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JAYPLAY = 09.13.2007
No wine Wine not
Neglected by students and historically oppressed, wine is making a return that need not squash your wallet. by Nathan Gill
I am tired of the habitual
to steerger or need a break
from alcoholic barley and
ample, you might want to
shot at the alcohol most
neglected by college students—
wine.
"Ithinkit'smoresocialbecause you're not down chugging
beer, youre able to sip, become relaxed and be more social," says Carey Winfield, a junior from Tulsa, Okla., who prefers wine to beer or liquor.
Winfield, a waitress at Pachamama's, 800 New Hampshire St., knows more about wine than many students
because she serves it off the upscale restaurant's extensive wine list and works the occasional wine tasting event. She developed an interest in the drink about five years ago after a friend introduced her to it.
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PHOTO BY JON GOERING
Left: Kugler's Vineyard is one of many sprouting up in Kansas.
Below: The Kugler's wine ferments in stainless steel tanks and wooden casks. Oxygen is the enemy of fermenting wine, so suction tubes keep the tanks airtight.
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