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Monday 30 January 2006

Spread of vineyards alarms environmentalists

ANNAPOLIS, Calif. // In the fog-shrouded forests of California's remote northern coast, winemakers believe they have found the perfect terrain for growing the notoriously fickle pinot noir grape prized by connoisseurs.

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Bordeaux with buffet

The theme of the evening may well have been smooth. Smooth as in the air in the courtyard of Chez Maria in Liguanea; smooth as in the mostly guitar jazz deftly selected by Drew Lawrence; smooth as in the passage of the chicken mousse and other buffet delights going down the palate.

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U.S. forecast to become world's No. 1 wine market

30 January 2006 by Kevin McCallum, The Press Democrat Woodside wine analyst Jon Fredrikson said in a speech at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, 2005 was a stellar year for the U.S. wine market, reaching record volumes and sales as Baby Boomers and 20-somethings bought more - and more expensive - wine.

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