Robert Mondavi, a unit of Constellation, last month tapped Ted Allen, a star of the TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, to host wine tastings at restaurants in Manhattan.

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Mr Bono more solemnly went on to say that Mr Buck is a devoted family man who, though he enjoys a glass of good red wine as much as the next guy, is wholly incapable of the raucous antics of which he is accused.

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But learning takes time and concentration, so now we get to claim peace and quiet as we drink wine and set up our mise en place, just like the guy on that cooking show and, if you think about it, just like our own fathers, back when they tinkered in the workshop or stopped by the corner pub on the way home.

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