Nose

November 12, 2019

The smell of a wine, including both the AROMA from the grape and the BOUQUET from AGING.

Sportswear brand Nike has recently released new wine themed soccer shoes in honor of iconic Italian soccer player Andre Pirlo. The soccer shoes are colored in a deep shade of a certain grape to reflect Pirlo’s love of winemaking. What grape is it?

A. Sangiovese

B. Merlot

C. Nebbiolo

D. Pinot Noir

Pirlo owns a winery in northern Italy and grows merlot among several other grape varieties. Merlot is Pirlo’s favorite wine. To emphasize the wine theme, the shoes also feature a cork sockliner and the box that the shoes come in resembles a wine box.

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According to proprietary research from Veuve Clicquot, whose parent company is LVMH, Americans, on average, drink a mere 1/3 glass of Champagne per year. The bubbly beverage is still considered by most to be a… Continue reading

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