Are American wine consumers ready for The Prisoner, The Other, The Poet or any wine whose name is something other than the dominant variety of grape in the bottle?
Two decades ago, a small group of California winemakers began to think they should come up with a label term more colorful than the prevailing "table wine" or "red wine" to alert consumers to their blended wines.
We're in another shoulder season, when the chilled white wines of summer no longer are as inviting as they were in August, but it's not yet cold enough for the heartier reds.
We had a casual party at our house a couple of weeks back, and it meant, as parties often do, leftover beer and pizza. That's one of the benefits of having parties: It can get you pizza for a week.
They learn about aphids, tomato hornworms, and why ladybugs, earthworms and bees are good for the garden. This is Butterfly Garden Preschool and Child Care, where fresh fruits and vegetables and plenty of outside time playing and tending the garden are on the menu.
Health care premiums rose five times faster than earnings in California since 2000 - another sign of the spiraling cost of medical insurance, a national advocacy group says.
It was a sweaty Sunday afternoon when I realized my bicycle, Burt Bikearach, was missing in action. Approaching the courtyard of my midtown apartment complex, my eye was immediately drawn to a gap in the bike rack.
Are American wine consumers ready for The Prisoner, The Other, The Poet or any wine whose name is something other than the dominant variety of grape in the bottle?
It's a big TV Thursday we've got here, with some good new shows, one really bad one and CBS' "CSI" kicking off its season and its long goodbye to Grissom.
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