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Brunello, a diminutive of bruno (lit. ' brown ' ), is the name that was given locally to what was believed to be an individual grape variety grown in Montalcino . In 1879 the province of Siena's Amphelographic Commission determined, after a few years of controlled experiments, that Sangiovese and Brunello were the same grape variety , and that ...
Rosé wines can be made still, semi-sparkling or sparkling and with a wide range of sweetness levels from highly dry Provençal rosé to sweet White Zinfandels and blushes. Rosé wines are made from a wide variety of grapes and can be found all around the globe. [1] [2] When rosé wine is the primary product, it is produced with the skin ...
French term for a wine with the potential to improve with age. Vin de glace French term for an ice wine. Vin de paille French term for a wine that has been made from dried out grapes such as a straw wine, for example a rare white Vin de paille can be produced in the northern Rhone wine region of the Hermitage AOC from Marsanne. Vin de pays
French wines are usually made to accompany food. Vineyards in Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, a village that is the source of some of France's most expensive wines Château Pichon Longueville Baron in Pauillac corresponds well to the traditional image of a prestigious French château, but in reality, French wineries come in all sizes and shapes.
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages (French pronunciation: [kot dy ʁon vilaʒ]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) produced in 95 settlements in the departments of the Ardèche, the Drôme, the Gard, and the Vaucluse in the southern Rhône wine region of France.
Maasvallei Limburg is a wine comprising parts of the areas surrounding the "shingle Maas", the Meuse where it forms the physical border between the Netherlands and Belgium. The area is part of the Dutch province Limburg as well as the Belgian province Limburg. Grapes from which the wine may be produced are Acolon, Auxerrois, Chardonnay ...
At the turn of the 21st century, there were 40 Premier cru vineyards in Chablis. In 2009, the official list was expanded to 89 vineyards. [2] The names of many of these vineyards do not appear on wine labels because of an INAO allowance that permits the use of "umbrella names" - where smaller, lesser known vineyards are allowed to use the name of a nearby more famous Premier cru vineyard.
Three bottles from Bruno Giacosa: a 1990 Barolo Falletto Riserva, a 1999 Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto and 2001 Barbaresco Santo Stefano di Neive. Bruno Giacosa (died 21 January 2018) [ 1 ] was an Italian wine producer from the village Neive in the Langhe region ( Piemonte ), who produced a number of Barbaresco and Barolo wines, as well as ...