{"id":10723,"date":"2022-07-11T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T09:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=10723"},"modified":"2022-08-17T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:36:48","slug":"grape-expectations-melon-de-bourgogne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/grape-expectations-melon-de-bourgogne\/","title":{"rendered":"Grape Expectations: Melon de Bourgogne"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-07-11T10:54:14+01:00\" title=\"11 July 2022 at 10:54:14 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">4 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Grape Expectations: Melon de Bourgogne<\/h2><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1\/5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/departement-44-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-sur-lie\" aria-label=\"Departement 44\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Departement-44.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Departement-44.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Departement-44-100x300.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4\/5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Despite its rather misleading name, the grape variety <strong>Melon de Bourgogne <\/strong>has very little to do with Burgundy (where you will know, if you have been paying attention to this column, that Chardonnay is the white grape of choice). No, <strong>Melon <\/strong>is the grape variety used to make <strong>Muscadet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A rather neutral, unshowy grape, Melon comes into its own in the hands of the winemakers of the Nantais, on the very western side of the Loire. Producers of Muscadet apply a very specific technique to their wines, known as \u2018sur lie\u2019. This involves leaving the freshly fermented wine in contact with yeast cells over the winter. The purpose of this technique is to protect the wine from oxygen (which would otherwise damage its delicate flavour profile), as well as imbuing it with a slightly dough like, yeasty flavour. It also allows the wine to retain a characteristic spritz of carbon dioxide, adding to its refreshing nature.<\/p>\n<p>I often go on to recommend different countries or wine regions where one might find the grape varieties described in this column, but today this is not the case as Melon de Bourgogne remains the sole preserve of Muscadet. All I can say is to buy a good one, pick up some shellfish, and have a bl**dy good afternoon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>D\u00e9partement 44 Muscadet S\u00e8vre et Maine sur lie <\/strong>\u2013 Modern Muscadet with real depth of flavour. A lick of salinity makes this a perfect partner for seafood.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/departement-44-muscadet-sevre-et-maine-sur-lie\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Find it here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Ted Sandbach<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Ted studied History and Physical Education at Loughborough University before teaching at Magdalen College School in Oxford for 7 years. He gave up teaching to follow his passion for wine and cut his teeth at Stevens Garnier in Wine retail. During this time he travelled extensively and took his wine exams including the Diploma \u2013 which he will admit is much harder these days! Frustration and ambition prompted him to start The Oxford Hamper Company in 1985 which by 1992 had metamorphosed into The Oxford Wine Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4 years agoGrape Expectations: Melon de BourgogneDespite its rather misleading name, the grape variety Melon de Bourgogne has very little to do with Burgundy (where you will know, if you...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grape-expectations","category-oxford_wine_blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Grape Expectations: Melon de Bourgogne - 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