Château de BriaceGros-Plant du Pays Nantais Sur Lie
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Château de Briace's Gros-Plant du Pays Nantais Sur Lie.
Discover the grape variety: Malvoisie de l' Istrie
This grape variety is endemic to the Istrian peninsula, which is partly located in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, where it is the leading white grape variety. In France, it is almost unknown. It is related to malvasia bianca longa, also known as malvasia del Chianti.
Informations about the Château de Briace
The Château de Briace is one of wineries to follow in Pays Nantais.. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pays Nantais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pays Nantais
The Pays Nantais is the region surrounding the city of Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of Brittany, France. The region covers an area of about 90 kilometres from east to west, between neighbouring Anjou and the Atlantic coast. Most of the production produces light, fresh white wines. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Muscadet, where the melon">Melon de Bourgogne grape dominates the plantings.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
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The word of the wine: Oenologist
Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.
