Cabernet Franc - Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc is a red wine grape similar to and a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Sometimes the French refer to Cabernets, which could mean either of the two grapes. Its typical aromas include some herbaceousness, even in ripe fruit, and something eerily like tobacco. In Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc is often mixed with Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc, although it is called something different. Also, in California and other U.S states, it is blended to make Meritage wines..
Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety of grape mainly used for wine production. Cabernet Sauvignon varietals are one of the most popular styles of red table wine. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape in many Bordeaux wines and is grown in most of the world's other major wine regions, although it requires a long growing season to ripen properly. For better or worse, most wines regarded as the world's greatest come from Cabernet Sauvignon, and world class examples can improve for decades, and remain drinkable for a century. Cabernet sauvignon grapes are high in tannin and are often blended with lower tannin grapes, particularly Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Shiraz / Syrah. As a group Cabernet Sauvignon wines are generally full-flavoured, with a stronger flavour than.
Ice wine - cryoextraction to simulate the effect of a frost, but typically do not leave the grapes to hang for extended periods as is done with a natural ice wine. Perhaps the most famous of these is Bonny Doon's "Vin de Glaciere" (icebox wine). In Germany and Canada the grapes must freeze naturally to be called ice wine. Typical grapes used for ice wine production are: Riesling, Seyval, Vidal Blanc, and, interestingly, the red grape Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Franc ice wine is a light pink color..
Chinon - wines have come to be recognized as some of the best produced in France. Carved into the banks of the Vienne river, and open to public visits, are the caves, or wine cellars, for Chinon's famous Cabernet Franc-based red wines. Sitting high on a plateau, a huge castle dominates the entire town. The Chateau Chinon was built on the site of a Gallo-Roman castrum as a fortified stronghold by Theobald I, Count of Blois in the year 1154. In the 12th century, when that part of France was under English rule, Chinon was the residence of King Henry II of England. He is responsible for construction of most all of the massive chateau, built over 1,300 feet long and 250 feet wide with a clock tower rising 115 feet high. King.
Wine - the use of certain regional labels in America, such as Napa Valley and Willamette Valley. These historical designations can be confusing. For example, in the European Union, wine labeled Champagne must be made from grapes grown and fermented in the Champagne region of France. The United States (except Oregon) and Canada complicate this system by allowing the use of some European appellations as generic wine names: Bordeaux Bourgogne (Burgundy) Champagne Chianti Asti In the U.S. these terms are known as semi-generics. Some blended wines are marketing terms, and use of the name is governed by trademark or copyright law rather than a specific wine law. Meritage is generally a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and may also include Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. Varietal wines As vintners and.
Meritage - name like Meritage, a wine would have to be labeled "Red Table Wine" or given a proprietary name unique to the winery. While it is most common in the U.S., Meritage can be used to describe wine made all over the world. Red wine from Bordeaux is made with certain grape varieties, principally Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, andMalbec. A red Meritage is made from at least two of these grapes, and typically would not be permitted to be sold as a varietal wine since it can contain no more than 90% of any one grape. Wines labeled "Meritage" must also be the best wine of their type sold by the winery and pay a small fee to the Meritage Association. White Meritage bears the same relationship to white.
UIC Franc - UIC Franc The UIC Franc is a currency unit used by the Union Internationale de Chemins de fer (in English, the International Union of Railways). It has the ISO 4217 currency code XFU. Links International Union of Railways.
Gold-Franc - Gold-Franc The Gold Franc was the unit of account for the Bank for International Settlements from 1930 until April 1, 2003. It was replaced with the Special Drawing Right. It originated as a fork of the Swiss Franc, and remained at the value the Swiss Franc was pegged (0.29g/fine gold) after the Swiss Franc came off the gold standard..
France - coins Time zone UTC +1 (CET) National anthem La Marseillaise Internet TLD .FR¹ Calling Code 33¹ (1) Data for European (metropolitan) France (2) Prior to 1999: French franc Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Administrative divisions 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Religion 8 Culture 9 Miscellaneous topics 10 See also 11 International rankings 12.
Franc - Franc Franc 1 French franc 1991 1 Belgian franc 1996 1 Luxembourg franc 1990 1 Monaco franc 1978 1 Swiss franc 1983 The franc is the name of several currency units. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription francorum rex ("King of the Franks") on early French coins, or from the French franc, meaning "free". Countries which use francs include Switzerland and most of the Francophone countries of Africa. Before the introduction of the Euro, francs were also used in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, while Andorra and Monaco accepted the French franc as legal tender. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The franc was originally a French gold coin of 3.87g minted in 1360 on the occasion of the release of.
Francesco Borromini - is mainly considered a notable expression of Borromini's concepts. These concepts have also being considered as a solution for Bernini's vain search in St.Peter's façade. He was also called "Bissone", by the place in which he was born. In the summer of 1667, Borromini, suffering from nervous disorders and depression), committed suicide after the completion of the Falconieri chapel (the main chapel) in S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini, where he was buried. Karl Baedeker's 1883 Guide of Central Italy reports: Maderno with Borromini and Carlo Fontana were the leaders of that band of Artists who conspired to rob architecture of its fitting repose and (...) substituted a turbulent unrest Francesco Borromini was featured on the 100 Swiss Franc banknote current in the 1980s..
