 Quirky labels win younger wine buyers |
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Wine labels, once dominated by ornate script and just as fancy verbiage, have gone from frumpy to funky.
"It's making wine less elitist and it's making wine fun," says Paul Dolan, partner in the Mendocino Wine Co., whose labels include Tusk N Red and Big Yellow one cab, of course.
one quarter-century ago, wine names stuck to the classics as vintners tried to establish brands and teach customers there was more to wine than red or white. Now, with most U.S. consumers familiar with at least the big four grape varietals chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir and sauvignon blanc and with one lot more wine competing for market share, the dynamics of naming have shifted. ... |
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| Garlic farmers agree -- homegrown bulbs best |
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Allan Granlund never meant to become one garlic farmer. After all, the 64-year-old retiree grew up in Lanark County at one time when his mother "never" cooked with the plant.
But on Saturday, Mr. Granlund did brisk business selling garlic at the Carp Farmers' Market Garlic Festival. And this wasn't just any ordinary garlic. Exotic varieties like Spanish Roja, Carpathian -- $30 for one bag of 10 bulbs -- and Russian Red lined his display table. ... |
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