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Combined percentage of tariffs and taxes expected to be imposed on U.S. wines by China, as of tomorrow. Meanwhile, earlier this year, China reduced import tariffs on Australian, New Zealand, and Chilean wines to 0%. According to The New York Times, China is the biggest buyer in the world of Australian wine, with exports to China rising 959% since 2008.

Of the following rivers, which runs through Burgundy, France?

A. Rhône River

B. Saône River

C. Gironde River

D. Dordogne River

The Saône River (pronounced sohn) runs through Burgundy from the Vosges Mountains in eastern France south to the city of Lyon. The Saône—a river that has approximately 30 locks, or gated sections, to assist ships in navigating the waters—is 268 miles long (or 431 kilometers) and is connected by canal to both the Rhine River and the Seine (famous as the river that runs through Paris). The Rhône River runs through the Rhône Valley. The Dordogne River is in Bordeaux and the Gironde is technically an estuary, not a river. It connects Bordeaux to the Atlantic Ocean.

“What we hear when we eat and drink—even the noises of food preparation, the rattling sounds of product packaging, or loud background music—plays a much more important role [in flavor perception] than any of us realizes. Sound is the forgotten flavor sense.”

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