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” BeBare New York has just recently passed (October 9, 2008) and it was a huge success! Rose Charities raised at least $35.000, with donations still coming in! Milk Gallery was a perfect venue, and the “buzz” in NY all seemed very positive.
All the reviews [...]
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Our 13th harvest at Cortes de Cima started on the 25th August, and ended more than 6 weeks later on October 9th. A total of 938 tones of grapes were harvested, a reduction of 18% from 2007. The harvest workforce peaked at 70, 2/3 women and 1/3 men from the local villages.
Breakdown by [...]
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An impressive array of foreign journalists descended upon Cortes de Cima and Beja this past weekend, in connection with a big wine exhibition, VINIPAX, a name derived from Beja’s Roman ‘Pax Julia’ , appropriate as the Romans were once prolific winegrowers in this area!
The event was orchestrated by a known [...]
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We would like to say ‘sayonara‘ to the outgoing Japanese ambassador to Portugal and his wife, Mr. Hara Satoshi and Mrs. Hara Michiko. During the ambassador´s tenure in Portugal he confesses to not only having developed a great fondness for the country, the people, the nature, but also for the wines. This special interest [...]
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After the amuse-bouche and the starter, my stomach welcomed a fillet of beef au gratin with gorgonzola cheese, accompanied by potatoes with rosemary and presunto, peperonata and grilled courgettes. The desert was a creamy tiramisu and Tia Maria liqueur, stracciatella ice cream and a fresh fruit sabayon with Amaretto. The wines were [...]
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