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Word: wining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...story of Lima's "Wine of the Country" [TIME,-April 25] awakened memories. It might also serve to describe a spot in San Francisco in the days of the Bank Exchange and its presiding genius, Pisco John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 30, 1949 | 5/30/1949 | See Source »

...twain "' seas and Alps surround." After a worrisome winter drought, the cypress groves of Tuscany and the rocky pastures of the south were turning a promising green under welcome rains. Along the Via Appia, middle-class families spread picnic lunches of bread, salami and strong red wine. From Venice to Capri hotels and restaurants looked forward to a season of 2,000,000 tourists, bringing American dollars and British pounds. The springtime wave of foreigners already crowded the sidewalk cafes of Rome's gay Via Veneto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: After the Merry-Go-Round? | 5/30/1949 | See Source »

Last week, Moscow had some news that would have horrified Dom Pérignon. Triumphantly the Wine Industry Administration announced that it had discovered a Stakhanovite process for making champagne which would bring it from grape to palate in 45 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: The Stars Fell Down | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

Then Wu was jerked to his feet, stripped of his grey jacket. His arms were bound from behind with thin cord. He was led to a table for his last meal; his grim-jawed captors fed him a bowlful of noodles and poured a swig of hot rice wine through his lips. Shrilly Wu shouted: "Long live Sun Yat-sen!" He sang China's national anthem. Then police boosted Wu and his comrades into an open truck. On each man's back was a white placard noting his crime. Sirens wailing, the truck rumbled through Shanghai...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Will They Hurt Us? | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

...launched into a lively program that began with the Princess Elizabeth march, by Britain's Eric Coates. At the end of each number, instead of going offstage, he took a seat in front of his cellos and beamed while waitresses collected orders at the crowded tables-for beer, wine and the purplish lemonade known as "Pop Punch." When the applause was insistent, he signaled for an encore from more than 400 numbers that he keeps on tap. On opening night the most popular encores were Buttons and Bows and The Surrey with the Fringe on Top; as they always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: With a Broad Ah | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

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