Knowing how to serve wine...

Knowing how to taste wine...

Knowing how to pair wine with food...

How should wine be stored and served ?




The elements of a successful tasting

Granite of Red Burgundy "Traditional Method"

Knowing how to serve wine...

Storage:


· bottles should be laid down on their side
· ideal duration : 2 to 3 years
· ideal cellar conditions : 15°C / 59°F, or a constant temperature of less than 20°C / 68°F

Knowing how to taste and appreciate a wine...

Look : know how to look at a wine and appreciate its colour, its clarity, its intensity, its subtleties and its effervescence; in short, its appearance : pale gold, brilliant gold, intense red, rose-petal-coloured…

Smell : : take the time to appreciate the wine's fragrance, the subtle aromas that make up the bouquet, and how typical it is of wines of its appellation; in other words, the general impression it gives : fruity, floral, fresh fruits, powerful, subtle, elegant, lemony notes, red berries…

Taste : next, discover the taste, made up of flavours that reveal the wine's balance (acidity, smoothness, tannin levels), which in turn determines qualities such as dryness or sweetness, roundness, freshness, soundness of aromas, lightness…

Here are a few tips that will allow you to make the most of your tastings ; the art of taking your time and appreciating wine.
Sparkling wines should be enjoyed at 6°C / 43°F in a slender flute, in order to fully appreciate their fine bubbles and complex aromas.
From tasting wine in such a way, you can determine its character (still young, ready to drink, etc.), judge how it is changing and decide how it should be stored, according to your taste. Bonne dégustation !


Knowing how to pair wines with food...
Identifying quality
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GRANITE OF RED BURGUNDY

"TRADITIONAL METHOD"

Preparation :


Boil water. Out of fire, add vanilla, cinnamon, sugar
and the peels. Cover and infuse 15 minutes.

Filter, add the wine and replace on fire. Stop just before the mixture
starts to boil.
Add the citron and orange juices, and deep-freez 3 hours.

Stir every 1/2 hours. When the preparation is perfectly frozen and crystallized, it's ready to be tasted!

The Council : decorate with red fruits
Here a new recipe for new year's Eve dinner, to
begin 2007 with softness and color,

The art of tasting and pairing wines ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation : 15 min

Rest : 3 hours

Cooking time : 5 min

 

Market : 1 dl of water, 100 G of sugar, 1/2 vanilla pod, 1/2 cinnamon

1 table spoon of peel of lemon, and one of peel of orange, juices of 1/2 lemon, and of 1 orange

375 ml of "Bourgogne Rouge Méthode Traditionnelle"

 

 

               
             
               
         
             
               
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