The bottle is then riddled, so that the lees settles in the neck of the wine bottle... Manual riddling is still done for Prestige Cuvées in Champagne... mechanised riddling equipment (a gyropalette) is used instead. (Wikipedia)
The bottle is then riddled, so that the lees settles in the neck of the wine bottle... Manual riddling is still done for Prestige Cuvées in Champagne... mechanised riddling equipment (a gyropalette) is used instead. (Wikipedia)
Still is, barely.
ReplyDelete'Things they do look awful cold ...'
In that photo I can see a half-wine-glass at the left (being filled) and an empty half-glass at the right. Someone is unclear on the details of how the optimist / pessimist comparison is supposed to work.
ReplyDelete"Keep on chugging."
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Pete Townsend?
ReplyDeleteHe certainly has graced us with some great music throughout his career.
ReplyDeleteTotal Eclipse of the Sun
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Somehow, Thudner confuses Pete Townsend with Bonnie Tyler. Kids these days!
ReplyDeleteAlso too we see the lunar eclipse in June 3 / 4. HA.
ReplyDeleteThe sky's gone out!