What’s “Batonnage?” Life Between The Vines Asks Dave Specter to Define this “Vino Lingo”

Ray Fister, creator and producer of Life Between The Vines — a podcast and video series designed to educate and entertain folks interested in wine at all levels (newbie to connoisseur) — asks each of his winemaker interviewees to define a wine term in a short segment he calls “Vino Lingo.”

When Ray visited us in April to record a podcast and video, he asked Dave to define the term “Batonnage,” which was perfect because this is something Dave does all the time, particularly with the white wines during fermentation.

Here’s what Dave had to say:

[Or, read the transcript.]

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