Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesHot Air Balloon Classic a Crowd Pleaser in Northern California - The Epoch Times
Monday, June 30th, 2008
The 19th annual Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic took place in California this past weekend, raising some of the largest and most unique hot air balloons despite wildfires 50 miles away. (Mark Zou/The Epoch Times) WINDSOR, Calif.—An …
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Global Village: Making a profit from making wine - Financial Times
Monday, June 30th, 2008Take a hard-nosed investment banker out of the toughest business environment there is and transplant him to the gentler, quirkier world of winemaking, and what do you get? Some great wine but not, as yet, a clear idea of how to make a consistent …
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Assemblymember Evans Sends Governor Legislation Helping Wine Lovers - California Chronicle
Monday, June 30th, 2008California Chronicle
Assemblymember Evans Sends Governor Legislation Helping Wine LoversCalifornia Chronicle, CA - 21 minutes ago… particularly when many wineries offer picnic areas or beautiful landscapes that are very much part of the wine country experience. …
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Winemaking: first 200 years are the hardest - Financial Times
Monday, June 30th, 2008Take a hard-nosed investment banker out of the toughest business environment there is and transplant him to the gentler, quirkier world of winemaking, and what do you get? Some great wine but not, as yet, a clear idea of how to make a consistent …
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B. Napa’s “CRUSH” Documentary Wins Top Award at Oenovideo Film … - PR Inside
Monday, June 30th, 2008www.donandsons.com - “CRUSH,” a documentary about the 2006 wine grape harvest, presented and sponsored by Don Sebastiani & Sons, won the top award for short films at the 2008 Oenovideo International Grape and Wine Film Festival in Gruissan, France …
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B. Napa’s “CRUSH” Documentary Wins Top Award at Oenovideo Film … - Earthtimes
Monday, June 30th, 2008SONOMA, Calif. - (Business Wire) “ CRUSH, ” a documentary about the 2006 wine grape harvest, presented and sponsored by Don Sebastiani & Sons, won the top award for short films at the 2008 Oenovideo International Grape and Wine Film Festival in …
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WEATHER NEWS - Birmingham News
Monday, June 30th, 2008(AP) — Widespread showers and thunderstorms pounded the Eastern Seaboard early Monday, while a warm day dawned across the Midwest, Plains and much of the West. • Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes 6/30/2008, 6:45 a.m. CDT SAN …
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HOSPITALITY: Elaine Bell: First, lift that 30-gallon pot, then build … - North Bay Business Journal
Monday, June 30th, 2008NAPA – As the leading lady of Napa’s first and most prominent catering company, it’s hard to believe nearly three decades ago a 30-gallon pot of soup almost meant the end before the beginning for Elaine Bell. “It was literally my first step …
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Lodging for the Vendimia Festival in Mexico’s Wine Valley - Mexidata.info
Monday, June 30th, 2008· Visit Baja California in August for its Annual Wine Festival Christmas time comes early in the premier wine country of Baja California. So, you can forget about all the snow and cold, we’ve got extremely warm weather, and we are bearing gifts in …
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In Argentina’s grape-growing region, hail-control efforts raise doubts - Arizona Daily Star
Monday, June 30th, 2008MENDOZA, ARGENTINA — As a threatening cloud looms on the horizon, Pedro Marchevsky lingers among the dense rows of ripening vines and prays it won’t bring hail. Luckily for him, Mother Nature is not the only one controlling weather anymore. Humans …
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