The wine culture is imprinted in every sector of our civilization and for the sacred aspects related to the origins of agriculture, and to those of intoxication. This mysterious liquid, support efforts, to aid divination and healing for all evil, although in punitive and ungrateful in the excess, it has attracted many people with respect and consideration.

Legend attributes the “invention” of the wine to Noah, who was also the protagonist of the first intoxication. While we can not fully support this view, the fact remains that it still produces more wine in the vicinity of Mount Ararat. From these areas, the vine would take over northern Thrace, on its way, by the Phoenicians, from Syria to Greece, Italy, in Gaul and central Europe by Roman soldiers, who were the furthest reaches of the their immense empire.
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Cava is a sparkling wine of great quality score is the second fermentation in the bottle (champanoise method) which is produced mainly in the Catalan region of Alt Penedès, which gives 95% of Spanish production, and specifically in the town of Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. But today, other Spanish wine regions such as Valencia, Aragon and Ribera de Duero and others are getting top quality champagne that have nothing to fear from the traditional Catalan cava.

The grapes need these wines are usually white: Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-so, though few have been carried out pink champagne to those used varieties Garnacha, Monastrell and Pinot Noir Trepat.
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The champagne is a sparkling wine from the region of Champagne (France), which is very popular in the world. So much so, that many countries have made ​​efforts to get similar wines to market and deal with the French competition.

There are traces of it from the Tertiary had vineyards in the Champagne region and is used for wine, since then, until the arrival of the Celts, continued with this tradition, but from the year 57 BC, when Julius Caesar invades Gaul and the Romans settled in this region, settling in her noble and starting with the traditional culture of the vine. It then comes the champagne.
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The first reference that has come down to us about wine goes back to the Old Testament, and specifically to Noah, planted vineyards in the ark and saw the first drunk of the story. But first we have documented references to ancient Greece, where he drank mixed with water and was kept in goat skins.

The first thing to say is that wine, throughout history, has been highly regarded by high society, witnessing a must for any important event or banquet and around it were signed major treaties and events historical.
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“Domenico Buff uncorked a bottle of his original” Vergine “ten extracts, prepared exclusively from grapes Grillo, and generously filled glass-sized aquarium for goldfish. In the dim light was visible shimmering color drink – as yellow as a buttercup, dense and rich. I sniffed the wine and felt a mixture of delicious shades of sweet peas, broom, peach and butterscotch with traces of the tubular tobacco. – Great. Brave bunch – I said and did a little sip. Marsala enveloped my tongue gently and tenderly, like a silk scarf, leaving a poignant mix of tastes, including a slight sweetness. And I immediately remembered his first trip to Sicily … “Matthew Fort
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At the dawn of the emergence of “appellations of the Languedoc wines, we went to interview the president of one of them.
Goumard Vincent, owner and winemaker of Mas Cal DeMoura , is loud and the colors of its name: Les Terrasses Larzac . During this interview, he explains the features of this designation and its pretensions. Without doubt one of the jewels of Languedoc future, sees far this term and already offers a contemporary view of the vineyards in the region, turned to the quality and richness of the wines!
He is preparing something big in these terraces Larzac , it does provide even reach the
level of quality and consistency of the wines from Pic Saint Loup, the illustrious neighbor … After all Baudile Mount, which overlooks the appellation , rises above the already Pic Saint Loup! Should this be seen as a sign? A path to take? In all cases the wines tasted from Terraces Larzac are the height of their ambitions.
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Appellation d’Origine – Appellation.
The Champagne is the northernmost and one of the most important wine regions of France, because it produces the sparkling wine of the same name (white or pink), prepared by the traditional method in the region.

This town is situated about 200 km from Paris, are 34,000 hectares, of which 31 000 are cultivated. The wines must comply with conditions laid down for entitlement to designation of origin, such as:

• come from grapes of the varieties Pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay,
• make its second fermentation (using the methode Champenoise), ie the foam has to occur within the same bottle in the second fermentation.

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The history of wine dates back to the Old Testament (Genesis 9:20) when said by Noah. In ancient Greece, wine was taken with water (take it without mixing was frowned upon); Teocrito described as venerable wines when they turned 4 years old. At that time it was stored in drums, containers made of goat fur amphorae waterproofed with oils and oily rags, so the air was in contact with the wine at all times. The Romans deomstraron better care, better wine through Falernianos wines a year of introducing aging containers. Although anyway not arrive until maturation when introduced wine bottle with cork.
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Germany
It is known for its white wines since Roman times. To the extent that the vineyards of Johannisberg, Steinberg is back to 1106 and 1131.
The German wines of the Rhine region, are renowned for their finesse, their bouquet.

Italy
It is known for being the second largest wine producer in Europe. Several Italian wineries are renowned for the quality of their wines, however, are not rivals of the French and German wines.
Within the recognized strong wines, is the production of Marsala in Sicily.
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Origins of varieties
The origins of wine are connected to an Appellation d’Origine conducted by the French, who are producing some of the most recognized wines worldwide.

The countries recognized for having the best qualities of wine are France , Italy , Spain , Argentina , Portugal , Chile and Algeria , add last certain wines California United States and other Germans .
French regions that produce the finest wines are Bordeaux , Burgundy , Champagne , Cotes du Rhone , the Loire Valley and Alsace . The codification of these wines was established by the committees of the French wine industry, and guaranteed by the constitution French and Appellations d’Origine laws. This way the wines were named after their region, district, vineyard and received the seal of Appellation controlee.
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