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Facts about France

6/22/09

Champagne - natural sparkling wine

Champagne - natural sparkling wine


Champagne
Champagne is a protected name of a natural sparkling wine, which is produced in the French province of Champagne to the wine under a special procedure, called méthode champenoise.
There is no holiday, no dancing, and no special occasion you can not imagine without the champagne. Opening a bottle of champagne is a celebration in itself, but is often forgotten that champagne is a wine produced in northern France.
Many factors can affect the taste of champagne, so it may be easy, full, fruit or flower, fresh and ripe-tasting, simple or complex.
Some champagne are served as an aperitif, but some of them to the main dishes (especially the white meat) or a dessert. Champagne is suitable for all occasions, the right-one should be chosen.

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6/19/09

Wine Quality

Wine Quality
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In France, the wine combine many features of the region (like the cheese): structure and composition of the soil, location and slope of the land, the number of sunny days, precipitation, cold, heat and wind. On wine quality is affected not only the work in the vineyard, but it is extremely important to the cellar. The wine speaks of the man who cultivates it. Wine outlines its character, its cultural and historical heritage, its philosophy and its ethics.
Some of the most famous wine regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône and Provence.

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6/10/09

French Kitchen Features

French Kitchen Features


Croissant, which in translation means the Crescent, is a popular French pastry, which comes from Hungary.
Food is probably the most authentic expression of ethnic groups, cultures or, in modern times, the country.
The point for the preparation of good food is a French native. Even the people talking about food with a special enthusiasm while showing surprising knowledge.
Anyone who has traveled through France, he knows that the trade and craft workshops during the lunch closed for at least two hours. The French are taking the time to diet, so their meals are not only nutrition, but also socializing and relaxation.
Lunch is usually composed of three, often four meals: starters, main dishes, cheeses and desserts. These dishes are changed so as to create a harmony of flavors.
The reputation of French cuisine is based on a large number of delicacies such as cheeses, meat products, champagne, cognac, wine, etc..
Between meals they drink wine; of course, it has a status of food. Today, you will not find a French winemaker or wine seller that you just recommended a bottle of wine, without the ready advice, to which food will drop best.
At a time when traditional products provide nutritional habits, it is necessary to maintain the tradition of preparing food in order to preserve their quality and distinctive character.

French Kitchen Features


French Kitchen Features

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6/6/09

France - Interesting Facts


France - Interesting Facts

France wine regions
Some of the most famous wine regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône and Provence.
Geographical location
France is a country in which manufactured more than 370 different types of cheeses. It seems that each type of cheese talk about the region in which they are produced.
France has an area of 547,026 km2, which is the size in third place in Europe (Russia and Ukraine), while the number of inhabitants in the fourth position with around 54 million. France adjacent to the 7 countries, but its coastline surrounding the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
The French economy is large, diverse and sophisticated, so France is the leading European manufacturer of automobiles, electrical equipment, tools and chemicals, while its major agricultural products are corn, wine and cheese.


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