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Wine experts know there are good years and bad years for Bordeaux. The Chinese feel the same way about babies. So as the Year of the Horse gives way to the Year of the Sheep, a popular resolution seems to be: suspend all efforts to procreate. Chinese tradition holds that kids born in sheep years are doomed to a life of baaaahd luck. And since most mainland couples can legally have only one child, they're not taking any chances; as Jan. 31, Chinese New Year's Eve, draws nigh, maternity wards are reporting deliveries in record numbers, with some...
...soak in Sauvignon? A new beauty treatment is derived from the seductive if scientifically iffy idea that the grape's potent antioxidants can outwit the aging of the skin. Vinotherapy, as the process is called, was developed by the French (of course!) at the Caudalie Vinotherapy Spa in Bordeaux, where devotees indulge in body scrubs made from crushed Cabernet grape seeds or soak shoulder-deep in a barrel of spring water and grape extract. In the U.S., Napa Valley's Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, below, has couples sip wine in a brass tub filled with grape-seed bubble bath...
...baggage. Some of the fruits of that effort can be sampled in Loi d'Allah, Loi des Hommes (Law of Allah, Law of Men; Albin Michel) an extended dialogue in which Muslim sociologist Leïla Babès and Tareq Oubrou, rector of the Mosquée de Bordeaux, thrash out their often opposing views on the roles of women and individual freedom in Islam. Although non-Muslim readers may be daunted by the quotations and counter-quotations from hadiths (the reported sayings of the Prophet) that fill so much of any Muslim theological discussion, the book provides...
When Andrew joined the company in 1998, Costco sold no top-flight Bordeaux; today, with a wide selection, it sells more than any other U.S. retailer. At the same time, Andrew catered to Costco's bargain hunters, introducing boutique wines at attractive prices--for example, Chateau Salitis, a French blend of Grenache and Syrah with dollops of Cabernet and Merlot. The vintner produces just 5,000 cases a year, nearly all of which Andrew snaps up. "It's a wonderful little wine," he says. Price: $6 a bottle. Costco's maximum markup is 14% above its wholesale cost, compared with...
Although France still sells 40% of the world's wine by volume and its most famous Bordeaux are the most sought-after wines, the French are losing ground. French winemakers, says Jean-Michel Peyronnet, editor of La Revue Vinicole Internationale, "simply didn't see the competition coming." Jacques Berthomeau, who heads a group of industry experts, issued a report in May in which he called for a simplification of wine classifications, varietal labeling and the promotion of recognizable brands...