by Chiara Bassi | Mar 5, 2015
Wine From legislation to production of the different types 'Wine is the product obtained exclusively from the total or partial alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes, whether or not crushed, or of grape must'. Regulation EC 479/2008, Annex IV, p.1....
by Chiara Bassi | Feb 16, 2015
Liqueurs Origins & Typology The first liqueurs were born around 1300 in monasteries when monks and alchemists patiently tried different mixtures and distillations, but it was only around 1500, after the discovery of America, that they reached royal palaces,...
by Chiara Bassi | Feb 16, 2015
Distillates History - Production - Types A distillate is an alcoholic product derived from the distillation of a fermentable sugary liquid usually of vegetable origin. The distillation technique was already known to the Babylonians and ancient Egyptians who distilled...
by Chiara Bassi | Feb 16, 2015
Vodka Distilled from grain and tubers of Russia Although it is the traditional drink of Poland (woda = water) and Russia (voda = water), it is among the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in the world. Vodka was popularised in Europe by Napoleon. He got to know the...
by Chiara Bassi | Feb 16, 2015
Calvados Apple Cider Distillate from France In Normandy, apples are mulled and fermented to produce an excellent quality cider which, when distilled, makes a brandy: Calvados. Apples can be: sour, sweet, bitter-sweet, bitter....
by Chiara Bassi | Feb 16, 2015
Cognac Wine Distillate of France Cognac is an AOC wine distillate produced in an area delimited by a 1909 decree between the departments of Cherente and Cherente Maritime 130 km from Bordeaux, between the hills of Limousin and Perigord and...
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