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Is Bordeaux wine healthy?
In France, winemakers love to enhance the terroir effect. It means they want to the terroir (soil and climate) to be “tasted” in their wines. For that, they minimize the impact in the wine making process. Moreover, a trend of natural wine has been spreading throughout the years. It means adding nothing to the wine during the winemaking process and…
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Is Bordeaux similar to Malbec?
In France, wine are named by regions usually. Apart from Alsace, the grape variety will rarely appear on the wine label, at least at the place of wine’s name. Moreover, we can’t literally compare Bordeaux with Malbec seeing as the former is a region whereas the latter is a grape variety Additionally, Bordeaux wines are usually blends so they can…
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Why is Bordeaux wine the best?
You know how some names stick with you? Well Bordeaux does that. Bordeaux has been for a very long time and is still a reference in term of wines. A lot of wine enthusiasts may disagree, having discovered Burgundy or other wine regions, but we can’t deny that most wines are compared to Bordeaux. Pick any topic of conversation (on…
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Review : Exclusive Wine Experience : Taste the best of Austria in a wine cellar in the heart of Vienna
I don’t know about you but whenever I travel, I want to taste the local wine (heck even in Japan, I tasted wine! and it tasted good by the way, but that’s a story for another time So of course, Austria is no exception. And by the way, Austria used to be the 3rd wine producing country in the world!…
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Is Bordeaux like Pinot Noir?
Is Bordeaux like Pinot Noir? That is a question I’ve seen asked a lot and I understand what is the real question behind it. Indeed, we can’t literally compare Bordeaux with Pinot Noir seeing as the former is a region whereas the latter is a grape variety. Bordeaux wines are mostly blends (from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) and wines from…
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What makes Bordeaux wine special?
Bordeaux has become inescapable. Whenever there is a conversation going on about wines, Bordeaux’s name is bound to get out. If you’re at a tasting (with no theme), Bordeaux is going to be present. No restaurant or bar can open without having any Bordeaux wine. Bordeaux has become the reference and strongly influenced the New World in wine. But, what…
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Review : Sommailier wine club, is it worth it?
Sommailier is a wine club destined to bring exclusive French wine to the doorsteps of people living in the US. Its name SomMailier is a mix between “sommelier”, someone who knows a lot about wines and will help with the food pairing and Mail… This pun is intended because the wines are delivered from France directly to the US with…
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What is the most common grape variety grown in Austria?
It was the CELTS who planted the first vines, a little before our era. Then viticulture took off in the Middle Ages before taking a turn in 1784 when Emperor Franz Joseph II granted winemakers permission to sell their wines directly to consumers. Austria is now home to 46500 hectares of VINES Seeing as the Alps cover most of the…
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How do you harvest and preserve grapes in France?
In August 2022, I was lucky enough to take part in a HARVEST workshop organized by Domaine de la Courtade! How do you harvest and preserve grapes in France? Well, it is usually the same method, but every winemaker has his little SECRETS! So let me tell you about my day when we followed the grape from the vine to…
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Why is French wine cheaper in France?
This is a question I have been asked MANY times : is french wine cheaper in France? Well, the answer is quite EASY on this one: of course, french wine is cheaper in France. But the more interesting question : why is french wine cheaper in France? For example, California produces a LOT of wine, they have variety such as…