Low-profile founder of Blanc de Chine aspires to modernize traditional Chinese style for contemporary customers.

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At the North Face sponsored Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc, the premier trail race in Europe and possibly the world, the brand Vibram is one of the most prominent.

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"My best experiences with South African wine have been Chenin Blanc and Vin de Constance, " he explained in an email.

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William Windham and Richard Pococke were transfixed by the grandeur of 15, 781-foot Mont Blanc and the four-mile-long glacier known as the Mer de Glace.

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