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Gallo's New Pinot 'will be classed with Burgundy'
"Gallo , the world's biggest winemaker , is about to release a Pinot Noir that it says will hold its own against the finest Burgundy"
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The Magic of Merlot
"Guest wine writer for The Marlborough Express this week is SHEENA GREY, who runs a Marlborough wine club known as the Cellar Rats. Today's article is based on the club's latest tasting."
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Philippines Wine Co to expand to meet growing demand
"A Cebu-based wine company, D&E Fruit Wines proprietors David and Elena Mitchell, plans to expand its production capacity to be able to serve the growing demand for its products."
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3:53 PM
Gallo's New Pinot 'will be classed with Burgundy'
"Gallo , the world's biggest winemaker , is about to release a Pinot Noir that it says will hold its own against the finest Burgundy"
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The Magic of Merlot
"Guest wine writer for The Marlborough Express this week is SHEENA GREY, who runs a Marlborough wine club known as the Cellar Rats. Today's article is based on the club's latest tasting."
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Philippines Wine Co to expand to meet growing demand
"A Cebu-based wine company, D&E Fruit Wines proprietors David and Elena Mitchell, plans to expand its production capacity to be able to serve the growing demand for its products."
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Faber to sell its list of wine books to Mitchell Beazley
"Venerable UK publishing house Faber and Faber is hoping to sell its list of wine books to dynamic food and drink publisher Mitchell Beazley."
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Sir Cliff launches his new wine
"They weren't exactly throwing their knickers but there was a certain buzz at the London International Wine and Spirits Fair as Sir Cliff Richard launched his new wine."
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Rooting out the ageism in zins
"My grandfather used to wear a T-shirt on the tennis court that read, "Old age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill." Had he been a grapevine ˜ admittedly, a peculiar grapevine ˜ he might have worn a shirt that read, "Old age and complexity will triumph over youth and vigor.""
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No need to whine over the calories in this wine
"With a new Weight Watchers wine now available in Tesco stores, Jonathan Goodal of the Irish Independent offers a unique insight into exactly how fattening your favourite tipples are."
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Grape Compound Shows Promise as Cancer-Preventing Agent
"A second compound in grapes has been found to have properties that give it promise as a cancer-preventing agent, according to an Agricultural Research Service study."
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Toasting Summer in UK
"Ever thought of trying your hand at polo, fly fishing or playing pentanque while sipping on wine this summer in the UK? Toast New Zealand is your opportunity to indulge in these activities while tasting some of the finest New Zealand wines from over 25 of New Zealand's most celebrated wineries, including Montana, Kim Crawford, Cloudy Bay, Jackson Estate, Seresin and Sileni."
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The "King" of White Grapes
"There can be no argument that Chardonnay occupies a special niche in the wine world. This noble grape has been nurtured for hundreds of years in Europe, and is now finding fertile fields in the New World, especially California and Australia. It is the grape that gives us some of the great French wines, including Chablis, white Burgundy, and Pouilly-Fuisse. It is an essential component of Champagne and the only grape found in Blanc des Blancs Champagne."
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Zinfandel's appeal is still unexplained
"At first it was thought that Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian emigre, rascal and ersatz father of California wines, brought the Zinfandel grape to the Golden State from Hungary in the mid-19th century but, alas, he was eaten by alligators in Nicaragua before he could debunk the theory."
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Shanghai's culture-conscious welcome Western wines
"Following an unsteady introduction Sam Featherston is now the Shanghai manager of the largest wine distribution company in China."
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Swiss champagne faces extinction under EU accords
"Forty-three winegrowers from the village of Champagne (population 660) in canton Vaud will no longer be able to use the label, 'vin de champagne', from June 1, when a series of bilateral accords between the European Union and Switzerland come into effect."
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3:07 PM
The "King" of White Grapes
"There can be no argument that Chardonnay occupies a special niche in the wine world. This noble grape has been nurtured for hundreds of years in Europe, and is now finding fertile fields in the New World, especially California and Australia. It is the grape that gives us some of the great French wines, including Chablis, white Burgundy, and Pouilly-Fuisse. It is an essential component of Champagne and the only grape found in Blanc des Blancs Champagne."
