Ken Griffey Jr. wine: a full-bodied taste

Published 8:52 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2009

In a benefit for area charities, Chateau Ste. Michelle will sell 600 bottles of a 2005 cabernet sauvignon with Ken Griffey Jr.’s face on the label.

The $250-per-bottle vino, dubbed Junior 600, shows steady veteran clubhouse leadership on the nose, while the mouthfeel exhibits occasional hissy fits at the media.

A final note: Drink now — this wine won’t age well.

Tippling time: Check out three libations from the golden age of cocktails, a glorious era that ended on Oct. 28, 1919, the day America went temporarily insane.

The re-creation of these sophisticated cocktails of yesteryear beg the question: Will the mixologists of 2109 painstakingly re-create Jell-O shots and Red Bull-vodka combinations?

Opposites attract: The Senate voted to kill further production of the Air Force’s F-22 fighter.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., joined Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., in supporting President Barack Obama’s bid to stop building the expensive airplane.

In other odd bedfellow news, the nation’s cats announced they would begin sleeping with dogs.