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2 Acres Plowed: Better make it raw

"It's a drinking, carousing kind of country," remarked artist Cat Brown when asked to describe 2 Acres Plowed's brand of country music, a comment that gave band member Landis Shook a laugh: "Well, between our beer drinking songs and our whisky drinking songs...".-[ more ] 10/15

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A primer to Spain's rich wines

For a place that many Taiwanese consider a dream destination, Spain certainly doesn't feature very prominently in the local wine market. Thankfully, this situation is changing, albeit slowly. Here is a quick overview of some Spanish wines you may encounter in Taiwan. Often described as "Spain's Bordeaux", Rioja is probably the most internationally respected and established wine region in Spain. Whereas almost all Bordeaux reds are made from Merlot-[ more ] 7/10