Among other things, Sassicaia transformed the Maremma, and Bolgheri in particular, into a pilgrimage spot for wine lovers and winemakers.

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Chinese wine lovers are familiar with Judy Leissner, 35, CEO of Grace Vineyard.

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Tim O'Rourke, manager of Weygandt-Metzler Wines in Washington, said that he sells Roussillon wines most easily to Spanish-wine lovers.

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Once American wine lovers figure out what that essence is, chances are that we'll take a shine to it, too.

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Perhaps this is why wine lovers tend to approach the conundrum of matching wine with vegetarian dishes with such trepidation.

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Wine lovers are well catered for and don't have to go local, with a wine list covering nearly 50 bottles from across the world.

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Wine lovers might opt for the Napa Valley.

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In the same way wine drinkers' tastes have graduated by baby steps from Mateus to Cabernet to Pinot Noir, garlic lovers are starting to seek out more exotic varieties of bulb than those traditionally found in supermarkets.

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