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The History of Making Champagne

Filed under: Winemaking — Wine Creator at 11:18 pm on Sunday, September 20, 2009

Creation of champagne is a different process from the making of non-bubbly wines. The law has it that only one type of drink can be called champagne and all these drinks are made exclusively in France. The French tend to take a whole lot of pride in the name and they will take legal action against anyone who uses the term without the right to do so.

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The Fuss about Cabernet Sauvignon and Winemaking

Filed under: Winemaking — Wine Creator at 11:13 pm on Sunday, September 6, 2009

Of all the grapes used to make red wines, Cabernet Sauvignon is easily the most popular option among winemakers. It is one grape that will surely result in a finely aged wine and it is also a wine which is guaranteed to improve as it gets much older. It can easily grow from a wine that is young and good to an excellent and superior wine with the most delightful of aromas. Sometimes it smells like blackcurrant and at other times it smells of cedar, flowers and even fruit. Other people claim new Cabernet Sauvignon wine smells like new leather, a taste which tends to smoothen out as the wine ages.

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