Wine

alternative to Château Margaux. There is a keen interest in food and wine in China. The consumption of wine is massive and the development of the wine industry could be very promising. Indeed, Paul Pontallier, general manager of Château Margaux, said China is the world's fastest ever growing wine market and the company aims to position Château Margaux at the very top. What we plan is to position Château Margaux as a luxurious wine leader in China. For future, what we expect is that China represents

French wine brands in the in the UK wine market: two different stories J.P Chenet: The wine in the funny shaped bottle In 1984, Josepf Helfrich owner of Grand Chais de France launched the JP Chenet brand with the idea of stepping out of the French mould and build the first French market-driven brand. Today, the wine in the “funny shape bottle” is the number one French brand sold in the UK and number 13 of the top 20 most sold wines in the off-trade. In British supermarkets it started to fly

- The global wine market will grow by 0.6% over the forecast period, down from 1.4% between 2003 and 2008. France is likely to slow its decline at the end of the forecast period, as it seems to have been less affected by the economic crisis, and the country has one of the highest birth rates in Europe. Spain has the lowest per capita consumption of any wine-producing country, and younger consumers are entering wine at a later age if at all. However, like France, the decline in wine consumption in

in the skin (not flesh) of grapes. Fresh grape skin contains about 50 to 100 micrograms of resveratrol per gram, while red wine concentrations range from 1.5 to 3 milligrams per liter. This compound is also thought to be responsible, in part, for the cholesterol-lowering effects of red wine and may also explain why those consuming a Mediterranean-type diet (of which red wine consumption is characteristic) may have a reduced risk of heart disease. In a study by Pezzuto and colleagues (Jang, M., Cai

company, but we don’t really know each other very well. I think it would help if I briefly introduce each of you. It will help us become more of a team. I’ll start. I’m Leah Maurel, and you may or may not know, but I have been in charge of the French wine sector for the past three years. I worked on the setting up in Calais 15 years ago. This is our sales manager Mathilde Bacar, and this is our communications manager, Alexandre Balayé. Alexander has already worked in Calais and has done a great job

- The global wine market will grow by 0.6% over the forecast period, down from 1.4% between 2003 and 2008. France is likely to slow its decline at the end of the forecast period, as it seems to have been less affected by the economic crisis, and the country has one of the highest birth rates in Europe. Spain has the lowest per capita consumption of any wine-producing country, and younger consumers are entering wine at a later age if at all. However, like France, the decline in wine consumption in

Rains are also common and enaugh. This is the first wine producing region which includes the Est of the Island with white wines, red wines , and Marsala. Costal areas are warm, with phase of drought and less ventilate to the hills ( 600 à 800 m under the sea level. ) Hills spread to Alcamo up to Agrigente at the South. Marsala DOC Marsala is a wine produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily. Marsala wine first received Denominazione di origine controllata, or

quoi l’année dernière ? Tu connais beaucoup de monde ici ? » - "Who do you know here?" -"Where do you normally go on a Friday?" -"When did you move here?" -"What keeps you busy?" - "Why did you decide to become a vegetarian?" -"How is the wine?" -Most people enjoy talking about themselves so asking a question is a good way to get a conversation started. -Invitez-les à venir manger le midi avec vous et les autres personnes que vous avez rencontrées. -Allez parler aux gens qui sont un

lot of, plenty of + dénombrable ou indénombrable There were lots of girls (Il y avait beaucoup de filles) She had a lot of money (Elle avait beaucoup d’argent) Une petite quantité ou un petit nombre *A little + indénombrable Could I’ve a little wine? (Puis-je avoir un peu de vin?) * A few + dénombrable There are a few cars (Il y a quelques voitures) Une petite quantité ou un petit nombre jugé insuffisant * Little + indénombrable She’s got little money (Elle a peu d’argent) * Few + dénombrable

like to reserve a table for two une table pour quatre s’il vous plaît a table for four, please je voudrais … I’d like … je prends … I’ll have … un Coca® a Coke® un thé a cup of tea un café a coffee une bière a beer un vin blanc a white wine un vin rouge a red wine une carafe d’eau a jug of water le plat du jour today’s special l’addition, s’il vous plaît could I have the bill, please? le service est-il compris ? is the service included? où sont les toilettes, s’il vous plaît ? where are the toilets