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[Vinography: A Wine Blog] He had gotten his hands on a couple of dusty bottles with the initials "TH.J" engraved on them. Discovered in the cellar of a wealthy old wine family in Paris, the bottles were auctioned off as wine made for the library of none other than Thomas Jefferson, who had a habit of ordering French wine directly from producers.
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[Bkwine.com] BKWine Brief Blog: INAO, the semi-governmental body that control French wine production rules, has proposed that the system of Appellation Contrôlée should be split into two tiers: one that follows traditional, strict rules on production, terroir etc, and one that allows for more flexibility and for more new technology (should we read “oak chips” between the lines?). As always in French procedures this is so far just a proposal and will have to be debated with various organisations.
[Nctimes.com] Screw top wine bottles make local debut North County Times - North ...: WINE COUNTRY ---- In the world of wine connoisseurs, screw-top bottles are for the street corner, not the tasting room. But one of the region's largest wineries has introduced a line of wines in a screw-cap bottle, and when you buy one, you're as likely to carry it out in a gift bag as in a brown paper sack.
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