In the production of champagne, this is the process of freezing the neck of the bottle which contains champagne and yeast sediments. This frozen ice plug of sediment and champagne is then forced out by pressure released from within the bottle when the temporary...
In Italy, the term DOC stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata. It is the equivalent of the French AOC. Only wines which have met certain requirements of place of origin, variety and vinification process are entitled to use this on their labels. In...
In Italy, the term DOCG stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita, and is used to identify the best growing areas of Italy. These wines are subject to all of the regulations applied to the DOC wines and additionally are subjected to a strict...
Dolcetto is best represented by the wines of Italy's Alba where a soft, red wine is made. Can be drunk when quite young but will age gracefully. Watch the "Wines.com TV: Bill Elsey on Dolcetto":http://www.wines.com/blog/Wines-com-TV-Bill-Elsey-on-Dolcetto...
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