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法国红酒世界闻名，法国不但是全世界酿造最多种葡萄酒的国家，也出产无数闻名于世的高级葡萄酒，其口味种类极富变化，法国生产的红酒有六大生产地包括波尔多(Bordeaux)、布跟地(Burgundy)、香槟(Champagne)以及阿尔萨斯(Alsace)、罗瓦河河谷(Loire Valley) 、隆河谷地(Cotes du Phone)等其中又以气候温和土壤富含铁质的波尔多产地最具代表。
波尔多市外围又细分几个产区，全都分布于纪隆德河(Estuaire de la Gironde)流域，不但产量大且生产许多品质优良的红酒，被喻为“世界的葡萄酒宝库”，其中有最闻名的五大产区，这些产区约有九千多家酒庄，其中又以最有名的五大酒庄闻名于世。

After years of producing millions of bottles of cheap plonk for supermarket shelves, Chinese wine producers are invading the high end-no doubt noticing that increasingly affluent and sophisticated Chinese wine drinkers are turning to French wines. In fact, the Dynasty scroll claims that ‘this Merlot wine can compare with French Lafite class,’ even though the [...]

Say you’re in the wine store and you want to buy something new. You have nothing to go by outside of the label. Will the label tell you anything you should know? There are a million caveats and exceptions, but here’s some general advice:
Vintage. This is actually the first thing we look for ourselves. You [...]

1. Only buy watches you want to wear. That way you’ll never feel like you’re stuck with an ‘investment piece.’ 2. Buy from a reputable retailer. This will ensure you’ll enjoy decent after-service care. Also, it’s the only guarantee that you’re not buying a fake. Some rip-offs are so convincing that only a [...]

什么杯子喝葡萄酒最合适？
我们喜欢大一点的葡萄酒杯，重量在20到22盎司比较适宜，因为那样手感很好，能来回旋转杯中倒入的少量葡萄酒。要找那种透明度高、杯壁薄、杯脚长、杯口微微收拢的杯子，价格不要太贵，免得打碎了心疼。这些年来，我们在很多商店都发现不少好杯子，比如Pier 1和Costco连锁超市等（但这两个地方最近都买不到我们最青睐的那些酒杯）。奥地利力多公司(Riedel)旗下的德国诗杯客乐 (Spiegelau)出品的勃艮蒂杯(Vino Grande Burgundy)是我们品酒的日常用具。Vino Grande Burgundy from Spiegelau, which is owned by Riedel, is our everyday glass.
 

Sure, we all know how to do nothing. We all know how to lay around and waste time. But many of us are too busy to do it much, and when we do it, our minds are often on other things. We cannot relax and enjoy the nothingness. Doing nothing can be a waste of [...]