Towering Over the World’s Oldest Cellar

A new high-rise in the Israeli city of Nahariya is being built over the “world’s oldest wine cellar”. The 3,700-year-old cellar was uncovered in 2013 in a Canaanite palace. Archaeologists found forty ceramic jars capable of holding thirteen gallons of wine each. Thankfully, the construction company building the high-rise will be incorporating the cellar into a mini-museum rather than destroying it.

Burgundy, France, is famous for its chardonnay and pinot noir, as well as what food?

A. Walnuts

B. Mustard

C. Venison

D. Beets

France’s best loved condiment, mustard is a Burgundian specialty. Most of it is moutarde de Dijon—a creamy, smooth, especially pungent style. Many Burgundian villages have their own moutarderie, or mustard shop, where artisanal mustards are made, often with slightly fermented white grape juice in place of vinegar.

“The pop of the cork should sound like a gunshot with a silencer.”

—Clovis Taittinger
Taittinger Champagne

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