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In winemaking, vintage is the process of harvest (wine), picking grapes to create wine. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though not strictly correct, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality. Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the label. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is 75% same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Australia, New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union, the requirement is 85%. In the United States, the requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an American Viticultural Area, AVA, (e.g., Napa Valley), in which case it is 95%. Technically, the 85% rule in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened Hemisphere (geometry), hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, polystyrene, plastic, lacquerware, or other materials. Normally, a cup is brought in contact with the mouth for drinking, distinguishing it from other tableware and drinkware forms such as jugs. They also most typically have Handle (grip), handles, though a beaker has no handle or stem, and small bowl shapes are very common in Asia. Cups of different styles may be used for different types of liquids or other foodstuffs (e.g. teacups and measuring cups), in different situations (e.g. at water stations or in Ceremony, ceremonies and rituals), or for decorative arts, decoration.#R1, Rigby 2003: p. 573–574. The history of cups goes back well into prehistory, initially mostly as handle-less beakers or bowls, and they hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
