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Jan. 12th, 2011
Rare Cacao Beans Discovered in Peru
Jan. 12th, 2011 07:54 am
Rare Cacao Beans Discovered in Peru
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published: January 11, 2011
DAN PEARSON was working in northern Peru two years ago with his stepson Brian Horsely, supplying gear and food to mining companies, when something caught his eye. More
A Cult Winemaker Tinkers With Success
Jan. 12th, 2011 07:56 am
Kistler’s Sonoma vineyards now produce wines of finesse rather than power.
By ERIC ASIMOV
Published: January 11, 2011
OUT here in Sonoma County south of the Russian River, where a rolling ocean of vineyards surrounds a few surviving Gravenstein apple orchards, the growing season is typically long and warm. Grapes customarily bask in the ripening sun until they practically burst with sweetness. The challenge is to prevent the grapes from ripening too much. More
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