Briary

September 15, 2019

A term used to describe a briar patch or light bark-like taste in a wine. Briary wines can sometimes also have a slightly scratchy texture.

The entire cucina (cooking repertoire) of Tuscany is said to revolve around this one essential food. What is it?

A. Polenta

B. Tomatoes

C. Balsamic Vinegar

D. Beans

Tuscan cooking is some of the humblest in Italy—it’s poor people’s cuisine. The entire cucina of Tuscany is said to revolve around beans; they are commonplace in scores of regional recipes. When other Italians want to be derogatory, they call the Tuscans by their age-old nickname: mangiafagioli, “bean eaters.”

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Number of different wines traded in 2016 on the fine wine trading platform, Liv-ex. Founded in 1999, the London International Vintners Exchange (Liv-ex) is an internet and telephone-based information and trading platform for merchants of… Continue reading

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