Essays on Wine

Ancient Greek Vessels

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with Continue reading...

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Bronze vessels of the Shang period have been preserved largely due to the fact that, they were buried in the tombs of the great of both female and male figures. Their primary use at the time of their manufacture was in banquets and temples at which the sacrifice of food was offered to their royal ancestors. They were buried with their owners so that they could continue to sacrifice to the higher powers even after they had died and become ancestors in their turn. As such, the vessels were evidence of power, an aspect that became even more sharply Continue reading...

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Food and drink habits in a given society are important aspects of cultural identity. Different foods and drinks are consumed in a different civilization and different historic times. The differences in the feeding habits amongst various civilizations are affected by a variety of factors such as geographical placing that determines which foods can be produced in certain places. Travel and trade also influence the food and drink varieties available to the community. Trading expeditions may introduce new foods and drinks, but also with their interaction with the cultures they trade with, different feeding and drinking routines. Despite the cultural Continue reading...

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Any business requires well thought plans and strategies on how to market their goods and services irrespective of the age of that business organization. Peter (2011) argued that a proper marketing plan should be developed and tested against the prevailing marketing in order to discover its viability. Robert Mondavi has been the leading vineyard operator in California since 1913. His technical operations and marketing strategies have given him recognition for sale of wines around the world (Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, 2011). The following discussion provides an analysis of Robert’s Woodbridge Wine industry focusing on the current marketing strategies.

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Minnesota is a huge tourist attraction city in the United States of America for both the local tourists and the international tourists. The area attracts tourists especially due to its ability to create a good atmosphere for both exploration and interaction among the tourists who visit the city. However, wine tourism is not common among the tourists in the city. Asero & Patti (2009) defines wine tourism as a unique tourism that concentrates on wine and wine-producing territories. Wine tourism is important in the development of tourism in the country because it creates a wine culture through which people communicate Continue reading...

In this paper, we provide a formal analysis of two kinds of vessels that were in ancient China known as bronze vessels. We examine the similarities as well as the differences attendant to the two vessels as well as the impact and the roles that they played in the society. One of the ritual vessels that we consider was known as hu of the Chinese Eastern Zhou Dynasty of the Warring States Period. The other vessel is the ritual vessel guang of the Zhouyuan Archeology Team, Shanxi Province.
The ritual vessel hu is an example of a vessel used Continue reading...

Of the many factors that determine the characteristics of a given wine, many crazy grape varieties are showing up, winemakers seem to be ready. The most popular grape varietal Alvarelhao is an outstanding classic Portuguese varietal. Ruby red color with slight amaranth reflexes. It exhibits aromas of freesia, blueberry and raspberry, and Gardenia. The tannins are smooth and polished, providing wonderful structure and balance in the wine. The tannins are smooth and well-polished, providing good structure and balance in the wine. Good texture and excellent balance. Its most popular synonym is called brancelho. Popular Alvarelhao wines are blackberry and Continue reading...

Business Proposal

Executive Summary
The proposal is on winery industry in Canada called Wine Valley. The industry will major in supplying various types of wines. Picking on winery industry is because of fewer entry barriers and progressive demand for wine in the previous years. The existing firms do not have strong customer loyalty that may make it difficult for new firms to enter the industry. Competition in the industry is also not too stiff. There will be various jobs within the industry. Some of these jobs are; wine maker cellar hand, wine educator, and many more. Having wine educator in the Continue reading...

AP English IV BLOCK

Imagery in Ben Jonson’s “Song: To Celia”
Ben Jonson was one of the most popular poets of the Renaissance period in England, and he became famous during his lifetime and was awarded the title of the Poet Laureate of England. He remained remembered as a writer consistent in his inconsistency, and varying in his images as a Jacobean Jonson, Regency Jonson, and Romantic Jonson – a diverse and multi-dimensional product of his age (Lockwood 10). Though Jonson was most famous for his comedies and plays, such as Volpone or the Fox, The Alchemist, etc., he is also credited for Continue reading...

Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World is a well written piece by Doc Hendley, which reflects a motivated path of his life to make clean water available for the needy people around the world. The book is an important inspiring story that conveys an honest message of help, assistance and support. Doc, a family name for Dickson, represents himself as a slacker, a school guy, a musician who likes to play guitar, and a promising bartender with mature interpersonal skills. Along the way, Doc realizes his effort for needy people as a Continue reading...

Introduction

Based on research, it is clear that the story of wine is intensely tangled with the story of human history. Over the years, human beings used to take wine on different occasions. Historically, wine was fermented in order for people to drink it after it was ripe. Grapes are said to be the first of the common fruits that were used to make wine. However, ancient people came with different ideas of perfecting wine. It became popular over the years and persons came with different inventions on how to create wine. Today, wine is among the most popular brands Continue reading...

