[quantim]

Sooner or later it had to happen, my two favorite topics on FR, finally together!

[quantim]

Click to be +/- on this low volume, mostly intellectual, sometimes silly, but never disappointing list.

[tubebender]

Would you care to share the scuttlebutt you are hearing in the breakfast diners of Napa Valley...

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I have to say the the increase in alcoholic content is a result of refined agronomics and science along with a "trend" and "taste" of the growers, drinkers and the market. We can put a man on the moon but want to blame global warming for adding 1% more alcohol to an alcoholic beverage? Questions or comments?

[Sybeck1]

"In medieval times, England was warm enough to support 50 vineyards, and Greenland was genuinely "green" enough to be settled by the Vikings in AD986."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=26&objectid=3516831

Damn Norsemen and their damn internal combustion warships!!

[DBrow]

Hmm, fermenting must releases carbon dioxide. Global warming is caused by top vintage wines. Winemakers say global warming improves wine.

Finally it's all clear!

[Mike Darancette]

In the future, wine buffs may be praising the merits of a fine Canadian pinot noir

After all Canada was once called Vinland.

[MILESJESU]

Dear Quantim,

Greetings from India. I am an Indian Catholic Christian and a Wine Enthusiast.


I am an Orthodox Indian Catholic of Portuguese Descent from the Former Portuguese Colony of Goa on the South- West Coast of India.


I am a Legal Professional with a keen interest and career in International Intellectual Property Rights and I do have a life inspite of what some may think about me after reading my profile.


I love Portuguese Culture, Music, Food, and Port Wine. I am extremely proud of my Portuguese Heritage and Culture.


My Ancestors were evangelized to Catholicism in the late 15th Century or early 16th Century by Portuguese Catholic Missionaries led by Saint Francis Xavier and his Compatriots.


My favorite Portuguese Web page is http://www.ivp.pt( The Port Wine Institute).


My all time favorite wine pages are http://www.lusowine.com -- International Portuguese Wine Portal and http://www.grantburgewines.com.au as well as http://www.wineaustralia.com

They are Wine Pages from Australia. My all time favorite wine page is http://www.wineontheweb.com. The Talking Wine Magazine.

I have a keen interest in the International Wine Industry specially in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal, New Zealand, and Australia.

In Goa, where I am from the Portuguese had started Wine Production more than a century back specially the production of "Port Wine". We still have a number of Wineries in Goa that produce fairly good Port Wine.


Finally, I would be most grateful if you could add me to any Wine Ping List or any Wine Thread or Posts by any Freeper on International Wine or on the International Wine Industry.

If you could put me in touch with any Freeper who has posts or threads on International Wines on a Regular Basis -- I would be grateful for that too.

[SunkenCiv]

During the Roman warming period, wine grapes were grown in Britain.

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