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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teuwen One Image is now the agency of record for the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d'Alsace/Alsace Wine Bureau, in charge of a multi-year US marketing campaign. Alsace, one of France's top white wine regions, is located along the eastern border to Germany in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains. Known for their freshness and versatility, these aromatic, terroir-driven wines are produced from Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris,...

Some have fizz. Most have pizazz. And, of course, they all have a certain buzz attached to them, and not just the type that imbibing can provide (in moderation, of course). The weather might not yet be sizzling hot, but these summer beverages certainly are. Whether summer actually ever gets here, or we end up with one of those five-month springlike seasons (works for me!), there's no shortage of cool cooling-off options to whet/wet your appetite. From roses to rose water and rose petals...

PARIS -- Critics who praise the "complexity" of red Burgundy and Champagne are on target. A team of French and Italian researchers has mapped the genome of the pinot noir grape, used to make bubbly and many red wines from France's Burgundy region and around the world - and it has about 30,000 genes in its DNA.That's more than the human genome, which contains some 20,000 to 25,000 genes.The team published its findings in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature, saying it identified...