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Using satelites to spy on grapes

Tuesday, September 21st, 2004

Satellites, They watch everything, including our vineyards. This from Science Daily: ” Depending on the satellite’s resolution, we can obtain data on precise soil composition, the slopes, exposure to sunlight, and the humidity of agricultural regions. With future satellites we will monitor how vineyards have been cared for during the year.”
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There’s more in your wine than you think

Monday, September 6th, 2004

One of the best articles I have seen covering some of the technical aspects of wine is found below, as written by Dan Berger, contributing writer to the SF Gate. The article breaks down wine additives clearly and succinctly. Enjoy.Sleuthing out what’s in wine / Sturgeon bladder in your bubbly? You’d be surprised at the [...]

How many calories are in my glass of wine?

Saturday, March 27th, 2004

How many calories are in wine? These and other interesting facts on wine are shown in this About.com article.
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Sniffing out Sauvignon Blanc

Saturday, November 15th, 2003

“Auckland University is collaborating with the newly established Marlborough Wine Research Centre of Excellence (MWRCE) to find out more about what makes sauvignon blanc smell and taste the way it does. ”
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Wine + Music + Flowers + Diamonds = Baby!

Friday, September 19th, 2003

Want to get pregnant? Drink wine. New study of 30,000 women shows that those who drank wine were more likely to get pregnant than those that drank beer or had nothing at all.
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Stargazers Vineyard Uses Solar Energy

Saturday, September 13th, 2003

Sun ripens grapes and powers operations at Pennsylvania winery
“For John and Alice Weygandt, the most important environmental factor at their Chester County winery has everything to do with the sun.”
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How I Learned To Love The H-Bomb

Monday, August 25th, 2003

A new study suggests it contains a molecule that makes baker’s yeast live up to 80 per cent longer. Further tests showed the molecule - resveratrol - also makes human cells three times as likely to survive radiation blasts.
Mirror.co.uk - RED WINE ‘CURE FOR NUKE BLITZ’

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