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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

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Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s.

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The Return of the American Rail Dining Car

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Changes at Amtrak may revive the beloved tradition of enjoying chicken cordon bleu and Moroccan beef with chickpea salad with fellow travelers In August 2005, I rode an Amtrak overnight train from Chicago to Schenectady, New York: the Lake Shore Limited. I spent the night seated at a table in the lounge car waiting for 6:30 a.m.

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2022 Anteprime Toscana

A Wine Story

People were free to seat themselves at the round tables of eight. My dad and uncle Fili worked in the vineyards on weekends, and I helped out as a kid. And no doubt, some remain buried deep in the earth, perhaps near the Tenuta di Artimino vineyards itself. Stazione Leopolda was the first train station in Florence.

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Unique Languedoc Wine Regions

A Wine Story

Michel’s wife, Pompilia Boissezon, made her living as a highly trained pharmacist before establishing their domaine. The Pech Menel vineyard is planted on stony slopes facing south. . Since 2015, Guilhem has become the winemaker. I felt privileged to spend an afternoon in the “rustic” higher elevation vineyards of St.

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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

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While he trained to become a sushi chef, he maintained a respect for hibachi and ramen. “We have the opportunity to produce wines from many of the finest vineyards in the world, following the most efficient sustainability practices, while enabling our production team to utilize the newest technologies.