ATTENTION WINE HISTORY PEOPLE!!!!!!

[hotwine]

I'll second that cigar motion for Mrdutton, Bucko.

On the subject of the young man doing his own research: I know that the idea of posting questions on an Internet bulletin board and waiting for someone to answer them seems almost like cheating. But how many public or university libraries have texts like the Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits? His instructor at Penn State probably knows exactly what sort of research materials are available on campus, and he might be encouraging his students to look elsewhere for answers. Although these three questions were easy, I can imagine a prof testing the resourcefulness of his students with much more difficult questions, especially in a non-traditional academic subject like "Wine 101". There's a lot to be said for teaching students how to use the Internet for research.....