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German Red Wine

January 28, 2009
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The reputation of the German wine industry has suffered due to its past emphasis on making fairly cheap sweet wines. However, this has changed in recent years. The focus has moved from mass production to high quality produce. As a result, domestic wine consumption has increased in Germany coinciding with a slow decrease in sales [...]

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South African Red Wine

January 27, 2009
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Not that many people tend to know much about the history of South African wines, in fact, whilst most ‘amateurs’ could probably name a famous brand of Australian or American wine, very few seem to be able to name a significant South African brand. However, that’s not to say that they aren’t there; in fact, [...]

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Italian Red Wine

January 20, 2009
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Italy contains some of the oldest wine producing regions in the world and currently has over a million vineyards. Italy has a diverse range of wines reflecting the diversity of the country. It boasts over 1000 varieties of wine using 300 varieties of grape. This is good news for a world where wine is becoming [...]

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Australian Red Wine

January 8, 2009
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Although it is now the fourth largest wine producing country in the world, Australia is still considered by many to be a ‘new world’ wine maker – with less than three hundred years of wine making experience (compared to the wealth of experience most European countries can boast) it has undoubtedly created a loud rumble [...]

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Spanish Red Wine

January 8, 2009
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Spain has the most hectares of wine plantations in the world, however, it is only the third largest wine producer after France and Italy. This is due to the low yields resulting from fairly infertile soil in many parts of Spain. However, Spain is well known for its red wines due to their high quality, [...]

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French Red Wine

January 8, 2009
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French wine is well known throughout the world and along with Italy is one of the biggest wine producers in the world. France has a large tradition of wine making and many of its practices have been replicated throughout the world. Many grape varieties that originated in France have also been used throughout the world [...]

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