the cork
On a besoin d’un tire-bouchon pour retirer le bouchon.
You need a corkscrew to remove the cork.
TODAY
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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:
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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!
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a half-liter of wine
Pourriez-vous apporter un demi de vin blanc?
Could you bring a half liter of white wine?
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Today’s word illustrates a common and less expensive way to order wine when traveling in France. Your demi will most often arrive in une carafe or un pichet (a pitcher) and will likely be the house wine.
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Our word is inspired by the wine vineyards, or les vignobles, of France.
a wine glass
Sophie voulait un verre de vin, mais elle n’avait pas de verre à vin.
Sophie wanted a glass of wine, but she didn’t have a wine glass.
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At first glance, you might have thought today’s word was the same as yesterday’s. But on closer inspection, you’ll see how easy it is to change a phrase’s meaning. Un verre de vin is a glass of wine, while un verre à vin is a wine glass.
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a glass of wine
Richard a commandé un verre de vin.
Richard ordered a glass of wine.
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a bottle
Nous prenons une bouteille de vin rosé, s’il vous plaît.
We’ll have a bottle of rosé, please.
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a wine tasting
Partout dans la campagne, nous avons vu des panneaux pour des dégustations.
All over the countryside, we saw signs for wine tastings.
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When you travel in the wine regions of France, you will see signs for dégustations quite frequently. When you spot these, you will know you’re at a place where wine wine can be sampled.
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