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...build Parenchère's reputation and even tinkered with the formula - pumping oxygen into the wine during fermentation to make it fruitier and smoother. But now he's 57 and looking for an easier life. "I'm not having fun any longer," he says. "The competition is growing and that scared me. This crisis will last. It's a structural one. Nobody will get out safe and sound." The wine glut's impact is worldwide. In California, big grape growers and some wineries have gone into bankruptcy, including the Legacy Estate Group that owned prestigious brands such as Arrowood...
...industry, and concentrate instead on smaller volume but much more complex wines. South African producers are pushing hard into new markets, too, including Germany, Russia, the U.S. and Sweden, which alone now takes 10% of South Africa's exports. So far, the strategy is working fine. "Our capacity to grow is fairly limited," says Sue Birch, chief executive of the industry body Wines of South Africa, "so if we're going to be a niche player it is important to make a really premium product." Producers still have one problem in common with the French: even as their exports continue...
...This movement can only grow. It’s seen its low points, and it’s going up from here...
...more mature age than we used to - is commonly called "The Marriage Delay." Delay, however, is a bad choice of words, because it implies that we fear commitment and try to sow our oats as long as possible before conceding that it's time to grow up and settle down. Delay suggests that women procrastinate on marriage offers, pushing away suitors, hoping Prince Charming will show up next year with the glass slipper...
...elected officials that supported me during the mayor's race, and I told him that if he needed my support, I would reciprocate," Nagin said. The mayor insisted that Jefferson's experience and relationships in Congress would make him effective, even as the clouds of scandal grow darker. "I think that he will still be effective - more effective than somebody who's a rookie, absolutely," he said, adding, "Until he's indicted, I think we ought to presume he's innocent until proven guilty...