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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Rhône Wine

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The Rhône wine region is first divided into north and south. The north produces syrah based reds and pure viognier whites. The south produces Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other blends from several varieties. The first cultivated vines were likely planted in 600 BC, however, the orgins of the two most important grape varieties in the northern Rhone (Syrah and Viognier) are unknown. The northern Rhone is characterized by a continental climate with harsh winters but warm summers. Cornas AOC - reds with only syrah.

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Health effects

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Red wines from South-West France and Sardinia Italy have been found to have the highest levels of procyanidins - the compounds in grape seeds responsible for making red wine good for the heart. Wines from south-west France and Sardinia have between two and four times as much procyanidins as other red wines. Procyanidins suppress the synthesis of a peptide called endothelin-1 that constricts blood vessels.

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Champagne

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Wines from the Champagne region were known before medieval times. Churches owned vineyards and monks produced wine for use in the sacrament of Eucharist. French kings were traditionally anointed in Reims and champagne wine was served as part of coronation festivities. Somewhere in the end of the 17th century, the sparkling method was imported to the Champagne region from Russia, associated with specific procedures for production (including smooth pressing and dosage), and stronger bottles (invented in En...

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Beaujolais Wine

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The Beaujolais is a French AOC wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and few tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labelled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made with Chardonnay grapes. Beaujolais tends to be a very light-bodied red wine, with relatively high amounts of acidity. There are four classifications of Beaujolais Wines:. Beaujolais superior wines are slightly more ripe and contain more alcohol than the nouveau wines.

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Burgundy Wine

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Burgundy wine (in French, "Bourgogne") is wine made in the Burgundy AOC region of France. Most wine produced here is either red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wine made from Chardonnay grapes, although red and white wines are also made from other grape varieties, such as Gamay and Aligoté respectively. Small amounts of rose and sparkling wine are also produced. For the white grapes, Chardonnay is the most common. Another grape found in the region is Aligoté, which mostly produces cheaper w...

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Michigan Wine

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Almost all of Michigan's wine grapes are grown within 25 miles (40 km) of Lake Michigan where lake effect provides a favorable microclimate compared to interior regions of the state. The northern wine regions have a 145 day growing season while the southern ones have a 160 day season. The same advantages exist, to a slightly lesser degree, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan south of Grand Rapids in the Fennville and Lake Michigan Shore regions. 45% of Michigan's wine grapes are grown in this area.

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: History

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The earliest evidence suggesting wine production comes from archaeological sites in Georgia and Iran, dating from 8000 to 5000 BC. The archaeological evidence becomes clearer, and points to domestication of grapevine, in Early Bronze Age sites of the Near East, Sumer and Egypt from around the third millennium BC.

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Portuguese Wine

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Portuguese wine is part of the ancient traditions introduced to the region by ancient civilizations such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans. It started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire. Modern exports developed with trade to England after a treaty in 1703. Portugal has two wine producing regions protected by UNESCO as World Heritage: the Douro Valley Wine Region (Douro Vinhateiro) and Pico Island Wine Region (Ilha do Pico Vinhateira). Portugal is home to o...

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CorksandForks.com :: Wine Guide :: Vintage Wine

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