Cahors (pronounced [ka.ɔʁ]) is a red wine made from grapes grown in or around the town of Cahors in the Lot department of southern France. Cahors is an...
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dessert wine made from cabernet sauvignon, saperavi and other grapes on the Black Sea coast, primarily in Moldova and Crimea. Its name comes from Cahors, France...
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Cadurcian economy is reliant on tertiary services and makes Cahors the Lot's economic centre. Cahors has had a rich history since Celtic times. The original...
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Malbec (category French wine)
Malbec wines produced in Mendoza and California. Malbec is the dominant red variety in Cahors where the Appellation Controlée regulations for Cahors require...
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A Moveable Feast (section Hemingway's wine)
and still receive its message." Cahors: With Pascin at the Dôme, "At the Negre de Toulouse we drank the good Cahors wine from the quarter, the half or the...
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medieval cathedral town known internationally for its production of Cahors wine, it lies in a wide loop of the Lot River and is famous for its 14th-century...
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Tannat (category Red wine grape varieties)
of Cahors wine. Modern winemaking in the region has begun to emphasize the fruit more and use oak aging to help soften the tannins. Now the wines typically...
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white wines. Areas within Sud-Ouest include among other: Bergerac and other areas of upstream Dordogne; Areas of upstream Garonne, including Cahors; Areas...
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Vineyard (redirect from Wine estate)
which may be imparted to the wine itself. The earliest evidence of wine production dates from between 6000 and 5000 BC. Wine making technology improved...
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wines, the Dutch were the first to bulk up the Gascon claret wines with the wines of Cahors. Skilled engineers, the Dutch drained the marshy Medoc (left...
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of wines (such as Bordeaux, Rhône wine, Gaillac wine, Saint-Émilion wine, Blanquette de Limoux, Muscat de Rivesaltes, Provence wine, Cahors wine, Jurançon)...
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Cahorsins (redirect from Cahors bankers)
the Cahorsins' lending practices, people from Cahors have been instead referred to as Cadurciens. Cahors lies on the land road between Montpellier on the...
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Ursicinus of Cahors or Urcis or Saint Urcsicinus was a bishop of Cahors from the early 580s until his death in around 595. His feast day is on December...
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Valdiguié (category Red wine grape varieties)
name was banned on labels in April 2007. Other synonyms include Valdiguer, Cahors, Jean-Pierrou at Sauzet, Quercy and Noir de Chartres. Valdiguié was first...
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The following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. There are currently...
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he served as Minister of Transport. Pons played a role in helping the Cahors wine region to regain its reputation. He successfully lobbied for Appellation...
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Argentina is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world. Argentine wine, as with some aspects of Argentine cuisine, has its roots in colonial Spain...
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white wine grape that is widely grown in Alsace, and also in Lorraine, Germany and Luxembourg Malbec (or Côt), a red wine grape grown in the Cahors region...
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Mileștii Mici (winery) (category Moldovan wine)
Purcari, Trandafirul Moldovei, Auriu, and Cahor-Ciumai. Spânu, Vlad. "Cricova: The Largest Underground Wine Cellar in the World". economie.moldova.org...
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and are now playing key roles in producing the country's wide array of wines. The relative absence of many international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon...
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Lot river in Quercy on the D811 between Fumel and Cahors, it is at the center of the Cahors (AOC) wine region. The origins of the town are obscure. Though...
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Gaillac AOC (redirect from Gaillac wine)
Domaine d'Escausses, Château Clement Termes, Château de Saurs. Cahors AOC - a similar wine producing appellation on the river Lot to the north List of Vins...
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Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...
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Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland (see Australian wine). These activities are concentrated largely in the southern part of the continent...
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Caïx is a residence of the Danish royal family located in the wine district of Cahors in southern France. In medieval times the castle formed part of...
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heart of the vineyard of Cahors wine making region (AOC) on the ancient line Monsempron – Libos – Cahors between Fumel and Cahors. Encircled by the river...
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accompany the richer food, the area also supplies much stronger wines, from Bordeaux, Cahors, Madiran, and Languedoc, all of which are washed down with brandy...
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Toulouse, which also part of cassoulet of Toulouse. The Cahors area produces a specialty "black wine" as well as truffles and mushrooms. This region also...
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Clos (vineyard) (redirect from Clos (wine))
France: Clos La Coutale, Clos de Gamot, Clos Lapeyre, Clos Triguedina (Cahors) Vaud: Clos des Abbayes, Clos des Moines (Dézaley), Clos du Paradis (Aigle)...
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synonyms have been used to describe Jurançon and its wines including (for the Noir variety) Arrivet, Cahors, Chalosse noire, Charge-fort, Dame Noire, Dégoutant...
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