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Quarts of charm? Where did the name for Quarts de Chaume come from?

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Few dessert wines can compare to Quarts de Chaume's botrytised Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley in France. The name comes from a traditional practice of landowners receiving a quarter of the harvest from winemakers. Lucky landowners, huh? Click the above glossary term for more information.

See it in the glossary: Quarts de Chaume AC

by Derek Brown

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