60 articles
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How many bottles can I store in my wine cellar?
Published : 05/02/2022 | Categories : OenologyThe type of bottles To begin with, most of the time, the number of bottles indicated on wine cellar product sheets is based on the dimensions of a Bordeaux bottle. But whether you're a wine [...]
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Wines to enjoy in spring
Published : 03/18/2022 | Categories : OenologySo what to drink with this gourmet fruit? We recommend a Muscat demi-sec with a tart or strawberry dish, and a rosé champagne for a strawberry salad. The perfect pairing! For those who dare to [...]
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Festive wines!
Published : 12/16/2021 | Categories : OenologyChampagne: a sure bet If there's one time of year when people drink champagne, it's Christmas and New Year's Eve. Champagne offers a number of advantages: you can simply enjoy it as an aperitif [...]
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The harvest
Published : 09/08/2021 | Categories : OenologyHow does the harvest work in France? In France, the dates for the start of the grape harvest are defined by prefectoral decree for each AOC. Winegrowers can start harvesting on this date, or [...]
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Decanting or decanting a wine?
Published : 05/31/2021 | Categories : OenologyDecanting: why and on which wines? Decanting has several effects on wine. It releases certain aromas, softens rough tannins and eliminates possible reduction odors, which are unpleasant due to [...]
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Once opened, how long can you keep a bottle of wine?
Published : 10/06/2020 | Categories : OenologyIt often happens that you open a bottle of wine and don't finish it during the meal. The question then arises of how to optimally preserve the wine until the next occasion. As you know, air is the mai
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Cherry, a flavouring in wine?
Published : 08/04/2020 | Categories : OenologyCherries: sweet and tart There are many varieties of cherry, both sweet and sour. The cherry, as we know it today, is the result of various crosses between the wild Prunus avium, the bird [...]
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What's in a glass of wine?
Published : 03/16/2020 | Categories : OenologyThe water Wine is composed of between 80 and 90% water of plant origin (from fruit), depending on its alcoholic strength. Alcohols The most important is ethyl alcohol, produced by the [...]