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Thanksgiving is one of the most important celebrations in the United-States. It takes place every 4th Thursday of November. This year, it will be on the 27th of November. A Thanksgiving Dinner “À la Française” (add a french touch to your Thanksgiving dinner) To impress your guests, indulge them with an exquisite dinner à la Française :For your first course, start with a butternut soup paired with a white wine from Château Carbonnieux from the Pessac Léognan appellation, made with Sauvignon, Sémillon and Muscadelle. Also, this wine is fresh and fruity, is complex and intense, with peach and nectarine aromas that would pair well with your butternut soup. A Pomerol wine

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The month of November announces the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau, a tradition that started in 1951. It's an unavoidable “rendez-vous” for the person who likes to discover traditionally this new vintage. (winelovers) The Beaujolais tradition in a few numbers… Beaujolais Nouveau is produced on the entire Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages appellation area. It is mainly made from the Gamay Noir grape variety.  It represents 22% of the total marketing of the Beaujolais which represents 14,3 millions of bottles.  The process of production  One of the particularities of Beaujolais Nouveau is the use of a typical winemaking method : a carbonic maceration.  This technique consists of putting the entire grape, uncrushed and striped, in a hermetic airtight

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Autumn has arrived.. So it's a good time to eat simmered dishes. What’s better than just a bottle of red wine to go with good small french dishes ? Here is a perfect recipe and easy to cook at home !  The “Boeuf Bourguignon” Total times : 5h // Preparation : 1h // Cooking : 4h To prepare your Boeuf Bourguignon, here are the ingredients including you need :  1 onion, 4 carrots, 1 bottle of red wine, 100g of butter, salt and pepper, 600g of beef and 1 bouquet garni (few aromatic herbs are tied together). The preparation Step 1 : Cut the meat into 3 cm cubes and remove the large pieces

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BORDEAUX WINE CLASSIFICATIONS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

Discover the history behind the 1855 Classified Growths, a symbol of the prestige of Bordeaux wines, from Médoc to Sauternes. The history of this classification During the universal exposition of Paris in 1855, Napoléon III requested wine regions to create a classification. It is based on the wineries reputation and the middle sale price of the wine at the time.  This classification only regroups the red wines of the Medoc, the sweet white wines of Sauterne and Barsac, but also a red cru of the Graves. The differents wineries of the 1855 Classified Growths There is 60 differents Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc and 1 Cru of Pessac-Léognan -  Red wines :  - The