• Why critter wine works: Ever wondered why so many wine labels have so many cute animals on them? So did researchers at Yale, Michigan and the University of Chicago. (Hey, the Wine Curmudgeon runs a class joint.) And they found that consumers are more likely to favor a product that they associate with themselves. Hence, according to the study, we we associate animals (the study tested cats and dogs with several products) with ourselves more than we do with more wine-oriented themes, like a chateau or a grape vine on a label.
• La Bodega wins award: Texas' La Bodega Winery, best known as the winery in an airport -- it's in terminals A and D at DFW International -- was named Best Retail Store Design for the terminal D layout in the Small Retailer Division by the trade journal Airport Revenue News.
• High alcohol wines: The debate continues, with a leading Sacramento retailer announcing it won't carry wines with more than 14 1/2 percent alcohol. Regular visitors know how the Wine Curmudgeon feels about high alcohol. It's interesting to see that others who are less curmudgeonly feel the same way.
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