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PEOPLE & ARTS A29
Friday 8 April 2016
‘For the Love of Wine’ explores an ancient wine culture
KEVIN BEGOS Georgia in the Cauca- tight: winemaking. Wine” a memorable, beau- This image released by Po-
Associated Press sus Mountains, the region Feiring captures the raw, tiful book. tomac Books shows, “For the
As children we learn to where many experts be- fresh beauty of the Geor- Like Kermit Lynch’s “Adven- Love of Wine: My Odyssey
read starting with ABCs, lieve winemaking origi- gian countryside and the tures on the Wine Route,” through the World’s Most An-
yet most wine lovers inad- nated roughly 8,000 years passions of winemakers Feiring shows readers that cient Wine Culture,” by Alice
vertently skip over the be- ago, long before Western who fight to keep local tra- making great wine isn’t re- Feiring.
ginning history of the drink Europe. ditions alive in the face of ally about chateaus, the
they love. France and Italy pernicious pressure from a rich and other typical mar- Associated Press
are often spoken of as the “For the Love of Wine” is a global beverage industry keting props. Winemaking
grand old centers of great love letter to a still rustic cul- that too often measures comes down to men and wonderful, plentiful food
winemaking, but that’s four ture, and to unique grapes worth in gallons and price women who pay obsessive, and drink. The result is a clas-
or five thousand years off and styles of winemaking. point, not taste. loving attention to their soil sic, captivating book that
the mark. Forget cabernet and mer- and grapes, and to the casual drinkers, serious
In “For the Love of Wine,” lot: Feiring samples kisi, mts- When a Frenchmen asks a magic of fermentation. wine geeks and cooks can
New York City writer and vane, rkatsiteli and other Georgian winemaker what It sometimes seems as if all enjoy and learn from.q
natural wine advocate Al- grapes that few Westerners fertilizer he uses, the man every wine writer goes to
ice Feiring takes readers know, all aged in huge clay is briefly puzzled because Burgundy, Bordeaux, the
on her passionate journey qvevri, containers similar to he farms naturally, without Loire or Tuscany. Thankfully,
to explore the republic of Greek amphora. chemicals or additives. The Feiring takes us somewhere
Wedged between Russia, Georgian then replies, “Ev- new, yet back to the ABCs
Turkey and Armenia, and ery inch of my soil is soaked of winemaking that we
at the western end of the with the blood of my an- should have learned in the
old Silk Road, Georgians cestors. What do you use?” first place. The book also
have persevered through Feiring has a reporter’s includes many tempting
waves of invaders, from eye and an ear for peo- Georgian recipes, such as
the Greeks and Romans ple, their dreams and their rose petal jam and beets
to Mongols, Persians and quirks, along with a poetic with cherry sauce.
most recently, the Soviets. gift for language, and that Just like Georgia itself, “For
The one constant they held makes “For the Love of the Love of Wine” is full of
Oranjestad-Benjamin Petrocchi a true native Aruban started the
newest export product of Aruba, locally produced hand rolled
cigars called “Aruhiba”. These cigars are produced and cultivated
in Aruba. Petrocchi always had interest in the cigar business and
has also sold Premium Cuban cigars, and now he is growing his
own tobacco crops.
After many attempt and trips to Santo Domingo and Cuba, he
started his own production and cultivation of Aruhiba Cigars in
Aruba. The whole process took him 10 years to perfect.
Petrocchi dedication to the cigars is important for the molding
and process of making a perfect cigar which takes a long time. Their handmade cigar box is
specially designed with their “Aruhiba” logo.Petrocchi considers Aruhiba as a promotion for
Aruba trough its fine cigars .The company sells Aruhiba to the international market as well.
Visit their retail store located in front of the Historic Dutch Windmill in front of Riu Hotel,
with purchase of $20 and up you receive a free “Aruhiba” cigars or ask for their gift box of
cigars get 1 FREE for only $37.We are open from Monday to Saturday from 9 till 6.30 pm and
on Saturdays from 10 to 4 pm. Aruhiba cigars are now available at the gift stores in your resort
and at well-known cigar stores. For their complete selection and attractive by the box prices visit
our retail stores. Tours are also available to the Tobacco Farm, where our cigars are grown and
rolled. Make an Aruba Tour including a stop at Aruhiba
Factory call 739-2000. Winner of the best of Aruba.
The best local product Cigars in tubes Arubian design.
For a group or private tour call 586-7833/593-6177
or send us a email to aruhibacigars@gmail.com
www.aruhibacigars.com
