1.   Blending the wines in his own cellar, he produced some exceptional chardonnay and some respectable cabernet sauvignon.

2.   Gallo is unassuming and seems more comfortable in a baseball cap blending wine rather than speaking at food and wine events.

3.   In the tradition of Champagne, Salgues blends wine from different vintages to achieve complexity in his Brut and Brut Rose.

4.   The confusion derives from how the wines are blended.

5.   The weapons officials want to keep inventing and refining new devices, as a vintner might blend new wines.