Une brève histoire du vin et comment il est élaboré

A Brief History of Wine and How It’s Made

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Most red wines ferment with the skins: over time, we extract the color and the tannins.
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He linked the microbes to the problems and he encouraged some practices cleaner.
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step by step, you are going to learn how people make the wine — and you are going to learn French by reading.
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the yeast eats the sugar and produces more alcohol and carbon dioxide — but this time, the space is closed.
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with time and attention, this “ordinary” fruit becomes something that we keep for birthdays, dinners, long conversations — or even a normal evening.
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Some Spanish missionaries planted vines at the mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769.
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It is also a question of time and calm.
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Next, the winemaker does a second fermentation.
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The wine can rest in steel (stainless-steel tank: fresh, clean, focused on fruit), in concrete (stable temperature, softer texture), or in oak (often in a barrel or in a big cask: brings notes of spices, of toast, and structure).
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If you harvest too late, it can seem heavy and tired.
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France has also many styles — white, red, rosé and sparkling — and many grape varieties (types of grapes), from famous international names to local varieties.
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in modern cellars, we add often selected yeasts, and we control the conditions with care.
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But these plantings started a long story: failures, learning, adapting, and finally pride of the place.
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This part is often smoother and more elegant.
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In Greek life and Roman life, it was present at the banquets and at meetings.
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