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...something different. To pique the interest of drinkers, an increasingly common industry tactic is the revival of old varieties. In fact, it could be time to put down that modern, unoaked Sauvignon Blanc. Here are some blasts from the past that you may soon be seeing on a shelf near you: MALBEC This is a traditional Bordeaux varietal that long ago lost favor among French growers because of its sensitivity to frost. But the grape has taken off in the milder weather of Argentina, and single-vineyard Malbec in particular is destined for great things. Rich and intensely flavored with...
...black men in their late 20s acting like two white women in their early 70s. We could not close the night on that depressing thought, so we headed to another party, where the DJ deftly mixed the White Stripes and Eurythmics. We sat down. We ordered from the top shelf...
...procedure is both faster and cheaper than electrophoresis, because the epifluorescence microscope is less expensive and more widely available, the process can be conducted using “off-the-shelf instruments and chemical reagents,” and the epifluorescence scanning process is much faster than electrophoresis...
...their legs apart or face down, a fate sometimes associated in ancient burials with those guilty of awful crimes. One female was found laid carefully on her back, with all her vertebrae in place but her ribs and one foot missing; another had its feet resting on a coral shelf. These skeletons too were headless; some had had their clavicles removed as well. Teeth sprinkled around the top of the spines suggest that the skulls were dug up at least a year after the dead were buried, by which time the teeth would have come loose. While clavicles and forearm...
...been DVD sales, where many films now derive most of their profit. Moviemakers are so beholden to retailers like Wal-Mart and Best Buy that studio execs routinely confer with them before setting release dates. There are so many new releases that retailers afford each a much shorter shelf life. And with 80% of U.S. households owning DVD players, fewer people are rushing out to replace their old tapes--slowing DVD sales. Those shifts have made forecasting sales difficult and, Geffen says, "sort of blindsided us," helping lead to what has come to be known as the Shrek wreck. Early...