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Maria Elizabetta Fagiuoli pours a glass of wine during the Vino ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Maria Elizabetta Fagiuoli pours a glass of wine during the Vino 2010 Italian Wine Week event in New York, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A Maronite monk walks toward the vineyards where the "Adyar" ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Maronite monk walks toward the vineyards where the "Adyar" organic wine is produced at the Kfifan monastery in the Batrun mountains, northeast of Beirut. With faith on their side and blessed harvests, Lebanon's Christian Maronite monks have injected a touch of modern marketing savvy into their age-old wine-making tradition to launch the country's first certified organic wine.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)

A Maronite monk checks the quality of the "Adyar" ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Maronite monk checks the quality of the "Adyar" organic wine at the reserve of the monastery of Mar Mussa in the mountains northeast of Beirut. With faith on their side and blessed harvests, Lebanon's Christian Maronite monks have injected a touch of modern marketing savvy into their age-old wine-making tradition to launch the country's first certified organic wine.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)

A Maronite monk checks the quality of the "Adyar" ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Maronite monk checks the quality of the "Adyar" organic wine at the reserve of the Kfifan monastery in the Batrun mountains, northeast of Beirut. With faith on their side and blessed harvests, Lebanon's Christian Maronite monks have injected a touch of modern marketing savvy into their age-old wine-making tradition to launch the country's first certified organic wine.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)

A Maronite monk checks the colours of the "Adyar" ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Maronite monk checks the colours of the "Adyar" organic wine at the reserve of the Kfifan monastery in the Batrun mountains, northeast of Beirut. With faith on their side and blessed harvests, Lebanon's Christian Maronite monks have injected a touch of modern marketing savvy into their age-old wine-making tradition to launch the country's first certified organic wine.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)

Maria Elizabetta Fagiuoli pours a glass of wine from the Montenidoli ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:25:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Maria Elizabetta Fagiuoli pours a glass of wine from the Montenidoli vineyards during the Vino 2010 Italian Wine Week event in New York, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

An exhibitor pours a glass of Chianti from Le Miccine Don Alberto ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:20:09 GMT

(Reuters) - An exhibitor pours a glass of Chianti from Le Miccine Don Alberto during the Vino 2010 Italian Wine Week event in New York, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

An exhibitor pours a glass of wine from the Costantini vineyards ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:17:01 GMT

(Reuters) - An exhibitor pours a glass of wine from the Costantini vineyards during the Vino 2010 Italian Wine Week event in New York, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

An exhibitor opens a bottle of Estasi wine from the Passito ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:16:59 GMT

(Reuters) - An exhibitor opens a bottle of Estasi wine from the Passito vineyards during the Vino 2010 Italian Wine Week event in New York, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

A man holds a glass of Estasi wine from the Passito vineyards ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:15:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A man holds a glass of Estasi wine from the Passito vineyards during the Vino 2010 Italian Wine Week event in New York, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Bottles of Brunello di Montalcino red wine are displayed at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:39:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Bottles of Brunello di Montalcino red wine are displayed at a wine shop in the Tuscan town of Montalcino in central Italy in this September 22, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Max Rossi

President and Chief Executive of Heritage Link Brands Selena ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:12:30 GMT

(Reuters) - President and Chief Executive of Heritage Link Brands Selena Cuffe poses for a portrait inside Gnarly Vines wine shop in Brooklyn, New York January 29, 2010. Until 1994 when apartheid ended blacks had been banned from owning land and wineries. Today, there are about 4,000 wineries in South Africa but only two are owned by black families. "I thought someone needs to tell these stories. Why not us," said Cuffe, 34, who runs Heritage Link Brands, a U.S. company that imports wines produced by black South Africans. Picture taken January 29, 2010. To match Reuters Life! WINES-SAFRICA/ REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

President and Chief Executive of Heritage Link Brands Selena ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:01:59 GMT

