Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à l’opposé de la fraîcheur minérale des agrumes
English translation:
without the mineral freshness of citrus fruit
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14 yrs ago
French term
à l’opposé de la fraîcheur minérale des agrumes
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chocolate and champagne pairing
un champagne à l’opposé de la fraîcheur minérale des agrumes avec un fort pourcentage de raisins noirs (75 % de pinot noir ou pinot meunier), soit un champagne légèrement oxydé, tirant vers les notes de tabac et de cannelle.
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different from (those with) the mineral freshness of citrus
You could add 'those with' for clarity's sake here.
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Hazel Underwood
: Or what about simply "without the mineral..."
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yes, that would work too, thanks Hazel
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Chris Hall
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thanks, Chris
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mimi 254
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thanks, mimi
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Comment: "Mark's "minerally freshness" was also a good suggestion, but my text is fairly lighthearted so I kept it as simple as possible. Thank you all for your help."
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offering an alternative to the minerally freshness of citrus fruit
...that turns away from fresh mineral citrus notes/flavours ....
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in contrast to mineral citrus freshness
By the standards of the time, this was a dry champagne of low dosage (addition of sugared liqueur) in contrast to most other houses' champagnes, which were then sweet.
http://www.dine-online.co.uk/champ.htm
http://www.dine-online.co.uk/champ.htm
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far removed from those harsh citrus tastes
Like my proposal, I'm trying to get far removed from the literal and indeed from the French which I'm afraid I don't find particularly felicitous. Why minéral? Is it to distinguish between frais = "fresh, straight from the fields" and frais = "cool and refreshing"? Or is it to describe a hard, stony taste, a harshness?
I may be overinterpreting ...
I may be overinterpreting ...
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