Archive for August, 2007

Pahrump Winery racks up awards (Pahrump Valley Times)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Bill Loken, owner of the Pahrump Valley Winery, doesn′t have any qualms about making wine in the hot and dry Nevada desert. For Loken, it’s all about the how the wine is made and the grapes used to make it.

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Five best … late summer deals (Guardian Unlimited)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Travel: From a stay in a 18th-century farmhouse in Italy to a former winery with its own stone chapel in Corsica.

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Ruling Allows Easier Ind. Wine Shipping (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Indiana wine lovers are raising their glasses to a federal judge whose ruling makes it easier for wineries across the country to ship wine directly to Hoosiers.

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Grants available for rural tourism attractions (Poughkeepsie Journal)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

A variety of agriculture-related businesses are now eligible for New York state matching funds to enhance tourism in rural areas. At the end of August, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker announced the availability of up to $50,000 for farm stands, cider mills, maple sugar houses, cheesemakers and wineries. The hope is that they will enhance their operations in effort to …

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Police Destroy Hundreds Of Gallons Of Illegally Imported Wine (WLBZ Bangor)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

NORTH PLATTE, NE (NBC) — Over 1,100 gallons of wine was destroyed at a Nebraska winery Wednesday after it entered the state illegally.

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12:53 p.m. — Canyon County Planning and Zoning OKs Polo Cove phase one (The Idaho Statesman)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission gave the green light Thursday night to the first phase of Polo Cove that will include a winery, hotel, restaurant, private bungalows and truffle farm on 300 acres southwest of Caldwell.

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Federal Judge Loosens Indiana Wine-Shipping Law (22 WSBT South Bend)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge ruled as unconstitutional a state law requiring Indiana customers to have a face-to-face transaction with wineries before they are allowed to receive shipments at home.

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Coffee Moves Away From Two-Week Low

Friday, August 31st, 2007

(RTTNews) - Coffee prices were back up on Thursday in U.S. trading after falling to a two-week low earlier in the session. December-dated coffee was at $1.1625 a pound, up 15 cents on the session. Prices had dipped to as low as $1.1540 in mid-day trading, but rallied back above its flat-mark for the session.

Prices have been pushed higher amid concerns that recent dry weather in Brazil, the

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Costa Rican coffee…7 regions, 7 coffees

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Golden Bean Coffee

The excellence of Costa Rican coffee can be enjoyed in seven different ways, given that the country has many different coffee-producing zones. The special traits of the coffee produced in each of these zones are famous worldwide. Costa Rica´s advantageous climate enables it to produce enough coffee varieties to satisfy every taste.

In Costa Rica , rainfall, relative humidity

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5,400 Japanese Living in Internet Cafes (Addict 3D)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

A study by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducted in June-July has found that 5,400 people across the …

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