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After a hard day in court, Rumpole repairs to Pommeroy's wine bar where he knocks back several glasses of "Chateau Thames Embankment." It's modeled on the El Vino wine bar, www.elvino.co.uk, at the bottom of Fetter Lane, off Fleet Street (although there are four other branches). The bar in fact boasts a distinguished wine list - absolutely no "cooking claret" - and traditional food such as steak-and-kidney pie. Flashes of inspiration occasionally strike Rumpole in these convivial surroundings, but more often than not he returns home to Gloucester Road and discusses the mysteries of his current case with...
...drink and explore our way down the boot, ending up in Palermo. My fantasy trip would last about a month and we'd fly back to the States, fat and sassy, speaking just enough Italian to impress the sommeliers at my favorite little East Village wine bar, In Vino. (See 10 things to do in New York City...
...keening whistle sounded over the Italian countryside as a small train appeared in the middle distance. At the fairground platform, Oliver J. Swindleton fiddled with his stolen cravat and practiced his Italian accent.“Eh...veridamente molto bene. A-pleased-ah to meet you signora! Mozzarella...vino...andante!”Squeaking slightly, the miniature engine pulled into the station. The coupling rod of the middle wheel slowly and rhythmically turned and straightened. Ollie immediately recognized Felicity’s elegant head as she sat in one of the little passenger cars. He glanced at her again?...
...electronic tongue? Wine buyers, stung by recent reports of widespread fraud, will appreciate having an objective tongue on hand to weed out bogus bottles. "You could use it to verify that a wine was made from the proper grapes," says Mary O'Connor, wine director of Planeta Vino, a Madrid wine school. "For example, there are only five authorized grapes for a Rioja, but lots of winemakers sneak in cabernet anyway. This could help enforce the standards." The device, which is small, portable and relatively inexpensive, could also come in handy during the big business that is wine auctions. "Fraud...
...have turned the country into a regional battleground - and also on the foreign tourism that has turned Beirut into an Oriental Disneyland for the privileged few. But if foreigners start quaffing Lebanese wine en masse, Bekaa valley vineyards could become incubators for economic independence and environmental sustainability: In vino, libertas. Come to think of it, Israel produces wine too. Can we drink our way to Middle East peace...