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Cost (in U.S. dollars) of the lead signature drink in the bar of the Trump Hotel in Washington D.C. The drink—called The Benjamin—is a blend of rye, potato, and winter wheat vodka that is shaken and served with raw oysters and caviar. For anyone too poor to afford it, the hotel offers their lowest priced cocktail—$25. Mainly mescal from, umm, Trump’s favorite country south of us, the drink is called Please Sign Here (no kidding).

Pinot noir takes its name from pine cones.

Answer: True.

The highly regarded French grape pinot noir (black pinot) takes its name from pin or pine, a reference to the fact that the small clusters of pinot noir grapes are shaped like pine cones.

“People who say, ‘You can’t drink the good stuff all the time’ are talking rubbish. You must drink good stuff all the time. Every time you drink a bottle of inferior wine it’s like smashing a superior bottle against the wall. The pleasure is lost forever. You can’t get the bottle back.”

― Len Evans (1930-2006), Founder of Australian Wine Bureau, Columnist for The Australian Women’s Weekly

― Len Evans (1930-2006), Founder of Australian Wine Bureau, Columnist for The Australian Women’s Weekly

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