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Friday 25 January 2008

California vintners dig Auburn engineer's caves

Napa Valley vintners are turning to Auburn's Don Magorian to build often-elaborate underground caves to store their wine.

Magorian parlayed his experience in mine engineering, drilling and mechanics into a niche market that has taken off in recent years as vintners move underground to store wine in caves that maintain a constant temperature in the 55-to-60-degree range.

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Oregon, Washington team to promote Northwest wines in England

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vineyards in Oregon and Washington share a state border but differ in many ways. They have different grape varieties, different climates and different production methods.

But they're teaming up to mount the largest promotion of Northwest wines so far on the world's premier wine stage - London.

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