Bottles of Seven Sisters wine imported from South Africa are ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Bottles of Seven Sisters wine imported from South Africa are seen inside Gnarly Vines wine shop in Brooklyn, New York, January 29, 2010. Until 1994 when apartheid ended blacks had been banned from owning land and wineries. Today, there are about 4,000 wineries in South Africa but only two are owned by black families. "I thought someone needs to tell these stories. Why not us," said Selena Cuffe, 34, who runs Heritage Link Brands, a U.S. company that imports wines produced by black South Africans. Picture taken January 29, 2010. To match Reuters Life! WINES-SAFRICA/ REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)

President and Chief Executive of Heritage Link Brands Selena ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:51:36 GMT

An employee prepares a wine tasting at the Boschendal winery ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:55:49 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee prepares a wine tasting at the Boschendal winery in Stellenbosch, about 80km southwest of Cape town, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

J.P. Miller, who works for Young's Market Company, a liquor ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:07:23 GMT

(AP) - J.P. Miller, who works for Young's Market Company, a liquor and wine distributor, adjusts bottles on a shelf in a Washington state liquor store, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in Seattle. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States said in a report that in 2009, more drinkers switched to cheaper spirits to save money in the recession, and that although people drank a little more, they did it at home and away from pricier restaurants. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

File photo of a vineyard in the Sauternes region of Bordeaux. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:30:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo of a vineyard in the Sauternes region of Bordeaux. Diageo, which remains in the Bordeaux business outside the United States, left the US market for Bordeaux fine wine in the face of enormous unsold stocks, shrinking profit margins and a trend among US consumers toward less expensive wine.(AFP/File/Jean Pierre Muller)

File photo shows a viticulturalist aerating the field between ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:30:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows a viticulturalist aerating the field between each row of grapevine at a vineyard in Bordeaux. Bordeaux vintners and merchants are rallying to survive in a thirsty but tumultuous US market after their biggest customer there defected.(AFP/File/Jean Pierre Muller)

Bordeaux vintners and merchants are rallying to survive in a ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:30:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - Bordeaux vintners and merchants are rallying to survive in a thirsty but tumultuous US market after their biggest customer there defected. US importer Chateau & Estate Wines (DC&E), a subsidiary of UK drinks giant Diageo, last year ended a 35-year relationship with Bordeaux fine wine and began aggressively liquidating tens of millions of dollars' worth of stock at 40 to 60 percent discounts.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

Cork stoppers for champagne are seen at the Vinitaly wine expo ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:26:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Cork stoppers for champagne are seen at the Vinitaly wine expo in Verona April 3, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Savoring Valentine's Day favorites - chocolate and wine ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:16:39 GMT

(AP) - Savoring Valentine's Day favorites - chocolate and wine - together can be sheer bliss when the two are well-matched; the secret is that chocolate often pairs best with red wine. Whether your Valentine's Day plans include a party with friends or a romantic evening for two, Kenwood Vineyards makes matching chocolate and red wine a snap. For perfect pairing suggestions, visit www.kenwoodvineyards.com. (PRNewsFoto/Kenwood Vineyards)

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, an accidental double ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:51 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, an accidental double labeled bottle of Champagne is displayed at the Accidental Wine warehouse in Los Angeles. Accidental Wine buys the remaining blemished, but otherwise undamaged bottles and resells the contents over the Internet for about half the price. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founder ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:45 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founder David Forbes checks a wine bottle with a damaged label at the Accidental Wine warehouse in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founders ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:29 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founders David Forbes, left, his son Micah Forbes,center, and Janice Lee fill online wine orders at the Accidental Wine warehouse in Los Angeles. Accidental Wine buys the remaining blemished, but otherwise undamaged, bottles and resell the contents over the Internet for about half the price. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founder ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:10 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founder David Forbes, referred to as the 'Grape Wrangler,' fills an online wine order at the Accidental Wine warehouse in Los Angeles. Accidental Wine buys the remaining blemished, but otherwise undamaged, bottles and resell the contents over the Internet for about half the price. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founder ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:44:03 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, Accidental Wine founder Janice Lee, the 'Master Imbiber,' fills online wine orders at the Accidental Wine warehouse in Los Angeles. Accidental Wine buys the remaining blemished, but otherwise undamaged, bottles and resell the contents over the Internet for about half the price. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Vineyards in the McLaren Vale wine region east of Adelaide in ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:04:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - Vineyards in the McLaren Vale wine region east of Adelaide in South Australia. Australian winegrowers have been forced to let their grapes wither on the vine and halt production due to damaging levels of over-supply in the sector, a leading industry body said Sunday.(AFP/File/Madeleine Coorey)

Grapes sit on a vine during harvest time in the McLaren Vale ...

