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A Guide To Wine Gift Baskets


Wine is essential for every celebration. Wine gives you a warm feeling and makes you sing when you speak and dance when you walk. A party is as incomplete without wine as it is without music. It is the power of wine to transform an occasion into a party that makes it a perfect gift.



A wine gift basket with an assortment of the finest wines is a present that will enliven any occasion. A wine gift basket makes the perfect anniversary present. Wine will allow the anniversary couple to rejoice and relive their years of togetherness. Wine gift baskets are great to celebrate the joy of birthdays and weddings, and they multiply the festivities of the holiday season. A glass of wine completes a Thanksgiving feast and warms up a cold Christmas night. Wine brings out the romance of Valentine?s Day.



One doesn?t have to think twice before selecting a gift for wine-lovers. A gift basket with bottles of vintage Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon; and cheese and crackers and roasted almonds will tantalize the taste-buds of the best connoisseur. There is an enormous variety of wines to choose from. Take your pick, a tangy white wine or a fruity red wine, a full-bodied or a delicate wine, a dry wine or a sweet wine. For every weather and for every occasion there is a perfect wine.



A wine gift basket has, in addition to the bottles of wine, accessories that complete the experience ? suitable glasses and corkscrews. All this topped with farm-fresh fruits is nothing less than getting a sip of heaven. Send a wine gift basket to add a little magic to celebration.




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La Rioja - Spain's Wine Capital



Descending from the foothills of the Sierra del Moncayo in North East Spain is La Rioja - Spain's smallest region. It is an area renowned for its natural beauty and, of course, for its wines. Flanked by mountains to its north and south - and with the River Ebro running through it - La Rioja benefits from a unique microclimate. The land here is protected from cold winds and low temperatures, making it a very special place in which to grow vines. Indeed, the first thing you notice on entering the region is the uninterrupted view of vineyards that seem to spread across the rolling countryside.


Three distinct wine-growing areas exist in La Rioja. In the far east, and stretching across the regional border into Navarra, is Rioja Baja. This is the hottest and driest part of the region. The soils are also very fertile, making it a prime location in which to grow the Garnacha grape.


Coming westwards we find the Rioja Alavesa region. Here the climate is moderated by cooler breezes that descend from the mountains. The soils in Rioja Alavesa are of the calcareous clay variety and lend themselves well to producing the finest of La Rioja's red wines from the Tempranillo grape.


Rioja Alta is the third wine-growing area in La Rioja. The climate here is much cooler and wetter owing to its height and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The soil composition in Rioja Alta is similar to that of Rioja Baja. It is the climate though that has the biggest impact on wines from this area.


Visiting La Rioja Wineries


As you might very well imagine, La Rioja is packed full of wineries to visit. Logrono and Haro should top the list, but don't ignore the more rural areas. Visitors can expect a warm welcome at whichever winery is chosen.


Getting to La Rioja


Bilbao on the North Spanish coast is the nearest international airport to La Rioja. From there the region can be reached within a couple of hours. Closer in there are small domestic airports. Vitoria and Zaragoza are both served by the international airports at Madrid and Barcelona. Car hire can be booked in advance for pick up at any of these airports by visiting www.your-carhire.com

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Seb Jay is a freelance writer specializing in the origination of web content for http://www.your-carhire.com

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La Rioja - Spain's Wine Capital


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Wine Made Dress?

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Have you read about the dress made from wine yet? Yes, wine! Australian researchers at the Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia (UWA), have found a way to make clothing out of wine using Acetobacter (bacteria). Acetobacter is a microbe that turns wine into vinegar. This same bacteria is used to grow fabric at UWA.

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