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Farewell to Château Angélus
Will the departure of Château Angélus from the Saint-Émilion classification system have an impact on wine sales? The classification system in Bordeaux has been in place since 1855 when Napoleon III demanded it. And in the future? Perhaps it needs a new emperor again to enforce a new wine classification. Because originally no wine from Saint-Emilion made it into this 1855 classification, the region's leaders decided, 100 years later, to create their own classification, which would be updated about every 10 years. But France no longer has a dictator, and perhaps the American culture is more influential than they want [...]
Why professional wine storage makes sense
25° in the shade is usually the ideal average for us humans, at which we feel comfortable. But if you leave your wine to these temperatures, it will have very little joy and you will have even less later. Above all, wine storage temperatures that are too high but also fluctuate greatly can have a strong negative effect on the wine, if not even ruin it. Other negative influences are too low humidity and odor emissions. From our experience, we can state that the storage conditions for wine in residential buildings are very rarely optimal. Photo by Biljana Martinić [...]
How to store champagne properly
Champagne and good sparkling wine are stored protected from light at a constant temperature, preferably close to 12°C. If you think that you can store champagne in your cellar without any problems, you are mistaken - and really mistaken. Champagne is one of the most light- and heat-sensitive beverages there is (along with milk, freshly squeezed juices and white wine). Therefore, special attention must be paid to its storage. This means that champagne should be stored protected from light in a dark room at 12° - under the very conditions that prevail in our wine storage cellars. Of course, for [...]