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...Truman!' " First Lady Bess Truman had struck out when she tried to crack a champagne bottle against the nose of the C-54 U.S. Capitol in 1945. Though that plane got no kicks from champagne, this ship did. Nancy, a righty (natch), uncorked a swing with enough brut force to christen not only the Ticonderoga, but herself and a few onlookers. The scouting report on Mrs. Reagan: a good spray hitter...
...Instead of Budweiser delivering seven cases of beer a week to my house, Faberge is my new sponsor. I drink only Brut on the rocks and organic shampoo--wonderful...
...arrived in 1973, laying out some $20 million over the years for 1,500 Napa Valley acres on which to produce a sparkling white wine called Chandon Brut. This past spring, in a significant departure from Bordeaux practice, Baron Philippe de Rothschild started a joint venture with Napa Valley Vintner Robert Mondavi to produce 5,000 cases a year of quality Cabernet Sauvignon, which will carry a label with the two signatures...
None of these Franco-American producers plans to sell his California quaff in Europe. Steven Spurrier, owner of the Paris wine school L'Académie du Vin, believes that to be a wise decision. Says he: "Moēt would be crazy to import Chandon Brut into France. In my opinion it is much better than their own Moēt et Chandon. They would be competing against themselves with a better-tasting wine at a better price...
Speidel, a division of Textron Inc., has an elaborate array of moisturizers, conditioners and scents. Fabergé Inc. has its Brut line of men's toiletries. Even conservative Chesebrough-Ponds, virtually the Sears, Roebuck of the cold cream world, is emphasizing rugged outdoor men in its commercials for hand lotions. The Coty company, which for years has offered Musk For Men cologne, is preparing to launch another entry into the sweet-smelling sweepstakes, Mark...