{"title":"Wines: Cotes de Forez","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocate southwest of Lyon at the head of the Loire River, politically, this appellation is part of the Rhone department.  The appellation is based on Gamay grown on both granitic\/sandy and volcanic\/basalt soils.  The wines tend to be very light bodied, with higher acid and fresh fruit character.\n\u003cbr\u003eThe nearest town of note is St. Etienne which was significant to the booming mining industry that dominated the region through the nineteenth century. The miners required a lot of wine to quench their thirst and as late as 1930 there were 5000 hectares planted in Côtes du Forez. Today, there are less than 200. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe importer shared that stories about the old days said miners drank, on average, 3 liters of light red wine a day (around 7.5%)...\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"verdier-logel-la-volcanique-gamay-2024-750ml","title":"Verdier Logel La Volcanique Gamay - 2024 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Volcanique cuvée is produced from parcels with volcanic\/basalt soils. In contrast to the granite soils which are sandy and very poor, the basalt soils have on average 25% of clay mixed in, which helps with water retention. The basalt soil tends to give the wine a bit more tannin and “rusticity”. The Volcanique is produced using the semi-carbonic technique with two-thirds of the bunches whole cluster (The same sandwich as the Cuvee de Gourmets). The maceration lasts about 11 days. The wine is matured in tank until the following spring and then bottled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinemaker's Notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Traditions","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":46375771635875,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/4104\/0803\/files\/Volcanique-512x1024_bfcb7f90-4c26-4a2f-9d2b-052f0876fd94.png?v=1703634402"}],"url":"https:\/\/cellar.com\/collections\/wines-cotes-de-forez.oembed","provider":"Cellar.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}