Italian wine barrel race celebrates past and future
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Faces furrowed with  concentration and biceps bulging, Lorenzo Martire and Giovanni  Zorn puffed their way up the narrow streets of this medieval  town, rolling the 175-pound oak wine barrel ahead of them.
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Among the roots of ancient olive trees, archaeologists have found pieces of large stone jars of the type the Gospel says Jesus used when he turned water into wine at a Jewish wedding in the Galilee village of Cana.
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CANBERRA, June 7  - A collection of more than  50,000 bottles of Australian fine wines will be sold online  from Friday following the collapse of a wine investment company  in what the auctioneers say is the country's largest wine  auction.
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South Africa&#39;s wine industry, long synonymous with the lush pastures of the Cape and wealthy white clientele, will undergo an image makeover this weekend in the most famous black township.
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Despite the lure of the barmaids, it is a passion for beer (and a desire for a no-fuss night out) that seems to be leading most people to the Verdugo Barâs door.
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The Bard Graduate Center's show of resplendent Italian jewelry from the 19th century reflects the glories of the country's past.
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A mix of big Hollywood productions and   arty European movies will mark Rome's first international film   festival next month, organizers said on Tuesday as they played   down rivalry with Venice's venerable film contest.
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Gondoliers raced rowboats down Venice's  canals on Sunday in their annual regatta, but a row over  speeding motorboats threatened to overshadow one of the lagoon  city's most treasured traditions.
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Italian vineyards long ago turned their  dank cellars into germ-free high tech vaults, but to compete on  the wine tasting circuit they are now hiring world renowned  architects to design avant-garde wineries.
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Another Serie A season is in the pipelines and this coming weekend will see the start of what promises to be a hard fought campaign in which the usual teams will be competing for the top honour.
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COFFMAN, Mo. - Sip a glass of wine from a lawn chair on the porch of the French-style tasting building at Chaumette Vineyards and Hank Johnson&#39;s vision comes clearly into view.
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Like Lord Stanleyâs Cup and the Masters green jacket, the claret jug, the oldest trophy in major championship golf, has long held a mystical and celebratory quality.
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By Lydia Martin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 18--Six years ago, a sleepy little wine-tasting event on the North Miami campus of Florida International University was reinvented as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
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ROME (Reuters Life!) - Many people say making wine is an art and an Italian winery once owned by Michelangelo has extended that notion right down to its labels.
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Contro le omologazioni di un mercato che ancora subisce il fascino di vitigni internazionali come Chardonnay e Cabernet Sauvignon. Contro le multinazionali dei lieviti (usati per vinificare) che appiattiscono i gusti nascondendo il territorio.
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Plans are afoot for excess wine to be turned into ethanol for the European alternative fuel market -- but not in Italy where the fruit of the vine is sacred. By Bernhard Warner from Wired magazine.
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A new museum in Italy features exhibits that show the link between wine and the place it comes from.