Generality How to make red wine? After centuries of elaboration of this famous nectar, the techniques have evolved. Although wine is produced in many different countries, the creative technique remains largely the same. We will see here the basis of this famous question: how to make red wine? We will […]
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After multiple tastings, you still can not find the wine of your dreams? You still do not understand why some wines are aged in barrels while others are raised in vats? An old wine or a young wine is identical to your eyes? Let’s see how to differentiate all this […]
Generality The champagne is indeed part of the family of wines, it comes from the same grapes. Another interesting fact (and myth to break right away), Champagnes are sparkling wines made in the Champagne region. So yes, a champagne is a sparkling wine, just like the crémant wine for example. […]
Generality: Languedoc Roussillon is 245,000 hectares of vines, from Nîmes to Perpignan. Suffice to say that it takes up space by spreading the coasts of the Rhone to the Spanish border. Red wines represent the overwhelming majority with 80% of the production, whites represent 20%. All for 30% of export. […]
Generality: The Côtes Du Rhône .. or CDR for the intimate. It is 70 000 hectares of vines, from Vienne to Camargue, in 6 departments. Red wines represent the overwhelming majority with 81% of production, whites represent 6%, and rosés 13%. All for 30% of export. There are 28 appellations, […]
Generality: The Burgundy vineyards account for 29,000 hectares of cultivated land from Dijon to Lyon. White wines accounting for 60% of production, reds and rosés 32%, and crémants 8%. All for 50% of exports, which in turn made the wine region of France which has the highest export percentage (especially […]
If you ask an average person where are produced the best wines, it is very likely that he will answer Bordeaux. This reputation has even crossed the borders and abroad also, these wines are very recognized. Magic Vine? Outstanding wine growers? Let’s see how Bordeaux has managed to become a […]
Les Graves is an appellation found on the left bank of the Garonne, mainly south of Bordeaux. Enclosed in the Graves, we find the Sauternes, but also Pessac-Léognan, an appellation where we can produce wine of Graves. However, Sauternes remains a very distinct appellation. Do you find that complicated? Let’s […]
The Médoc is an appellation found west of the Gironde, north of Bordeaux. The limit is in the city of Jalle de Blanquefort. It is sometimes seen as the land of aristocrats and prestigious wines .. At the same time, the reasons are numerous. Generality: The Medoc is a vast […]
Choosing a wine in a supermarket without having tasted is a difficult task even for professionals in the wine industry. Oenologists or sommeliers are sometimes present to guide you, but you will most often be delivered to yourself. You will be faced with hundreds of references with a lot of […]