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Those who recall the debates of Miles and Maya in Sideways (which, winemakers concur, has had a considerable influence on the popularity of Pinot) might remember that Pinot Noir can be unpredictable yet potentially spectacular. Part of the appeal lies in the fact that the vines thrive only on such steep slopes as Burgundy's 2-mile-wide (3 1/2 km), 30-mile-long (50 km) stretch of Côte d'Or (Burgundy and Pinot Noir are synonymous) and in just a few rocky pockets in such places as Australia, Canada, South America and Europe, along with Oregon's Willamette...
...been a year of major fashion anniversaries, what with Valentino celebrating 45 years in business last summer in Rome, and the house of Dior feting their 60th the same week at Versailles. But last night Ralph Lauren topped them all with his elegant and spectacular 40th-anniversary show and black tie dinner in Central Park's Conservancy garden. To the strains of the score of My Fair Lady, guests - over 400 of them - floated down the garden stairs into a pristine white tent edged in crisp black. The structure could have been a harbinger of Lauren's Spring 2008 show...
...concerts in such big venues as sports arenas, convention centers, even a circus tent. He issued a slew of commercial recordings, racking up sales that gave pop stars like Elton John a run for their money. He barnstormed with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras as "The Three Tenors," favoring spectacular settings like the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, which in turn yielded still more recordings and TV specials. "I want to be famous everywhere," he said...
...Libyan triumph linked to troubling nuclear and military contracts? Does Sarkozy's penchant for economic interventionism, visible in Sept. 3's megamerger between utility giants Gaz de France and Suez, mock his free-market rhetoric? Time asked a group of French and international experts to evaluate the spectacular start to the Sarkozy era and how - or whether - he can meet that promise in the months and years to come...
First of all, home prices won't weaken forever, and they almost certainly will be much higher in 10 years. Waterfront and resort properties and those with spectacular views--just the features you dream of for a retirement home--can be expected to rise the fastest. Yet for even prime properties in today's market, competing bids are rare, and sellers are eager to deal. You have bargaining power, and you have time to research your purchase. Mortgage rates remain low for those with good credit...