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September
'07
Champagne
region - France
Bottles resting in the
cellar of Champagne Salon
(left). Visits to the
Champagne region of France,
including Roger Coulon,
Salon, Taittinger, Philliponnat,
Duval Leroy, Ruinart,
Pommery, Jaquesson, and
others. The appellation
of Champagne was created
by decree in 1908, which
specified an area that
would be entitled to use
the appellation Champagne.
A combination of northern
climate, deep chalk sub-soils,
and the way in which the
grape vines are planted
on slopes accounts for
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June
'07
Auction Napa Valley - St. Helena
Dana Carvey (left) was master of ceremonies at the twenty-seventh Napa Valley Vintners' (NVV) Auction Napa Valley (ANV) charity wine auction. More than $9.8 million was raised from 45 Live, 106 Barrel and 81 E lots during the annual four-day event, for health care, youth services and affordable housing non-profits. Breaking new records, the Staglin Family Vineyards Lot 24 included a six-day driving trip with the Staglins in Italy with the use of two Maserati sports cars, generated $1.1 million. |
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May
'07
Walla Walla - Washington
Large
rocks surround the base
of the vines in a vineyard
in Washington's Walla
Walla AVA, at left. The
Walla Walla Valley actually
stradles two states, Washington
and Oregon, and is home
to
more than 100 wineries
are operating in the valley
and more than 1,500 acres
of vineyards. Soils of
varying combinations of
loan, silt, loess, and
cobbles delivered by a
series of tremendous floods
thousands of years ago,
and the area still shows
signs of this amid a sea
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May
'07
2006
Hospice du Rhone - Paso
Robles
Winemaker
and founder of HdR Mat
Garretson (left). The
HdR is a two-day event
featuring wine seminars,
library and Grand tastings,
and a unique opportunity
to meet and talk with
the people who are at
the forefront of an increasingly
popular Rhône varietal
movement throughout the
world. Presenters and
attendees come from Europe,
Australia, South Africa,
and the U.S. to attend
this annual function.
In addition to the photojournal,
the full HdR report covers
tasting and seminar notes,
and auction results. |
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March
'07
World of Pinot Noir -
Shell Beach
Georg
Riedel (left) samples
a Pinot during the Iron
Sommelier Challenge at
the 2007 World of Pinot
Noir. Arguably the benchmark
Pinot Noir festival in
the U.S., this annual
event includes two days
of in-depth Tasting Seminars,
Library Tastings, a featured
Tasting with a guest Burgundian
producer and two Gala
Pinot Noir Dinners with
prominent guest chefs. |
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Sept
'05
Scenes from Honfleur, France
This historic port on the estuary of the Seine was founded in the middle of the 12th century. Honfleur became an embarkation point for goods from Rouen to England. One of the most picturesque ports in France, characterized by high-houses with slate-covered exteriors. Sainte Catherine's Quay at the center of town is especially beautiful, having been painted many times by artists, including impresionists Claude Monet and Eugène Boudin. |
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Sept
'05
Normandy and D-Day Battlefield & Memorial Sites
Arguably the most pivotal event of the 20th Century, the 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe involved an armada of 6,939 vessels, 11,680 aircraft, and 159,000 troops. Landing on beaches covering a 55 mile wide area, Allied troops encountered various amounts of resistance from German troops defending their "Atlantikwall."
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Sept
'05
Battle of Britain Air Show - Duxford
Located northeast of London near Cambridge, the Imperial War Museum's Duxford facility, a former WWII RAF base is both a 'living and working museum,' as well as the site of several air shows during the year, including the Victory in Europe Anniversary Air Show, the Flying Legends Air Show, and the Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show. |
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