Unknown to most, the buzzy SoMA neighbourhood where most of these winemakers work was once called South of the Slot (referring to the cable car line that ran down the centre of Market Street) and was home to more than 100 wineries in the late 1800s, including J Gundlach and Co, California's oldest continuously family-owned winery (now based in Sonoma).

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The Omagh Enterprise Centre is a hub for Project Kelvin, a telecommunications cable linking Northern Ireland to the USA and Europe.

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Lyons remains an important site for Nexans, both for its new research centre and a highly flexible manufacturing plant that can produce more than 2, 500 different types of cable.

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