~ Our visit to Barbadillo winery ~

The wine making process:

First vines are grown in a soil called 'Albariza'. 

Then, Palomino grapes are carefully cut from the vines.

Next to, musts are poured in metal tanks.

After that, The new wines are classified for ageing.

The wine is fortified with alcohol from the wines. Casks are made of American oak.

Then, older winesare blended with younger wines.

After that, Fino wines are aged under yeast or 'velo de flor'.

Finally, wine is bottled from the lower butt.

Manzanilla is produced only in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Barbadillo wines are sold worldwide.

Webquest: Wine Making Process ~ ♥

Background

1.   What is “viticulture”?

The Cultivation of wine grapes for the production of wine is Called "viticulture." Harvested During The Fall, wine grapes May range in color from pale yellow to green to ruby ​​red,

2.  What are the four broad categories of wine?

Wine types can be divided into four broad categories: table wines, sparkling wines, fortified wines, and aromatic wines. 

3.  What range of wines do table wines include?

Table wines include a range of red, white, and rose wines

History

4.  Where was wine used 5,000 years ago?

wine can be traced back to Egypt as far as 5,000 B.C

5.  For how many years has wine been made in the Bordeaux region?

wine has been made for more than 2,000 years.

6.  Which states are the largest producers of wine in America today?

Today, California and New York state are by far the largest American producers of wine

The manufacturing process

7. Which is a universal factor in the production of wine?

A universal factor in the production of fine wine is timing. This includes picking grapes at the right time, removing the must at the right time, monitoring and regulating fermentation, and storing the wine long enough.

8.  What are the four steps of wine-making process?

The wine-making process can be divided into four distinct steps: 

harvesting and crushing grapes; fermenting must; ageing the wine; and packaging.

Emma Watson ~ ♥

She was born in Paris and lived there until she was five years old. Emma Watson first played Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter" and the "Philosopher's Stone" in 2000. She is also looking forward to new projects: "I am excited about the future". 
The Harry Potter films have made Emma Watson the highest paid female star in Hollywood, she earned $20 million in 2009!

She also went to school in Oxfordshire and got excellent grades in English Literature, Geography and art. She never wanted to leave school to act full time: "school life keeps me in touch with my friends... with reality". Last year, Emma went to Brown University in the USA to study the arts. She wants her time at Brown to be "normal": "I want to do it properly, like everyone else". 
Emma Watson helped to create a clothes collection for 16- to 24- years old and modelled some clothes. She went to Bangladesh to see how fair trade helps the people who work in clothing factories there: "you can help people by buying the clothes they make". Emma Watson also changed her image recently by cutting her hair. She has become a fashion icon, a cool student and a supporter of good causes. 

Sherlock Holmes ~ ♥

In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes because Dr Josepbell, one of his professors inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes. 

Sherlock Holmes appears in 60 stories, published between 1887 and 1927. 

Conan Doyle had learned french so that he could read Jules Verne in the original. Conan Doyle studied medicine at Edinburgh University. 

With Dracula, Holmes is the literary character who is in most films. It sold very many books of Sherlock Holmes, 7 million hardbooks and 100 million paperbooks.

The famous quote "Elementary, my dear Watson" never appeared in the books. 

Sherlock Holmes returns in a new film with Robert Downey and Jude Law. There are rumours that Brad Pitt will be Moriarty in the next Sherlock Holmes film. 

In the books, 221b Baker street, is the London address of Holmes and Watson. In the real world it was a bank. Today, 221b is the number of the Sherlock Holmes Museum. The museum is actually between 237 and 241 Baker street. There is also a pub in London called The Sherlock Holmes!

♥ Then & Now ♥

Then :) 

When I was 5, I used to have short, straight and brown hair. I used to be small and shy, but friendly. I used to like play with my dolls and watch on TV the cartoons. I used to love dancing too.

I used to dislike watching the news and horror movies.

I used to go to the park with my family and I used to play with my brother for hours. I used to go dancing Flamenco twice a week.

Now :) 

I am 15 years old and I have long, wavy and brown hair. I am tall and less shy. Now I like chatting with my friends, my boyfriend and watch TV. I have loved dancing and listening music since I was 5.

I dislike playing with dolls and watching the cartoons. I dislike playing computer games too.

The activity that I like to do now is to dance Salsa and Belly dancing, but of course I love going out with my friends.

The McDonald's Success Story

1. McDonald's is founded in 1948. What items were there in the menu?
Hamburguer, cheeseburger, soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips and a slice of pie.

2. Ray Kroc was the distributor of a milkshake maker called:
Tripe Thick Milkshakes.

3. How old was Ray Kroc in 1954?
52 years old.

4. Where did Kroc open the first restaurant in 1955?
In Des plaines, Llinois.


 5. When did Ronald McDonald fist appear in TV commercials?
In 1966, Ronald McDonald appears in his first national TV commercial.


6. Who's the father of Big Mac? What year was Big Mac introduced?
- Jim Delligatti de Pittsburgh
- Big Mac introduced in 1968.

7. What year were Happy Meals introduced?
In 1979

8. When did the fisrt mcDonald's restaurant open in Spain?
In 1981

9. When did McDonald's restaurant open in Moscow?
On January 31.

10. What food item was introduced in U.S. in 2006?
Snack Wrap is introduced in the U.S

A holiday to remember

My last holiday was in October 2009.

I traveled to Benalmádena (Málaga) with my uncles, my little cousin, my brother and my parents. I went to Benalmádena by car. I stayed there for a week. The hotel where I stayed is called "Holiday Polynesia" and has 4 starts. It was very beautiful, the hotel was on the coast and it had a wonderful sea view.

I think that place was great, the food was very nice. I ate chips, hamburguers, sweets, meat... and I drank coke, water and milk. The people was very nice.

The hotel had three swimming pools, a good restaurant, courts of tennis, basketball, paddle tennis and minigolf. In my room there was a big TV and a kitchenette. The hotel also had a disco where people used to go at night.

The stay at the hotel was not very expensive, it was cheap.

The weather was very good. My family and I were all day in the pools.

In the hotel we could do many activities:

• In the day, I went to the pools with my brother and my cousin and then we went sightseeing for the city.
• In the evenings, we went to the aquarium "Benalmádena Sea Life"
• At night, my family and I went to the disco. There we danced and we had a great time

The day before returning to Chipiona, we bought some souvenirs such as: T-shirts, keyrings, necklaces and fridges magnets.

I recommended this holiday because it was amazing. We were never bored, because it was fun.

It is a worth visiting.