tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6891557853676724143..comments2024-03-27T20:07:51.303-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Carlsberg quick off the markRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-92071102482627870532019-07-02T02:14:23.689-07:002019-07-02T02:14:23.689-07:00Well some Burgundy can be pretty big and tannic an...Well some Burgundy can be pretty big and tannic and back then more so as so much was adulterated with North African wine. Also back then "Burgundy" was a pretty common style indicator for red wine from the New World, in the same way that "champagne" was used for any sparkling wine - for instance Vivino has a 1970 label for "Lindemans Bin 50 Burgundy", which is now a supermarket staple Aussie shiraz. <br /><br />You can see why Brussels makes such a big deal of protecting geographical indications.qqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-18007925549644095802019-06-26T04:13:26.294-07:002019-06-26T04:13:26.294-07:00Cinsault and Carignan though... thats like making ...Cinsault and Carignan though... thats like making porter from pale malt and caramel.<br />Chris Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104643906449354083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26167119461798886142019-06-25T22:58:44.512-07:002019-06-25T22:58:44.512-07:00Until the late 1960s Algeria was the world's b...Until the late 1960s Algeria was the world's biggest wine exporter, mostly to France. The industry was set up to rescue France when phylloxeria ravaged their own crops. Then the French banned the blending of foreign wines, in 1970. <br />The Algerian industry collapsed but they still do a nice drop. Mike in NSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939148240936230971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-83700830886086390052019-06-25T12:06:55.247-07:002019-06-25T12:06:55.247-07:00People don't realise just how huge the North A...People don't realise just how huge the North African wine industry was in the mid-20th century, before it largely disappeared after independence thanks to increased tariffs and a feeling that alcohol production was un-Islamic. <br /><br />Their "Burgundy" was a blend of varieties like Carignan and Cinsaut, a lot was blended into more famous French wines that needed a bit of an alcohol/colour/flavour boost.qqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-72933678874685646782019-06-25T00:13:10.488-07:002019-06-25T00:13:10.488-07:00That Algerian Burgundy sounds a bit dodgy.That Algerian Burgundy sounds a bit dodgy.Chris Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104643906449354083noreply@blogger.com