Showing posts with label Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2012

Half-drunk Half Awake Romantic Valentine's Day Wine Recommendation

Passion in February, the men and women in love have always loved to immerse yourself in between the half-drunk half awake. Distributed by the crystal cup mellow, original romantic night more sweetly in a little drunk. The flickering candles, red roses, a cup of mellow wine in the romance of dispersion.

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                       Wirra Ms Wigley Moscato Wine

Wirra Wirra-Ms Wigley Moscato

Wirra Wirra wine of South Australia Mclaren Vale, Australia's most famous wine critic James Halliday as a model for the Australian wine.

The Ms Wigley Moscato Wine, is to commemorate the the suzerain neighbor a Persian Weili Fu people, it is lively and clever, fond of wine on the wine label only cute kitten, full of lively and playful, romantic feeling. This wine exudes floral, musk, and with Apple, peach aroma, a fresh and lively, firm acidity, sweet and delicious wine. Try with honey honey a honey berry sandwich grilled pizza, strong feelings of love.

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                                Marcarini (Asti) White wine

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Marcarini a wine is very soft Italian Barolo Zhuang is the crystallization of the joint management of the the suzerain Manuel and his wife love to adhere to the traditional brewing process, with the most authentic Italian wine flavor.

Marcarini (Asti,) white wine, pale golden yellow, full of apples, honey and fruit flavors. The rich tropical fruit flavor accompanied by elegant small bubbles rising, full of romantic temperament, has been well received by Ms. welcome. Also welcome by Ms. kinds of desserts such as tiramisu, cheesecake, etc., are the perfect match, yet sweet, apart from a slight bubble will help reduce the tired sense of desserts.

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                             Champagne Armand de Brignac

Champagne Armand de Brignac Brut Rosé

Champagne Armand de Brignac is the world's leading luxury champagne brands, champagne contest took off his crown in 2009, quickly elected to the list of the world's top champagne. Is the champagne of the world's only a pure manpower production, metal bottle design to make it from inside to outside are shining the light of luxury.

Champagne Armand de Brignac represents the highest standards of pink champagne, a beautiful pink hue, contains the kind of love. Fresh and mellow taste, full of fresh strawberry fruit, there is a finish in the elegant fragrance of red fruit and smoky barbecue meal regardless of fasting, and postprandial drinking and wonderful experience.

It is worth mentioning is that the Champagne Armand de Brignac noble gift box custom suit lover's name carved in the last to enjoy their noble status and irreplaceable.

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                                Champagne Philipponnat

Champagne Philipponnat - Brut Reserve Rosee

As the world's oldest Champagne Philipponnat is located the heart of the Champagne region in France, with five centuries of the history of wine, and since 1552 has been the world of their traditional brewing technology interpretation of Champagne. In the Louis XIV period, it is designated to supply wine for the royal family and senior local officials, when the Champagne region almost did not start brewing sparkling wine!

Felicity Po Na pink champagne bubble lasting, with the red berries of the mountain strawberry, sweet orange, cherry flavor, rich fruit, especially love for the ladies. Wine alcohol balance, rosy gloss like her face Nama faint flush.

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                      Wente Beyer, Ranch, Zinfandel Wine

Wente - Beyer, Ranch, Zinfandel

Waterman Winery is one of California's oldest winemaking family, is a fifth generation descendant of the helm. It is not only synonymous with quality California wine, but also represents the high quality of California wine country lifestyle. The kingdom of the Statue of Liberty, freedom, courage, innovation pies also penetrate to the wine industry. The famous wine magazine (Wine Enthusiast) (American Winery, of the the Year 2011), while only five of the highest honor to nominate wineries, Waterman Winery excellent products is evident.

Wente Beyer, Ranch, Zinfandel Wine with Zinfandel's classic and unique taste of plum, raspberry and blueberry, mulberry and black pepper, incense also makes the wine to bring a slightly spicy flavor. 8 months aging in oak barrels to make wine with the taste of vanilla and oak, fruit and tannins are very smooth and soft, is excellent for California wine. With iron barbecue or spicy pasta, do not have a flavor.

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                                      Gaston, Rena Wine

Ch. Gaston, Rena

Kras is located in Dayton Zhuang France Haut - Medoc appellation, is the quality of village-level AOC wine. On the wine label is a couple grab the wine, being filled with a deep love of cute, it is worth the couple drink from the bottle collection.

Gaston, Rena Wine red fruit flavor significantly, with a little tobacco and mint flavor, the wine Gan real and excellent structure. With steak and other food have excellent taste.

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                                         Valentin the Wine

Ch. Valentin

Production of red wine lover estate from the Cotes of De Blaye, Bordeaux, France, emerging production areas, and its romantic name the couple together the moment overflowing sweet flavor.

The wine is soft with a fruity and floral, the taste of ripe cherry, cinnamon, cedar aroma, sleek and elegant tannins. Wine its name, is a sweet wine for the couple drink from the high cost.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Wine Academy: Wine of The AOC System Decryption

Speaking of French wine law, I must mention is the AOC system. The generation and the 1930s wine management system, not only for France, and even the world has far-reaching impact.

