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Les vins naturels sont-ils aussi des vins de garde ?

The Cultivation Method That Makes This Hungarian Wine a Legend | Wine Enthusiast Tokaji Aszú has been known around the world for centuries. Here's everything that goes into making this storied wine from Hungary.

On n'est pas des débutants en Normandie...

Gilles de Gouberville, gentilhomme du Cotentin, évoque en 1553 alambic et eau-de-vie dans ses Mémoires. La tradition régionale lui attribue l’invention du calvados.
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In 1553, Gilles de Gouberville, a country gentleman from Normandy, evoked for the first time stills and eau-de-vie in his Mémoires. Local tra­di­tion cred­its him with the inven­tion of Calvados.
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L'abus d'alcool est dangereux pour la santé. À consommer avec modération.
Alcohol abuse is bad for your health. Drink responsibly.

Et ce qui devait arriver...

Château Ausone et Château Cheval Blanc renoncent au classement de Saint-Emilion En sortant du classement des Crus de Saint-Emilion, Ausone et Cheval Blanc donnent un électrochoc au petit milieu des grands crus de la rive droite bordelaise.

From Russia, with bubbles !

Russia to France’s Champagne region: Sorry to burst your bubble, but here, you’re just ‘sparkling wine’ France is outraged. But some champagne drinkers in Paris praised the Russian bubbly.

⭐⭐ Chateau de Laubade strikes again at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021 with a 34 years old Bas Armagnac and received a Double Gold Medal for his Vintage 1986, bottled at a cask strength of 48.5% ABV ⭐⭐
A must try! 🥃 Limited quantities, available soon in the US! 🤗

☕ Cette tradition est aujourd’hui revisitée grâce à de grands crus de café d’Afrique ou d’Amérique du Sud que l’on associent volontiers à des Calvados d’exception.
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Today, this tradition is being revisited thanks to rare African or South American « Grand Cru » coffees paired with exceptional Calvados.
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L'abus d'alcool est dangereux pour la santé. À consommer avec modération.
Alcohol abuse is bad for your health. Drink responsibly.

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Cambodge & Initiative : Appel à la solidarité pour les habitants des zones rouges de Phnom Penh L’équipe de bénévoles appelle à un financement solidaire à travers la plate-forme gofund.me

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💡👉 Auguste Escoffier was concerned about working conditions in the kitchens.
He adapted and created materials for better ergonomics and improved working conditions.
He removed alcohol 🍷 and ci******es 🚬 from his kitchens and demanded exemplary behaviour from his employees.
Photo: ©Fondation Auguste Escoffier