Week 5: French Wine

1. What is wine? It is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grape juice. 2. Vines appeared about 7000 BC in the Caucasus and Mesopotamia. 3. From 3000 Year BC, it was cultivated in Egypt 4. The first wine yard was in Marseilles around 600 BC 5. 1st Century, vine come to Rhone Valley by river 6. 2nd Century Burgundy and Bordeaux 7. 3rd Century Loire Valley 8. 4th Century Champagne and Moselle(river) Valley. 9. The Gauls were the first ones to use oak barrels to preserve the wine 10. Used to mix wine with herbs, spices and honey 11. the priest make the wine at Abbaye 12. temperature(hot, cold), Ground (soil),Humidity, The rain, The Sun, and The wind 13. The temperature at which the juice of grapes I maintained during the fermentation. Red grapes Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Merlot Pinot noir Syrah White grapes Chardonnay Gerwurztraminer Mauzac Muscat petit grains Pinot Blanc Riesling Sauvignon 14. Vin rouge: drink with red meat and cheese 15. Vin blanc Dry: drink with fish and seafood Sweet: drink with foie gras and desserts Champagne: drink with fruits and desserts (drink the end of the meal) 16. one glass of wine per day can prevent heart attack 17. Vin de pays (that region make wine) 18. Vin de Table (for cooking)

Week 6: French bread and condiments

1. Couper: cut with the knife 2. Romper: cut with your hand 3. White bread for rich people 4. Black bread for poor people 5. Pain a lancienne: Old style of bread 6. Pain Bio 7. Pain de campagne: wheat and rye flour, taste sour 8. Pain de seigle: Bread made from rye flour and 35% of wheat 9. Pain au seigle: Bread made from rye flour and 10% of wheat 10. Pain bis: Bread made from wheat flour 11. Pain Complet ou pain integral: Brown bread 12. Good Bread a. Smell fresh b. The color of the crust should be golden brown and thin with crispy c. The bread crumb should have white color d. Bread crumb must be light and the air can go through 13. Le bouguet garni: give the taste; have to remove it when it done a. Parsley b. Garlic c. sage 14. Les herbs de Provence: Give the last taste a. Basil b. Oregano c. Bay leaf 15. The bread had many symbol: sacred, hope, justice, and stability