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1:31 PM
Woman winemaker a rebel in Spain, a natural in California
"Marimar Torres was born in Spain, the younger sister of the pioneering winemaker Miguel A. Torres, who took the vineyard his father inherited in 1932 and became one of that country's most influential winemakers."
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Art With Whine & Cheese
"We all have our rituals. Popcorn and a movie. Cracker Jack and baseball. Wine and cheese at art openings. But now we might have to hold the wine."
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France: Duval-Leroy launches vegetarian wine
"Champagne house Duval-Leroy is to launch a non-vintage Champagen specifically targeted at vegetarians and vegans."
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White Wine for Healthy Lungs
"A team of Scientists from the University at Buffalo in New York has found that white wine appears to be beneficial to lung function. They believe that white wine contains anti-oxidants that stop the creation of harmful molecules called free radicals, which can wreak havoc on the lung tissue."
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Craggy Range makes significant investments
"Craggy Range Winery as New Zealand's specialist producer of single vineyard wines has made substantial investments in winery facilities and technology to support its ambition of producing the best wines in New Zealand, entirely as single vineyard wines."
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Waiheke Inaugural Festival set for 2003
"Waiheke Island's winemakers are capitalising on the island's unique character with the creation of a new event for wine lovers, the inaugural Waiheke Island Wine Festival, to be held on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February, 2003. The Waiheke Island Wine Festival will be a multi-vineyard event reflecting the high quality of Waiheke Island wines and their unique character."
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How to understand vintage
"When it comes to wine, vintage is the big one, the thing most people tend to find complicated and confusing. But the bottom line is that it's all actually quite simple. A wine's vintage simply tells you which year the grapes were picked."
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Bottle of the titans
"Roll up, roll up for the latest, greatest game show in the Western world. It's going to be global in appeal, glamorous in execution and hosted by some of the most glittering names in the business. Contestants are flocking in and the countdown has begun. With the promise of a hefty cash prize and glitzy media coverage, the search is on for no less than the Chardonnay of the Century."
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Domaine Carneros breaks ground at Duhig site for pinot noir
"The New World venture of France's renowned Champagne Taittinger, Domaine Carneros broke ground Wednesday for a new 23,500 square foot pinot noir cellar to be constructed behind the imposing chateau at the intersection of Carneros Highway and Duhig Road."
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It's another doggone grape hound
"Brix the golden retriever got his name because he was built like . . . an outhouse, not because he could sniff out the riper fruit from that not ready to harvest."
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Wine merchant to the stars
"With celebrity clientele including the likes of Elton John and Joanna Lumley, much of Trevor Hughes' time is spent scanning the globe in search of world-class flavours."
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Seeds of destruction to seeds of hope
"In the coastal Croatian town of Trstenik, the wine grapes aging in French barrels at Mike Grgich?s winery, Grigich Vina, are sweeter for their wear: many were cultivated on land once polluted with landmines."
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9:55 PM
Waiheke Inaugural Festival set for 2003
"Waiheke Island's winemakers are capitalising on the island's unique character with the creation of a new event for wine lovers, the inaugural Waiheke Island Wine Festival, to be held on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February, 2003. The Waiheke Island Wine Festival will be a multi-vineyard event reflecting the high quality of Waiheke Island wines and their unique character."
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3:13 PM
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9:52 PM
Seeds of destruction to seeds of hope
"In the coastal Croatian town of Trstenik, the wine grapes aging in French barrels at Mike Grgich?s winery, Grigich Vina, are sweeter for their wear: many were cultivated on land once polluted with landmines."
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The wine is just fine in South Africa
"Stacked just inside the front door at Vaughan Johnson's Wine Shop at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront shopping center here in April were 20 cases of wines from Rupert Rothschild, one of the hot new wineries of South Africa's Western Cape."
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Sharing information about your wines
"New Zealanders, Stuart Parker and Jeremy Turner, have developed what they hope will eventually become the largest privately-owned wine cellar in the world."
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Vintage stock
"New Zealand winemaker Kim Crawford left Matamata wanting to be a vet. Mary Anne Gill discovers how he became a winemaker instead."
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Exposure of dop system rocks wine industry
"Damning claims in an influential United States magazine that the notorious dop system - liquor as payment for work - still operates in South Africa's winelands have caused anger and alarm in the industry."
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