THE MAKING OF WINE. A STEP BY STEP STORY FROM FRANCE

Food and Drink that we enjoy from all the places in the world where we pursue our milsurp collecting hobby. Share a favorite recipe that others may try. Tell us about your favorite wine, beer or other spirit. Cigars too.

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Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:04 pm

That is when I first tasted it - in Quebec - and we had to add salt to it so as to get rid of all the acid. It was awful!

At the time I was drinking McEwans Export and Tennants Lager ( with the dolly birds on the can ) on the ship as well as a few odd cans of Guinness!!! :bigsmile: I was also smoking Du Maurie Super Kingsize at 13/6 a hundred

Then again, I was getting £2.4s.2p a week and all found. What a life!
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THE MAGIC BEGINS!!

Post by DuncaninFrance » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:27 pm

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Although our weather this summer has been most un-French with rain and cool days, the grapes are starting to turn from green to purple on the vines. We now need lots of sun to encourage them :bigsmile:
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Nearly there............

Post by DuncaninFrance » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:47 pm

About this time, the AOC tells each winegrower how much wine they can make from their vines. Some note this and then, after the harvest, sell any surplus wine off for the making of industrial alcohol.

Others work out the production / yield of the years growth and then remove sufficient grapes to allow them to produce no more that the allocated quantity. These excess grapes are cut off and left to rot on the ground.

There are pluses and minuses in these decisions. IF the weather is good then the grower who thins his grapes will probably produce a better quality wine. IF, on the other hand the weather is poor, the one who allows all his grapes to ripen may be better placed to produce his total allocation of wine - all be it of an inferior quality.

Swings and roundabouts to some but a very well informed decision to others.

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Re: THE MAKING OF WINE. A STEP BY STEP STORY FROM FRANCE

Post by DuncaninFrance » Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:41 pm

From Vine to Win e, the journey begins :D :D

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Re: THE MAKING OF WINE. A STEP BY STEP STORY FROM FRANCE

Post by DuncaninFrance » Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:52 pm

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Re: THE MAKING OF WINE. A STEP BY STEP STORY FROM FRANCE

Post by DuncaninFrance » Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:16 am

This is where I live................

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