Auslese

January 27, 2020

Plural auslesen. Literally, “select harvest.” A level of full ripeness according to the traditional German system. In the Modern VDP system in Germany, denotes a wine with significant sweetness.

The Languedoc region of France is named after one of the early emperors of Gaul.

Answer: False.

The Languedoc region is named after a group of languages and dialects that were once spoken in southern France during the Middle Ages, known collectively as the langue d'oc, or “language of oc.” Oc was the word for “yes” in the Occitan language of southern France. In the north of France, however, the word for “yes” was “oïl” which later evolved into oui.

1 Billion

The number of bottles of “Two Buck Chuck” sold to date. The wine (the accurate brand name is Charles Shaw) now sells for a penny shy of three bucks a bottle.

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