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      "Une liste d'établissements licenciés. Après étude de votre demande en regard de la Loi sur l'accès aux documents des organismes publics et sur la protection des renseignements personnels (L.R.Q., chapitre A-2.1), nous vous informons que la liste demandée peut vous être communiquée. Vous trouverez donc ci-joint la liste des restaurants pour servir de la région de Montréal."  - Québec, le 23 juillet 2008 - "Liste restos pour servir MTL.xls"
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• Cépage = Grape variety = grape varietal (ang)
• Assemblage = Blend (ang)
  • La plupart des vins de la région bordelaise, contrairement à la plupart des autres régions viticoles (en France), sont le résultat d'assemblages de vins issus de cépages différents. (exception: Rhône = cépages GSM = Grenache + Syrah + Mourvèdre + 20 autres)
    
• Accords mets et vins = Alliances mets et vins =Pairing (ang)

• Food & Wine Pairings

  Asparagus ruins most wines Avoid fruit-driven wines | Avoid tannins | Avoid oak Look for wines that somehow echo the chlorophyll, grassy, slightly cheesy essence Whites are a much better match for asparagus. Sauvignon Blanc - Sancerre or Touraine - not New World (too much cat pee and grass) Sparkling wine (Champagne, Cava, Prosecco). Not Pinot Noir based, but a Blanc de Blancs. But not Chenin Blanc either - too much fruit. - mostly Chardonnay Grüner Veltliner ?? | Sémillon | Sémillon & Sauvignon Blanc | Reisling | Pinot Grigio | Pinot Gris | Riesling | Gewürztraminer | unoaked Chardonnay | very dry Tokaji ?? | dry Alsatian Muscat ?? Reds Pinot Noir with mild tannins and very little oakiness - using the grill or the broiler for the asparagus Wheat beer Natalie MacLean - Wine and Food matching tips Sauvignon Blanc | Albariño | Pinot Noir | Cabernet Franc | Chinon | Sancerre Port (ang) = Porto (fr,po) bread, grapes, chocolate, almonds, Hazelnuts edel de cleron, faisan avec porto d'érable, chevreuil madère, fourme d'ambert au lait cru, parmigiano reggiano 28 mois, manchego PlatsNetVins : Accords entre Plats, Mets et Vins

• Porto (fr,po) = Port (ang)
  • More than 80 different grape varieties are authorized for Port production.  The most widely used - and most highly regarded - grapes:  Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz (another name for Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca and Tinta Cão.
  • "LBV" stands for "Late-Bottled Vintage." By law, LBV Ports are bottled within four to six years from the vintage date. This means they spend about twice as long in wood as vintage Ports, and so are usually more accessible at an early age. Some producers cold stabilize and filter their LBVs. This is supposed to eliminate the need to decant the Port, but it can strip away the flavours. If you're looking for LBVs made more like vintage Ports, look for the word "Traditional" on the label.
  • Many older bottles of Vintage Port have what appear to be streaks of white paint on them.  This white mark is also called a splash mark, and it tells you which way the bottles were cellared (splash mark up). This way, all the sediment collects on the same side.  (Wine Spectator)
  • Pronunciation
    • Francophones have a lot of trouble pronouncing the word "Tawny".  Québécois want to pronounce it "town-ie"  However, Tawny is not spelled "Towney".
      Tawny should be pronounced like the word "dawn", not like "down". 
    • Francophones have a lot of trouble pronouncing the word "Dawson" (As in Dawson College).  Québécois want to pronounce it "Dow-son" (where 'dow' is pronounced the same as 'cow'). 
      It is not spelled "Douse-On" or "Dowse-On".
      Dawson should be pronounced like the word "dawn", not like "down". 
• Pouilly Fumé
  • Pouilly-Fumé is a dry white wine from the Loire Valley wine-producing region of France and is made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety. It is characterized by smoky flavors and minerality. The vineyards are located in Pouilly sur Loire, Saint Andelain, Boisgibault, Tracy sur Loire (Nièvre).
  • Pouilly-Fuissé is an appellation of Burgundy wine in central France. It is the best-known part of the Mâconnais region, and produces white wine from the Chardonnay grape.
    This white Burgundy should not be confused with the Sauvignon Blancs from Pouilly-Fumé and Pouilly-sur-Loire in the Loire Valley.
  • Fumé Blanc - The first cuttings of Sauvignon blanc were brought to California by Charles Wetmore, founder of Cresta Blanca winery, in the 1880s.  These cuttings came from the Sauternes vineyards of Chateau d'Yquem.  Eventually, the wine acquired the alias of "Fumé Blanc" in California by promotion of Robert Mondavi.  In California wine produced from the Sauvignon blanc grape is also known as Fumé blanc.  Both oaked and unoaked Sauvignon blanc wines have been marketed under the name Fumé blanc.
• Meritage = Bordeaux-style wine that isn't from Bordeaux, FR = Vin de style bordelais, mais qui n'est pas d'origine française = e.g. California Meritage (Opus One, Phelps Insignia, Dominus, etc.)
  • Meritage (jamais Méritage)
    Meritage = Cabernet Sauvignon + Cabernet Franc + Merlot + Petit Verdot + Malbec + Carmenere + Gros Verdot + St.Macare
    Bordeaux = Cabernet Sauvignon + Cabernet Franc + Merlot + Petit Verdot + Malbec = un assemblage d'au moins un de ces cinq cépages
• Pinotage = a clone of (Pinot Noir + Hermitage)
  • Pinotage = un cépage (conçu d'un clône du Pinot Noir + Hermitage) = un cépage développé en Afrique du Sud
    Cinsault/Cinsaut = Hermitage (France méridionale) = Hermitage (Afrique du Sud ) = vin du Rhône à base du cépage Syrah = cépage principal des vins de Châteauneuf-du-Pape = Cinq-saou = Black Malvoisie (CA) = Boudales = Plant d'Arles = Picardin noir = Morterille noire = Cuviller = (Black Prince = Blue Imperial = Oeillade = Ullade = Cividino)
• Vin du Jura - Trousseau, Savagnin, Chardonnay, Ploussard ou Poulsard - Vin Jaune, Macvin du Jura, Crémant du Jura