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Located in the village of Pouillac, this estate is known for creating some of the best clarets in the world. It has transformed the region, bringing agricultural innovation and the arts to Bordeaux.
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Geography of the narrow mountainous islands of New Zealand divides the country into warmer and cooler regions, each optimal with climate for a specific grape varietal. The greatest wine producing regions are Marlborough, Hawkes Bay and Gisborn, while Auckland is the historic origin of New Zealand's wine industry.
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The hills and valleys have distinct atmospheric conditions
and are composed of different soils, from volcanic rich soils
to clay. This makes the vineyards of Sonoma Valley a patchwork
of different renowned varietals.
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Fame came to this region when the movie Sideways was filmed in its vineyards. Warm climate and mineral rich soils of Santa Barbara County determine which grapes can be grown and how they are treated to produce dark earthy blends.
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This upper Midwest state is famous for its ‘cheese heads’ and proudly declares itself America’s Dairyland because it produces more cheese than any other state in the USA.
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Wolves have incredible hearing, sight and smell. They also have a perfect sense of direction. In the winter, their coats turn into thick fur to protect them from the weather. Their typical prey is fast and it is sometimes a group effort to catch food. There is a misconception that wolves attack humans, but the truth is often humans attack first and the wolves must defend themselves.
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Severe manpower shortages forced the U.S. to recruit 400,000 women into military service during WWII.
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Experience the amazing and delectable delights of chocolate… Plunge your senses into the world of master chocolatier Patrick Roger – from the lab where this audacious artist creates his luxurious chocolate gems
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1913 - 1921 Like Roosevelt before him, Wilson regarded himself a personal representative of the people, who proclaimed America's entrace into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy."
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The morning routine of a young boy reveals how our body works as a system. He uses his muscles and bones to get out of bed, and as he yawns, his lungs, blood and heart work. As he eats his breakfast his digestive system, and his brain as the control center of the body makes all these things happen. All these things are inside our body, beneath our skin.
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A three-cornered contest of Liberal Nazi, and Communism for the future of the world, ending with Communist control of China.
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The great world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Taoism all developed in Asia within a thousand years.
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The World consists of 26 programs and covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the development of the United States through the Great Depression and the Cold War, to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The World is an excellent resource for all students.
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Beijing, the capital of China, has rapidly grown into a city of architectural genius. With the opening of the National Center for Performing Arts designed by world famous French architect Paul Andreu, (Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport,) Beijing now hosts the largest ellipsoid in the world at over 6 million square feet.
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Worlds of the Masters traces major developments in artistic traditions of Northern and Italian Renaissance.
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Masterpieces of Carravagio and Rembrant exemplify the
dramatic use of strong chiaroscuro. A detailed look at the
work of art historians shows the process of determining
authorship of a painting previously attributed to Rembrandt.
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Albrecht Dürer mastered the Florentine style of painting
and spread its influence to northern Europe.
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Breaking away from stylistic canon of medieval religious
art, artists of the early Renaissance turned to oil painting,
visual perspective and realism. Flemish 15th century
master van Eyck introduced unprecedented realism to the
rendering of light.
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The Written Word investigates the development of ancient writing. Who invented letters, how did they do it, and what was their motivation? The answers to these questions provide a key to understanding the development of civilization itself.
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A unique and entertaining look into the art and craft of making great wine, spiced with beautiful images of the Tuscan landscape. Spend a year in one of oldest and finest wineries in Tuscany as we head to Argiano, situated in the beautiful Moltalcino region and produces the famous Brunello di Montalcino.
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Yim is trying to be like his older brother who is the featherweight junior world champion, has boxed all over the world, and is a real star.
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When the second Emperor Humayun died suddenly, his 13-year-old son was crowned emperor. He was called Akbar, meaning great. Akbar would grow up amply to deserve that name, for he was to be undeniably the greatest of the great moghuls.
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I am Zandile from Atteridgeville, South Africa. It is near Pretoria, the nation's capital. At school I am the captain of the drum majorettes. I like to study math, English and Setswana.
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