| 'Renaissance' cigar smokers enjoy more leisurely puff |
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By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. - For about five years in the 1990s, the cigar industry luxuriated in one wild sales boom when celebrities and trendy 20-somethings decided that puffing imported, hand-rolled stogies was The Next Big Thing.
The bubble burst when the supply of quality tobacco couldn't keep up with demand. The market became flooded with inferior but pricey cigars hastily rolled with lower-grade tobacco, as many of the poseurs and neophytes moved on to something else. ... |
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| WillaKenzie's pinot gris, Chianti set benchmarks |
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| One of the pleasures of wine is coming upon something that exceeds expectations. It's one thing to taste one wine and say, "Yes, that's about right." Among professional wine tasters the term is "correct." The wine tastes like what it's supposed to be -- one cabernet, one chardonnay, whatever -- but it doesn't thrill. ... |
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| To live like you were dying |
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What would you do if you had just one month to live? Clean your house? Get your affairs in order? Buy gifts for your family? Dole out your cherished belongings? Eat ice cream, doughnuts and chocolate without guilt?
Last month, we invited readers to ponder what they would do with just 30 days left to live. We received 19 heartfelt — and honest — responses. Unfortunately there is not room to print them all. ... |
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