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An 18th-century syllabub glass. Syllabub is a sweet dish made by curdling sweet cream or milk with an acid such as wine or cider. It was a popular British confection from the 16th to the 19th centuries. [1] Early recipes for syllabub are for a drink of cider with milk. By the 17th century it had evolved into a type of dessert made with sweet ...
Hock is a British term for German white wine. It sometimes refers to white wine from the Rhine region (specifically Riesling) and sometimes to all German white wine. [1] The word hock is short for the obsolete word hockamore, an alteration of "Hochheimer" [citation needed], derived from the name of the town of Hochheim am Main in Germany. [2]
The porcelain produced in Saint-Cloud was influenced by late Ming blue and white porcelain and its motifs were based on Chinese originals. The typical underglaze blue painted Saint-Cloud porcelain, says W.B. Honey, "is one of the most distinct and attractive of porcelains, and not the least part of its charm lies in the quality of the material itself.
In 2011, a bottle of this 19th century vintage sold at a London auction for $117,000, setting a record for the most expensive bottle of white wine ever sold. Known as one of the greatest vintages ...
The 20th century saw peaks and valleys in the popularity of Chianti and eventually led to a radical evolution in the wine's style due to the influence of the "Super Tuscans". The late 19th century saw oidium and the phylloxera epidemic take its toll on the vineyards of Chianti just as they had ravaged vineyards across Europe.
An antimonial cup was a small half-pint mug or cup cast in antimony popular in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were also known under the names "pocula emetica," "calices vomitorii," or "emetic cups", as wine that was kept in one for a 24‑hour period gained an emetic or laxative quality.
Torrontés wine tasting in Cafayate, Argentina. White wine is a wine that is fermented without skin contact.The colour can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold. [1] It is produced by the alcoholic fermentation of the non-coloured pulp of grapes, which may have a skin of any colour.
Melon de Bourgogne (French pronunciation: [məlɔ̃ də buʁɡɔɲ]) or Melon (ⓘ) is a variety of white grape grown primarily in the Loire Valley region of France. It is also grown in North America. It is best known through its use in the white wine Muscadet.