Estate Bottled

Exact definitions of estate bottled differ depending on the country from which the wine comes. In the United States, the term may be used by a winery only if 100 percent of the wine comes from grapes grown on land owned or controlled by the winery, and both the land and winery must be within the same viticultural area. That said, the parcels do not need to be contiguous.

Armagnac, Cognac, and Calvados are the three famous French spirits distilled from grapes.

Answer: False.

Armagnac and Cognac—yes. But Calvados—a specialty of the Normandy region of France—is distilled from apples (and sometimes pears). But not just any apples. Approximately eight hundred heirloom varieties of apples grow in Normandy. Of these, most Calvados producers would grow twenty to twenty-five different varieties, among them Douce Moën, Kermerrien, Douce Coet Ligne, Bédan, Binet Rouge, Fréquin Rouge, Marie Ménard, and Petit Jaune. (Alas, no Red Delicious.)

Vin de Texas

Although it surprises many people, Texas is the 5thleading state in the U.S. in wine production. The state boasts more than 350 wineries and has some 4,000 acres of vineyards. In landmass, Texas is bigger… Continue reading

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