Wine in movies: the most cult movie scenes involving wine!
Today, Comptoir des Millésimes presents the most cult scenes and lines involving wine on screen!
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The most expensive wines in the world | ranking 2024-2025
What is the most expensive wine in the world? It's a question that's often asked at the dinner table, with family or friends, over a glass of good wine: "What's the most expensive wine in the world? Unsurprisingly, it's a French wine, but not a Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé, but a very rare wine produced in tiny quantities on the mythical terroirs of Burgundy. As you may have guessed,...
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What wine to drink with scallops?
The scallop, named after the pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela and believed to bring good luck, is a marine mollusc. Everything you need to know about wine and scallops? The shellfish is most often fished at sea, with specialized boats called coquilliers, and fishing for it is only permitted from October 1 to May 15. Gustatively speaking, its flesh is delicate and tender, its taste marine, iodized and fine. Which is why...
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How to store and serve wine
How do you serve wine, when you have a cellar, when you don't, and how do you keep an opened bottle? Preparing and serving your wine well may seem like a trivial gesture, but it is of vital importance if you are to enjoy your nectar to the full. A few precautions and gestures are called for. Correct temperature control, opening the bottle beforehand and tasting to check that the wine is not corked, decanting... These are just some of the things you need to do...
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All you need to know about Pouilly-Fumé wines: Wine guide
? The Pouilly-Fumé appellation is known the world over for the quality of its Sauvignon grapes. The appellation has existed since 1937, and is located in the commune of Nièvre. Winemakers in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation can only produce white wines made from Sauvignon (also known as blanc fumé*), a grape that brings fruitiness and minerality to the finest terroirs. No fewer than 1,400 hectares of vines are planted. That's 88...
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Champagne Dom Pérignon x Lady Gaga: a sparkling collaboration!
? The Comptoir des Millésimes team wanted to tell you all about this highly original and attractive new edition! A collaboration between star Lady Gaga and Dom Pérignon, which was a marriage between two global icons in the world of music and champagne. Lady Gaga, a multi-talented artist known for her creativity, unique style and powerful voice, has joined forces with the prestigious Dom Pérignon champagne house for a collaboration...
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4 GREAT BOTTLES OF WHITE TO OPEN WITH YOUR LOVED ONES!
Comptoir des Millésimes, your e-caviste for rare wines, now offers you a few bottles to drink with your family, friends and loved ones. Sauternes - Château Suduiraut - 1er Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes Located in the commune of Preignac, not far from Château Yquem, Château Suduiraut was a family estate from 1580 to 1992. It is now owned by the Axa Millésimes group, which has 92 hectares of vines to vinify one of the finest nectars...
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The best vintages of Bordeaux dry white wines
Every great lover of good white wine knows that the exceptional qualities of great wines are found in their best vintages. In the following lines, you'll discover the vintages of Bordeaux dry white wines that are sure to make you exalt the grandeur and elegance of these prestigious wines. ►Discover all our Dry White Wines available for purchase ◄ Top 10 best vintages of Bordeaux whites The 2010 vintage - With its marvellous style and...
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