Actually, the Great Wine Capitals Global Network is an organization
gathering cities, major business centers their country, and that are
also in the middle or closely linked to internationnally renowned
vineyards. The member cities thus share a common cultural and economic
asset: the wines. This allows the members to share experience, to
learn from each other, to develop their notoriety in terms of tourism,
their business, their image on the international scale. Bilbao and
Rioja have a lot in common in terms of wine business, like Porto being
the shipping port for the Douro wines... And I'm sure you could not
argue that Cape Town or Mendoza really are the wine capitals of their
country...
Catherine Leparmentier, Permanent Sercretary, Great Wine Capitals
Global Network

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> Actually, the Great Wine Capitals Global Network is an organization
> gathering cities, major business centers their country, and that are
> also in the middle or closely linked to internationnally renowned
> vineyards. The member cities thus share a common cultural and economic
> asset: the wines. This allows the members to share experience, to
> learn from each other, to develop their notoriety in terms of tourism,
> their business, their image on the international scale. Bilbao and
> Rioja have a lot in common in terms of wine business, like Porto being
> the shipping port for the Douro wines... And I'm sure you could not
> argue that Cape Town or Mendoza really are the wine capitals of their
> country...
> Catherine Leparmentier, Permanent Sercretary, Great Wine Capitals
> Global Network

As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the US
where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What cultural
heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?

Lawrence Leichtman wrote:

>> Global Network

> As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the
> US where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What
> cultural heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?

Spam?
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

On Oct 19, 11:18�am, "ViLco" > wrote:
> Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> >> Global Network
> > As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the
> > US where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What
> > cultural heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?
>
> Spam?
> --
> � Vilco
> Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
> qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

Probably, however, nobody in St Helena really drinks much anymore but
the Spanish are legendary!

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>,
"Bi!!" > wrote:

> On Oct 19, 11:18?am, "ViLco" > wrote:
> > Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> > >> Global Network
> > > As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the
> > > US where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What
> > > cultural heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?
> >
> > Spam?
> > --
> > ? Vilco
> > Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
> > qualcosa da bere a portata di mano
>
> Probably, however, nobody in St Helena really drinks much anymore but
> the Spanish are legendary!

You must go to different restaurants in St. Helena than I do.

> skrev i melding
...

> ... And I'm sure you could not
> argue that Cape Town or Mendoza really are the wine capitals of their
> country...
OK, what would be THE wine capital of Germany? Trier? Würzburg?
Rüdesheim?
Or in France: Bordeaux? Beaune? Reims?

The notion is a bit silly, I think...

Anders

Mike Tommasi > wrote:

> Definitely Bordeaux, that is where they make Mouton Cadet.

Pardon my ignorance, but istn't the factory in St-Laurent-Médoc?

M.

Mike Tommasi > wrote:

>>> Definitely Bordeaux, that is where they make Mouton Cadet.

>> Pardon my ignorance, but istn't the factory in St-Laurent-Médoc?

> Yes, but the closest city...

Oh, I see ...

M.

On Oct 19, 5:40�pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
>
>
>
>
> �"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > On Oct 19, 11:18?am, "ViLco" > wrote:
> > > Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> > > >> Global Network
> > > > As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the
> > > > US where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What
> > > > cultural heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?
>
> > > Spam?
> > > --
> > > ? Vilco
> > > Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
> > > qualcosa da bere a portata di mano
>
> > Probably, however, nobody in St Helena really drinks much anymore but
> > the Spanish are legendary!
>
> You must go to different restaurants in St. Helena than I do.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

That's casual consumption of wine with meals not the kind of drinking
I was refering to. The winemakers themselves don't drink like they
used to.

On Oct 20, 5:16*am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
> In Germany, not sure, where do they make Blue Nun?
>
> --
> Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
> email linkhttp://www.tommasi.org/mymail

I believe Mainz, you've cracked the code!

In article
>,
"Bi!!" > wrote:

> On Oct 19, 5:40?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ?"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > > On Oct 19, 11:18?am, "ViLco" > wrote:
> > > > Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> > > > >> Global Network
> > > > > As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the
> > > > > US where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What
> > > > > cultural heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?
> >
> > > > Spam?
> > > > --
> > > > ? Vilco
> > > > Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
> > > > qualcosa da bere a portata di mano
> >
> > > Probably, however, nobody in St Helena really drinks much anymore but
> > > the Spanish are legendary!
> >
> > You must go to different restaurants in St. Helena than I do.- Hide quoted
> > text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> That's casual consumption of wine with meals not the kind of drinking
> I was refering to. The winemakers themselves don't drink like they
> used to.

Ah, that is true but many of them I know were alcoholics and should not
have been drinking much at all.

On Oct 20, 3:42�pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
>
>
>
>
> �"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > On Oct 19, 5:40?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> > > In article
> > > >,
>
> > > ?"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > > > On Oct 19, 11:18?am, "ViLco" > wrote:
> > > > > Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> > > > > >> Global Network
> > > > > > As was said previously, this is fairly meaningless especially in the
> > > > > > US where wine centers are now scattered over the country. What
> > > > > > cultural heritage do St. Helena CA share with Bilbao Spain?
>
> > > > > Spam?
> > > > > --
> > > > > ? Vilco
> > > > > Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
> > > > > qualcosa da bere a portata di mano
>
> > > > Probably, however, nobody in St Helena really drinks much anymore but
> > > > the Spanish are legendary!
>
> > > You must go to different restaurants in St. Helena than I do.- Hide quoted
> > > text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > That's casual consumption of wine with meals not the kind of drinking
> > I was refering to. �The winemakers themselves don't drink like they
> > used to.
>
> Ah, that is true but many of them I know were alcoholics and should not
> have been drinking much at all.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

My point exactly.

Wines are great. In fact, you can enhance the taste of your wine by having a Cohiba Cigar with it. It will quadruple the taste. Try it and you'll have fun!