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For three weeks she toured vineyards throughout California, talking to the men behind the new domestic boom. While little old winemakers long ago evolved into modern businessmen, she found that they remain the most convivial of hosts. She shared a meal of wild boar and vintage Pinot with a vintner...
Varietals are titled after the grape from which they are made. These grapes have a much smaller yield per acre than those used in generics, so varietal wines are usually more expensive: $2.50 to $ 12 a fifth. They are also more complex in taste and aroma than generics. Among the...
Located in the heart of Tidewater Virginia, the 1,400-acre farm is hardly distinguishable from its neighbors along the James River. There are fields of soybeans, corn and peanuts; well-fed cattle roam the pastures. Only its name seems special: "Flowerdew Hundred" has survived almost intact since 1618 when...
To handle the big loads, the new waste companies must be markedly different from the old, small-time collectors, with their rusted-out dump trucks trundling loads of melon rinds and empty bottles to their final rest in the city dump. The modern companies process refuse by shredding, compacting or...
In the interim, existing airports could be expanded-though at immense expense. At Newark International, the total bill for expansion was a staggering $400 million, or more than double what it cost to build the field in the first place. Land is the most expensive element, mainly because airports usually...