Saturday, February 27, 2010

Burgundy Wine.

Beaujolais should be fruity but dry, with a basal astringency that helps complement a fantastic array of foods.

The making of wine dates back a couple of millennia and there are not many wines more respected than those that come from France. Whats fascinating to notice is that French wines are part American. This just about wiped out the vineyards and to get healthy plants to grow, they were forced to be spliced with American one. Burgundy is found in the central eastern portion of France. Using the Pinot Noir variety derives the red wine and the white wine is made of the Chardonnay Grape. Chablis produces the white wine that it is named after. The soil that these grapes grow in contains fossils that help to fertilize it as well as limestone. The very best quality wine is thought to be the Grand Cru label, followed swiftly by the Premier Cru. The wines of Volnay have been loved for over eight hundred hundred years. That shouldn't be a shock since the area has been making these wines since the year 1050. Gathered from so much experience, these wines have earned the desirable Premier Cru Label. They employ a different grape for their wines called the Gamay Noir. These are light fruity wines that go well with fish and fowl dishes. They're well loved not only for their wine, but their pastries and chocolates also. A Burgundy wine label will always list the most specific geographical location the grapes come from, and often nothing else.
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