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Think Pink
If the word “rosé” makes you gag—if it reminds you of that time you got ill on sickly…
Arts & Culture
The year in arts, 1999
When I bowed out of weekly arts reviewing after 25 years at the trough, I feared withdrawal might…
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Big(ger)
Chateau Ste. Michelle is the biggest winery in Washington state. When you count all the labels produced under…
News
Where will all the nuclear waste go?
IT’S STARTING to look like the U.S. Department of Energy’s ultimate solution for nuclear waste, Yucca Mountain in…
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Brand ‘A’
When we think of European wine, we tend to think of it against a background of ivy-draped chⴥaus,…
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Handmade
Last week, everybody in the wine world was talking about the dreadful economic outlook for winemakers in France’s…
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House Blend
For the better part of 20 years, Allen Shoup was the 800-pound gorilla of Washington wine. But his…
Film
Blood: The Last Vampire
BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE Manga Entertainment, $24.95 HIROYUKI KITAKUBO’S animated splatter-flick may go down in the record books…
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A Spot of Sherry
Every wine book for beginners devotes some space to sherry, so we all know that sherry is one…
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A shake to the system
Not worried about a Puget Sound megaquake? Get ready to pay anyway—your insurance company is very worried.