le vin rouge
red wine
Le vin rouge est le plus populaire, mais il y a d’autres types aussi:
Red wine is the most popular, but there are also other types:
- le vin blanc (white wine)
- le vin rosé (rosé wine)
- le vin mousseux
(sparkling wine when it is not from the Champagne region of France) - le champagne
(sparkling wine produced from grapes in the Champagne region of France)
DID YOU KNOW?
Le vin rosé is a very popular table wine in the South of France. In every café and restaurant, it seems, a carafe or bottle accompanies meals, especially in the warmer months of the year. French rosés tend to be dryer — less sweet — than the white zinfandels of the same color. And here’s a shocking secret: You might even see a Français enjoy a glass over ice. Don’t tell anyone!
THIS WEEK
After only having scratched the surface with vocabulary about the wine vineyards, or les vignobles, last week, we couldn’t resist spending a little more time on this topic this week to uncork some vocabulary about the wine itself.
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