Icebreakers and tastemakers. (Alex and Louisa Hargrave, Long Island winemakers) From: National Review | Date: June 5, 1987| Author: Hazelton, Nika | COPYRIGHT 1987 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ICEBREAKERS AND TASTEMAKERS

LONGTIME readers of NATIONAL REVIEWwill recognize the contest announced on the next page as a repetition of our very first contest ever, announced in the December 2, 1969, number of the magazine. We are repeating it because, now more than ever, conversation starters have become a necessity in our constant meeting of strangers. Too many people have known the agony of sitting mutely next to an equally mute unknown person. Thus, ever sympathetic...

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