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The book, ‘Barefoot Spirit’ reflects the story of two individuals regarding their journey from rags to riches and the journey of how they became successful in the wine industry. The book is written by the founders of one of the most successful wine brand of America- Barefoot Spirit. The founders and authors of the book are Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan. With the third writer, Rick Kushman, the authors have published the book. It describes the journey of the brand in the wine industry when the founders were completely naive and how they made up a very successful Continue reading...

“Write drunk, edit sober” is a much quoted advice given by Ernest Miller Hemingway – American author and journalist, who belongs to the ‘Lost Generation’. Was it his motto? Was alcohol, along with nourishing meal, very important in the author’s life and writing career? Indeed, the protagonists of Hemingway’s novels and short stories on some level reflect his own life and habits – they loved, fought and drank very hard.
A Moveable Feast is a memoir about Hemingway’s years spent in Paris during the early to mid-1920s after World War I. It gives a detailed description of the Continue reading...

This is a list of guidelines and principles that are designed to help the professionals in their place of work to conduct business very honestly and with a high level of integrity. The code of conducts in other firms outlines the missions set aside by the company and the values of the organization or business. It also entails ways in which professionals are supposed to approach several problems, some of the ethical principles that are based on the organization’s core values and some of the essential standards to which these professionals will be held (Sims, 2003). The code Continue reading...

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The importance of quality of services provided by sales personnel is decisive for any retail business. In fact, it is sales representative who makes the initial contact with customers, guides them throughout their visit to the store and hands them the selected product on their leave. Companies rely heavily on their sales people in terms of the creation and maintenance of positive corporate image. Whether a shop assistant is too pushy, pretentious, ignorant or non-caring, the impression made will linger in customers’ minds even for a longer time than if the customer service provided is flawless. According to the Continue reading...

Introduction

Wine Lovers Enterprise is a private family business that deals with the production of wine packaging materials such as bottles, synthetic corks, and labels. The company is located in the Finger Lakes area of New York. The company has had a profitable streak so far and has maintained a fair share of the market in a competitive environment. The business climate is changing and there is an urgent need to implement changes in Wine Lovers Enterprise. The company is facing stiff competition from cheap china imports in the wine industry. Other players in the industry have adopted modern ways Continue reading...

“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story of revenge told in the first-person point of view. Montresor, the killer, narrates in detail the crime he committed fifty years ago against Fortunato for “insulting” him. It was apparent that Fortunato invested a great amount of time in plotting his revenge, but it was unclear why after fifty years, he was finally telling the story that no one ever found out. This is the first hint to the complexities of the character of Montresor which, as the story progresses, contradicted then interestingly intertwined with that of Fortunato’s that in the Continue reading...

1- Desert wine business could be divided into two categories. High-quality desert wine and low-quality desert wine. Galo is already successful in selling its high-quality desert wine. After more than 90 years of experience, the privately owned business is doing outstandingly internationally selling its fine brands. (Cohen) As far as the low-quality wine is concerned. Its importance does not match with that of its other fine brands. This is because it has already established a market for its superior quality brands and the consumers of its low-quality brands are limited as compared to other brands. Even if the company Continue reading...

In an article published by Berry Brothers & Rudd, an included Bordeaux wine timeline indicates that the first recorded mention of wine being produced in Bordeaux is by the Latin poet Ausonius in 350 AD. Further, that he was honored by the Chateau Ausone wine being named after him. That wine is still marketed today (“Bordeaux History” n.d.).
The next significant date on that timeline is 800 years later – 1152 AD – marking the marriage of Henry Plantagenet (subsequently King Henry II of England) to Eleanor of Aquitaine. The marriage brought increased trade between England his lands of Gascony and much Continue reading...

Inniskillin and the Globalization of Icewine

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The wine industry has been gaining momentum rapidly in terms of production, sales, and the ultimate consumers. People have developed the urge to consume wine especially due to increased variety of brands, high quality, and affordable price. Canada has been revered as a wine hub among other countries such as, Germany, Italy, and America. The great market dominance of Inniskillin icewine brand especially in Canada has been influenced by fierce market forces that have prompted the Vincor international company to adopt technological approaches. Inniskillin wine producing company was founded in Canada by Kaiser and Ziraldo in 1975 (Jones Continue reading...

Inniskillin and the globalization of Icewine

Introduction
Inniskillin was created by Ziraldo and Kaiser in Canada in 1975. It became known over the world for its famous award-winning product known as the Icewine. Inniskillin earned popularity when it won the high-status awards like the 2004 “star product of the year” at the event titled, the “Frontier Awards Events.” Booth, Colomb, & Williams (2008, p.108) imply that a good research paper makes claims, backs them within reasons from reliable sources, supports them with evidence from reliable sources, and explains the reasoning principles. Therefore, in answering the case study questions, the paper presents claims, backs them with reasons, Continue reading...

