Word: shiraz
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...than type or terrain. Bottles of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay turn up in the “Mid Weight, Refined But Lively” section, which could easily double for an appealing personal ad, while “Rustic, Spicy and Earthy” (too PSLM for me) houses Shiraz and Carmignano. Though leaning heavily on Italy, the cute categories are a veritable United Nations, with Argentina, Turkey and even Massachusetts fielding delegations...
...world's newest wine-making country inevitably measures itself against its elders. "We can't and don't want to emulate Australian Shiraz," says Trinity Hill's Skinner. "We don't have the climate for it. We're focused more on a Rh?ne and a French Syrah." French wines may be the yardstick, but there's none of the secrecy or insiders-only air. Trinity prefers an educated customer and dedicates $18,000 worth of wine a year to tastings and educational sessions in their glass-and-concrete visitors hall, where discussions range from harvest dates, crushing methods, blending, filtering...
...fellowship recipients are Assistant Professors of Chemistry and Chemical Biology David R. Liu ’94 and Hongkun Park, Assistant Professors of Computer Science Avrom J. Pfeffer and Salil P. Vadhan, and Assistant Professors of Physics Eugene A. Demler, Andrew D. Foland, Shiraz Minwalla, and Masahiro Morii...
...largest student group. The organization, the Office for Fostering Unity, strongly supported moves by President Mohammed Khatami to ease some of Iran's strict social laws. The police moved in, they claimed, to quell disputes between rival groups of students after right-wingers in the southern city of Shiraz claimed to have won control of the organization's council...
...southwestern horizon rises the magnificent Brokenback Range. Tawny mineral-rich hills act as a watershed, enriching the region's fertile soil. It is the soil, in conjunction with the climate and the pioneering vintners, that has given the Hunter its reputation for producing some of the world's best Shiraz, Semillon and Chardonnay grapes and wines...