Word: wined
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...soft-looking fellow named Jim, came from New Jersey, one of an elite 25 in the "field force." He had charge of all New England-Willy Loman with a wrench. He was here, in Bethel, to see about a problem at the Chevy dealership. He accepted a white wine...
...couple of years ago, chased the ghost of Thornton Wilder across the continent, and set himself up as a country squire, the possessor of a first-edition mortgage-Bob Newhart with a plumber's helper. His wife's name was Barbara, and Barbara was saying, over wine, that she had a relative hurt in a Corvair...
...summer home of the Italian Prime Minister? A rambling country estate in Emilia-Romagna? No. Villa Banfi is the name of the largest U.S. importer of Italian wines (1982 revenues: about $250 million). Once the 65-year-old Long Island company was simply a modest seller of specialty wines like Marsala. But that all changed in 1967, when the Mariani brothers, John Jr., 51, and Harry, 45, traveled to Italy and sampled Riunite Lambrusco, a light red wine of the Emilia-Romagna region. The brothers struck a deal with the local growers' association and initially shipped 100 cases...
...content to be the largest U.S. importer of Italian wines, Villa Banfi decided to put down roots in the vineyards of Tuscany. But that turned out to be no easy matter. The company had to convince some suspicious Italians that it was a serious winemaker. Local residents feared that the Americans would produce a pallid, commercial product that would damage the area's reputation for fine wine. When Villa Banfi first sought to buy land near Montalcino (pop. 5,500) in 1978, the area's growers and agricultural unions strongly objected. They remained unconvinced even after the company...
...foot of spectacular Tmolus mountain, birthplace of the wine god Bacchus. Sardis once served as the capital of the great Lydian Fmpire. Surrounded by the abundant agricultural and grazing land which was the heartland of Lydia. Sardis symbolized luxury, sophistication, and sumptuous wealth...