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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Once the audience realizes that the door on stage left represents birth and the one on stage right represents death, the entrance and exit of characters acquires new urgency. Sam's (Anton Quist) departure is particularly effective. After the family has admired his fine soldier's uniform, he remarks, "Well, goodbye," and boldly--one might say blindly--marches through death's door...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Unconventional Christmas | 12/14/1990 | See Source »

...some 800 bonded wineries, and the industry employs nearly 120,000 people. Last year California winemaking generated $6 billion in retail sales. This year wine sales nationwide are flat, but vintners argue that while people may be drinking less, they're drinking better. According to a survey by Hambrecht & Quist, a San Francisco investment firm, sales of California's premium wines have increased an average of 19.6% a year over the past five years. At the peak of the scale, California's ultra-premiums command prices that come close to matching those of Europe's best. Diamond Creek's tannic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: A Golden Age for Grapes | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

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