51.   Confounding the experts, Germany has had a dozen years, each of which has produced truly fine wines.

52.   Consumption of wine in general is lagging around the world, but the demand for fine wine is growing.

53.   Conventional wisdom dictates that championship-caliber ballclubs view their draft picks, like fine wine, as commodities that will mature with age.

54.   Connoisseurship embraces not only fine wines but deluxe hotels.

55.   Does this mean fine Alsace wines are for the fortunate few?

56.   During the past several years, however, the market for fine wines has been thrown into turmoil.

57.   Earning a reputation in the West will not be easy in a crowded market of fine wines from Europe, California, South America and Australia.

58.   Even the fine wine of a long, happy marriage can collect some sediment.

59.   Even the redone Cellar in the Sky, lined with fine vintage wines, will provide scenic views the old one lacked.

60.   Except for the United States, no other wine-producing country in the world has transformed itself into a source of fine wine as rapidly as Spain.