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...From June 29 to July 2, some 300,000 oenophiles will make the pilgrimage to this Bacchanalian paradise, which has been producing wine since 300 B.C. From the bustling expanse of the 18th century Place des Quinconces, Europe's biggest public square, to the caf?-lined quays of the Garonne River, some 12 hectares of the city of Bordeaux will be devoted to gastronomic pleasures and wine tasting...
Doomsayers predict many French wines are destined to fade away as market pressure from New World competitors increases. Bordeaux, as one of the world's most imitated bouquets, has suffered mightily. But you'll be hard-pressed to see much gloom at this summer's fifth Bordeaux Wine Festival (bordeaux-fete-le-vin.com). In fact, this year, the world's largest wine region has ample grounds to celebrate: American wine pope Robert Parker is one of the many critics who believe the 2005 Bordeaux vintage is the finest in a century, heralding Bordeaux's comeback...
...pause, even for an hour, to revel in a clear military success was welcome. "A cult figure is dead because people he trusted betrayed him," a senior U.S. government official mused on his back porch in Washington on the night of the announcement, smoking a cigar and sipping wine. "They'll be studying this op years from now at the war colleges...
...million gal. Amount of wine France and Italy plan to distill into fuel or disinfectant, to avoid a wine glut and keep prices...
...million Cost of the distillation, which will be paid by the European Union's "wine budget...