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Une brève histoire du vin et comment il est élaboré

A Brief History of Wine and How It’s Made

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Francois Louis Francois Louis Parisian
Adrien

Adrien

A 40 years old French man, low voice, deep, calm, comforting

Standard accent
Marie

Marie

Warm, expressive and captivating French female voice, ideal for audiobooks and immersive stories

Standard accent
Francois Louis

Francois Louis

A deep, resonant, aristocratic male voice with a Parisian accent

Parisian accent

Victoire

Victoire

Young, fluid and capitvating French female voice with a Parisian accent

Standard accent
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But these plantings _______ a long story: failures, learning, adapting, and finally pride of the place.
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________ can make bubbles or foam on the surface, like a small boil.
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Finally, we prepare the wine for _________
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The winemakers can mix the free-run wine __________ or keep them separate and decide later.
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It is the moment when __________ is no longer “just juice” and starts to become wine.
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__________ and Roman life, it was present at the banquets and at meetings.
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They reduce chemicals, plant plants between the rows (cover crops) __________ biodiversity — more insects, more birds, healthier soils.
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we can clarify it __________ so that it is clear and stable.
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The archaeologists have found there tools to press, ferment __________ together, in the same place.
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step by step, you are going to learn how people make the wine — and you are going to learn ______ by reading.
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That means that people did not drink only __________ they made it ferment on purpose.
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So, people used some jars made of clay and sealed the opening, to protect the liquid from the air and so that ________ does not spoil.
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The wine can rest in steel (stainless-steel tank: fresh, clean, focused on fruit), in concrete (stable temperature, softer texture), or in oak (often __________ or in a big cask: brings notes of spices, of toast, and structure).
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If you harvest _________ it can seem heavy and tired.
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The skins rise and form a thick layer on top: ________
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