Word: retsina
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...voice that sounds like retsina tastes, sharp and rich, Zombanakis argues that the U.S. must strengthen the dollar for many reasons, not least so Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC countries will continue to sell their oil for dollars To do that, he says, "Washington must realize that the dollar can no longer act as the sole reserve currency in the world. The dependence of the world on the dollar is not a blessing but a curse for America...
...wine aficionados have an answer for such snobbery: flavored wines have been around for a long time. Spaniards favor sangria, made of red wine and fruit juices; French and Italian sweet vermouths are simply flavored wines; Greeks add resin to wine to produce retsina. Indeed, products like Thunderbird (a citrus-flavored wine that is 18% alcohol) have been on U.S. shelves for more than a decade. These cheap, more potent brands should continue to sell, mostly to the Skid Row set, despite the pop-wine invasion. What would a serious wino want, after all, with a low-alcohol tipple called...