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Nov 15
Argentina, Malbec, Meaning / origin of a word, Wine Grapes argentina, Malbec, southwest france, wine grape No Comments
“Do you have a Malbec from Argentina ?” this is a question we often hear in our stores. We’ll see that the origins of Malbec are to be found outside of Argentina…
Nov 13
Meaning / origin of a word, Wine Grapes, Winemaking southwest france, Tannat No Comments
In this new episode of Tell Me Wine TV, Jeremy talks about a well known grape from Southwest France : Tannat.
Nov 12
Bordeaux, Meaning / origin of a word, terroir Bordeaux, southwest france No Comments
The Bordeaux region can be considered part of Southwest France from a geographical point of view. However, is that still the case when we talk about wine ?
Oct 16
Buy Wine, Meaning / origin of a word, Wine Grapes, Wine budget, pinot noir, wine and gender, wine tasting jeremy kaplan, pinot noir, reserve, reserve wine, tell me wine TV, terravin, wine education, Wine Grapes, wine tasting No Comments
What’s the difference between a regular bottle and a Reserve one from a given winery ? Why should I pay more for the Reserve bottle ? Does it really taste better ?
Keep sending your questions to Jeremy on http://www.tellmewinetv.com
Apr 06
Meaning / origin of a word carbernet origin, etymologie, tell me wine TV, wine 101, wine education, word origin No Comments
Today’s question was sent in by Jim from Wine 2.0 (http://www.winetwo.net/group/tellmewinetv) who asks “What is the origin of the word cabernet?”.
After a little reasearch we found an interesting etymology and history on the CNRTL website (in french)
Étymol. et Hist. 1866 (Lar. 19e). Terme du Médoc, peut-être dér. du lat. caput, désignant un cépage de vigne noire qu’on appelait au Moyen Âge vitis biturica (A. Cavignac, Les Noms de lieux du canton de Blanquefort [Gironde], thèse de l’École Nationale des Chartes, 1968, 3 vol. dactyl., t. 1, pp. 205-206); v. aussi R. Dion, Hist. de la vigne et du vin en France des origines au XIXe s., Paris, 1959, pp. 124-125; FEW t. 22, fasc. no 138, p. 67a.
In this article we learn that the word cabernet comes from the Medoc (Bordeaux region, France) and seems to be derivated from the latin word “caput” which means black vine. The first use of the word Cabernet seems to be in a piece of litterature published in 1866. Interestingly enough 1866 was 11 years after the 1855 Bordeaux Classification so it seems to make sense.
Cabernet Sauvignon seems to be “the offspring of Cabernet franc and Sauvignon blanc and was most likely a chance crossing that occurred in the 17th century” (Wikipedia)
The origin of the expression itself is uncertain
“For many years, the origin of Cabernet Sauvignon was not clearly understood and many myths and conjectures surrounded it. The word “Sauvignon” is believed to be derived from the French sauvage meaning “wild” and to refer to the grape being a wild Vitis vinifera vine native to France. Until recently the grape was rumoured to have ancient origins, perhaps even being the Biturica grape used to make ancient Roman wine and referenced by Pliny the Elder. This belief was widely held in the 18th century, when the grape was also known as Petite Vidure or Bidure, apparently a corruption of Biturica. There was also belief that Vidure was a reference to the hard wood (French vigne dure) of the vine, with a possible relationship to Carménère which was once known as Grand Vidure.[2] Other theories were that the grapevine originated in the Rioja region of Spain.[3]” (Wikipedia)
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Mar 12
Meaning / origin of a word aoc, appellation d'origine contrôlée, learn about wines, tell me wine TV, wine 101, wine education 1 Comment
Today’s question is from William in New Jersey who asks “What does AOC means?”.
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AOC stands for “Appellation d’origine Contrôlée“.
It is a french term which gives a wine producer the right to say that a wine is from a particular region.
AOC has different names in the world. For example iIn Italy some winemakers decided to be DOC, DOCG or IGT. The last category are now well known as the Super Tuscan.
To go further:
AOC Fine Wines
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