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DIED. EMILE PEYNAUD, 92, pioneering enologist who raised standards of winemaking around the world; of complications from Parkinson's disease; outside Bordeaux, France. After working in the cellars in his teens, he earned a doctorate in wines and almost single-handedly changed winemaking from an Old World industry to one using rigorous scientific methods--including improved temperature controls, lower acid levels and cleaner casks--to produce richer, better wines...
Baron is but one of a pioneering crop of winemakers who have been stretching their trade across the eastern part of Washington. The state built its wine reputation on Bordeaux-like blends, using Merlot and Cabernet...
...some are outraged at a 40% rise in central-government administration costs over the past five years - more than three times the inflation rate. In France, dozens of successful businesspeople have quit the country to avoid a steep wealth tax that Eric Pichet, a business-school professor in Bordeaux, estimates has resulted in €100 billion of assets leaving France - robbing twice as much revenue as the wealth tax generates. Among the advocates for change is Paul Kirchhof, a former judge at Germany's Federal Constitutional Court, who has sparked a national debate in Germany with his call...
...booze and women." The story is set in the 16th century, and there is no reason to suspect that the author is anything but a loyal subject of the Dear Leader. Still, when reading the book, it's hard not to make the connection to Kim's lobster-and-Bordeaux lifestyle in a country where at least a million people have died of starvation during his rule. "I read some parts with my jaw hanging open," says Brian Myers, an expert on North Korean literature at Korea University in the south of Seoul. "The parallels to the current political situation...
...that produce just a few hundred cases a year, some of them going for tens of thousands of dollars. (For the record, France's largest exports are heavy machinery and transportation equipment, but what would you rather read about on the beach this summer: steam shovels or a lusty Bordeaux?) Mayle's hero is Max Skinner, a dealmaker in his late 30s toiling at a hateful London investment house. When the reptile who runs the place steals away a big deal just before Max can enjoy the payoff, he quits...