Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers

Where can I buy the Fontaillade wine in the Netherlands

Hi Theo, it seems that these wines are not distributed in the NL. They would ship to you but cost might be rather expensive. Regards, Thierry

 Thierry Lay
13 days ago 		2 messages

What is all this hubbub about Beaujolais Nouveau?

Karl's reply may be a little misleading. I'm sure he means "the third Thursday of November", not 3rd November. (A different date every year.) It's a great day to be in Paris.

 Mike Abbotts
21 days ago 		6 messages

What are sulfites?

There are some rare examples of people who have allergic reactions. There are much lesser sulfites in wine than there were 20 years ago. Some people think they cause headaches... Well, so does alcohol...

 Karl-Frédéric Reuter
a month ago 		4 messages

"Palin" homonym, the worst thing for their brand i guess: ht..

Any exposure is good exposure. The article says people are buying the bottles and crossing out the "Palin" and writing in "Obama."

 Daniel Browne
3 months ago 		2 messages

How long can I keep a bottle of wine after opening it ?

In the fridge, a bottle with a cork is still good after at least 3 days (without significant changes) till 5 days. Vacuum cork is a good way to keep wine good. It's not good to keep an opened bottle out of the fridge, particularly when it's warm outs...

 Jean-Etienne Durand
3 months ago 		2 messages

how do you add a vineyard to the site?

Thank You Thierry

 Stephen Turner
7 months ago 		3 messages

Why winegrowers use barrels ?

yes the shape help for sedimentation.. and because the aging is longer..

 Olivier Perotto
7 months ago 		4 messages

Is wine making fat?

I think that wine is not making really fat : 80% water, 15% alcohol (making fat?)... The only problem is that good wines get with good food...

 Karl-Frédéric Reuter
7 months ago 		2 messages

What is biodynamic wine ?

Hate to burst your bubble but biodynamic wine making is new-age mumbo jumbo that is obnoxiously anti-scientific. The following is but one sample of biodynamic practices for magically putting mojo in your wine (taken from the wiki article above): ...

 Daniel Browne
4 months ago 		9 messages

How do you check a wine is corked?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/is-this-bottle-corked-the-secret-life-of-wine-919281.html

 Daniel Browne
3 months ago 		6 messages

Should genetically modified organisms (GMOs) be used in winemaking?

As for general GMOs use, I really think people have to take care... because yeast can spread very rapidly and it can cause unbalanced environment. GMOs lead also to uniformization... and nobody want that for the wine... Two GMOs yeast exist in Canad...

 Karl-Frédéric Reuter
7 months ago 		2 messages

Why don't you have Hungarian wines too?

Absolutely, we already have something like 1300 Australian/NZ wineries but so far not much wines. Actually it is really up to wineries to provide proper information in regards to wines but we are working on that. Thank you...

 Thierry Lay
5 months ago 		4 messages

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