Swiss Grapes: History and Origin that has done the most to help me wrap my head around the marvellously confounding world of Swiss wines. The English edition, published in 2019 (two years after the original French), is a startlingly accessible and appealingly personal exploration of the trove of heritage, crossing, and hybrid grapes this tiny wine country excels at. It swings wide a door to Swiss wines that Vouillamoz gladly holds open for all who show curiosity.
Vouillamoz is widely known for his groundbreaking work in grape genetics and for co-authoring (with Jancis Robinson MW and Julia Harding MW) the definitive reference
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Everyone loves to chat about the weather - and there will be even more to chat about this month following the release of a book brimming with jaw-dropping weather photographs.
Weather, by Robert J Ford (www.amberbooks.co.uk) features a dramatic collection of more than 160 images that demonstrate how the weather affects us all .
The book features snaps of everything from violent tornadoes and moody mists and fogs to powerful lightning storms and fierce blizzards.
The photographs in the tome have been taken from as far and wide as Antarctica and Greenland and Namibia and Qatar.
Ford writes: Wherever you are, you can affect the weather and it affects you, too. The weather determines if crops grow, fail, or are washed away, and so whether we have enough to eat. There is now evidence of a human contribution to weather and, ultimately, climate, with changes in extreme temperatures, heavy rainfall events and increases in sea levels. This is why it matters, and i
Focus Features to Distribute Hungarian-British Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Worldwide
American distributor Focus Features LLC has struck a deal to distribute worldwide British-Hungarian co-production Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris starring Isabelle Huppert, Lesley Manville and Lucas Bravo, the National Film Institute (NFI), said in a statement on Thursday.
NFI cited movie portal Deadline as saying that Focus Features has struck an eight-figure deal for world rights to feature the film.
The production is a new adaptation of American novelist Paul Gallico’s bestseller about the adventure of a widowed cleaning lady (Lesley Manville) in 1950s London travelling to Paris to buy a haute couture Dior dress, the Hungarian producer said during the film shoot in Budapest late last year. It has brought together the renowned actresses for the first time with Huppert in the role of Madame Colbert, the head of Dior Fashion House, Daniel Kresmery told MTI. The film features several original Dior dresse
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ZUG, Switzerland, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ New digital luxury brand Kincsem has appointed CALLUM, led by Ian Callum CBE, recently named GQ s Car Designer of the Year, to deliver the design of an all-new electrified hyper-car.
Kincsem appoints CALLUM for Hyper-car design brief
Kincsem appoints CALLUM for Hyper-car design brief
Kincsem is digital-first in every facet and truly without constraint. Hungarian founder Tibor Bak s vision is to fuse the world s best talent with the latest technology to develop beautifully designed, high performance products. From finance, agile manufacturing and A.I. design the brand is pioneering the integration of digital at every aspect. Bak is bringing all of his considerable industrial experience and skill to innovate new and previously untapped partnerships and methodologies to deliver the brand s diverse product portfolio, of which the Hyper-GT is the first launch.
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For more than five decades, Nicols prides itself as an exceptional boat builder and holiday destination company. With a rising demand for river tourism, they offer a diverse collection of eye-catching vessels. The company started way back in 1986 as a Nadia group subsidiary. Then, they focused on plastic manufacturing. It was until years later that the company expanded to become one of the leading boating holidays service providers in France. At the moment, Nicols runs close to 20 naval bases within France.
Nicols Success Journey
Back in 1964 at Freeland, Frank Nichols left the family boat-making company known as Hood River Oregon. With his family, he moved to Whidbey Island and tried his hand on small boats. It was not easy to feed his11 children on the meager earnings from a growing business. However, he did not give up and involved the whole family in building boats for the clients.