48 articles
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Tips for choosing wine for Valentine's Day dinner
Published : 02/05/2019 | Categories : OenologyChampagne: a must Champagne has a reputation forwarming the blood and unsettling the spirits, and is the wine of desire par excellence. Brillat-Savarin wrote that " Bordeaux makes you think [...]
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How to choose the right wines for your wedding?
Published : 01/10/2019 | Categories : OenologyOrganizing a wedding can be a time-consuming task. The bride and groom find themselves in a situation where, within a given timeframe, they have to find a reception venue, flowers, a caterer, [...]
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What to serve for a wine-based aperitif?
Published : 12/14/2018 | Categories : OenologyAn aperitif is an alcoholic beverage served before the meal towhet the appetite. The name aperitif comes from the Latin "apertivus", a derivative of "aperire", meaning "to open". Aperitifs fall [...]
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Bottle vs Magnum: what impact on ageing?
Published : 10/02/2018 | Categories : OenologyWhen we buy wine, we don't often think of the magnum format. And yet, the advantages are twofold. In addition to the convenience of being able to serve a larger number of guests, the larger the [...]
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Serving wine at the right temperature
Published : 10/02/2018 | Categories : OenologyWine is a product to be handled with care, especially when it comes to storage and serving temperature. Indeed, if you want to enjoy it at its true value, taking full advantage of its aromas and [...]
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Wine of the world: Portugal, Alentejo
Published : 04/23/2018 | Categories : OenologyThe vast Alentejo region, which alone accounts for 10-15% of Portugal's wine production, has been gaining in importance over the last twenty years thanks to an improvement in the quality of its [...]
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How is vanilla flavouring in wine possible?
Published : 04/23/2018 | Categories : OenologyVanilla is one of the tertiary aromas, appearing when the wine is aged in new oak barrels. This note is the result of a subtle alliance between the wood fibers of certain oak varieties and the [...]