Word: grapes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...graduated from neon orthodontic elastics on your teeth to rows of safety pins pegging your pants . . . and now these. A Grape glimpse at spring and summer looks...
...filled our bathtubs with drinking water. Every bottle we owned was filled with water -- 75 grape-juice bottles, garbage cans, plastic clothes baskets...
...Renowned for his crisp, elegant sparkling wines, which have been served at White House state dinners, Tancer belongs to the cadre of talented young vintners who are largely responsible for this era of excellence. Their success has inspired ambitious new winemakers all across the nation, even in areas where grape growing is an experimental novelty...
...resurgence of regional wines has been spectacular. In New York acreage planted with vinifera grapes -- meaning the classical European varietals -- has vaulted from 349 to 2,135 since 1980. Much of that growth has taken place in virgin territory, the North Fork of Long Island, which is blessed with late frosts and mild winters. Chardonnays and Merlots from such vineyards as Hargrave, Palmer and Bedell Cellars have stunned French vintners with their style and breeding. So have Pinot Noirs from Adelsheim, Eyrie and Knudsen- Erath of Oregon -- to the point that one major Burgundy producer, Maison Joseph Drouhin, has begun...
...cadre of talented young vintners, the nation's premier grape-growing state is producing better wines than ever. But the future looks troubled: taxes are going up, Americans are drinking less, and neo-prohibitionists seek to limit alcohol sales. In the meantime, vinting has become a national pastime: 46 of the 50 states produce wine, and some of it is pretty good...