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World Winetour 2010, Anja and Georges: Helping change lives in Laos
Siam winery, founded in 1986 made its name (and size) producing the famous grape-berry drink 'Wine-Cooler.' Not quite a wine, this carbonated grape-based alcoholic refresher was seen by the company owner as the intermediate step required to point Thai culture towards drinking real wine. Siam though is also a large producer of traditional wine (which is the world we had stepped into described above, and which seemed to be proudly independent from the 'Wine-Cooler' production plant), and the winery may be best known abroad for its 'Floating Vineyards,' which is what makes this place so special.
Anja and Georges
During this project, Georges and Anja will travel the globe collecting wine bottles from participating wineries. All bottles will be shipped back to California thanks to JF Hillebrand, where an auction will be held at Robert Mondavi Winery in 2011. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation Inc, helping change lives in Laos. The Charity works on a variety of projects, from caring for a school for blind children, to operating medical missions in remote areas, to building schools, building clinics, and bringing medical supplies into the country. The charity is currently supervising the construction of an aquaduct to bring water to a village of over 500 inhabitants whose fresh water supply has dried out. The funds raised by the auction in 2011 will go to help rebuild a school destroyed by massive flooding of the Mekong River in 2008.
Anja Cheriakova :
Anja is originally from Belarus and immigrated to the Netherlands with her family. She is a Master student at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and will simultaneously be performing research during the World Wine Tour. Fluent in many languages, she has recently turned her attention to one more: Wine!
Georges Janssens :
Georges is a California native with French background. He has recently graduated from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Having grown up in the Napa Valley, Georges has enjoyed working in several wineries there. Webmaster for the project, he is currently writing about himself in the third person. If you would like to comment, login.
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