Auctions prove record results are no fluke
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Top U.S. charity wine auctions such as the 2006 Naples Winter Wine Festival and Auction Napa Valley have raised huge amounts of money by combining creative high-value lots, celebrities and shorter live auctions. The record collections in the 2006 auctions that outshine the results of 2005 prove that the strategies used in the live-auction bids are effective.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2007
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Changing with the times
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Cork is vulnerable to chemical compounds that can ruin the taste of wine and the main culprit is found to be TCA, which is a chemical compound that, when bonds with mold in cork, can taint a wine with the clear and unequivocal smell of moldy newspapers. Some viable alternatives are suggested that can prevent a wine getting tainted by cork mold.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2006
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The 2006 ultimate buying guide
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An ultimate buying guide of 2006 is presented, which lists all of Wine Spectator's 2006 wine ratings. Score breakdowns including the ratings that each region's wines earned and average prices of various wines are presented as part of a fair, unbiased assessment of the wines reviewed.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2007
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