Taking a Punt in the Wine World
Maison Mirabeau Wines · Taste · Wines and Spirits of ProvenceContributor blog post by Mirabeau Wine:
Taking a punt – according to most dictionaries – means to take a chance, to give something a go, place a bet, or even… to take a flat-bottomed ferry boat. You could also be handed a long pole and then ushered onto a long thin boat in order to propel it along a canal. In the wine world, a punt is something completely different.
…Continue reading here to discover what a punt means to the world of winemakers and wine drinkers.
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