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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture | | Italian term or phrase: l’eccellenza del vino è il frutto dell’amore per la terra | Slogan iniziale di una newsletter che tratta di vino biologico e biodinamico.
Uno dei miei tanti tentativi è stato:
"love the earth as yourself to create a perfect wine"
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| | | the excellence of our wine is the fruit of our love for the land | Explanation:
I would keep the fruit metaphor, since this is about wine and therefore grapes!
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-09-14 08:10:57 GMT)
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(and your paraphrase, if you decide to stick with in, would need to start out something like this: "love the earth as you love yourself") |
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  Sarah Elizabeth Cree
Italy
Local time: 06:06
| Grading comment Thanks!
Most of the times I tend to be too creative and I don't choose the easiest option. That's why I love to compare my ideas here in proz. I always find excellent people!
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4 mins confidence:   Excellent wine comes from respecting the land
Explanation:
I know Fruits of our Labour and similar expressions are probably going to crop up here (couldn't resist) but I always appreciate simple writing. No puns, no complicated sentences, just a clear message.
| Brannigan
Italy
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: English
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3 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 the excellence of our wine is the fruit of our love for the land
Explanation:
I would keep the fruit metaphor, since this is about wine and therefore grapes!
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-09-14 08:10:57 GMT)
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(and your paraphrase, if you decide to stick with in, would need to start out something like this: "love the earth as you love yourself")
| | | Grading comment Thanks!
Most of the times I tend to be too creative and I don't choose the easiest option. That's why I love to compare my ideas here in proz. I always find excellent people! |
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