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)
Ave Searle! Morituri te salutant.
Buggrit, it's nearly 5 years since RIP Ronald Searle. How time flies when you're breathing.
Ave Searle! Morituri te salutant.
ReplyDeleteBuggrit, it's nearly 5 years since RIP Ronald Searle. How time flies when you're breathing.
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