December 3rd 2008
Death by Gouging: Paul Oberjuerge points us toward a stunning profit report that was leaked last week, showing outrageous profits somewhere that regularly fall between 30 and 40 percent — much like local news broadcasts — but well above just about …
December 2nd 2008
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FRANCE: Government meets wine industry
just-drinks.com (subscription), UK - 8 hours ago French agriculture minister Michel Barnier has called on French winemakers to move more quickly to implement an industry-wide modernisation plan. … |
December 2nd 2008
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FRANCE: Vinitech exhibitor numbers up
just-drinks.com (subscription), UK - 13 minutes ago Other indications that all is not doom and gloom in the French wine sector included the unveiling of a luxury, leather bound barrel with a Swarovski crystal … |
December 2nd 2008
 Moneycontrol.com |
Eco slowdown hits UB wines’ capex plans
Moneycontrol.com, India - 1 hour ago UB had acquired Bouvet- Ladubay a French wine company. CNBC-TV18 learns that slowdown has forced the company to pull out four of the ten brands that it … |
December 1st 2008
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Preserving an unfinished wine
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - 38 minutes ago … Napa homegrown wines, bested the most prestigious Bordeaux and Burgundy wines in blind tastings scored by French wine judges, was only the eye-opener. … |
December 1st 2008
 Metro Magazine |
Avoid Holiday Stress With A Simple Christmas Dinner
Metro Magazine, NC - 31 minutes ago … cheese and charcuteries plates and French wine. Foodies are enjoying Chef Robert Bland’s steak frites, moules frites, steak tartare, crispy frog legs, … |
November 30th 2008
Hank Hobbs leads parenting classes in a compact, user-friendly way. Free. Sundays (through Dec. 21), 9:30-10:15 a.m. Napa Valley Baptist Church, 2303 Trower Ave., Napa. Info, Hank Hobbs at 252-2100. Prohibition presentation On Jan. 16, 1920 …
November 29th 2008
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Ten top wine choices for Christmas gifts
Times Online, UK - 6 minutes ago … of fine white burgundy, especially Puligny-Montrachet, or fans of new-world chardonnay who want to see why there’s such a fuss about French wine. … |
November 29th 2008
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Niagara-French team nets world-class result
London Free Press, Canada - 1 hour ago They hail from Niagara but the winery is a joint venture between Vincor Canada and the French wine house of Boisset. And the winemaker is French Canadian. … |
November 29th 2008
Each fall when the leaves change color and the chill returns to the air, we know one of our favorite wine days of the year is coming. The third Thursday of November is Nouveau Day – that fabulous day when the first French wine of the vintage is …