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Although Walla Walla may be world well-known for its wine production, the gastronomy side of the Walla Walla Valley has in recent years acquired national recognition for the quality and variety of its cooking. World-class vineyards and wineries also abound here. And typically where fine wine thrives, so do gourmet eats as evidenced by Walla Walla’s recent recognition by The Daily Meal as “America's Best Small Town for Food” and one of three finalists for America’s Best Food Town in the…

4 Wine back label effects In this part of study, I will discuss the importance for Chinese consumers of wine translated back label statements when they are choosing wine. And also, I will find out how these factors on the back label were related by price. Ten different back label statements with price were tested through a discrete choice experiment. Three hundred thirty-one wine consumers representing the normal Chinese wine consumers were tested to choose a bottle of wine they were most…

White wines are wines with pale yellow color, yellow gold or yellow green which are produced from white or black grapes without skin. White wines existed 2500 years ago. There are several types of white wine. Learn more information about different types of white wine categorized according to taste. Discover about the different flavors and regions where white wines are common in the catalog below. • Light and Zesty These wines are lightly bodied with a fresh clean taste. • Cortese (a.k.a Gavi) –…

Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) tolerates well both hot and colder temperatures, also drought. This is due to the dense horizontal root system that goes deeper than most Pinus species'. (Magyar 1960) As a tree that feels itself home mostly in continental mountain ranges and the Mediterranean climate, its home range stretches from Iberia through the Alps to the Taurus mountains in Asia Minor. It is medium to fast growing with a pyramidal crown. It is mostly resistant to breakage. (Gilman-Watson,…

Monongahela National Forest is home to many unique plants and animals. Three of these organisms, the American beech tree, the black cherry tree, and the Virginia opossum, make Monongahela especially extraordinary. The American beech tree is one of the many beautiful types of trees that you can find at Monongahela National Forest. It has smooth light gray bark, that you can run your hand along without getting a scratch. The leaves are dark green and simple, and turn a golden yellow during the…

Wine in Greece and Rome In the chapters “The Delight of Wine” and “The Imperial Vine,” Standage talks about how wine is important in Greece and Rome. It is said that wine was first discovered in mountains where grape juice was fermented. The fact that wine was created from the breakdown of chemicals by bacteria or yeasts is something that is thought to be bizarre today considering that many do not question where wine came from. They tend to just drink it without giving it too much thought…

In a world of nauseatingly overpriced theme park tickets, nothing is more refreshing than the words “free admission,” a phrase written on the entrance sign at the 35th Annual Strawberry Festival held at Merritt Estate Winery in Forestville this past weekend. There’s no catch either. After free admission, guests enjoyed more free activities such as live music from vivacious rock bands like Buffalo’s favorite Strictly Hip, wine tasting, and a classic car show hosted by Lake Shore Street Rod…

When I think of what makes Oregon different in the wine industry, my thoughts are of smaller family owned farms, artisan wines, Oregon’s reputation for being weird and independent, and views on organic farming and sustainability for future generations (Yates, 2016). When I want to partake in some wine tasting, I stay clear of the big wineries, for example, Ponzi in Sherwood, OR and set my sights for unique and smaller wineries, such as White Rose. Smaller wineries are great storytellers and…

BOTANICAL GARDENS Photograph 1: Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, (Lindl.) J.Buchh. (sequoiadendron giganteum, 2017) The giant Sequoia is the world’s largest tree it is native to California, when the tree is mature its bark is a red/ brownish colour. The physical characteristics of the giant Sequoia include, its ability to resist forest fires due to its extraordinarily thick bark which can grow to 6 meters wide, fire is a huge reason young giant Sequoia trees die. The bark of the tree…

This essay is to describe the different production methods for sparkling wines and discuss how the method of production affects the quality of the wine in different countries. Sparkling wine is a kind of wine that appears to sparkle and contain bubbles . A great majority of people in the world adores and prefer white wine as their option. The difference between sparkling wine and table wine are that sparkling wine have lower alcohol content, where the alcohol in wine originate from the sugar…