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Actors, industry giants, big names in entertainment, they all possessed a “good cellar” with prestigious vintages sold at auction on their deaths (or during their lifetimes). Here are the stories of the five best cellars that have gone up for sale.
https://www.christies.com/features/famous-private-wine-cellars-11554-1.aspx
Teisseire cordials... practically an antonomasia, both container and content being part of a concept copied a hundred times over. An industrial upscaling that reached its peak in the 20th century, but a history that began 300 years ago.
https://www.ledauphine.com/societe/2021/03/01/la-saga-des-sirops-teisseire-300-ans-d-histoire
A great relief for the French wine industry and the Airbus aircraft manufacturer; the Biden administration and the President of the European Commission now have four months to come to an agreement.
In the meantime, the “punitive” measures that have cost the wine sector no less than half a billion euros have been put on hold.
https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/conso-distribution/airbus-et-les-vins-francais-alleges-des-taxes-douanieres-americaines-1296081
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/taxe-trump-suspendue-une-excellente-nouvelle-pour-le-conseil-interprofessionnel-du-vin-de-bordeaux-1615037379
https://www.europe1.fr/economie/les-producteurs-de-vin-francais-soulages-par-la-suspension-des-taxes-americaines-4029649
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/us-government-pauses-tariffs-on-european-wines
From grains chewed since ancient times on the high plateaus of Abyssinia to your pod machine, coffee has been drunk in all the cups of the world, or nearly... and there is a long history to be recounted.
https://www.europe1.fr/societe/de-lethiopie-a-lempire-ottoman-en-passant-par-litalie-la-longue-histoire-du-cafe-4029198
Because of prejudices and certain social conventions, a retailer of alcoholic drinks in New Delhi has decided to sell her products only to the fairer sex.
https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-marches/inde-un-magasin-dalcools-reserve-aux-femmes-face-aux-jugements-1396230
https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/03/08/inde-exclusivement-reserve-aux-dames-un-magasin-de-spiritueux-rassure-la-clientele-feminine-9415529.php
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210308-delhi-s-female-only-liquor-store-helps-women-buy-drinks-in-good-spirits
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