Rotary Club – District 4370 Arrow Rotary Club Bulletin19th of December 2011

Mr. Bill Carson

Mr. Arie Stam

Chairman Aruba Bank

Mr. Frankel

Announcements

New Board Appointment

During the Vino Vino Evening the New

2012 Board and 2013 President &

Secretary have been appointed.

New Years Reception

This year the New Year Reception will

take place on the 2nd of January at

President Francis his residence.

District Conference Curacao

The District Conference will take place on

the 5-7 April 2012. During the Conference

our Rotary International President will be one

of the key note speakers.

The Board has appointed a Committee to

make all the arrangements for those Fellow

Rotarians who like to attend.

Rotary Club of Aruba

The evening commenced with an

introduction from our Rotary Club

President Francis with a warm

welcome to the partners of the

Fellow Rotarians and guest of the

Vino Vino evening

Upcoming events

Rotary New Years

Reception 2nd of

January 2012

Rotary District

conference Curacao

April 5-7-2012

Rotary International

Convention May 2012

Welcome - Introduction

Rotary Club – District 4370 Arrow Rotary Club Bulletin19th of December 2011

France is the source of many grape varieties (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir,

Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah) that are now planted

throughout the world, as well as wine-making

practices and styles of wine that have been adopted

in other producing countries. Although some

producers have benefited in recent years from rising

prices and increased demand for some of the

prestige wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux, the

French wine industry as a whole has been influenced

by a decline in domestic consumption as well as

growing competition from both the New World and

other European countries.

French wine is produced in several regions

throughout France, in quantities between 50

and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–

8 billion bottles. France has the world's

second-largest total vineyard area, behind

Spain, and is in the position of being the

world's largest wine producer losing it once

(in 2008) to Italy.[1] French wine traces its

history to the 6th century BC, with many of

France's regions dating their wine-making

history to Roman times. The wines produced

today range from expensive high-end wines

sold internationally, to more modest wines

usually only seen within France.

Two concepts central to higher end French

wines are the notion of "terroir", which links

the style of the wines to the specific locations

where the grapes are grown and the wine is

made, and the Appellation d'Origine

Contrôlée (AOC) system. Appellation rules

closely define which grape varieties and

winemaking practices are approved for

classification in each of France's several

hundred geographically defined

appellations, which can cover entire regions,

individual villages or even specific vineyards.

French Wines

Rotary Club – District 4370 Arrow Rotary Club Bulletin19th of December 2011

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