(AFP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:04:55 GMT

(AFP) - Grapes sit on a vine during harvest time in the McLaren Vale wine region east of Adelaide in South Australia. Australian winegrowers have been forced to let their grapes wither on the vine and halt production due to damaging levels of over-supply in the sector, a leading industry body said Sunday.(AFP/Madeleine Coorey)

Vineyard manager Paul Foppiano stands at the back of his office ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:06:07 GMT

(AP) - Vineyard manager Paul Foppiano stands at the back of his office which is a cabboose and looks out at Foppiano Vineyards in Healdsburg, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Sonoma County winemakers are stomping mad at new regulations that would greatly limit the pumping of water from the Russian River, a plan meant to protect struggling fish populations. Foppiano Vineyards is the county's oldest family owned winery founded in 1896.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Droplets of dew from a morning fog hang on wires above rows ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:05:44 GMT

(AP) - Droplets of dew from a morning fog hang on wires above rows of Pinot Noir vines at Foppiano Vineyards in Healdsburg, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Sonoma County winemakers are stomping mad at new regulations that would greatly limit the pumping of water from the Russian River, a plan meant to protect struggling fish populations. Foppiano Vineyards is the county's oldest family owned winery founded in 1896.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Vineyard manager Paul Foppiano checks an overhead sprinkler ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:05:21 GMT

(AP) - Vineyard manager Paul Foppiano checks an overhead sprinkler at Foppiano Vineyards in Healdsburg, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Sonoma County winemakers are stomping mad at new regulations that would greatly limit the pumping of water from the Russian River, a plan meant to protect struggling fish populations. Foppiano Vineyards is the county's oldest family owned winery founded in 1896.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Vineyard manager Paul Foppiano sits by a water pumping station ...

(AP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:04:46 GMT

(AP) - Vineyard manager Paul Foppiano sits by a water pumping station at Foppiano Vineyards in Healdsburg, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Sonoma County winemakers are stomping mad at new regulations that would greatly limit the pumping of water from the Russian River, a plan meant to protect struggling fish populations. Foppiano Vineyards is the county's oldest family owned winery founded in 1896.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, winemaker Greg Allen ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:06:43 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, winemaker Greg Allen looks over a glass of Dolce wine inside the Dolce cellar in Oakville, Calif. With a classic blend of late harvest Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, Dolce is the only American winery dedicated to producing a single late harvest wine. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, a glass of Dolce wine ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:06:17 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, a glass of Dolce wine sits atop a barrel in the Dolce cellar in Oakville, Calif. With a classic blend of late harvest Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, Dolce is the only American winery dedicated to producing a single late harvest wine. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, winemaker Greg Allen ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:05:52 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, winemaker Greg Allen examines a glass of Dolce wine at the Dolce winery in Oakville, Calif. With a classic blend of late harvest Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, Dolce is the only American winery dedicated to producing a single late harvest wine. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, winemaker Greg Allen ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:05:04 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, winemaker Greg Allen samples a glass of Dolce wine inside the Dolce cellar in Oakville, Calif. With a classic blend of late harvest Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, Dolce is the only American winery dedicated to producing a single late harvest wine. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, is a bottle of Dolce ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:04:40 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, is a bottle of Dolce wine on display in Oakville, Calif. With a classic blend of late harvest Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, Dolce is the only American winery dedicated to producing a single late harvest wine. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, are bottles of Dolce ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:57:59 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday Dec. 18, 2009, are bottles of Dolce wine on display in Oakville, Calif. With a classic blend of late harvest Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, Dolce is the only American winery dedicated to producing a single late harvest wine. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Riders pass vineyards in Gawler, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:45:02 GMT

