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CRITERIA FOR FINE WINES.
More people are enjoying wine now than any time history. Millions spend billions on wine, and unfortunately most lack the most basic knowledge of evaluation, and standards when sipping a glass of wine.
February 8, 2010
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RUSSIA.
This country’s vitivinicultural history goes back 2500 years. Trading Greeks established vineyards on the northern coast of the Black Sea close to Rostov-on-Don. Generally, Russians prefer spirits and beers to wine, therefore made little effort to expand vineyards, and the climate is less than suitable for large-scale grape growing, being prone to extremely cold winters. [...]
February 6, 2010
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TUNIS.
Travelling in Tunisia presents an opportunity to experience a rich, diverse history, culture and people.
February 4, 2010
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Winesworlds wine guide. Winesworld is a friendly wine guide for amateurs, by amateurs. We do not proclaim to be experts, we just like wine and want to share our experiences with you. This wine guide is simple, easy to understand and is based solely on our tastes and pleasures. The wines are graded by taste, bouquet (smell) aftertaste and composition, to make it simple for all of us we give our vote in die-rolls. 6 for the best and 1 for the worst (in our opinion) check the bottom of the page for explanation to what the different dierolls mean. |
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SALT – AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR LIFE.
In antiquity, salt was a precious commodity. Marco Polo reported that in Tibet cakes of salt were pressed with images of their ruler and used as currency.
February 3, 2010
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Book review: Kevin Zraly – WINDOWS ON THE WORLD COMPLETE WINE COURSE.
Renowned wine expert and educator Kevin Zraly’s Windows on the world Complete Wine course is one of the best selling books of the genre in the world. (Three million copies sold to date).
February 2, 2010
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Book review: Wojcieck Jagielski – TOWERS OF STONE.
Wojcieck Jagielski is a savvy reporter with a sharpened mind and unbending will to describe the Chechen struggle to gain freedom from the Russian government of today.
January 31, 2010
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Top Travel Places. Paris, France See what we did in Paris 2009. Læsø, Denmark This is our summer trip 2008. Piedmont, Italy Easter 2005. |
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Book review: Sara Perry and Jane Zwinger – DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE.
Overflowing with irresistible recipes using bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolate, cacao nibs, and beans, this book is a delight to read, and make use of the recipes it contains.
January 29, 2010
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Book review: Flo Baker – BAKING FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
Home baking seems to be an activity practised less and less. For most homemakers, time is valuable and while baking may involve lengthy preparations, the results of practised baking are rewarding, and cost much less than store bought merchandise.
January 27, 2010
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Book review: TOP CHEF THE COOKBOOK.
This extraordinary book was created using the episodes in each season of the TV reality show programme of Top Chef, hence the name.
January 25, 2010
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OUTSTANDING ONTARIO WINES.
While in the 1970’s Ontario wines were still of quite low quality and regarded as undrinkable, shortly after the Free Trade Agreement, quality started to improve. As time passed improvement accelerated, and today many truly Ontario grown wines are of good and very good quality.
January 24, 2010
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MARRAKECH SEDUCES THE SENSES.
Known as the “red city”, Marrakech was the former imperial city. It is located on the foothills of the Atlas mountain chain, and today is a major trading centre with a population of over one million.
January 23, 2010
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Book review: Jamie Oliver – JAMIE’S FOOD REVOLUTION.
Jamie Oliver is a young and unpretentious chef with a noble mission. He wants people of all walks to enjoy simple, well prepared, and natural food.
January 21, 2010
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TRAVELLING SAFELY.
Travelling safely requires certain precautions especially when alone or with your family in tow,
January 19, 2010
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Book review: TONY ASPLER’S CELLAR BOOK.
Tony Aspler has been writing about wine for more than three decades, and is today, one of the most widely respected wine writers in Canada. His integrity and impartiality are well known amongst his colleagues.
January 17, 2010
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This is one of the Fastest Meal in the World.
This is the world’s simplest meal in the microwave.
January 16, 2010
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Portugal.
Under the Roman Empire, Portugal was known as Lusitania (from Losus, son of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine). Before Romans, trading Phoenicians from eastern Mediterranean had introduced wine to the indigenous population.
January 15, 2010
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WINE CLOSURES.
At first wine was transported in sewn skins of animals and retailed, then clay jars with lid were invented, and these eventually gave way to barrels.
January 13, 2010
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