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Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855: Whites Second Growths

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Château de Myrat də mee/rah Barsac bahr/zahk 

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Château Doisy Daëne dwah/zee dah/ehn (Dubourdieu Domaines) Barsac


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Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855 Reds – Pronunciations for First, Second and Third Crus

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Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855 Reds – Pronunciations for First, Second and Third Crus

The Official 1855 Classification: Pronunciation Reds

Each entry contains an audio pronunciation of how the word sounds in French, and phonetic spelling which you can use to reach a happy medium between your accent and the correct pronunciation. I’ve included the name of the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (official designated origin), because it’s so important to these wines. Where the name of the wine contains a link, it will take you to the official website for ...

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1855 Bordeaux Classification Whites: Sauternes& Barsac Superior First Growths

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1855 Bordeaux Classification Whites: Sauternes& Barsac Superior First Growths

1855 Bordeaux Classification                              

Sauternes/Barsac

 

The name of the chateau is followed by the appellation. Links are to chateaux websites.

 

Superior First Growth – Premier Cru Supérieur

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Bordeaux Wine Classifications of 1855 Reds – Fourth and Fifth Crus

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Bordeaux Wine Classifications of 1855 Reds – Fourth and Fifth Crus

Fourth Growth – Quatrième Crus

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Château Beychevelle besh/vehl Saint-Julien sa~ zhew/lya~ 

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How to pronounce London place-names

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How to pronounce London place-names

This is for everyone who has plans to travel to London! Even if you are English-speaking, you may be forgiven for not know how to pronounce many of the place-names, because there is often very little to connect the way a name is written with the way it is phonetically pronounced. There are no rules to follow, except perhaps to be on alert that even the simplest names may sound diabolically unlike anything a reasonable person would expect. ...

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10 things you must know about champagne

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All about champagne HowDoYouSayThatWord.com

What do you know about champagne, other than its bubbly, expensive and signals glamour and good times, and possibly, for those who do not know their limits, bad behaviour and a hangover…? Doesn’t everyone know what champagne is? The short answer is ‘no’, and the long answer is ‘noo’. I have heard otherwise perfectly well-educated people say the stupidest things about champagne. It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people suspect you ...

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When Gotham was a Goat Town

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When Gotham was a Goat Town

Are you one of those people who says ‘pronunciation doesn’t matter’? Mind, I’m not talking about accent here – accent is the way people from your home-town talk. Pronunciation is the difference between pronouncing ‘cough’ like ‘koff’ or ‘cow’ – and the latter is an easy pronunciation mistake to make if you are foreigner learning English, and your only other reference is ‘bough’. Most people don’t know the difference between accent and pronunciation. While accent may distinguish you ...

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What is the difference between macarons and macaroons?

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What is the difference between macarons and macaroons?

Let me start right off the bat by saying a macaron and a macaroon are not one and they same thing, and I’ll take on a debate with anyone, anytime, if they wish disagree with me. The difference between macarons and macaroons starts with pronunciation (and you will find audio on all relevant words at the end of this article) and extends to history, ingredients, technique, appearance, exclusivity, and price, and most importantly, taste and texture. I don’t ...

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Words of the Week

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Words of the Week

I tend to spend more time answering queries and adding words to the database than dealing with the blog, so forgive my neglect here. I get a tons of queries in my mail, which I appreciate because it’s the best way to make sure the database is useful, but it’s hugely time-consuming, and lest we forget, there is but one of me.

Don’t let that deter you from sending in queries – you can either email me, ...

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It’s not the ‘World’s Most Expensive Wine’

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It’s not the ‘World’s Most Expensive Wine’

Penfold’s Block 42: The World’s Most Pretentious Wine?

 

There’s been an awful lot of coverage of the Penfolds Limited Edition 2004 Block 42 which is being billed as ‘The World’s Most Expensive Wine’. The price-tag has been set at $168 000.00 for a 750ml ‘ampoule’ of the wine – but when you get through the hype and the spin, it’s clear you aren’t paying that outrageous sum of money for the wine – you are paying it for the ...

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