En Primeur

July 15, 2020

A method of buying, wherein the wine is bought before it is released. Also known as buying futures. Buying wine en primeur allows collectors to be more certain of securing given wines. The wines most likely to be sold en primeur are Bordeaux wines from top châteaux.

A bottle of wine is about 80 percent water.

Answer: True.

A bottle of wine is about 80 to 85 percent water and 13.5 percent alcohol (depending on the particular wine). The remaining amount is made up of the chemical compounds that account for most of the flavor and color of the wine.

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