How should I store Champagne?
Champagne wines should be kept in a cool, dark place away from heat, light, vibrations and severe temperature variations. Unlike the best wines from Bordeaux or California, Champagne wines are ready for consumption when they are shipped to the market. However, some wine lovers also enjoy cellaring their Champagnes for a few extra years.
What is the best way to chill Champagne?
Before opening, chill the wine well, but do not freeze …
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Nothing feels as satisfying and authentic as making your first batch of wine from fresh grapes. And there's no better time to try it than in early autumn, when grapes all over the Northern hemisphere are ripe for harvest in vineyards and backyard gardens.
There are many kinds of grapes to choose from, depending on where you live. Vitis vinifera is the classic choice for flavor, varietal character and historic authenticity. This famous European wine-grape family includes such renowned …
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Every year, about 300 hectoliters of wine are produced in the world. (The hectoliter metric unit of capacity or volume used in dry measure and equal to 100 liters or 2.8378 bushels.) Of this total, Austria's share accounts for less than one percent.
As a small wine-producing country, Austria strives to produce only high quality wines. In order to do this, four components are necessary: soil, climatic conditions, the right selection of vines and the person producing the wine.
THE SOIL
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With the arrival in 1987 of Michel and Marc Chapoutier at their family's negociant house of M. Chapoutier, a total change of style emerged from the cellars in Tain l'Hermitage.
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Toscana wine is Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast, Tuscany is home to some of the world's most notable wine regions. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Tuscany is also known for the dessert wine Vin Santo, made from a variety of the region's grapes. Tuscany…
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Writing down notes is useful while
tasting wine. It helps you concentrate your senses. Here is a quick list of questions you can browse:
Date:
Location of tasting:
Brand:
Variety:
Vintage :
Appellation:
Place of Purchase:
Price:
Appearance:
Aroma:
Taste:
Overall Impression:
This list is also available as a nice PDF sheet waiting to be filled in.
A competing sheet is available with more explanations at The Frugal Oenophile .
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Off-line support
You may notice that half the biggest websites are supported — and promoted — by off-line operations. They are …
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Herebelow is an overview of the results .
A comprehensive pool of candidates
The number of websites that I retrieve metrics for is 500. This list is close to being complete: it includes almost all the websites that qualify .
The small against the big
South Africa has a wide range of red and white grape varieties . Most are traditional vinifera grapes such as cabernet sauvignon , pinot noir , chenin blanc and riesling . They also have two varieties that originated in South Africa — Cape riesling and pinotage . The newer plantings in South Africa have been of sauvignon blanc and chardonnay — most of these having been established in the late 1980's.
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