Franc Poincaré - Franc Poincaré The Franc Poincaré is a unit of account that was used in the international regulation of liability. It is defined as 65 miligrams of gold of millesimal fineness 900. Formerly it was identical to the French franc, although it has not been so since the 1920s. Practice on its conversion to national currencies varies from state to state; in most states the conversion factor is based not on the market price of gold, but on an official price (a remnant of the gold standard, frequently far below its market price today). The Franc Poincaré has been replaced for most purposes by Special Drawing Rights. Conventions which used the Franc Poincaré included the [[Warsaw ConventionConvention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage.
Franc Rozman Stane - Franc Rozman Stane Franc Rozman - Stane (March 27, 1911 - November 7, 1944), was a legendary Slovenian partisan commandant. Franc Rozman was born in the village Spodnje Pirniče, near Ljubljana, Austro - Hungary (now Slovenia) to mother Marjana and father Franc Rozman. Among four children Franc was the third. Franc Rozman - Stane in the middle together with Dušan Kveder - Tomaž and Peter Stante - Skala in July 1943'' When three years old, he lost his father, a railway track worker, in the World War I, who died in Russia. Stane had a poor and hard childhood. His sisters Marjeta and Terezija had to go to an orphanage, Franc and his brother Martin stayed in Pirniče. When he was 15 years old, he became.
Franco-Belgian comics - Chéret Christophe Cosey Jean-Claude Forest Régis Franc André Franquin Fred F'murr Gir / Jean Giraud Marcel Gotlib Jean Graton Greg Hergé Hermann Huppen E. P. Jacobs Jijé Frank Margerin Jacques Martin Jean-Claude Mézières Moebius Bob de Moor Morris Pétillon Peyo Reiser Rosinski François Schuiten Philippe Sternis Jacques Tardi Albert Uderzo Jean Van Hamme Martin Veyron Vuillemin Wolinski Scenarists Jean-Michel Charlier Pierre Christin René Goscinny Greg Jean Van Hamme Morris (Maurice de Bévère) See also: List of comic books, List of comic creators, Cartoonist.
Franc-tireur - Franc-tireur Franc-tireur is an informal term for an armed fighter who, if captured, is not entitled to prisoner of war status. The term franc-tireur is from the French for "free shooter". During the wars of the French Revolution, a franc-tireur was a member of a corps of light infantry organized separately from the regular army..
France: Wars of Religion - Bourbon Dynasty - jail and forced to convert to Catholicism by a later date (he was still married to Margaret). King Henry III of France (r. 1574-89: 16th) succeeded his older brother King Charles IX of France (1574). He was a Catholic and the last of his immediate family to be king, since his younger brother Duke of Alencon (d. 1584: 16th), last son of Henry II of France, died during his reign. King Henry III of France ordered the assassination of Duke Henry of Guise (the son of Francis, Duke of Guise), because he was becoming too powerful, and he had a claim to the throne. In retaliation, a fanatical monk devoted to Duke Henry (a promising Catholic leader), killed Henry III of France. The leader of the House of Bourbon, Henry of.
FRANC 2D&3D - FRANC 2D&3D FRANC2D is a finite element based simulator for curvilinear crack propagation in planar (plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric) structures Here is the web address :http://www.mne.ksu.edu/~franc2d/.
Economy of France - most extensive. Statistics GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.373 trillion (1999 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 2.7% (1999 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $23,300 (1999 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3.3% industry: 26.1% services: 70.6% (1998) Population below poverty line: NA% Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.5% highest 10%: 24.9% (1989) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.5% (1999 est.) Labor force: 25.4 million (1994) Labor force - by occupation: services 69%, industry 26%, agriculture 5% (1995) Unemployment rate: 11% (1999 est.) Budget: revenues: $325 billion expenditures: $360 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1999 est.) Industries: steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, mining; textiles, food processing; tourism Industrial production growth rate: 2% (1999 est.) Electricity - production: 480.972 billion kWh.
CFA franc - CFA franc The CFA franc (in local parlance, franc CFA, following the French order of the terms, or just franc), is a currency used in fourteen formerly French-ruled African countries. The name originally stood for Franc des Colonies Françaises d'Afrique (Franc of the French Colonies of Africa). Created together with the CFP franc on December 26, 1945 with a value of 1.7 French franc, it became worth two French francs upon France's devaluation of October 17, 1948. With the introduction of the French new franc on January 1, 1960, the CFA franc became worth 0.02 of a new franc (the latter being equivalent to 100 old French francs). On January 12, 1994 the CFA franc was devalued to .01 French franc, so that since the creation of.
CFP franc - CFP franc The CFP franc (In French, franc Pacifique or franc CFP, from the former franc des Colonies françaises du Pacifique) is a currency, commonly called the franc, used in the French overseas territories of French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna and the territorial collectivity of New Caledonia. It was created in December 1945, together with the CFA franc. It has the ISO 4217 currency code XPF. Exchange rate: 1945 to 1948 - 1 FCFP = 2.40 FF (FF = French franc) 1948 to 1959 - 1 FCFP = 5.50 FF 1960 to 1998 - 1 FCFP = 0.055 FF (January 1st, 1960: 100 'old' francs became 1 'new' franc) 1999 onward - 1 euro = 6,55957 / 0.055 ~ 119 FCFP (January 1st 1999: Euro replaced.
