Wine drinkers go gaga for critter-covered labels (The State)
A fish, a monkey, a kangaroo �� Americans just can��t get enough of the animals swimming, swinging and hopping onto wine labels.

CATHERINE RABB | ON WINE: Is Italy's prosecco the new `in' drink? (The Charlotte Observer)
Flipping through the gossip magazines at the grocery store, I saw a photo of Hollywood starlets sharing a bottle of wine on a restaurant patio.

Ever wonder why you're a wine drinker ... or not? (The Charlotte Observer)
From "History in a Glass: Sixty Years of Wine Writing from Gourmet" (Modern Library, $24.95):