Rondinella (ron-dih-NELL-a)

With corvina and molinara, used to make the powerful Italian wine amarone and the lighter bodied wines Valpolicella and Bardolina. Corvina, which is a higher quality grape, is one of rondinella’s parents; the other is unknown.

The terms lieu dit and climat may be used interchangeably.

Answer: False.

These two terms are commonly used in Burgundy, and although both delineate a plot of land, they mean slightly different things. A lieu dit (le DEE) is a place defined by its topography or history. (The words lieu dit mean “place name”). The word climat (klee-MA) is used to describe a place by its climate and soil.

Stickies

“Stickies” are the affectionate name Australians give to their sweet wines. Though sticklers (so to speak) reserve the term specifically for late harvest wines and wines affected by the noble rot known as botrytis, other… Continue reading

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