Vitis Essays

  • Business Ethics: Case Analysis Of The Grape Company

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    On my quest to explore Christianity, I met a gentleman whose family operates a Muscadine grape business. He happens to be my Sunday school teacher. He asked if I would be willing to sell them at my store. I was interested, and I started promoting the grapes, and the products through their seeds. I personally invested a lot of time in the product by exposing it to my customers. The product became a hot commodity, and over time, I placed regular, increasing phone orders, and I began investing heavily

  • Memorandum: Breach Of Contract

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    Memorandum TO: Alexis Fairchild, Mediator FROM: Marshall Petersen DATE: February 12, 2017 SUBJECT: Breach of Contract Facts of the Case After my first conversation with the grape producer I decided that purchasing his company’s product would be to my business’s benefit. The partnership began with my company faithfully receiving Muscadine grapes from Mr. Bre’nard Williams. Each delivery was prompt and at a consistent price. An invoice was sent with each delivery, requiring payment within

  • Geography And Geography: The Republic Of The Fiji Islands

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    is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. The total number of islands in Fiji is 332. The geographical coordinates of the location of Fiji is18°00′S 179°00′E. Total land area of Fiji is 18,270 sq. km. Fiji is made of many small islands of which Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are the largest. Topographically Fiji’s topography is divided into three major classes: plains and valleys; low mountains and hills and high mountains. The landforms are either depositional - littoral or fluvial, erosional - fluvial

  • Wine Making: The Malbec Grape

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    Malbec grape Malbec is a one of the purple grape varieties which is belonging to Vitis Vinifera used for red wine making. Because Malbec is one of the six grapes permitted for blending red Bordeaux wines, it has become popular and widely grown in South West France in last several decades. Moreover, in Argentina it has become the leading variety. The Malbec tends to have a very dark inky color and robust tannins, and usually it is berry fruit flavour and spice finished. It is also called Auxerrois

  • Botobolar by Gil Wahlquist

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    Botobolar Botobolar was established in 1971 by Gil Wahlquist, who was one of Australia’s most prominent organic viticulturists. He acquired a 120 acre property, with 60 acres devoted to his vineyards and constructed an on-site winery. This was purchased in 1993 by Trina & Kevin Karstrom, who have continued the legacy Gil Wahlquist by maintaining the organic nature of Botobolar, and further enhancing its status in the local area and nationwide. Botobolar is a very successful organic winery, which

  • Analysis Of Vermentino Wine

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    The Vermentino grape, which is used to make Vermentino wine, is grown along the Mediterranean coastline of France and Italy. It is also known for growing on the coastlines of the islands of Sardinia and Corsica. The birthplace of this wine is a little unclear to most but it is indicated that it was originally grown in Italy, which is why it is primarily found in Italian wines. During the growing season, the grapes are typically grown on slopes facing the sea where they can benefit from the additional

  • Coonawarra Essay

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    Coonawarra is the oldest vineyard in Limestone Coast. In 1890, the first vines were planted in Coonawarra. The entrepreneur John Riddoch starts the Penola Fruit Colony which John Riddoch changed the name to Coonawarra Fruit Colony was producing large quantities of an unfamiliar kind of wine. The main grape that produced were Shiraz, Carbernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. In 1897, Riddoch cellars was the first vintage that had made and the building now named as the Wynns winery. Other entrepreneur

  • Wine Industry Essay

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    Introduction of the commodity and it’s industry The Australian grape and wine industry is now facing the problem of sustaining profit in a flat and sometimes declining market due to the local and national problem of oversupply and reduction in price and value. One of the key issues of this problem is the shift in global production and consumption, yet at the same time this has provided Australia with the opportunity for its previous rapid expansion, along with technological improvements. The long-term

  • Vitis Vinifera and Rome: How Wine Helped Forge a Civilization

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    Vitis vinifera and Rome: How Wine Helped Forge a Civilization When people think of the ancient Roman civilization, notions of trained legions bent on conquering territory and evocative oratory from celebrated politicians often come to mind. And while early Romans will always be credited for both their insatiable military expansion and their enlightened ideas of government, the rapid growth of Rome was not built on these two pillars alone. Indeed, what led to the rise of such a dominating power

  • Fiji Research Paper

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    The Viti Levu region is also considered to be the largest of the islands located within Fiji. As for the Vanua Levu region, or the second largest island in Fiji, it is the home of the Waisali Rainforest Reserve. Within the region of Yasawa Islands, this region