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Control system of origin

The meaning of AOC

AOC, can be translated as "country of origin control system", the French appellation of origin of the Management Committee to develop products for a specific area of ​​legal documents, including wine, cheese, butter and other agricultural products. For the AOC provides the geographic boundaries of grape growing, allowing the planting of grape varieties, grape farming (planting density, pruning methods, unit production, the sugar content of ripe grapes, harvest time, etc.), wine-making methods (fermentation method , time, method and time of aging, etc.).

In accordance with French speaking, AOC is the Appellation d "Origine Controllee acronym, which means Appellation of the name; Origine is the origin, Controllee said control and Origine Appellation do not confuse them, although most of the name comes from the origin, such as Bordeaux and Bourgogne, but the name is not simply the origin of the concept.

Name can be used alone to define a place of origin, such as Bordeaux, is a place of origin, but also name, this production vary from region-level Bordeaux, Bourgogne, to the public district or village level, such as Pauillac, Nuits St . Georges, there is minimal to the vineyard a Romanee Conti. In the same area, a higher level of AOC AOC requirements for lower-level units of production, harvest the grapes when the sugar content requirements will be higher. Therefore, in general the quality will be higher. For example, in Bordeaux, Appellation Haut-Medoc Controllee unit of output requires the following in 5000 liters per hectare, while the Appellation Pauillac Controllee unit of output requires 4500 liters per hectare. Most include a place name only, know the names you can know where this bottle of wine come from, what breed is brewing, as well as the type of wine, sparkling wine such as Champagne is certainly, Travel is certainly dry pink wine, Sauternes is certainly botrytis sweet white wine type.

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Names of origin as a single name

In addition to using a single origin of place names as a name, sometimes in names other than to increase grape varieties, such as: Bourgogne Aligote, or wine category, such as: Bordeaux Rose as the name.

For those unfamiliar with this set of AOC system for people who recognized the vineyards on the wine label name has a certain challenge. Different levels of wine labeled with different connotations, for example, from the Principal unless the vineyard, the vineyard on the wine label or the name of the font can not be greater than the height of the font names in their half of the village.

AOC's history

AOC system's origins can be traced to the 15th century, when Roquefort that decree by the Parliament of control. The first modern law in May 6, 1919 to develop, when the origin of this protection regulations passed after the man began to be recorded and co-producing the product, and conducted a number of amendments. July 30, 1935, the French Ministry of Agriculture, a unit of French appellations of origin of the Management Committee was established and began to regulate the production of wine. In 1937, the French Rhone-producing areas Chteauneuf-du-Pape's Baron Pierre Le Roy Boiseaumarié Ctes du Rhne obtained legal findings, the first to receive AOC certification. July 2, 1990, the Management Committee finds that the French appellations of origin to extend to other agricultural products.

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AOC wines

AOC management

Founded in July 30, 1935 the French name of the country of origin will be (Institut National des Appellations d "OrigineINAO) is the AOC's governing body, while AOC wines in the production and marketing chain also affected, DGCCRF and DGI two institutional oversight . DCI accepted for planting grapes, grape varieties, harvesting, winemaking procedures, inventory and reporting, and the associated verification. DGCCRF experts in the production and marketing stages of sampling for analysis to determine if the wine is really , and where there is no fraud, but a fake office.

Although the INAO and other institutions belonging to the French Ministry of Agriculture has such a diversity of functions, but the face of so many national wine production units is inadequate. INAO has offices in all areas, but they can market to each of the wine tasting again. Generally speaking, if a winery of a wine has been used a certain name, then the INAO officials will no longer say, if you want to use more advanced Zhezhi wine's name, then the INAO officials to begin a very complex peer review process. So for example if Zhezhi wine production is too high of a year, usually less than the requirements of the name it uses, it is likely he became the net, and still use the name to the market, of course, Once that punishment is quite severe.

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AOC wine is the highest level of wine in France

How to look at AOC wine

AOC wines, although the highest level of wine in France, but he and other AOC from the lowest to the most advanced Grand Crus AOC has. Should say that it is not entirely representative of a quality indicator, some low-end of the AOC wine is not necessarily better than the Vin de Pays, AOC represents both quality and style of two factors. AOC Beaujolais, although it is also light and simple fruit-rich wine. To buy a good French wine, see if he is just one aspect of the AOC, there is more content than the AOC need to know about it.

AOC AOC wines, the highest level of French wine

AOC in French means "controlled name of origin."

Region of origin grape varieties, planting quantity, brewing process, alcohol and other experts have been certified.

Origin can only be planted with grapes, grape juice must not and do not in blending.

AOC French wine production accounts for 35% of total production.

Bottle label marked Appellation + appellation + Controlee.

AOC level of wine can also be subdivided into a lot of class, which marked the origin of the wine producing areas were smaller, the better the wine quality.

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AOC represents both quality and style of two factors

VIN DE PAYS (Wine of Country)

Daily wine in the wine to be upgraded to the best wine region

Region can be marked on the label wine producing areas.

Can indicate blending grape production area, but only the middle region of the grapes.

French wine production accounts for about 15% of total output.

Bottle label marked as Vin de Pays + appellation.

French regional wines produced in most of the southern Mediterranean coast.

VIN DE TABLE (Wine of the table)

Is the most low-end wines for everyday drinking.

Grape juice by blending different regions, if the juice be limited to the areas of France, can be called the French daily wine.

Countries outside the European Community may not be used grape juice.

French wine production accounts for about 38% of total output.

Bottle label marked as Vin de Table.