Wine
The village gives its name to a sweet wine appellation, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. And also now it gives its name to a red wine, formerly Côtes du Rhone Villages Beaumes-de-Venise, now AC Beaumes-de-Venise.
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Famous quotes containing the word wine:
“To begin with the wine jar in learning the potter’s art.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“Man, in spite of his tendency towards mendacity, has a great respect for what he calls the truth. Truth is his staff in his voyage through life; commonplaces are the bread in his bag and the wine in his jug.”
—Rémy De Gourmont (1858–1915)
““He neither shall be christened
In white wine or red,
But with fair spring water,
With which we were christenèd.””
—Unknown. As Joseph Was a-Walking (l. 17–20)