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...southwestern France. In one of its aging cellars, rows of tierçons (ancient oak barrels) hold eaux-de-vie (twice-distilled white wine that acquires its amber color from the barrel) for the 40-100 years it takes to attain the opulent qualities of its premium cognac, Louis XIII de Rémy Martin, which retails for around $1,400 a bottle. To be labeled a cognac, as opposed to a mere brandy, the eau-de-vie must come mainly from three types of white grapes - Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard - grown in the areas around the town...
...Looking to break the bank or give a very impressive gift? Here are some costly tipples that are worth the splurge. Louis XIII Cognac ($1400) is made from 100% Grande Champagne grapes and been produced since...
...finished the Super Bowl, visited Miller's office recently, and the coach gave him a tour of the different-size cubicles. "Like coaching," Miller says, "it's just a matter of putting in more hours than anyone else. I want to win the stockbrokers' super bowl. Hell, yes." XIII Pittsburgh Steelers 35 Dallas Cowboys...
...former TV news anchorwoman Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano [May 31] reported that this was the first royal wedding in Spain in 98 years, and added that this time around the celebrations were muted in memory of the March 11 bombings. You might have noted that Felipe's great-grandfather Alfonso XIII's marriage to Victoria Eugenia, the granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, on May 31, 1906, was seriously marred by an anarchist bombing attack on the bridal procession on its way from the cathedral to the palace. The newlyweds escaped injury, but more than 20 people died and many more...
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