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Doctor of discovery fights blood clots with invention, wine. Thomas Fogarty M.D., has been fighting -- and profiting handsomely from -- blood clots for more than 40 years: first with technology, and lately with chardonnay. "Wine is not an alcoholic beverage," he says. "It's a health food. It just comes in liquid form."....Mon, 3 Mar 2003 The science of wine Nearly every aspect of the wine industry was explored, demonstrated and deconstructed last week at the Heartland Wine School conducted at Bloomington's Oliver Winery. More than 100 winery owners and managers and experienced amateur wine enthusiasts attended the three-day conference that covered such topics as bulk wine management, sensory evaluation, wine flaws, bottling and package design and post-alcoholic fermentation microbiology....Mon, 3 Mar 2003 The Chilean Connection In a remote province of Chile where air force planes used to bring prisoners to a concentration camp, a hidden winery equipped with a landing strip naturally raises suspicion....Mon, 3 Mar 2003 Sand, sun and cellars? Wine in the Caribbean? You bet. Increasingly, wine enthusiasts are coming to the islands for a taste of some of the best wines in the world. Among the most promising showings are the wine cellars of Curtain Bluff Resort in Antigua and Peter Island Resort in the British Virgin Islands....Mon, 3 Mar 2003 Napa-based Saverglass introduces Stelvin bottles Addressing customer demand, Napa-based Saverglass, Inc. has introduced a line of Stelvin Finish top bottles, according to company officials. Considered top-of-the-line in twist top technology, Stelvin closures and bottles provide a helmetic seal capable of withstanding temperature and pressure variations normally expected in the wine aging process...Mon, 3 Mar 2003 South Africa: Yet More Good News For Wine Tourism Cape Town has rocketed into the top 10 position of destinations for Americans traveling abroad, according to a report by CBS MarketWatch published in the United States yesterday....Mon, 3 Mar 2003 US firm visits Marlborough wineries Representatives of an American wine distribution company have been visiting Marlborough for a behind the scenes look at the products they sell. Winebow is a New York-based distribution company which sells Goldwater, Coopers Creek, Sileni, and Isabel Estate wines from New Zealand...Mon, 3 Mar 2003 Polyphenol production moves up a gear French grape polyphenol supplier Ferco Développement has stepped up production capacity and increased its colorant range with the news this week that it has fully acquired the production plant Sefcal, a subsidiary of Chr Hansen, based in the Gard, France....Sun, 2 Mar 2003 California wine gets by with help from Brazilian friends California wine growers are a step closer to tackling a deadly pest that is ravaging the state's vineyards, and they have Brazilian scientists to thank for it....Sun, 2 Mar 2003 U.S. Agency OKs Alcohol Health Claims, with Caveats The U.S. government on Friday said wine and beer makers may make health claims for their products, but only under limited circumstances and accompanied by warnings about health risks as well....Sun, 2 Mar 2003 Red wine and blackberries fight harmful HA's Is there a correlation between the intake of fried meat and the development of cancer in the large intestine, breast and prostate ? Among the most effective of protectants were extracts from green tea, red wine, blueberries, blackberries, red grapes, kiwi, watermelon, parsley and spinach...Sun, 2 Mar 2003 Yu Suzuki Contemplates Wine-Tasting Game Sega AM2 founder and interactive entertainment luminary Yu Suzuki has indicated interest in developing a videogame wine-tasting simulation, reports Gamers.com DICE Summit correspondent Sam Kennedy.....Sun, 2 Mar 2003 Minnesota Vintner Seeks Recognition for His Wine Region Not to be outdone by other wine-producing states, Minnesota may soon have its own first official American Viticultural Area. Located in the Alexandria Lakes area of central Minnesota, the new appellation, which was proposed by the owner of the state's largest vineyard, would cover 17 square miles, but only one winery and a few small vineyards....Sun, 2 Mar 2003 Evidence points to wine drinking in Jomon period Archeologists announced Friday they had found evidence suggesting that Japanese in the Jomon period (ca 10,000-ca 300 B.C.) might have drunk fruit wine at festivals....Sun, 2 Mar 2003 |
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