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Pounds of cheese per person Americans eat each year—more than double the amount consumed in 1975. Alas, only a fraction of it gets paired with wine. At fast food restaurants, menu items described as “cheesy” are on the upswing. And not just at pizza parlors. 38% of Dunkin’ Donuts menu items and 34% of Dairy Queen offerings have “cheesy” in their names.

I Taste Red

“The Washington wine industry came up step by step. Slowly, we all started heading in the same direction. It triggered something in us. Now there’s no stopping Washington vintners.”

–Rick Small, Owner and Winemaker, Woodward Canyon

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