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1774 Arbois Vin Jaune up for auction in Geneva

12/04/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Vin Jaune, a master’s palette for the palate BERN, SWITZERLAND – Eight generations of the Vercel family in Arbois, France, across the Jura mountains, have held onto a 1774 bottle of the region’s famed Vin Jaune, storing it in the family’s vaulted underground cellar. Now the 87-centilitre bottle, with its typical Burgundian rounded belly and […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 1774 bottle, Arbois, auction, Christie's, clavelin, Jura, Vercel family, vin jaune, wine news

Lebanese make the world’s largest wine glass

01/11/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Guinness measured it and found it to be the world’s largest wine glass: 2.4 metres high and 1.65 metres wide, made by a group of Lebanese winemakers to promote their products, half of which are exported. Cheers! And good luck getting a manageable sip. For thier efforts, here’s a little information on Lebanese wines: It’s […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Guinness World Record, largest wine glass, Lebanon, wine, wine news

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