• Who or what is hiding behind the name “Vin de France”? #wine

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  The name “Vin de France” (VDF) was created as part of a reform of the European wine market in 2009. It replaces the traditional designation “Vin de Table” (table wine). One also designates VDF as VSIG - Vin Sans Geographical Indication (wine without geographic origin). All French wines that are not produced under an AOP (Appellation d’Origine protégée) or IGP (Indication Géographique protégée) label, are therefore by definition a Vin de France.
  It’s a relatively ungrateful wine category. Although it (...) — Lire la suite.

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• #Cahors vintage 2015: It’s a beauty!

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  Spring began with very mild, even unusually warm temperatures and a rainfall deficit in April and May. An exceptionally sunny June provided perfect conditions for flowering, followed by 60 mm of rain in the middle of the month. The weather remained nice until the longed for rainfalls (without strong thunderstorms) in the middle of August. The vineyards were enjoying perfect health and despite of some rainfalls early September, the grapes ripened under best conditions.
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• Making #wine – a question of freedom

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  Extract from “La Vigne” - N°280 - November 2015
  To expand its range of wines, Pierre Cros imported grape varieties from Italy and Portugal (Nebbiolo and Touriga nacional). He also rehabilitated traditional Mediterranean varieties long decried. [...]
  “When I wanted to plant them in 1998, these two varieties were not yet enrolled in the French catalogue. I had to spar me for authorization in an experimental setting,”says the former rugby player who does not let adversity stop by. Pierre Cros (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Domaine Santa Duc at #ProWein - Hall 11, Stand B69

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  Dear customers, dear friends,
  In March, we will be at PRO WINE (Hall 11, Stand B69) to present the fruits of our work in the vineyard and winery over the past years. A variety of deliberate decisions has allowed us to restructure the wine range of SANTA DUC: The certification of organic farming, the application of TERRA PRETA in all our vineyards to improve soil structure and water balance, the ripening of our wines in large wooden vats and TERRA COTTA jars out of respect for the fruit and (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Le Cèdre Goes #ProWein - Hall 12, Stand B06

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  Le Cedre Goes Prowein
  After Millésime Bio and Vinisud, the first wine fairs of the year, we are now looking forward to meet you at Europe’s largest wine event, Pro Wein in Düsseldorf, between the 13^th and 15^th of March. As usual, at our booth in Hall 12 / B06, together with ACCENTS & TERROIRS, you may have a look at the classic wine range of the winery from the 2012 vintage, all with organic certification: Château du Cèdre, Le Cèdre, GC and Le Cèdre Malbec Vintage.
  You may also discover the (...) — Lire la suite.

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• A good glass of… old #Champagne

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  It’s not an excellent idea to mature champagne in your own cellar. Most sparkling wines that you hide in the basement for several years will not reward your patience at all. They will have lost their zest, bubbles and probably a large part of their taste. Bottles of Champagne mature best in the cellars of the estate and when on the market, you should drink them over the next 12 to 18 months. In fact, at the winery the wines ripen on lees, giving them an incredible ageing capacity. The (...) — Lire la suite.

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• Greetings from the #Minervois to #Burgundy! #PinotNoir

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  Burgundy is widely recognized as the wine region, that made Pinot Noir to what it is today: The probably most noble grape variety in the world! Worshipping its taste and flavors has driven winemakers to spread the grape variety around the globe, and to mainly grow it in cool, Burgundy-like areas: New Zealand, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia, Oregon in the United States ...Therefore, probably not any reasonable person would get the idea planting Pinot noir in the Minervois with its (...) — Lire la suite.

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• A good glass of - Château du Cèdre 2009 #Cahors

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  Seven years - that’s a good moment to taste a wine, which can be stored for 10 to 15 years. Halftime. The first half of the game is up, time to make a point and to develop a strategy for the upcoming years: drink soon or continue ageing?
  2009 applies as a sunny vintage, perfectly reflecting in the bouqet this blend of 90% Malbec and 5% Merlot and Tannat. Powerful and exuberant, the aroma of black cherries, mint and bay leaf seems to jump right out of the glass... Completed by hints of (...) — Lire la suite.

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