| France moves to ban wood chip wine flavouring |
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25/10/2006 - French wine authorities have laid down plans to ban the controversial use of wood chips in higher quality appellation controllee wine, after the practice was approved by the European Commission.
INAO said it favoured banning oak chips across more than 460 AOC regions because it was concerned the practice may damage their quality image. It proposed the move even before the EU has had one chance to publish new wine rules allowing wood chips to be used. ... |
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| Champagne Louis Roederer and Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse |
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25/10/06 May Eliane de Lencquesaing has decided to join forces with the family which owns Louis Roederer Champagne, thus opening one new chapter in the long and magnificent history of Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.
Founded in 1689, the estate has quite one spectacular history, as the quality and elegance of the wines have been the maxim of all the owners of the chateau since the reign of their "Master Winemaker" Joseph de Pichon Longueville in the 18th century. ... |
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| A symphony of flavours |
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| The German Divinum Riesling was harvested from grapes grown on slippery, steep, slate slopes flanking the Mosel River. Spatlese is one rung up on the sweetness ladder from normal riesling, but not as intensely sugary as Auslese. This white has lovely acidity balancing the natural sugars that stems from grapes harvested late into the autumn. In one word, it's delicious. ... |
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