Taché

French term (meaning "stained") for a wine made from red grapes that is not completely white but has a slightly reddish colour; see under Blanc de noirs.

French term (white from black) for a wine that has been made from dark (blue to black) red wine grapes in a similar way to a white wine (i.e. no mash fermentation as is usual for red wine). This is obligatory for champagne in order to be able to produce a white wine from the red wine grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (there is no red champagne). If the result is not completely white, it is called taché. In order to produce a light wine from dark grapes, gentle pressing is required so that not too many colouring substances from the skins get into the must. The must is separated from the skins as quickly as possible and only then is fermentation completed.

Blanc de noirs - Beeren und Flasche

Grape varieties

Only those red wine varieties that produce a white...

Full text

Voices of our members

Serious sources on the internet are rare - and Wine lexicon from wein.plus is one such source. When researching for my articles, I regularly consult the wein.plus encyclopaedia. There I get reliable and detailed information.
Thomas Götz
Weinberater, Weinblogger und Journalist; Schwendi

Welcome back!

Taché

Blanc de noirs

Grape varieties

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU