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Château d'Yquem, a Premier Cru Supérieur (translated as 'Superior First Growth') wine hailing from the Sauternes, Gironde region within Bordeaux's Graves, stands distinct in the realm of Bordeaux vineyards. Among the wines featured in the 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification, Château d'Yquem claimed the sole Premier Cru Supérieur ranking among Sauternes, highlighting its exceptional quality and premium pricing compared to other wines of its kind. Its acclaim is owed significantly to its susceptibility to the 'noble rot,' an infestation caused by Botrytis cinerea. The wines crafted at Château d'Yquem are renowned for their intricacy, richness, and sweetness, meticulously balanced by a notable acidity. With proper cellaring, these bottles can age gracefully for over a century. Over time, the initial fruity notes gradually meld into a tapestry of more nuanced secondary and tertiary flavors, enhancing their complexity. Since 1959, Château d'Yquem has expanded its offerings to include Ygrec, a dry white wine named after the letter 'Y.' Primarily composed of Sauvignon blanc complemented by select lots of Sémillon, Ygrec was initially produced intermittently, but since 2004, it has been crafted annually.History of Château d'YquemChateau d'Yquem has a rich history dating back to the 16th century when it was acquired by Jacques de Sauvage in December 1593. Over time, ownership passed through various family lineages, notably the Lur-Saluces family, whose influence contributed to its reputation. Thomas Jefferson praised the wine during his visit to France, and the 1811 vintage gained exceptional longevity and high praise from wine experts like Robert Parker. Following various family challenges, in 1996, a significant share of the estate was sold to LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, though Comte Alexandre de Lur-Saluces remained as the estate's manager. Under his leadership, the estate underwent modernization and expansions. However, in 2004, Pierre Lurton took over as the managing director. The estate's vintages have fetched high prices at auctions, with a 1811 bottle becoming the most expensive white wine ever sold in 2011.Production Chateau d'YquemChateau d'Yquem's vineyard spans 126 hectares within the Sauternes appellation, with 100 hectares actively used for production. Each year, portions of the vineyard are rotated, leaving two to three hectares fallow while newly planted vines require five to seven years before contributing to the estate's esteemed wines. Primarily comprised of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon blanc, the final wine's composition often leans closer to an equal split due to the latter's robust growth. The harvesting process is meticulous, involving approximately six passes through the vineyard annually to exclusively select botrytized grapes. The estate's yield averages at nine hectoliters per hectare, notably lower than the usual twelve to twenty hectoliters seen in Sauternes. Following triple pressing, the grape juice is transferred to oak barrels for approximately three years of maturation. Annually, around 65,000 bottles are crafted. In challenging vintages, the entire yield may not meet the Château's standards, resulting in the anonymous sale of the crop. This occurred sporadically throughout the 20th century, with nine instances where the entire harvest did not bear the Château's prestigious name and once in the 21st century, specifically in 2012.

Lungă Street, the primary thoroughfare of the historic suburb, once served as the gateway to the town's commercial route leading to Moldavia during the Middle Ages. Along this street stand a collection of historical buildings dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries, which offer glimpses into the suburb's rustic character. These structures include traditional houses characterized by their narrow street-facing facades, often adorned with the construction year prominently displayed on triangular pediments (e.g., No. 180, 1785). Several of these buildings have undergone facelifts in fashionable Western styles, featuring Baroque motifs (as seen in 28 de Mijloc Street, 1805-1811) or Rococo elements (like at 58 Lungă Street, 1795). In contrast, some of the buildings underwent complete reconstruction around the turn of the 20th century or later.

The Zekate House was built in the 'kule' style for Beqir Zeko, a general administrator of Ali Pasha, around 1811-1812. The majestic appearance of this house is a symbol of the elite at the time. This house gives a complete understanding of both the vernacular architecture of the city and the lifestyle of local inhabitants centuries ago. The beautifully decorated 'oda' and 'cardak' at the center of the upper floor of the house are two of the most impressive living spaces. The prosperity of the era is reflected in the large number of dwellings built, many of which are preserved almost in their original state. New kule were built by all social strata, but the ones belonging to wealthy landlords were particularly impressive, like the Zekate House. Some say that the houses are oriented in such a way that owners could see their other properties in the valley below. Zekate House HistoryZekate House was built between 1811-1812 and it is a kind of tower house. It was named Zeko from the family name and was a gift to the head (owner) of this house Beqir Zeko. This house is a gift from Ali Pasha to Beqir Zeko, who was one of his trusted men and in his honor Ali Pasha built this house for him. From the right side, was built an establishment which called zanapa (the house that today lives the Zeko family) and is with two floors.'The kule style resembles our urban castles of the Middle Ages. Their primitive but interesting style is more Western than Eastern'. Johan Georg von Hahn (1854)

