This week’s question: A 77-year-old French cyclist who tumbled into a 130-foot-deep ravine on his way home from the supermarket was rescued after three days, having sustained himself on several bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag. If this Gallic hero were to write a survival book for fellow wine lovers, what should it be titled?
Results:
THE WINNER: “Better Red Than Dead”
Thomas Roever, Warrenville, Ill.
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SECOND PLACE: “Robinson Cru”
Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Mass.
THIRD PLACE: “The Rhone Survivor”
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.
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