Edelfäule

January 27, 2020

BOTRYTIS CINEREA; Germany’s and Austria’s luscious DESSERT WINES BEERENAUSLESEN and TROCKENBEERENAUSLESEN are made with the help of edelfäule.

The two famous slopes in France’s Côte-Rôtie region, Côte Brune and Côte Blonde, are named after women.

Answer: True.

According to legend, the Côte Brune and Côte Blonde were named after the daughters—one brunette, the other blonde—of an aristocratic feudal lord. The wines are just what the stereotypes suggest. Côte Brunes are generally more tannic and powerful; Côte Blondes, more elegant and racy. (Hey, they forgot redheads!)

Let’s See—Crème Brûlée or Chocolate?

There are ten styles of Port, but luckily they all fall into one of two major categories which I’ve come to think of as those that are like crème brûlée and those that are more… Continue reading

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