1863

Year that President Abraham Lincoln first began pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving. Even though Lincoln’s son, Tad, pleaded for the turkey’s life to be spared, the first saved bird was actually brought to the White House for Christmas dinner. The formality of pardoning a turkey did not become official White House tradition until 1989 during George H.W. Bush’s administration.

What is Juhfark?

A. A type of Slovenian oak, commonly used to age wine in Croatia and Slovenia

B. Austrian slang for the contents of a spit cup

C. A white wine grape especially well-suited to volcanic soils in Hungary

D. The bits of skin that cling to the insides of old amphora in which Georgia’s famous amber/orange skin-contact wines are made

Juhfark (YOU-fark) is a Hungarian white grape variety, most notably grown in the volcanic wine region of Somló in northwest Hungary. The name in Hungarian means sheep’s tail, referring to the elongated, cylindrical shape of the clusters. The wine itself is often made with skin-contact and has a complex flavor.

“In north Africa, Spain and Portugal, [cork] forests are the last firewall to complete desertification.”

—Patrick Spencer, Founder, Cork Forest Conservation Alliance

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