Cuba de Calor

September 30, 2022

A method of making fortified base wine for inexpensive Madeiras that involves heating the base wine in large vats fitted with serpentine-shaped, stainless steel heating coils very slowly over a period of 3-6 months.

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Number of continents on which grapevines are cultivated. The seventh continent (Antarctica) has no vines. Grapevines generally exist between the latitudes 4 degrees to 51 degrees in the Northern Hemisphere and 6 degrees to 44… Continue reading

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