Word: wining
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that they did," says Morris Lasky, president of Lodging Unlimited, a hotel-management company offering free rooms to returning vets. "We want to add some fun to their homecoming." Iowa's Steamboat Casino River Cruises gives vets a free trip down the Mississippi, while California's wine country is pushing free lodging, meals and wine -- a welcome opportunity after months of booze-free life in Saudi Arabia...
Even in minute quantities, lead is highly toxic. Some historians suggest that widespread lead poisoning contributed to the decline of ancient Rome, where the metal was used for tableware, weapons, cosmetics and water pipes in aqueducts, as well as in the processing of wine. Its prevalence, some conjecture, may have caused sterility, miscarriages and even insanity, particularly among members of the upper classes, who imbibed heavily...
...Letterman, punctuating his effusions with grand, intense gestures. When a waitress arrives to pour the St. Pourcain, Depardieu proffers the larger of his two stem glasses. "But, Monsieur, that's for the water," she admonishes. "No, no," replies the proud owner of vineyards in Burgundy and Anjou, "I like wine in a big glass...
...Tenner, a retired appliance-company executive in Houston. "No one seems to care or give a damn. They feel we can borrow forever." Still, the capital is not immune to the jitters. Washington caterers say that guest lists are smaller and there are more lunches than dinners, more wine than champagne. "It's chic to be prudent," says Michelle McQuaid of Ridgewell's Caterers. "Being rich in the '90s is not in style." Families are learning hard lessons in economics, and in discipline. One by one, items drop from the budget of a middle-class dream: cable TV, designer coffee...
...Best Wine Buys Alsatian whites and Chilean reds. The fruity, bone-dry Pinot Blancs and Pinot Gris from Alsace are still quality bargains from France. For everyday drinking, Chile's suave, uncomplicated Cabernet Sauvignons couldn't be beat...