The Eucharist is considered the central and most important event for the Catholic community life ever since its inception. The event is celebrated in commemoration of the Christ’s sacrifice of his own life for the salvation of humanity, and it has been uniting believers in the communion since the Last Supper, during which Jesus Christ shared bread and wine with his disciples after saying thanks to God and proclaiming, “Take and eat; this is my body. Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many Continue reading...

TEMPRANILLO

Tempranillo is one of the grape varieties grown in various regions of the world for making wine. The grape species mature much earlier than the red grapes in Spain. Originally, Tempranillo was dry grown (Intrigliolo D. and Castel J, 2008). However, irrigation has increased drastically in Spain for the past few decades. Tempranillo was grown in Liberia in ancient times; when Phoenicians settled in Liberia.
There are several regions in the world that grow Tempranillo. The main ones include Spain and Portugal. However, it is also grown is some parts of USA and Australia. These regions have different terroir. Continue reading...

On his discourse on light, Descartes acknowledges that our life experiences are dependent on our senses. With sight being at the center of man’s understanding of the world, Descartes attacks the accuracy of people’s perception. He provides a compelling argument about inaccuracy of human sensory perception through comparison of blind man and normal man’s perception of the surroundings.
Descartes opens the discussion by describing the experience of walking with a stick, which is used to explore the sensations of the surrounding environment. He compares the interaction of the stick, the object, and the hand in a Continue reading...

- Housing costs me nothing.
This statement is not correct from the microeconomic point of view. There is always an opportunity cost, which is always born by the person who asks the question. Sale of the house or rent of the flat while moving into a cheaper housing would provide quantification of such cost when compared to actual level of income. Also, there are maintenance costs and tax related costs.
- Boring lessons.
The financial cost of the lessons was already covered, from the microeconomic point of view, if the lessons are useless, participation will only increase the total cost Continue reading...

Figure 5: Destemmer-crusher
- Production Press- The press is used to extract juice from grapes whether the grapes are whole/crushed, destermmed, fermented or unfermented. The presses exert measured pressured to free juices from the pulp, without crushing the seeds, effectively ensuring the quality of the wine. This is because crushing seeds leads to the release of bad tannins that hurt the wine quality. The presses have nylon pressing membranes (coated with non-toxic artificial material) suspended on the pressing cylinders’ interior walls in order to ensure that there is a uniform of pressed grapes across the whole surface. The membranes Continue reading...

Segmentation and Target Audience

Chateau Margaux is French wine brand which is known to be among the world's finest. The market segmentation for the Chateau Margaux is placed at high price and high quality. In the wine industry, the quality of the wine is determined by its price. A higher price means higher quality and vice versa. Chateau Margaux is an expensive wine with good quality and it is a luxury good. The target audiences for this wine are mainly connoisseurs and wealthy people who want luxury goods. For many years, connoisseurs have been the main target audience of the Chateau Margaux but Continue reading...

Introduction

Creating a cover page design for a book is not an easy task. According to Forster (2012, p. 1), the cover design of the book determines how people will perceive its content. In other words, it is the first thing the people will look at in order to judge the content of the book. Being such, the cover page of a book is the common dictating factor of whether the book will have high sales or not. As a writer and publisher of a book, therefore, one must always step into the shoes of the readers and imagine what Continue reading...

Wine is an alcoholic beverage derived from fermented juice, usually grapes. They go along with the dishes during meals in many of the countries in the world today. People around the globe drink wine as naturally as water. They serve wines during meals and occasions.Celebrations and occasion around the globe is not complete without wines in their menus.
Generally wines are composed of 87.7% water, 11% alcohol, and the remaining percentage is composed of acid, tannins and other ingredients. Wine production has various processes. Fruit grapes are first cultivated and allowed to ripen in vineyards until the sugar content Continue reading...

Brazil is also well-known for production of wine. The Brazilians have developed the culture of taking wine at different occasions, more especially during meals. Particularly, consumption of wine produced through the traditional method, as it is affordable to all people, is a common phenomenon. The country has a significantly large number of vineyards. However, most of these vineyards produce table grapes, and few of them produce Brazilian wine. A large percentage of the total wine production in the country takes place in the southern region, because of the favorable climate for growing grapes in this particular area.
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Term paper

Final Essay
British journalist Tom Standage neglected the classical model of archaeologists, who divide the world into periods of history (Stone Age, Bronze Age, etc.) and offered his own version. The author of this book divided history into six main periods with help of beverages. Humanity, starting with the use of homemade beer has come to international red and white logo of "Coca-Cola". Author around each drink is trying to build a whole theory, to bind the general trends of human development, to identify significance. Telling about the beer, the author informs that in one of the Egyptian myths Continue reading...

