1.   A glass of red wine every day helps prevent heart disease.

2.   Both white wines that day were made from sauvignon blanc and semillon, the classic Bordeaux white grape varieties.

3.   But the most controversial aspect of the new Mediterranean diet is the call for a glass or two of wine every day.

4.   Most mortals who want to sample wines these days have to visit wineries to get free sips.

5.   Most people get into red wines these day by asking for merlot, mostly because it is somewhat trendy.

6.   The company has been shipping about four or five cases a wine each day for the last eight months, and nothing has come back, she said.

7.   The wine this day is white, and it has been decanted into a tall-necked carafe.

8.   There are more restaurants for trying good wine these days.