Regions & Areas

 Regions & Areas

 Regions of France

• Map of France
• Alsace
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• Champagne
• Jura
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• Provence Corse
• Savoie
• Sud Ouest
• Loire Valley
• Rhône Valley
• Others

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 Regions of Spain

• Regions and areas from Spain

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 Regions and areas from the world

• Regions and areas Country by Country

Grape varieties

Grape varieties

The wine grape varieties and their universe

• The wine grape and the berry
• The aroma of the white wine grape varieties
• The aroma of the red wine grape varieties
• The complete list

Cook & Wine

Cook & Wine

The recipes and the associated wines

• Introduction
• The starters
• The dishes
• The cheeses
• The desserts

Wine Cellar

Wine Cellar

The advices to organize and manage his cellar

• Introduction
• The storage conditions
• The racks in the wine cellar
• The wine cellar composition proposals

Vintages & Classifications

Vintages & Classifications

Classifications in Bordeaux

• The Graves Classification of 1959
• The Medoc Classification of 1855
• The Medoc Cru Bourgeois Classification of 2003
• The Unofficial Classification of Pomerol
• The Saint Emilion Classification of 2006
• The Sauternes and Barsac Classification of 1855

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The Vintage tables of France

• Introduction
• The Vintage tables of Alsace and Lorraine
• The Vintage tables of Beaujolais
• The Vintage tables of Bordeaux
• The Vintage tables of Burgundy
• The Vintage tables of Champagne
• The Vintage tables of Loire Valley
• The Vintage tables of Rhône Valley

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The Vintage tables of the world

• Introduction
• The Vintage tables of Argentina
• The Vintage tables of Australia
• The Vintage tables of Austria
• The Vintage tables of Chile
• The Vintage tables of Germany
• The Vintage tables of Italy
• The Vintage tables of New-Zealand
• The Vintage tables of Portugal
• The Vintage tables of Spain
• The Vintage tables of South Africa
• The Vintage tables of United States

Wine universe

Wine universe

Wine labels

• Wine labels and legals
• The wine labels from Mouton-Rothschild
• The wine labels from Siran

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Wine bottles

• Wine bottle sizes
• Wine bottle shapes

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Wine stuff

• Glasses
• Corkscrews
• Cork

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Speaking about wine

• Wine dictionnary

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CAVA

Zone

L'appellation Cava a été définie en 1986. Son originalité, entre toutes les D.O. espagnoles, est de ne pas avoir d'aire délimitée. Les Cavas, aujourd'hui, viennent de 158 communes réparties sur 8 provinces du nord de l'Espagne, et emploient environ 40.000 hectares. Mais la Catalogne en est de loin (95%) le principal producteur : on fait du Cava sur les territoires des D.O. Penedés, Alella, Ampurdán - Costa Brava, Conca de Barberá, Costers del Segre, et Tarragona.

Year of AOC classification

1986

Declared production area

32905 ha

Authorized varieties

Chardonnay (4,6%), Garnacha tinta (0,2%), Macabeo (36,6%), Monastrell (0,5%), Parellada (28,6%), Pinot noir (1,1%), Subirat parent (Malvasía riojana) (0,4%), Trepat (2,3%), Xarel·lo (25,7%).

Winemaking

Mousseux blanc, rosé

Time to keep

de 1 à 5 ans

Service temperature

Blancs et rosés: 8°C

Suggested dishes