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	<title>Christian CALLEC</title>
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	<description>About wine, gastronomy &#38; travel</description>
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		<title>MAS BELLES EAUX (Languedoc) LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* Received news from Marie-Louise Schÿler, AXA.MILLESIMES *

just launched a new WEBSITE, celebrating the beauty of their vineyards in the very heart of the Languedoc region (South of France). This new website offers the visitors a virtual picturesque journey through the heart of the Languedoc. It offers also a virtual guided tour of the winery, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/17/mas-belles-eaux-languedoc-launches-new-website/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=mas-belles-eaux-languedoc-launches-new-website</link>
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		<title>THE LANGUAGE OF WINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just read a great article written by Joel Payne for The Indian Wine Academy (Subhash Arora).
The Language of Wine
The process of acquiring a vocabulary with which to describe drinking is fundamental to wine appreciation and only the taster with a suitable lexicon will be able to form his own aesthetic judgement about any given [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/16/the-language-of-wine/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-language-of-wine</link>
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		<title>RESULTS 19th CONCOURS MONDIAL ONLINE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* From the Official CMB press release *
The RESULTS of the 2012 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Guimarães (Portugal) have been released.
8,397 wines and spirits from 52 producer countries competed in Portugal from May 4-6 before a  hand-picked selection of some 320 wines and spirits tasters representing 40 nationalities.  

2,435 medals  were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/15/results-19th-concours-mondial-online/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=results-19th-concours-mondial-online</link>
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		<title>CHINA WINE &amp; SPIRITS AWARDS 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* Free publicity *
President of the China Wine &#38; Spirits Awards is China Girl Kelly England. This world famous fashion model happens also to have a degree at the London School of Economics and is educated in the Luxury business. In Hong Kong, she got inspired on blending Eastern and Western culture. Through her husband’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/13/china-wine-spirits-awards-2012/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=china-wine-spirits-awards-2012</link>
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		<title>ORGANIZED PRESS-TRIPS… BLIND DATE GAMBLE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, magazines or newspapers were paying all our         travel and stay expenses in return for an elaborate article on a         specific country or region of production. Those heavenly times  are  for    [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/12/organized-press-trips%e2%80%a6-blind-date-gamble-2/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=organized-press-trips%25e2%2580%25a6-blind-date-gamble-2</link>
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		<title>SOUTH AFRICAN HAMILTON RUSSEL TESTS AMPHORAE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South African producer Hamilton Russell Vineyards is finding that  experiments with clay amphorae are creating wines with improved  structure compared with those matured in barrels. An interesting article written by Gabriel Savage.
Read the whole story on


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		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/12/south-african-hamilton-russel-tests-amphorae/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=south-african-hamilton-russel-tests-amphorae</link>
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		<title>GERMANY: MOST BEAUTIFUL WINE VIEWS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The DWI (Deutsches Wein-Institut) communicates:
This year, the German Wine Institute (DWI) and the regional wine  marketing associations are for the first time granting an                            award of &#8220;Most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/11/germany-most-beautiful-wine-views/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=germany-most-beautiful-wine-views</link>
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		<title>GEORGIA: SOON OWN VINEYARD FOR TBILISI AIRPORT?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read on

President of Georgia proposes to create a vineyard in close proximity  to Tbilisi International Airport. According to president Mikheil  Saakashvili &#8220;Georgians often say that Georgia is the birthplace of wine, but not  all visitors coming into the country can see that&#8221;.
Picture © HVINO NEWS

Read the whole article 
HERE


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		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/09/georgia-soon-own-vineyard-for-tbilisi-airport/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=georgia-soon-own-vineyard-for-tbilisi-airport</link>
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		<title>19th CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES: GUIMARÃES, PORTUGAL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The port of call of the 19th edition of the CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES in 2012 is the city of GUIMARÃES in North Portugal.


The success story of this world famous international wine competition started in 1994, not in Brussels as you could imagine, but in … Bruges! Spiritual father of the competition, Louis Havaux, saw [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/02/19th-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles-guimaraes-portugal/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=19th-concours-mondial-de-bruxelles-guimaraes-portugal</link>
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		<title>ORGANIC WINE IN CHINA: CHÂTEAU HANSEN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BRUNO PAUMARD, winemaker and export-manager of CHÂTEAU HANSEN in China is fully convinced that “the time has come to consider the quality of the wine of China”.
In the beginning of spring 2012, he writes, Château Hansen has been awarded 10 times in international wine contests. Their CABERNET SAUVIGNON got a silver medal at the Vinalies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.christiancallec.com/blog/2012/05/01/organic-wine-in-china-chateau-hansen/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=organic-wine-in-china-chateau-hansen</link>
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