(AP) - Riders pass vineyards in Gawler, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, during the 133.5 km stage two to Hahndorf of the Tour Down Under Cycling event. HTC-Columbia-USA rider Andre Greipel of Germany won the stage and retained the leaders jersey for the second day.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Riders pass vineyards in Gawler, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:43:56 GMT

Dimitri Tchelistcheff, Consulting Winemaker, with the INRA Cabernet ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:42:09 GMT

(AP) - Dimitri Tchelistcheff, Consulting Winemaker, with the INRA Cabernet Sauvignon marker in the Jarvis vineyards. Photo from Harvest, 2009 Between 1980 and 1990, Dimitri Tchelistcheff and a team from Beaulieu Vineyards conducted a 10 year trial comparing fourteen different clones of Cabernet Sauvignon. Today the winning clone, INRA 5197, make up 50% of the Jarvis vineyard and produce our flagship wines. (Photo: Business Wire)

A waiter serves a glass of red wine from Spain during a tasting ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:28:13 GMT

(Reuters) - A waiter serves a glass of red wine from Spain during a tasting session at Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, the International Wine and Spirits Exhibition for the Asia-Pacific region, in Hong Kong May 28, 2008. REUTERS/Victor Fraile

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, a man sips a glass ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:23:45 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, a man sips a glass of wine outside a bar in central London. Officials will ban drinking contests in bars and force pub owners to offer patrons tap water in a bid to help tackle Britain's boozy culture, the government said Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Doctors and health lobbyists said, however, that the government had failed to wield its most effective weapon, the imposition of minimum price controls on alcohol. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

A bust of Poland's historic King Jan III Sobieski is put ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:54:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A bust of Poland's historic King Jan III Sobieski is put on a wine barrel at a Heurigen restaurant in front of Vienna's Leopoldsberg mountain January 15, 2010. King Sobieski became famous for the victory over the Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna, when he led his troops over Leopoldsberg. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

FILE-This may 21, 2004 file photo shows wine bottles on a rack ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:13:40 GMT

(AP) - FILE-This may 21, 2004 file photo shows wine bottles on a rack at Cedard Creek winery in Kelowna B.C. While some might think Canada is too cold to produce wine, in cooler climates such as Germany wineries flourish near temperate water regions, says wine writer Kevin Zraly, who included Canada for the first time this year in his annual 'Windows on World Complete Wine Course.' (AP Photo/Canadian Press,Jacques Boissinot,File)

FILE-This May 21, 2004 file photo shows the scars of the Okanagan ...

(AP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:12:17 GMT

(AP) - FILE-This May 21, 2004 file photo shows the scars of the Okanagan Mountain Park fire of 2003 around Cedard Creek winery on top of the mountain in Kelowna B.C. While some might think Canada is too cold to produce wine, in cooler climates such as Germany wineries flourish near temperate water regions, says wine writer Kevin Zraly, who included Canada for the first time this year in his annual 'Windows on World Complete Wine Course.' (AP Photo/Canadian Press,Jacques Boissinot,File)

A man puts a bottle of wine on the signage of Google China as ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:59:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A man puts a bottle of wine on the signage of Google China as a symbol of goodbye in front of the company headquarters in Beijing January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee

A message written by a Chinese Google user Huang Junyu is seen ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:40:46 GMT

(Reuters) - A message written by a Chinese Google user Huang Junyu is seen next to a bottle of wine, as a symbol of goodbye, in front of the Google China headquarters in Beijing January 14, 2010. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke urged China on Wednesday to ensure a "secure" commercial environment for Google and other U.S. companies after the world's top search engine said it may shut its Chinese-language website because of cyber attacks. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS SCI TECH)

Glasses and bottles of Chateau Belcier red wine (Saint Emilion ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:15:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Glasses and bottles of Chateau Belcier red wine (Saint Emilion label) are seen in a testing room in Saint Emilion, southwestern France, November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau