Bogart Did Not Sleep Here

Casablanca… ah, yes. Humphrey Bogart steamily kissing Ingrid Bergman. Morocco in the 1940s. WAIT. Wrong Casablanca. The pastoral vineyard-filled valley of Casablanca in Chile has no relation to the iconic WWII movie of the same name. Chile’s Casablanca (the word means white house) is named after the Chilean town of Casablanca founded in 1753 under the original name Santa Barbara Queen of Casablanca (English version) in honor of Doña Barbara de Braganza, wife of Fermando VI, King of Spain.

University of Washington was the first entity in the United States to bring in the famous Dijon clones of chardonnay.

Answer: False.

The University of Oregon in Eugene was the first to bring the Dijon clones (clones are genetic subtypes of a variety) of chardonnay into the United States in the 2000s. The Dijon clones are named after Dijon, the city in Burgundy where France's ONIVINS plant materials laboratory is located. These clones—with such exciting names as 115, 667, and 777—are heralded for their complex flavors and ability to ripen fully in cool climates. Obviously, this was a match made in heaven for Oregon wine country, which has a mostly cool climate.

Mercaptans

Offensive-smelling compounds that result from poor winemaking when hydrogen sulfide combines with components in the wine. The aromas can include putrid food, skunk, and burnt rubber.

Bogart Did Not Sleep Here

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