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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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Adrien

Adrien

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

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Marie

Marie

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

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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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__________ is a great example: the place shapes the wine.
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in modern cellars, ______ often selected yeasts, and we control the conditions with care.
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During those days, __________ seems alive.
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People shipped it in amphoras — big jars _______ with handles, made for the boats and the storage rooms.
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For red wines, __________ involves also the skins.
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Later, cleanliness and the control __________ reduced the wines that go bad.
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Most red wines ferment with the skins: over time, we extract the color __________
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If the fermentation slows down or stops, ________ help the yeast.
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The container was not _____ a container.
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in the afternoon, they soften __________
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France has also many styles — white, red, rosé __________ and many grape varieties (types of grapes), from famous international names to local varieties.
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Another old place shows that winemaking was already __________ not a simple stroke of luck.
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In the 1860s, Louis Pasteur studied __________ of the wine and the problems of fermentation.
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It is the secret: the bubbles, it is gas from fermentation ________
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So, people used some jars made of clay and sealed the opening, to protect the liquid from the air __________ the wine does not spoil.
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