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A glass of Lambrusco. Today, there are various levels of dryness / sweetness, including secco (bone dry / dry), amabile (off-dry / sweet) and dolce (very sweet). Sweet Lambrusco became hugely popular in the United States in the late 1970s–1980s, reaching a high of over 13 million cases exported to the country in 1985.
Acini di pepe (Italian: [ˈaːtʃini di ˈpeːpe]; lit. ' seeds of pepper ') is a type of pasta. Acini is the plural of acino whose root is the Latin word acinus.In both Latin and Italian, the word means 'grape' or 'grape-stones', with the "stones of a grape" being the seeds of the grape.
A glass of champagne. Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. While it is common to refer to this as champagne, European Union countries legally reserve that word for products exclusively produced in the Champagne region of France.
Freehand brush work is a genre of Chinese traditional painting which includes poem, calligraphy, painting and seal. In Chinese called Hsieh yi (traditional Chinese: 寫意; simplified Chinese: 写意; pinyin: Xiěyì), which literally means "writing ideas". [1] It was formed in a long period of artistic activities and promoted by the literati.
The jueju style was very popular during the Tang dynasty. Many authors composing jueju poems at the time followed the concept of "seeing the big within the small" ( Chinese : 小中見大 ; pinyin : Xiǎozhōng jiàndà ), and thus wrote on topics of a grand scale; philosophy, religion, emotions, history, vast landscapes and more.
Classical Chinese poetry forms are poetry forms or modes which typify the traditional Chinese poems written in Literary Chinese or Classical Chinese.Classical Chinese poetry has various characteristic forms, some attested to as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry, dating from a traditionally, and roughly, estimated time of around 10th–7th century BCE.
He wrote pioneering works on grapes and wine. In particular, he had a comprehensive vision of Lambrusco as a product, studying and promoting it from grape selection, cultivation, vinification, trade, and marketing through agricultural fairs and publications in specialized magazines. Along with other landowners, he established an Agricultural ...
It appears in the Chinese legend of the White Snake as the substance which forces the snake to reveal her true form. The drink was thought to prevent disease and misfortune (particularly snake bites and digestive worms) and to promote health; although modern Chinese authorities discourage the practice, it is still legally available for consumption.