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Sommelier

Selectors of the right wine

Sommeliers are wine experts who make wine recommendations in gourmet restaurants. Some sommeliers have expanded their repertoire to include beer, whiskey, coffee and cheese.

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Uganda: Riots over alleged torture of lawmakers 19.08.2018

One person died and five others were injured when police fired teargas and live bullets to disperse a demonstration. The protesters were angry at the alleged torture of detained lawmakers, including pop star Bobi Wine.

Deutschland Weinkönig Sven Finke-Bieger

Germany's male wine queen steps down from the throne 10.08.2018

Sven Finke-Bieger became a beloved male wine queen in Germany in 2016, when officials couldn't find a woman to take the crown. On Friday he stepped down after a two-year-term on the throne.

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Heat wave challenges German wine industry as it eyes changing trends 06.08.2018

Thanks to the heat wave scorching Europe, German winemakers have started the earliest-ever wine harvest. Wine expert Romana Echensperger tells DW how the German wine industry can adapt and shares global wine trends.
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Living Planet: Wildfires, good or bad for wine? 26.07.2018

Soaring temperatures sparking wildfires that claim lives and damage crops are becoming a pattern. Last summer, vineyards on the US West Coast were hit. But some winemakers are making the most of the new, smoky flavor.
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Inside Europe 19.07.2018 20.07.2018

Putting the Trump-Putin summit into perspective – Football and France's immigrant neighborhoods? - The EU's 5 billion dollar fine on Google? – A scoop from Bologna's gelato university – Recovery and loss in Greece –What’s driving anti-Semitism - Parkrun: the global phenomenon - Sweden's great outdoors and the right to roam - And German winemakers adapt to climate change.

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WorldLink: Life on the edge 06.07.2018

We look at Norway's transition from one of the most liberal countries on immigration to one of the strictest, and delve into Germany's history of transit camps. In Ecuador, we find out how the border town of San Lorenzo is coping with a spate of violence, and we meet prisoners taking to the stage in Colombia. Plus, Canada's top female sommelier.
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WorldLink: Breaking the wine-glass ceiling 06.07.2018

Veronique Rivest became the first woman to take a medal at the "wine Olympics" in 2013. Still at the top of her game, we join Canada's top sommelier for an evening of "degustation" to find out what it takes to train the best nose in the business.

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Australia and EU eye new trade deal 18.06.2018

The first round in trade negotiations between the EU and Australia has kicked off. As protectionism spreads, Canberra is keen to tie the 28-nation bloc into a deal that would open EU markets to its cheese, wine and meat.
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Vintage 244-year-old vin jaune wine bottle sells in France for record €103,700 27.05.2018

A vintage bottle of vin jaune wine from France's Jura region has set a new record at auction. The 1774 wine sold for almost double the previous highest price paid for a "vin jaune."
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Inside Europe: Rosé wine is competing with its elders 18.05.2018

Rosé wine was long dismissed by wine buffs as cheap and cheerful - ok for a barbecue (at least if you drank enough of it). But the popularity of rosé is surging in the US (where sales were up 40 percent last year) and in the biggest rosé producer France itself. John Laurenson reports from Provence on the pink-colored wine now daring to compete with its elders and… well are they still its betters?

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Inside Europe 17.05.2018 18.05.2018

The EU loses its patience with trying to be friends with Donald Trump - Transatlantic ties viewed from Berlin - The Irish diaspora and the vote on abortion – Problems and promises in France’s banlieues - The EU's new data protection law - Could Turkey's President Erdogan's calling of early elections backfire? - Rosé wine dares to compete with its elders - Singing to save minority languages.
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Street of balconies discovered in Italy's Pompeii 18.05.2018

The archaeological dig site's director hailed the "rarity" as a glimpse into middle-class Roman life. The discovery also included frescoes, wine and a partially preserved garden.
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Smoky wine: A taste of climate change 14.05.2018

As the planet heats up, wildfires in wine country are becoming more frequent and more intense, forcing vintners to get creative. And you can taste that.

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IMF projects a plateau in some African economies+++ torrential rains wreak havoc in EA+++ red wine out of beetroot+++life in Mogadishu

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DW Business - Europe & America 07.05.2018

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