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...Carneros, at the cooler southern end, saw a rash of French investment at the end of the last century, with Taittinger and GH Mumm from Champagne and HdV, which is a joint project between Carneros grower...
...ArtFi 2024-1’s prospectus has further detail on the collateral backing the deal, which it notes can include “fine art, collectibles, design furniture, coins, books, jewelry, watches, wine or other spirits...
...African wines....
...Its wine and spirit business — about a fifth of group sales and 16 per cent of total operating profits last year — suffers from softer demand....
...Over the years, we savoured local customs, foods and conversations, doing our part to keep the spirit of an ancient community alive....
...Praise, then, for the Malibu Beach Inn (opened 1989), which notwithstanding a 2007 “luxury” upgrade still quietly evinces the spirit of the place....
...At LVMH, the luxury industry’s bellwether, the wine and spirits division was the only one where sales fell in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2022....
...Plus: a happy hour hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the annual “best of the best” wine tasting and cooking demos aplenty....
...similar in spirit to Italy’s agriturismo farmstays....
...“And so the days on the line are hard, bodies are sore, but spirits are high.”...
...The trattoria serves Italian wines and seasonal dishes such as sea bass with saffron, red peppers and basil, with much of the produce grown in the grounds of Villa Bologna....
...Scarcity contributes to the mystique of fine wines. But only when the wine rather than the bottles is in short supply. French and Portuguese wineries say they cannot find enough of the latter....
...Such community spirit is not necessarily a given these days, but it has always seemed especially strong in the nexus of Embajadores, Lavapiés and La Latina....
...The magic of the kitchen and the season transformed imported ingredients into the most British of festive foods: mulled wine, Christmas cake, nut roast, marzipan, gingerbread, chocolates, orange jelly, rum...
...BC wines and local craft beers....
...Begala says that feisty spirit is what Biden needs during the campaign, far more than simply touting his accomplishments....
...spirits to roam into “our” world....
...Seven small tables, the wall lined with glass cases of wines and the exotic spirits usually found under the sink at the end of parties, stashed there by the kids you left in charge while you were away....
...It’s what Moratti calls a “holistic expression of the spirit of this place”, and a way, he says, “to share it with others who will tell its story, keeping that story going, and writing the next part”....
...March 27 to April 21; further information and tickets here Melbourne Food and Wine Festival An all-star programme of global chefs and cuisine, with a vast array of tasting events of everything from wine...
...It takes optimism and community spirit to address the crises of the day, activists argue in the piece....
...I get to look into Abramović’s mirror one cold November morning while visiting her and her mentor Dr Nonna Brenner in the southern Austrian Alps....
...I mentally prepare to embrace the Creole spirit. But Isaacson orders a modest glass of white wine — “it’s a house blend, very good” — and I follow suit....
...“As for what concerns the drink itself,” he wrote, “it is preferable to pass on to a discussion of wine.”...
...“Wine is in a different place in the journey compared to spirits and so we’re at a very nascent phase,” Samant said, arguing that after years of boom and bust, the industry had come to “a more stable place...
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