Approximate price (in US$) of the just launched La Cuvée, the most expensive alcohol-free sparkling wine in the world. La Cuvée, positioned as a “prestige cuvée,” is made by the French sparkling wine company French Bloom. The carbonated wine is made from a base of ripe organic Chardonnay grapes grown in southern France, and is acidified and flash pasteurized. The alcohol is extracted in a vacuum at below 32ºC (89.6ºF).
A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg”
B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area
C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France
D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs
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