Yeast in French... and in wine + next Bandol winetastings
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Photo of Jean-Marc taken in 2008, after his first year of making wine in the Rhone Valley. Seven years and two vineyards later, he is in his element here in Bandol, where his natural rosé will be released in 2016!
TODAY'S WORD: levure
: yeast
la levure chimique = baking powder, chemical leavening
la levure de bière = brewer's yeast
la levure sèche = dry yeast
la levure de boulanger = baker's yeast
ECOUTEZ/LISTEN
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La levure. Les vins que je pense élaborer seront naturels, ce qui veut dire levure indigène, et pas de souffre ajouté, pour refléter notre joli terroir.
Yeast. The wines I plan to elaborate will be natural, which means indigenous yeasts, and no added sulfur to reflect our beautiful terroir.
Mas de Perdrix. A home in France that artists and writers love to rent. Work on your creative project in this inspiring environment.
A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE
We are farming our vines organically with Biodynamics methods. The wines I plan to elaborate will be natural, which means indigenous yeasts and no added sulfur, to reflect our beautiful terroir. I plan to make a light and high acidity rosé wine to enjoy drinking casually.
Jean-Marc starts the natural yeast process at our previous winery, Domaine Rouge-Bleu
Mas des Brun comes from "Brun" which is an olive varietal so we also have centenary olive trees which should produce enough fruit to make a decent olive oil production, after having been severely pruned two years ago. At last, we have a few bee hives to make a bit of honey and make this place as harmonious as possible.
Bee hives at Mas des Brun
Our vineyard is also our home, so it is private, but we often organize wine tasting upon appointment. Next ones are October 3rd, October 14th and October 19th where we taste some wines I made at Domaine Rouge-Bleu and some rose I made last year sourcing some grapes from local friendly vineyards. You are welcome to sign up for one of these events. Kristi and I hope to see you.
Chief Grape
Our most recent winetasting grew and grew and included two wine writers Katherine Cole and Robert Camuto. You will enjoy their books:
Katherine Cole's Complete Wine Selector: How to Choose The Right Wine Every Time
To read the wonderful reviews of Katherine's book, and to order, click here.
And Robert Camuto's book Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country See the excellent reviews and order Robert's books, here
OCTOBER WINETASTINGS
We have added one more winetasting to our October calendar.
=> Contact jm.espinasse@gmail.com to reserve your seat.
October 3rd, 11 a.m.
October 14th, 3 p.m.
October 19th, 3:30 p.m.
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