New wines for a new year – and old ones enjoying a renaissance

2022-01-19T12:04:28+02:00

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jan/17/new-wines-for-a-new-year-2020-vintage

Sanasto

wine = viini
winemaker = viinintekijä
vintage = vuosikerta
wineyard = viinitila
original = alkuperäinen
vessel = astia
grape = rypäle

Kysymykset

1. Vinicultural disaster that happened in 2021 brought the smallest European vintage in how many years?
2. Why no winemaker can release the same wine two years in succession, even if they wanted to?
3. Why producers were facing the loss of up to 80% of their annual crop?
4. In wine world, countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and the USA are called?

Vastaukset

1. In 30 years.
2. The year's weather will always have its say.
3. Because of the historically small vintage.
4. They are so-called New world countries.

Our words

2022-01-13T14:30:24+02:00

baking sheet	a small sheet of metal used for baking food on	Did you use baking sheet?	leivinpaperi
barbecue	a metal frame for cooking food on over an open fire outdoors	I put another steak on the barbecue.	grilli
blender	an electric machine for mixing soft food or liquid	Combine the milk and eggs in a blender.	tehosekoitin
chopping board	a board made of wood or plastic used for cutting meat or vegetables on	Cut the onions on chopping board!	leikkuualusta
coctail stick	a small, sharp piece of wood on which small pieces of food are placed, for guests to eat at parties	Serve the prawns on cocktail sticks.	cocktailtikku
corkscrew	a tool for pulling corks from bottles. Most corkscrews have a handle and a long twisted piece of metal for pushing into the cork.	open the bottle with a corkscrew.	korkkiruuvi
fan oven	an oven with a fan that moves hot air around to heat food in an even way	Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan oven 180°C, gas mark 6.	kiertoilmauuni
grater	a kitchen tool with a rough surface, used for grating food into very small pieces	a cheese/nutmeg grater	raastin
jar	a round glass container, with a cover, used for storing food, especially jam, honey, etc.	a storage jar	purkki
kettle	a container with a lid, a handle and a spout, used for boiling water	I'll just boil the kettle.	kattila

alcohol	drinks such as beer, wine, etc. that can make people drunk	Alcohol should only be consumed in moderation.	alkoholi
ale	a type of beer without bubbles. There are several kinds of ale.	He drank several pints of ale.	ale-olut/pintahiivaolut
booze	alcoholic drink	Now he’s off the booze, he’s a different person.	viina
bourbon	a type of American whisky made with corn and rye	bourbon is very popoluar in North America.	bourbon-viski
bloody-mary	an alcoholic drink made by mixing vodka with tomato juice	bloody-mary's taste is very exotic.	drinkki
burgundy	a red or white wine from the Burgundy area of eastern France	The most famous burgundy wines are dry red wines made from pinot noir grapes and white wines made from chardonnay grapes.	bourgogne-viini
brandy	a strong alcoholic drink made from wine	Do you drink brandy?	brandy
champagne	a French sparkling white wine that is drunk on special occasions	a glass of champagne	samppanja
tequila	a strong alcoholic drink made in Mexico from a tropical plant	It is is mafe from the blue agave plants	tequila
rum	a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of sugar cane	most rums are produced in Caribbean and North and South American countries.	rommi

beef	meat that comes from a cow	beef and dairy cattle	naudanlihaa
breast	meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal	breast of lamb	rintapala
Buffalo Wings	chicken wings cooked in a spicy sauce	a marinade for spicy Buffalo wings	Buffalo wingsit
caviar	the eggs of some types of fish, especially the sturgeon, that are preserved using salt and eaten as a very special and expensive type of food	caviar is one of the most expensive foods	kaviaari
dark meat	meat from the legs of a chicken or other bird that is dark when it has been cooked	Dark meat is so flavourful that you can enjoy it without much gravy.	tummaa lihaa
fillet	a piece of meat or fish that has no bones in it	fillet steak	filee
jerky	meat that has been cut into long narrow pieces and smoked or dried	beef jerky	kuivalihaa
gammon	meat from the back leg or side of a pig that has been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke), usually served in thick slices	gammon steaks	savustettu kinkku
loin	a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail	loin of park	lanne
mince	meat, especially beef, that has been cut into very small pieces in a special machine	a pound of mince	jauhettua lihaa

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