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October 13, 2025
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Fine Wine

Four wines for International Pinot Noir Day

International Pinot Noir Day is celebrated on August 18 each year. The thin-skinned, red grape accounted for 16 per cent of the red varieties tasted for the 2025 Halliday Wine...

October 13, 2025
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Wine Basics: Guide to Different Types of Wine

Humans have produced and enjoyed wine for over 8000 years, so it stands to reason that this grape-based beverage would be easy and stress-free to enjoy, right? Unfortunately, that’s...

October 13, 2025
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Long live pinot noir, the ‘wine of kings’

Cabernet sauvignon might be known as the “king of wine,” but everybody who knows about wine knows that pinot noir is the actual “wine of kings.” It’s probably due...

October 13, 2025
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I Asked 5 Sommeliers the Best Wine to Pair With Salmon, and Their Top Pick Might Surprise You

Key Takeaways Because salmon is a richer fish, it won’t be overpowered by a lighter red wine, like pinot noir. Thinking about how the salmon is prepared can help...

October 13, 2025
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Is Red Wine Good for Your Heart? Yes, but Only in Moderation

Research has found that drinking red wine — in moderation — can be good for your heart. However, consuming too much red wine, or any alcohol, is particularly bad...

October 13, 2025
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Why More Wines Are Being Aged in Ceramic Barrels

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. More than 2,000 years after the...

October 13, 2025
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Cotton

New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease

Pima cotton is the predominant variety of cotton grown in California. It’s ideal for making premium fabrics for clothing and bed sheets. But Fusarium wilt disease, caused by a...

October 13, 2025
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Oklahoma’s Fatal Flaw Was Finally Exposed in the Cotton Bowl

DALLAS — Oklahoma’s offensive line struggles could once again derail the season. The Sooners were unable to generate any push in the running game, which heaped all the pressure...

October 13, 2025
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Fine Wine

A Japanese Pinot Noir town blessed by climate change now worries about the weather

By Mariko Katsumura YOICHI, Japan (Reuters) -Climate change has helped make the small Japanese town of Yoichi the toast of Pinot Noir connoisseurs, with gradually warming temperatures encouraging locals...

October 13, 2025
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Cotton

How Egyptian cotton transformed Natchez’s…

NATCHEZ — Thanks to a fine job of smuggling by the Nutt family of Natchez, Natchez was at one time the cotton capital of the world. Dona-Marie Geoffrion, who...