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...Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus is among Beaune’s most famous vineyards, located in the central part of the large Les Grèves vineyard....
...Gisela Williams consulted the Crete travel specialists SteMa Journeys; founders Maria Passarivaki and Stefanos Gogos connect travellers to lesser-known parts of the island....
...Over the past three decades mom-and-pop vineyards have sprung up, giving it the feel of Napa or Sonoma back in the day....
...That team will be considerably diminished by the loss of winemaker Natasha Williams, who has just been lured away to the new, Belgian-owned Hasher Family Estate....
...He was so entranced by the warm, sunny climate at Williams Selyem winery in northern California, as seen in our programme on Pinot Noir, that he wrote to the winery offering his services as an intern....
...Held in Oporto, it was designed to celebrate the emergence of the army of smaller producers working their own vineyards....
...England Moro Dabron’s Downland scent (£96 for 50ml) was inspired by the Sussex Downs, in particular William Nicholson’s depictions of their undulating green serenity....
...The wine list, put together by George de Vos, takes a similar approach to the food, choosing small vineyards that are committed to sustainability....
...Climate change has enabled vineyards in regions such as the UK and Denmark. Food insecurity is exacerbated by water shortages....
...Who Luxury Portfolio International, William Raveis Martha’s Vineyard, $28.5mn Where Overlooking Lambert’s Cove Beach on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, to the south of Cape Cod....
...The bar will also stock Sept (available at cavaspiliadis.uk from £39), from Lebanon’s first biodynamic vineyard, and organic growers Batroun Mountain Winery and Les Trois Collines....
...DD wonders if they’re saving a special bottle of Château Lafite — the family’s Bordeaux vineyard — for the closing dinner....
...On a five-day itinerary, guests cycle up to 50km through forests, meadows and gently rolling hills, stopping at castles, rural villages and vineyards....
...The West Highland Way opened in 1980; its 95 or so miles run from Milngavie, not far north of Glasgow, northwest to Fort William on the shores of Loch Eil....
...Tim Curtis, corporate affairs director of Direct Wines, one of the largest online wine merchants, welcomed the elimination of a premium tax on sparkling wines, which will benefit English vineyards....
...Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware meets in Brussels, following the Greek wiretap scandal involving Nikos Androulakis, an MEP and the leader of the opposition Pasok party Kenya, president-elect William...
...Locals are lured by the wafting scent of waffle cones – they make 800 a day – and the tantalising flavours, from Carrot Cake to Yogurt Rhubarb Crumble. jonesicecream.com Gisela Williams Two Islands Ice...
...The one artist whose work I would collect if I could is William Eggleston. I always admire his prints at museums. I love the photograph, from 1978, of a hand mixing a cocktail while on a plane....
...Former investment banker Walter Kraushaar, originally from Germany, planted vines beside the farmhouse he shares with his American partner William Stanley in Inca, a town in the centre of the island....
...Such a silly price for such a mature single-vineyard wine. This could go perfectly with so many foods....
...Tucked among the pinewoods nearby is a complex where a community of artists occupies studio space, including Argentinian watercolourist Melisa Ramet, Australian painter William Mackinnon and ceramicist Yvette...
...William Diaz, a leader of Florida’s Venezuelan community, has long kept a copy of Ronald Reagan’s final speech on his phone....
...Stonegate Pub Company, into the 21st century with a new menu brimming with local produce, a spring market to mark the first weekend, and designs for an outdoor oyster and sparkling wine bar to showcase Sussex vineyards...
...In the distance, on the higher ground at the edge of the valley, were vineyards, with young vine shoots twisting their way along the supports....
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