Brettanomyces (brett for short) is a yeast that may cause 'farmyard' aromas in a wine. It has the wine world divided as to whether it is a fault or not. New World wine producers argue that it is, Old World wine producers are more tolerant.

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Wine Fact No 37 : Furmint #1

13 Oct 2010 13:40:00

Furmint is one of the grapes which goes into Tokay, the legendary sweet wine of Hungary, but was once equally valued in Austria especially in the Ausbruch wines of Rust.

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Wine Fact No 2 : Black & White

13 Oct 2010 13:39:17

White wines can be produced from black grapes.

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Each of italys 20 political regions produces wine to at least DOC status.

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Generoso: A seldom used Portuguese and Spanish term for a fortified wine.

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