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Bloomberg
January 18 2012 --- Years ago a glass of chilled white as an aperitif was one of the defining marks of a yuppie, along with Ralph Lauren polo shirts and a 300-series BMW. (BMW) Over time, the wines got better, with sauvignon blancs, rieslings, malvasias and viogniers joining the California chardonnay and Italian pinot grigio.
As cocktail culture made a comeback in the 1990s, with myriad martinis, cosmos, and margaritas in vogue, the idea of sipping a glass of wine other than champagne as an aperitif now seems almost quaint
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