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Friday’s French – bernache
Today I learnt a new word – bernache – used in Touraine and particularly in Anjou, to designate what is known in other parts of France as vin nouveau, i.e. grape juice at the beginning of its fermentation. I’ve already … Continue reading
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Tagged beaujolais nouveau, bernache, beurnoche, vin nouveau
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Le Nez du Vin
One of my greatest frustrations during our 4-part introduction to wine-tasting many years ago was my inability to identify all the “noses” that the other participants seemed to have constantly … on the tip of their tongues. “Blackberry, most definitely”, … Continue reading
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Tagged beaujolais nouveau, Le Nez du Vin, nose, olfactory memory, wine tasting
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Beaujolais Nouveau
There are a lot of detractors of beaujolais nouveau, mainly because it’s not particularly good wine. After all, it is the first wine of the new harvest. They use this special process called carbonic maceration or whole berry fermentation so … Continue reading