Dukat is a community in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. The Dukat Plain covers an area of around 1,000–1,500 ha delimited by the Ceraunian Mountains and opened in the north towards the Bay of Vlorë on the Adriatic. Dukat traditionally belongs to the Albanian ethnographic region of Labëria. Its name contains the Albanian suffix -at, widely used to form toponyms from personal names and surnames. Two Illyrian tumuli used in a period spanning from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age have been found in Dukat. The architectural similarity with the tumulus of Torre Santa Sabina in Brindisi, Apulia, provides evidence of communication and interaction between the two shores of the Adriatic. Exchanges with the other side of the Adriatic and the Aegean World are found in the area. Around the 11th–10th centuries BC the first imports from southern Italy appear in the Dukat plain. Dukat lied outside the Himara region, nonetheless it collaborated with Himariots in earlier anti-Ottoman initiatives. According to a 1566 document the Dukat village had 1,800 households, however only 200 potential anti-Ottoman fighters lived there, maybe because many inhabitants had converted to Islam. Dukat participated in the Anti-Ottoman revolt of 1571 and joined Himarë in organizing an uprising in 1581. In July 1811 the Ottoman Albanian ruler Ali Pasha persuaded the region of Dukat to side with him. Dervish Ali a native of the area known as one of the organizers of the revolt of 1847 built his towers near the village which were used by Albanian rebels during the uprising for hiding and storage and are today cultural monuments. During the Vlora war forces from Dukat participated in the Albanian side and freed the village from Italian occupation. During World War II Dukat was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy. The musical style performed in Dukat belongs to the Lab musical dialect of the Albanian iso-polyphony. In the second half of the 20th century its style took a unique identity, producing a novel way of singing in Lab music. The Dukat style gained high popularity during the 1960s and 1970s, and it was maybe the most widely performed Lab musical style in those years.

Kostanjevica Monastery (Italian: Castagnevizza) is a Franciscan monastery in Pristava near Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The locals frequently refer to it simply as Kapela (meaning The Chapel in Slovene). The monastery with the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady stands on a 143-metre hill dividing the town of Nova Gorica and the suburb of Pristava. It is located just some 200 meters from the border with Italy. It is famous as the burial place of Charles X of France and his family. In 1623 a small Carmelite sanctuary was erected just outside the limits of the town of Gorizia. In the next hundred years, a monastery was built next to the church, while the monastic chapel became an important site for pilgrims from Friuli and Goriška regions. In 1781, the monastery was disbanded by the Habsburg Emperor Joseph II. In 1811, the Franciscan friars acquired the abandoned complex, re-establishing the monastery. Among other, they brought a notable library containing some 10,000 books, which they transferred from the nearby Sveta Gora monastery. Today, the library is named after Father Stanislav Škrabec, a renowned Slovene linguist from the 19th century who lived and worked in the monastery for more than 40 years. The Kostanjevica monastery was severely damaged in the Battles of the Isonzo during World War I. It was restored between 1924 and 1929. Until the end of World War II, the monastery was part of the town of Gorizia. In the 19th century, the crypt of the Franciscan monastery was used for the burial of members of the French House of Bourbon who went into exile after the July Revolution. Most of them had settled in Gorizia, then part of the Austrian Empire, in the 1830s.

Rambynas Hill is an old Baltic shrine that existed until 1811, before the destruction of the stone offerings. It is believed that the ancient Lithuanians worshipped the gods here. Even after the introduction of Christianity, people did not abandon their customs for a long time. The first inhabitants began to come during the ice age. At the confluence of the Šešupė and Jūra with the Neman river, the Baltic tribes - Scalovians - lived already in the 1st-6th centuries AD. Rambynas is believed to have been the spiritual center, a sanctuary of the Scalovians. Balts were associated with a common religion, language, customs, but the Scalovian tribe differed markedly in their culture. This was due to life near the Nemen - the main trade route. For about 500 years, the Rambynas area belonged to Prussia. Since 1884, almost every year, St. John's Day was organized on Rambynas Hill, the main organizer and patron of which was Marynas Jankus. During the First World War, the tradition of St. John's Day ceased, but when Klaipėda region was annexed to the Republic of Lithuania, it was revived. From the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, Tilžė (since 1946 Sovetsk) - a city visible on the other side of the Neman from Rambynas Hill - was one of the most famous centers of political, social and cultural life in Lithuania Minor - the capital of Lithuania Minor (Prussia). Many cultural societies of Lithuania Minor were concentrated here, most of the press companies operated. Tilžė printing houses published the largest number of Lithuanian books in Lithuania Minor, which were carried to Greater Lithuania by booksellers on the routes of the Rambynas area during the press ban. Imagine what Rambynas looked like 13-14 thousand years ago. The glacier slid from the west, covering the ground with thick layers of ice, stopped at the entrances to the Karšuva lowlands. You would appear tiny as an ant compared to it, and if you saw it moving, you would run as fast as you can. The hand of the glacier slid, pushing huge layers of earth, scraped through the areas through which it traveled. Tired, having no more strength to travel, it stopped at the edge, leaving what it was dragging away, creating the Vilkyškiai ridge. Rambynas Hill is only a small part of this ridge, which rests on the Neman. Near Rambynas you can see especially rare plants - Hedge Hyssop (Gratiola officinalis, Fen violet, Wild garlic, and Water germander (Teucrium scordium) grow in the meadows near the Neman. Bats live in the forests of the Rambynas area, in the woods of the parks and in the old buildings, as many as 5 species are listed in the Lithuanian Red Data Book. They don't avoid people. They also live in the homestead of the former Gustav Volberg restaurant, which now houses the Rambynas Regional Park Visitor Center. The real decoration of the Rambynas area is the edible dormouse, it is one of the 10 places in Lithuania where this beautiful and timid beast live. It is called a dormouse because it spends most of its life sleeping. In mid-September, it falls asleep in hibernation, and wakes up after the spring has started - around mid-May.

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