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Archive for 2009
They say there’s a recession going on . . . but someone forgot to mention that to New Zealand’s cider drinkers. Research company AC Neilsen says total cider drinking is up 12.4 percent on last year, and Gisborne’s Bulmer Harvest – New Zealand’s No 1 brand – is doing even ...
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Look out Wine World, there is a new, premium high-quality tropical fruit winery now in full production in Thailand! Mythical Garden’s Thai fruit wines are now being launched worldwide. It is anticipated that there will be a large demand oversees in the Thai restaurant market. Thai cuisine is now very ...
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For a couple of self-taught winemakers, Wendy and Kim Flintoft can be justifiably proud of their efforts to establish a fruit winery that in 12 years has garnered 187 international awards. The Canadian fruit wine industry, with 150 wineries throughout the country, is a growing one, according to the association ...
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Lee Yuh Ching is a computer science graduate from the United States and his computer shop here does brisk business. Despite doing well, he still yearned to pursue his passion in agriculture and set his sights on growing dragon fruit. The 45-year-old Lee ploughed through the Internet for information and ...
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It all started, as these things tend to, with 90 pounds of rhubarb. That’s a boatload of pies and such, Tom and Marsha Mann thought when they brought home that harvest from nearby Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton, Minn. Then they hit upon an idea: Why not devote ...
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In the world of wine, there are those who turn their noses to anything fermented that isn’t a grape. But in the wine country of Palisade, especially during the Palisade Peach Festival, there are those that show up expecting to taste some fermented peach. “A lot of people come in ...
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A nun from rural Mahlabathini makes wine from beetroot – much to the surprise of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. The health minister and other officials tasted the wine at the Richards Bay Agricultural Expo. “She was with the late Zulu historian Reggie Khumalo and they were both lost for words,” ...
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Ume Shu is a wonderful fruit wine very popular in Japan and Korea. It is gaining popularity in the Western world and can even be said to be “trendy” with people in the “know”. If you are looking for an aperitif to go with your Japanese-style meal, an ume shu ...
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