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Have you tried Swed... Norwegian wine? How is such a thing possible? The Norwegians have only ever produced beer! Well, that’s not true. Norway also produces wines “with aromas of fruits of the forest”...
https://avis-vin.lefigaro.fr/wine-box-par-my-vitibox/o148394-vins-norvegiens-ca-donne-quoi
The American periodical “Wine Searcher” lists the 10 best Bordeaux of the year. The editor does acknowledge that it may be reductive, when the world of wine is rich in diversity, to focus only on this category of vineyard. “Bordeaux is a strange beast. It waves its reputation for excellence like a battle flag, even though the vast majority...
The star of the big screen withdrew from the glitz and glamour of high society a few years ago: “ my time is my own I don’t need to tell anyone anything... I’m living my life.” Cameron Diaz is living her life and celebrating it too by creating “Avaline Sparkling”, a wine perfect for toasting “the joys in...
One of life’s big questions, the answer to which surely deserves three long pages, but will be summed up in this brief sentence: “It is perfectly normal to pay the price for things when one has the means to do so...” It’s a bit like going to the supermarket and saying to yourself, “Why buy a bottle of ‘European’...
Thrown into total chaos by the pandemic, sea transport – a major player in the world economy – is experiencing inflation that will not be favourable to those “without broad enough shoulders”. Indeed, this situation may last for a few months “before returning to normal”, but the numerous unknowns of this crisis may lead to the prognosis being re-evaluated.
https://www.vitisphere.com/actualite-92928-Flambee-des-prix-et-des-delais-pour-le-transport-maritime-des-vins-francais.htm
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