These are large wine bottles which are held in wicker baskets or large wooden racks. This is the origin for the term demi-John.
The Dao forms an isolated enclave in central Portugal, largely surrounded by mountains and well watered by a network of rivers flowing into the Mondego at the center. It is named after the Dao river which lies entirely within the area. The focus of the region...
This is a process more commonly done in Europe than in the United States whereby the acid levels of a wine are slightly neutralized. This leaves a rounder mouth-feel.
A bottle or container (most often made of glass) into which wines are poured from their original containers prior to serving.
Pouring wine from a bottle to a carafe or decanter. This is often required for old or non-filtered wines where a pronounced sediment has precipitated.
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