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Castelfranco Emilia

IGT area (land wines) for white wines in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna (until 2013 Bianco di Castelfranco Emilia). It covers 50 hectares of vineyards in 20 municipalities in the two provinces of Bologna and Modena. The main grape varieties are Montù, Moscato (Muscat Blanc) and various Trebbiano varieties; in addition, grape varieties permitted in the region may be...

What is the name of the French appellation that applies only to noble sweet wines?

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What is the name of the French appellation that applies only to noble sweet wines?

Correct answer is: Sauternes

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Area dimensions

Around 25 units of measurement from acres to hectares, joch, morgen, stremma and Viertel

Records

Around 70 rankings and hit lists in viticulture that leave no questions unanswered

Wine enjoyment

From storage to temperature, glasses and decanting to pouring and serving

Bottles

More than 50 bottle types/sizes from Adelaide to Goliath, Impériale, Jeroboam and Magnum to Methusalem, Nebuccadnezar and Sovereign

Toasts

Toasts - more than 150 toasts from more than 70 countries, from Banzai to Cheers, Cin Cin, Egészségére and Kampai to Prost, Toujour l’amour and Zdorowje

Oldest wines

Long-lived wines that are still drinkable at 90, 140, 186, 237, 326 and 421 years of age

vine training

more than 50 techniques from Alberata, gobelet, bush vine, Guyot, Kouloura, lyre and pergola to vertico

Quotes

Quotes and references - Wine-related quotes from 75 famous people, from Aristoteles and Goethe, and from Napoleon to Zuckmayer

Viticultural institutions

Wine-related institutions - more than 50 from the American Wine Society to ECOVIN, INAO, Masters of Wine and ÖWM to VDP, Austrian Wine Academy, WSET and Cape Wine Academy

Vine systematics

Systematic analysis of vine species - around 20 species of vine from vitis acerifolia to vitis aestivalis, vitis cinerea, vitis riparia and vitis rupestris to vitis vinifera and vitis vulpina

table grape

More than 100 table grape varieties, from Alba to Cardinal and Regina to Victoria

Means used in winemaking

Substances used in winemaking - around 50 substances from active charcoal to bentonite, diatomaceous earth, copper sulphate and oenological tannins to silver chloride and sugar

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Lexicon

The largest wine encyclopedia in the world with 26,011 Terms.

Have you ever wondered?

Castelfranco Emilia

The wine question of the day

What is the name of the French appellation that applies only to noble sweet wines?

Correct answer is: Sauternes

Sauternes

Themes Portals

Around 25 units of measurement from acres to hectares, joch, morgen, stremma and Viertel

Around 70 rankings and hit lists in viticulture that leave no questions unanswered

From storage to temperature, glasses and decanting to pouring and serving

More than 50 bottle types/sizes from Adelaide to Goliath, Impériale, Jeroboam and Magnum to Methusalem, Nebuccadnezar and Sovereign

Toasts - more than 150 toasts from more than 70 countries, from Banzai to Cheers, Cin Cin, Egészségére and Kampai to Prost, Toujour l’amour and Zdorowje

Long-lived wines that are still drinkable at 90, 140, 186, 237, 326 and 421 years of age

more than 50 techniques from Alberata, gobelet, bush vine, Guyot, Kouloura, lyre and pergola to vertico

Quotes and references - Wine-related quotes from 75 famous people, from Aristoteles and Goethe, and from Napoleon to Zuckmayer

Wine-related institutions - more than 50 from the American Wine Society to ECOVIN, INAO, Masters of Wine and ÖWM to VDP, Austrian Wine Academy, WSET and Cape Wine Academy

Systematic analysis of vine species - around 20 species of vine from vitis acerifolia to vitis aestivalis, vitis cinerea, vitis riparia and vitis rupestris to vitis vinifera and vitis vulpina

More than 100 table grape varieties, from Alba to Cardinal and Regina to Victoria

Substances used in winemaking - around 50 substances from active charcoal to bentonite, diatomaceous earth, copper sulphate and oenological tannins to silver chloride and sugar

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