Doris' Year-End Blog Post. I canât believe another year is coming to an end -- and what a year itâs been! Although Iâm usually not too thrilled about celebrating my birthday, you all have made my entire 90thyear so special with your love and support for the precious babies. Here are just a few of the highlights ...
A carafe /kÉËrÃ¦f/ is a glass container without handles used for serving wine and other drinks. Unlike the related decanter, carafes do not include stoppers. Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as carafes in American English. In France, carafes are commonly used to serve water.
CuvÃ©e is a wine word. You see it on wine labels, especially Champagne labels. Do you know what it means? CuvÃ©e is a French word that translates as from the 'cuve' or from the 'vat' - i.e. the container that the wine is made in. Essentially it refers to the 'mix' of wines or the 'blend' of wines from a particular lot that will be bottled. By mix or blend, it could mean a blend of different grape varieties. It could also mean a blend of different vineyards, different parcels within a vineyard, or even a blend of different vintages.