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Nayla Bitar muses on the explosion of small wineries in Lebanon. There are now eight near Batroun alone. “In 1998 people questioned my father’s wisdom of putting money in vines. Now they’re all doing it,” she says.
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Château Mongravey
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Château Mongravey is a small estate of 62 acres located in the prestigious Margaux wine growing region of Bordeaux. Thanks to the outstanding winemaking talent of Regis Bernaleau and the sales and marketing skills of Karin Bernaleau, Mongravey has surged to become one of the best selling Margaux wines in the USA. 70% Cabernet and 30% Merlot, this is a sexy, opulent, yet serious wine. In this podcast, Karin is being interviewed by Jean-Christophe Calvet, owner of the Aquitaine Wine Company, that distributes Mongravey exclusively throughout most of the USA.
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Kremstal
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If vineyards were able to talk — what exciting discussions would take place in the Kremstal! Here, 2, 250 hectares of vineyards are spread across various areas: the town of Krems; the communities to the east, and the small wine-growing villages south of the Danube river. Grüner Veltliner and Riesling wines connect all of them together, acting as the representatives of the entire area as well as its message: art and culture.
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Rabobank says wine sector must speed up
Rabobank says wine sector must speed up
Australia must more faster to restore competitiveness, bank says. 21 Apr 2010 6:24 PM
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Blender Growing Vine
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Here is my third test of Blender wine growing! Made in Blender 2.49.
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Decantus Wine Aerator – Elite Kit with Screen Filter
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5-Piece set includes the Decantus Wine Aerator, Storage Base, Velvet Travel Pouch, Cleaning Brush, and Sediment Screen which comes into play when cork sediment is detected in a wine bottle. This state-of-the-art Wine Aerator utilizes the Bernoulli effect to oxygenate and age wine immediately before drinking – without having to wait! The reduced pressure of the wine stream through a narrowing base causes air to be drawn in through thin diagnol tubes inside of the D… More >>
Decantus Wine Aerator – Elite Kit with Screen Filter
Chuck Anderson Trio at the New Hope Winery
Chuck Anderson Trio at the New Hope Winery
Chuck Anderson Trio New Hope Winery Sat, April 10, 2010, 8 pm (First of two sets) Having been impressed with Chuck Anderson ’s new CD, Freefall, the current reviewer recently interviewed this master guitarist in process of renewing his playing career after a period in the wings due to a couple of untoward life events (theft of his prized guitar and previously undiagnosed severe sleep apnea …
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Tokaj
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The wine-growing area was first mentioned by the name Tokaj in 1067. The town itself was first mentioned in documents in 1353. Its first castle was a motte, which was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Hungary. By the 14th century the town already had a stone castle, belonging to the Diósgyőr estate. After 1450 Tokaj was the property of the Hunyadi family, so after Matthias Hunyadi became king, the town became royal estate. In 1705 Francis II Rákóczi ordered the castle to be destroyed. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 the town prospered, but when the world wars came, it suffered a lot, lost its importance and its town status. Even its role in wine trade was taken over by Sátoraljaújhely. Tokaj was granted town status again in 1986 and it started to prosper again. Now the town is a popular tourist attraction.
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Celebrate South Africa 2010 – Wine Tasting
Celebrate South Africa 2010 – Wine Tasting
The Celebrate South Africa 2010 Wine Events will be in Los Angeles and San Francisco on 3 to 6 May, featuring wines from over 50 producers focusing on the quality and value South Africa is bringing to the wine world.
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New tenant rolling into old Texas City Kmart
New tenant rolling into old Texas City Kmart
The building that used to house Kmart soon will be home to an all-female roller derby that outgrew its Pearland site.
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