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Wine classifications: Alsace, Champagne, Loire,...
Here is the long-awaited sequel to our first installment, which dealt with the wine classifications within the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions ! In this second chapter, we will provide you with...
Wine classifications: Alsace, Champagne, Loire,...
Here is the long-awaited sequel to our first installment, which dealt with the wine classifications within the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions ! In this second chapter, we will provide you with...

Wine rankings: Burgundy vs. Bordeaux
Grands Crus and Premiers Crus in Burgundy, Grands Crus Classés from Bordeaux, Classified Growths of Saint-Émilion, Classified Growths of Graves, Crus Bourgeois and Crus Artisans in the Bordeaux region…Do you...
Wine rankings: Burgundy vs. Bordeaux
Grands Crus and Premiers Crus in Burgundy, Grands Crus Classés from Bordeaux, Classified Growths of Saint-Émilion, Classified Growths of Graves, Crus Bourgeois and Crus Artisans in the Bordeaux region…Do you...

Champagne: History and Birth of Effervescence
“ Champagne !” we say when it's time to celebrate good news. These little bubbles are indeed so ingrained in our culture today that they have become synonymous for all of us...
Champagne: History and Birth of Effervescence
“ Champagne !” we say when it's time to celebrate good news. These little bubbles are indeed so ingrained in our culture today that they have become synonymous for all of us...

Chenin: the noblest white grape variety of the ...
Ah, the Chenin (or Ch’nin for those in the know), here is a noble white grape variety reminding me of certain tourist trips in the Loire and even a lovely...
Chenin: the noblest white grape variety of the ...
Ah, the Chenin (or Ch’nin for those in the know), here is a noble white grape variety reminding me of certain tourist trips in the Loire and even a lovely...

Sweet and fortified wines: how are they made?
Dry, semi-dry, mellow, sweet, or even brut nature, brut, extra brut… All these terms probably sound familiar to you. They indeed appear on certain bottles and inform us about the...
Sweet and fortified wines: how are they made?
Dry, semi-dry, mellow, sweet, or even brut nature, brut, extra brut… All these terms probably sound familiar to you. They indeed appear on certain bottles and inform us about the...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape: the jewel of the Southern ...
Which enthusiast has never heard of Châteauneuf-du-Pape ? This appellation resonates in history, and its papal origins are as engraved in its name as on its prestigious bottle. Why is it...
Châteauneuf-du-Pape: the jewel of the Southern ...
Which enthusiast has never heard of Châteauneuf-du-Pape ? This appellation resonates in history, and its papal origins are as engraved in its name as on its prestigious bottle. Why is it...
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