Guide Hachette des Vins
The Guide Hachette des Vins is a French wine buying guide published by Hachette Livre (Hachette Pratique). Its first edition was released in 1985.[1] It is France's best-selling wine guide and one of France's oldest.[2] The Guide Hachette des Vins is considered to be France' most authoritative guide and commonly referred to as the bible of the French wine industry.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Blind tasting panels
The Guide Hachette uses blind tasting panels to evaluate wines by appellation.[1] Each year 40,000 wines are tasted blind and rated by experts.[1][7]
No fee is required to submit samples.[9] Only the most recently bottled vintage is allowed to be submitted for blind tasting.[1]
Wine tastings are organized locally in each region between January and May.[1] Blind tasting sessions composed of a panel wine professionals (enologists, wine merchants, wine brokers, sommeliers) are organized with the Syndicat Viticole or Winegrower's Syndicate of each appellation present in the guide.[1]
Rating system
Each wine is rated on a scale of 0 to 5.[7][9]
| Taster's grade | Wine Quality | Final Wine Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Faulty wine | Eliminated |
| 1 | Poor or mediocre | Eliminated |
| 2 | Good | Commended (no stars) |
| 3 | Excellent | * |
| 4 | Remarkable | ** |
| 5 | Exceptional | *** |
The top rated wines are subject to a second round of blind tasting.[7] After the second tasting, the panel votes on one or two wines to receive Coup de Coeur [Judges' Favorite].[7] The Coup de Coeur is considered to be the highest recommendation.[6][10][11][12][13]
Regions covered
The 2016 edition covers:
- Alsace and Lorraine
- Beaujolais and Lyonnais
- Bordeaux
- Burgundy
- Champagne
- Jura, Savoie, Bugey
- Languedoc and Roussillon
- Poitou and Charentes
- Provence and Corsica
- South-west France
- Loire Valley and Central
- Rhône Valley
- Vin de Pays/IGP (Indication géographique protégée)
- Luxembourg
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Le Guide Hachette des Vins : présentation et notation des vins". Hachettevins.com (in French). Hachette Livre. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2016 vient de paraître !". Hachette Vins (in French). Hachette Livre. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "This Week's Tasting The 'Little' Champagne that Ranked with the Best". Federal Wine & Spirits. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Le Guide Hachette des Vins". Wine-searcher. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Face value: After the musketeer". The Economist. 20 March 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Wine Critics and Competitions". Big Red Wine Company. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Fiorina, Tom (5 April 2013). "Bringing some ‘international’ taste to France’s wine ‘Bible’". The Vine Route. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ Goode, Jamie. "Buying guides". Wine Anorak. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 Corson-Schneider, Séverine; Cuperly, Christine; de Lavaur, Juliette (eds.). "Le Guide Hachette des Vins: Mode d'Emploi". Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2016 (in French). Vanves: Hachette Livre. p. 6. ISBN 9782013962643.
- ↑ isa (1 December 2014). "Coup de Coeur Guide Hachette des vins 2015 !!". Domaine de Maouries (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "CRU CLISSON 2010 : coup de coeur au GUIDE HACHETTE 2015". Domaine de l'Epinay (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Grand Ardèche blanc - Prix "Coup de Coeur" du Guide Hachette des Vins 2010". Thiébaud. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "COUP DE COEUR POUR LE GUIDE HACHETTE". Cave de Bonnieux. Retrieved 21 September 2015.