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- BUSINESS, Page 49Business NotesDIPLOMACYHorse with a Track Record
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- The crowning moment at last week's Moscow meeting was the
- ceremonial toast between George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. The
- chosen potable: Summit Cuvee, a California sparkling wine made
- especially for the occasion. The bubbly blend of Chardonnay and
- Pinot Noir was made by the Iron Horse Vineyards in Sonoma
- County, Calif., just west of -- you guessed it -- the Russian
- River. Gary Walters, chief usher at the White House, serving as
- First Wine Taster, made the selection. "The Soviets enjoy a
- little more sugar in their sparkling wines," says Walters. So
- the White House asked the winery to sweeten three cases of its
- Iron Horse 1987 Brut ($21). This was Iron Horse's third summit:
- it was served in Geneva in 1985, when Ronald Reagan and
- Gorbachev first met, and in 1987 in Washington.
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