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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Wine Word of the Week: �levage
This week?s Wine Word of the Week is �levage. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: �levage is a French word that describes an important aspect of winemaking but has no direct equivalent in English. �levage means literally ?rearing?, ?breeding?, or ?raising? and is commonly applied to livestock, or humans as in [...]
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