Champagne is widely acclaimed as the wine of celebration. During the early years of its history, the wine had a royal and a religious significance. The Catholic monks, who owned most of the vineyards, considered Champagne to be the only wine worthy of being offered to God. Later, the French kings began using it for […]
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A CBSC report on the “French Paradox” brought to the attention of the general public the existence of a link between moderate intake of wine and a decrease in the occurrence of coronary heart disease. It was observed that the French, though fond of cigarettes and fatty foods, rarely suffered from heart disease. Their habit […]
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If we move north from the town of Bordeaux, while going on the left bank of Gironde, we reach Medoc. It is divided into two parts called the Haut-Médoc which is the south part and the north part also called the Médoc.The specialty of Médoc are the red wines. These wines are medium colored, elegant, […]
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France is well known for its splendid wines as we all know, and the region of Bordeaux is by most accounts the most well known region in France for its wines. Approximately one-third of the good quality wine from France is made in this region and includes the grades of AOC, crus bourgeois, crus classésThe […]
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The grape of Riesling is one of the most elegant grapes grown in Alsace region. The wine that is made from this is well balanced; graceful and dry. This is the finest of wines of the Alsace region. The wine goes tremendously well with foods such ad shell fish, fish, cold meat, poultry, and […]
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The French region of Alsace is one of the best wine producers in the country of France. The wine from this region is classified into two type’s i.e. Burgundy and Bordeaux and the grade to distinguish them is “grand cru” which takes out the best from the best.The wine classification in Alsace goes as following
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