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...name of his brand, Chamarré, is itself a focus group?tested marketing creation - and some of his sales staff come from consumer-goods companies such as L'Oréal, rather than the wine business. "Winemakers don't know how to sell," he explains. "They'll just stick their nose in the glass and talk about how woody it smells." Yet as it adjusts, Bordeaux faces an image problem. The top wines in the region command huge prices because of their worldwide prestige, and their makers have no interest in being associated, even remotely, with the down-market plonk...
...women, trendy professionals and giggling teenagers are sipping, swirling, sniffing and sometimes guzzling bottles in a gymnasium. It's the second annual Soweto Wine and Brandy Festival, designed to encourage the nation's black middle class to embrace wine. Such consumers splurge on luxury cars, clothes and homes, but stick with traditional beer and spirits. "There are at least 10 wine festivals per year in Johannesburg, and you can count on one hand the number of people of color who attend them," says Marilyn Cooper, who runs the local branch of the Cape Wine Academy...
...eager, but inexperienced, and mistakes made during the preparation of the dishes are common. The café tries to epitomize urban chic in the Square, and it’s priced accordingly—most dishes will run you five to 10 dollars. But until Z Square improves, stick with that grease-sweating, tongue-burning slice from ’Noch’s—it’s still the best bang for your buck...
...peeling the onion.” The lesson, he said, is that “straight reporting works.” Asked whether Bush should be impeached for his conduct of the Iraq war, Woodward said, “I’ll stick to the facts and let others make judgments.” Woodward has received two Pulitzer prizes for his work on investigative reporting teams. The first was in 1973 for Public Service, given to the staff of The Washington Post, with a special citation for Woodward and his reporting partner, Carl Bernstein, for its coverage...
...overtime. The Bulldog goalie denied two Crimson attempts, including a shot by Fuller that was batted out of the air just before it crossed into the net. Yale, on the last drive of the session, barely missed a well-placed pass that bounced over the receiver’s stick.“I don’t think anyone expected the game to go into double overtime,” Connolly said. “But once you are there you do what you have to do to win.”The victory keeps Harvard in Ivy League...