Hattingley Valley in Hampshire, which planted its first vineyard in 2008 but gets most of its grapes through contracts with growers, makes a set of sparklers under its winemaker, Emma Rice, that are noteworthy for their gentle elegance and refinement.
The letter as a verse form, beginning with striking examples by Catullus, was established by Horace, whose Epistles carry still further the humane refinement of his gentler satires.
Clinically, it seems that phacoemulsification could have detrimental effect on the functioning filtering bleb, despite refinement of the surgical technique (small incision, gentle handling of the eyeball).
The refinements - Ollie's tie-twiddle, Stan's gentle tears - were added as they went along.
A gentle, closeted gay man, he brings light to Carthage, gracing the parched town with culture and refinement.
The musicians took turns accompanying Mr. Nourbakhsh's evocative singing, and played solo and as an ensemble, with the earthy timbre of the ney, the gentle rhythms of the tombak and the bright jangly sound of the setar intertwining with poetic refinement.
Gentle reader, it is the contention of this scribe that a woman of such poise and refinement need not unnecessarily settle for the first Tom, Dick or Heinrich who swaggers down the Austro-Hungarian pike.
Reinvention or refinement?
Its refinement was admired.
His routes need refinement.
Refinement of the script.
