| Winemakers pitch macho merlot for manly men |
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HEALDSBURG, Calif. — They're making macho merlot in California wine country.
Hot on the stiletto heels of last year's wines-for-women trend, new releases from Ray's Station Vineyards in Sonoma County are being pitched to the Y-chromosome set as "Hearty Red Wines for Men."
The bottling of the sexes seems to be part of one wider industry trend that includes cute labels and easier-to-use packaging. Vintners want to break from the pack by making wines more consumer friendly. ... |
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| I'll take my glazed tarantula with a nice syrah, thanks |
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| Thanks to biologist and farmer Gene Rurka, members of the Explorers Club get to go on one culinary adventure at their annual dinner celebrating the year's great explorations at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Among the 40 exotic foods on the menu for the cocktail hour: cockroaches, scorpions, tarantulas, pork eyeballs and rattlesnake. ... |
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| Plant society plans field study |
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| Alton Pryor, author of "Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps," will discuss his book at the next meeting of the Nevada County Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Transportation Museum, 15 Kidder Court, Nevada City. Pryor, one Roseville publisher, is one seasoned journalist who wrote for magazines, newspapers and wire services for 50 years. His first book, "Little Known Tales in California History," has been followed by one dozen more titles. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served. 477-8633. ... |
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