Report on Frog's Leap Winery:

- Company Overview
Frog’s Leap Winery motto, “Time’s Fun when You’re Having Flies” and a visit to their website resonates the mantra of having fun while making wine, of John Williams, the co–founder, owner, and CEO/wine maker of Frog’s Leap Winery. The company produces some of the best wines from Napa Valley, which John started producing commercially in 1981 and named the winery Frog’s Leap. The name was inspired from the location, on a spot along the creek in Napa Valley, Rutherford, California known as Frog Farm. As Frog’s Leap and its Continue reading...

For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” imposes heated debates regarding its religious meaning, while critics and historians aim to depict the ceremonial representation of the painting as related to Jesus’ faith of being sacrificed in the name of Christianity (Celeste 203). This essay performs an analysis of da Vinci’s painting from a cultural formation perspective, aiming to translate the symbolic connotations and artistic representation captured in “The Last Supper” in relation to Christian culture.
Without knowing the representation of “The Last Supper”, people can see 13 men gathered at one long, rectangular table, where modest Continue reading...

Origins of the vine and grape

The barbera grapes are anciently and traditionally grown in central Piemonte, Italy. Barbera grapes are supposed to have ancient origin like many other grapes. It is, however, found to be documented since 17th century. In an official document, in 1798, the wine was cited by Count Giuseppe Nuvolone-Pergamo of Scandaluzzo, deputy director of the Società Agraria di Torino (Agrarian Society of Turin) (Barbera Wine, n.d.). There are documents in the city hall of Nizza Monferrato that also mentions about the growing of this variety of grapes in 16th century (Sonkin, n.d.).
Barbera is a dark-skinned grape. The red grape Continue reading...

France is a famous wine producing nation in the world because the regions have favorable climate that favor the growing of grapes. France produces all styles of wine from the stylish wines of Alsace to strong wines of Rhone. They offer alternative ethos in terms of wine than any other nation in the world. France has an orderly way of producing wine placing it at the top of other countries. France has seven regions that primarily produce wine. The regions are Bordeaux, Alsace, Rhone valley, Burgundy, champagne, Provence and Loire. The regions grow different types of grapes making them Continue reading...

Welcome to our guide to Italy. Italy, one of the most romantic and the most visited countries of the world. Every corner of this country is unique and outstanding. Italy is an inspiration for artists and poets, because its air is saturated with the atmosphere of creativity and freedom. Italy carefully preserves the traces of the powerful Roman Empire and numerous cultural traditions. Having been in this country once, there is an impression that time unexpectedly stopped and this atmosphere allows you to forget about the existence of modern civilization.
Contemplating the ruined but still majestic Coliseum, which was Continue reading...

Throughout life, many of us have had an opportunity to visit different places, so memorable that we cannot avoid sharing the experience with our friends and family members. During holidays, family members or groups of people would always want to go on vacations but unfortunately, they simply have no idea on how to plan for their vacations. This is a plan for a vocational trip of 25 people to Spain. It includes places to visit and accommodation during the vacation.

Day of Arrival

Taking a British Airways economy class flight from New York to Spain costs roughly $ 870. We will use the Continue reading...

Introduction

Recent decades have witnessed endless debates among environmentalists and economists on the economic and environmental effect of the current usage of Mexican land. With farmers supporting a policy to strengthen wine production in Mexico, real estate developers are interests in a strategy that would allow urban sprawl on Mexican land. Although, the two ideas are beneficial to Mexican economic development, there is increased concern of the environmental implication of these competing economic undertakings. Real estate developers are by large condemned for facilitating environmental degradation with limited consideration of its impacts on future generation (Johnson 21).
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Scenario II:

Both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are two branches of economics which deal with two entirely different stream of economic behaviors. Although their concepts are entirely dfferent but they both are highly interdepedendent on each other.
Microeconomics is the study of individual people and individual businessess and analysis of their decison making citing scarce available resources and also relating to pricing of goods and services. In particular, microeconomics focuses on the concepts of demand and supply and any other force that determines the price level in the economy. For Example, any rise or fall in price of a commodity in accordance Continue reading...

I would like to say that I am a good consumer of food. I like certain dishes which suit my tastes. Ever since my childhood, I have had a long experience with food. My exposure to the different varieties of foods has enabled me to fit into different places. However, I always have specific dishes which I do prefer to others. These are the ones which can satisfy me. Most of these meals are not constant because they keep on changing at different times.
In the morning, I take alight break fast, and after three hours, I take another Continue reading...