The Irish-style red ale is a balanced beer that uses a moderate amount of kilned malts and roasted barley in the recipe, which gives the beer the colour for which it is named. Featuring an approachable hop bitterness which rests on the palate, this typically amber-coloured ale can often have a medium, candy-like caramel malt […]
Vienna-style Lager is a very old style that ranges from copper to reddish brown in colour. The beer is characterized by malty aroma and slight malt sweetness. Vienna malt, a unique malt from the Germanic brewing world, is used in this style, providing rich aromas of caramelized bread notes.
A relatively new sub-style of Stout to come from the craft brewers in the USA; this style usually features flaked oats and often lactose for added creamy texture but they also incorporate confectionery treats like cookies, pies, cakes, marshmallows, etc. This really gives intense dessert flavours and extra richness.
Conventional refers to technical intervention in both the vineyard and the cellar; this can refer to the use of pesticides and/or herbicides when growing the grapes or the use of lab-grown yeast, the addition of acid/sugar, and/or the addition of sulfites at bottling. Most products with this label come from producers who do their best […]
Organic refers to grapes grown without the use of any chemicals, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. Although the term may vary region to region, this principle is generally agreed upon. One important difference with this term usually has to do with sulfites, for example; USDA certified organic wine from the United States prohibits the […]
Biodynamics is a holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming, gardening, food, and nutrition, rooted in the work of philosopher and scientist Dr. Rudolf Steiner. Involving the same requirements as organic (no use of any chemicals, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides), it also includes the integration of animal feeds, perennial plants, flowers and trees, […]
The Cote de Beaune makes up the southern half of the Cote d’Or. The following are the village appellations within the Cote de Beaune. Aloxe-Corton Auxey-Duresses Beaune Blagny Chassagne-Montrachet Chorey-Les-Beaune Cote de Beaune Cote de Beaune-Villages Ladoix Maranges Meursault Monthelie Pernand-Vergelesses Pommard Puligny-Montrachet Saint Aubin Saint-Romain Santenay Savigny-Les-Beaune Volnay
