Word: adult
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Wine consumption in the U.S. is still only a spit in the barrel by European standards: two gallons annually per capita (vs. 27 in Italy), ranging from less than three quarts per adult in West Virginia to five gallons in Washington, D.C. Nonetheless, the amount of wine drunk in the U.S. has doubled in ten years and is increasing at the rate of 5% yearly. That adds up to a huge present and future market for table wines-particularly for the California vintners, who supply 70% of all the wine consumed in this country...
Most Influential Series: All in the Family, which was launched in 1971 and proved that controversial subjects and adult language could bring high ratings...
...guys (Springsteen, Dylan, the Who) win; the bad guys (from Black Sabbath and the Tubes to Mac Davis and Kenny Rogers) are pumped full of holes. The contributors may be quick to shoot from the hip, but they score a fair share of bull's-eyes. "Limpid 'adult bubblegum' rockers" seems about right for Crosby, Stills and Nash, while Marsh gives fast, passionate rundowns on Elvis or a great band like Creedence Clearwater Revival...