Wine Production - Volume Question

[Marc Hanes]

Request for help, please. I have a wine production question and general internet research is not turning up anything useful...

When a wine producer say "Average annual production: 1.8 pièce" what does that equate to in liters? Before this instance I have never heard of "pièce" as a unit of measure in terms of volume. Naturally, "piece" makes sense in terms of quantity ("there's 56 pieces on that pallet.").

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Marc

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

From http://www.terroir-france.com/wine-faq/liters-barrel.htm

Barrique is the word used in Bordeaux for barrel.

Indeed, the volume varies from one region to another because of tradition and long local history of winemaking.

In Bordeaux, a barrique contains 225 liters (60 US gallons).

In Burgundy, it is 228 liters and is called a "piece" while in the Loire Valley it is 232 liters.

Tonneau is another word used for barrel. In Bordeaux a "tonneau" contains 900 liters and means 4 barriques.

 

[Marc Hanes]

And there you have it! Many thanks, kind sir!

 

[Marc Hanes]

And website bookmarked for future reference...