination, offering a trip through these names so steeped in history!
Designed using data from the Institut National de l'Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) and land registry resources, these maps reveal the different levels of appellation, Climats and lieu-dits, almost as if you were standing there yourself! This is the first time Bourgogne has been mapped in this way, right down to its Régionale AOCs.
Bourgogne Maps is free and interactive, and offers plenty of extra content regarding different appellations, such as documents and photos, and helps you locate estates, wine merchants, cellars, and all kinds of wine-themed events.
This is also a very useful tool for your publications as all maps are printable, in pdf format.
“Discovering Bourgogne Wines” was created using the knowledge of the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the region’s winegrowers and négociants. It offers participants the chance to follow an online learning course lasting just under 90 minutes.
Available in four languages, it allows you to evaluate your knowledge, learn, and have fun, through videos, 360° photos, experiences, quizzes, and so much more. Mainly targeting wine professionals, including restaurateurs, winestore owners, importers, and brokers, it is available for all on the Bourgogne wines websites.
It comprises four themes:
- Discovering Bourgogne Wines: Refresh your knowledge of the region’s history, terroir, varietals, and appellations
- 365 Days in Bourgogne: To discover the Bourgogne universe from vine to wine
- Tasting Bourgogne Wines: Learn about the organoleptic qualities of Bourgogne wines
- Advising and Helping Customers: A key tool for market influencers
And as an added bonus, downloadable fact sheets provide detailed information to help you move from mere understanding to full expertise.
Bourgogne wines symbolize the notion of sharing perhaps more than any other product. And this was the driver behind the creation of the section Speakers’ Corner accessible on the www.bourgogne-wines.com.This space is a unique place to express yourself, and is dedicated to Bourgogne wines!
With contributing restaurateurs, wine merchants, sommeliers, and importers, professionals and enthusiasts of all nationalities and all sensibilities can come together to share their experiences. And for more diverse contributions, a range of formats is accepted, such as videos, photos, travel journals, and tasting notes.
Your stories and anecdotes will resonate with wine enthusiasts the world over. And every contributor has a profile allowing them to index their publications.
There are two ways to get involved:
- Head over to Speakers’ Corner and check out “What they are saying about Bourgogne wines” and the portraits of each contributor
- Search Instagram for the #MaTribuneBourgogne hashtag. This is a great way to discover or share some wonderful shots of bottles, tastings, food and wine combinations, and winegrowers.
Social media offers some excellent tools for communicating, exchanging, and staying informed, despite the kilometers that separate us physically. Please join us if you haven’t done so already! You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
These accounts are like virtual windows onto the Bourgogne winegrowing region . They are regularly updated with news about life in the vines, the events we are organizing, historical anecdotes, and much, much more. Most recently, we have shared a refreshing new story about Bourgogne wines, called “Lockdown adventures”, in 10 delicious episodes.
And to share your Bourgogne moments during this exceptional period – and we’re sure you have plenty of them, epicureans that you are! – We invite you to join our brand-new Facebook group!
See you very soon!
Professional access
A space just for you on the Bourgogne wines website.
It’s all in the name, and the Professional Access section of the website is reserved for wine industry professionals, including sommeliers, restaurateurs, wine merchants, importers, and trainers. The section is free to access, and no login is required.
The Professional Access section is designed to complement this newsletter, the archives of which are stored on it. It contains lots of information and news about Bourgogne wines, along with documentation, photographs, and training materials. Everything is brought together in one place to facilitate your research.
Wine growing in Bourgognee: The People and the Wine
Spring has sprung, and activity has resumed in the vines. The buds and first leaves are gradually making an appearance. At this time of year, everything happens so fast, so it’s the perfect time to watch our fascinating short film about the work of the winegrower in Bourgogne.
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
• Sydney – Three masterclass events with press meets during the week of 24-28 August
• Japan – Masterclass for influencers on 28 September
• Japan – Media Tie Up featuring Chablis wines in partnership with the magazine Wine Art on 29 September
• Hong Kong – “One Day for Bourgogne Wines”, industry tasting and Chablis White Party during the week of 12-16 October
FRANCE
• Atelier Prestige on 23 March – POSTPONED (new date TBC)
• Atelier Prestige Rennes on 11 May – POSTPONED (new date TBC)
• Atelier Prestige Grenoble on 8 June
• Atelier Prestige Strasbourg on 6 July
Bourgogne vs. Burgundy: to re-affirm their identity, the region and the producers are reverting back to the original French iteration of the name, Bourgogne.
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