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...North Carolina and is a staple with New York State vintners. It is also making inroads in California: in 1993 there were only 1,500 acres of Cabernet Franc grapes planted statewide, but by 2002 the number had climbed to 3,941. Since the varietal is still relatively unknown, it's a great value, with many vintages costing from $7 to $25 a bottle. Less tannic than its Sauvignon cousin, Cab Franc tends to be a soft wine with lots of depth; its rich black cherry and raspberry flavors pair well with many different types of food. --L.McL...
...respectful silence maintained by the crowd—unknown in the world of American sports—is broken by the occasional seemingly incoherent and very British announcements. “Wicket looks a beauty,” observes the announcer. Despite the beautiful wicket, a member of the Indian team makes a slip-up on the field. However, a group of physics concentrators in the corner downplay the fumble, noting that “Even [Nobel Prize winner Richard] Feynman made mistakes...
...lost their lives on the space shuttle Columbia doing what they loved best [COVER STORIES, Feb. 10]. May their sacrifice serve as a reminder that this country was pioneered by many brave explorers who had a zeal for looking beyond the horizon and the courage to probe the unknown. STEVE BUTLER Wakefield, Mass...
...officer was dispatched to the Center for Middle Eastern Studies on Mass. Ave. to take a report of an unknown substance in the stairwell. The substance was identified to be plaster...
...college semester spent in a Parisian loft, gambling his monthly allowance on games of Nerf basketball with a trio of dissolute Americans and an Argentine kleptomaniac. Scoured of romanticism, his story dwells on the conflict that comes with being a resident outsider: a fear of stepping into the unknown combined with the shame that comes from seeking the comfort of your own kind when you are supposed to be out making friends with the locals. Chris Stewart steps out of the expat ghetto?to his regret?in a passage from A Parrot in the Pepper Tree. In his tale...