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    Austria

    Exploring The Terroir Of Burgenland For Blaufränkisch

    In our beginner’s guide to Blaufränkisch, we talked about Blaufränkisch being well spread across Central Europe, but it really felt at home in Burgenland. Why? Because of Burgenland’s terroir. First, just a little reminder : the vine needs FIVE elements to produce the wine. Heat is fundamental. Sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis (production of glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide…

  • What type of wine is Saint-Emilion wine?
    Bordeaux

    What type of wine is Saint-Emilion wine?

    Saint-Emilion was the first wine-producing region to be listed as Unesco World Heritage. It’s actually a very nice village and on TripAdvisor or Getyourguide, you’ll get a large choice in visiting this village and tasting the wines. But first, what type of wine is Saint-Emilion wine? The impact of soil on the type of Saint-Emilion wine Saint-Emilion lies in the…

  • Does soil have an impact on wine? - picture of vines landscape
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    The effect of soil on wine

    47 minutes read The vine roots itself in stone-turned time, there is always something magical in the air when the first shoots stretch towards the sky in spring. Life sprouts forth, energy flows, and time becomes visible. The time of rocks, the time of youth and coming of age, the time of harvest, and the time of ripening. Ancient rocks…