  • Fiji Research Paper

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    Meaning of Flag Fiji is a spectacular place with unimaginable sights, but the flag tells a lot about it and its history. Their flag’s main colors are red, blue, and white. The blue background of the flag is representative of the surrounding Atlantic Ocean. In the upper left corner is the flag of Great Britain; it is on the flag to represent Fiji’s long association with Great Britain. On the right side of the flag is Fiji's coat of arms. The coat of arms depicts a yellow lion holding a cocoapod

  • Ecuador Grapes and Wine

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    level. “Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties have tended to produce higher sugar to total acid ratios, greater berry weights, and greater potential wine quality” (Jones, 2000). The climate and the land and important factors for cultivate of the Vitis viniferous because there are susceptible to diseases that could happen in condition of high wet. In order to get an optimal development of the vineyard, most experts recommend zones with a hot and dry climate. The temperature has to be moderate and

  • Pure Fiji: A Brief Business Case: Pure Fiji

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    local manufacturer to produce the products for them. the packaging took place in the family kitchen with the workers taking over the place barely leaving any family privacy. A line of soap and coconut oil were designed and named Waiwai ni Viti (oil) and Sovu ni Viti (soap). The first batch of 12 soaps was taken by Tappoo’s, which is a major up-market local retailer, and within weeks the orders grew from 12 to 24 to 100 to 500 and then Tappoo placed a $20,000

  • FIJI Water Business Management Case Study

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    Introduction FIJI Water (FIJI) is a brand of bottled water that is derived from an aquifer in the Nakauvadra Mountains in Fiji. FIJI was created for international distribution in 1995, under the corporate name of Natural Waters of Viti Ltd. It was marketed to appeal to health-conscious and image oriented consumers by touting the water’s silica-rich property that has been attributed to anti-aging and immunity boosting. FIJI Water has captured a large share in the bottled water industry in the niche

  • Red Wine Case Study

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    evidences shown that wine production was first started in Georgia, Iran , Greece and Armenia, respectively without any wineries(David, 2003). 1900 years later, the oldest winery had discovered with wine press, fermentation vats, jars and cups with Vitis vinifera seeds (Grape seeds) and vines (Berkowitz, 1996). The wine production still has been expanded more and more in presence. Now the European Union is the leader of producer and exporter of wine of the world. There isn’t only red wine as before

  • Olmec Vs Aztec Culture Essay

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    Olmec of Mexico – The Olmec civilization prospered in Pre-Classical Mesoamerica from and is generally considered the precursor of all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs. Centered in the Gulf of Mexico their influences and trade stretched as far as Nicaragua. Sacred complexes, massive stone sculpture, ball games, as well as animal gods were features of Olmec culture which would be passed on to all those who followed the Mesoamerican civilization. Caral-Supe of Perú - The

  • Research Paper On Fiji

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    consists of three-hundred and thirty two islands all together, but only 106 of the islands are inhabited by mankind. That is also not counting the five-hundred and twenty two smaller islets. There are two major islands that are inhabited are named Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Just the two islands together, make up to three quarters of the country's total land area. Fiji has a total land area of seven-thousand fifty six square miles. So just those two island together make six-thousand one-hundred sixty

  • Fiji Essay

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    Research Assignment. Fiji. I chose Fiji for my project because I have always wanted to visit Fiji. It looks like a beautiful place, and it’s warm. Food. Basic elements of Fijian cooking consist of sweet potatoes, taro (which is a yam like root vegetable), rice, cassava, coconut and fish. The main cooking method is either open fire or using the underground cooking method. The underground cooking method is called “earth oven” the cooking technique involves a little more than the slow even release

  • Raphael Research Paper

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    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, otherwise known as Raphael was an Italian painter and an Architect of the great high renaissance. His work is worshiped for its clarity of form and Ease of Composition with visual Achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human style he Was born in 1483 in Urbino, Italy that he had a pretty disoriented and hard working Childhood. His mother Magia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight. His father also died Right after Magia on August 1, 1494, who already got remarried

  • Morality In Descartes's Heart Of Darkness And Native Guard

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    soul and the human body. One philosopher in particular, Aquinas, argued that “the soul is interconnected with the body in such a way that without it, the human person cannot be complete” while Descartes argued that the two functioned independently (Viti 109). The novel, Heart of Darkness, and the book of poems called Native Guard proves Aquinas’ theory to be valid by highlighting the outward effect on the human body of the blurred line between morality and immorality as corruption and greed, two prevalent