The Week contest: French cyclist rescued

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.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“Cask Away”
Karen Shepherd, Social Circle, Ga.

“127 Happy Hours”
Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Conn.

“La Vie en Rosé”
Barry Cutler, Palm Desert, Calif.

“Swirl, Smell, Drink, Yell”
Diane Ross, Hatfield, Pa.

“The Dionysus Adventure”
Marla Orozco, Olympia, Wash.

“Best Taste Scenario”
Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.

“Survive for Days with Cabernets”
Norman Miller, Farmington Hills, Mich.

“‘Oh, No!’ Calls for Bourdeaux”
Nicole Levine McGrath, Oxford, Conn.

“Days of Wine and Bruises”
Chris Kaiser, Grand Rapids, Mich.

“Cabernet Savingyou”
Lavinia Ycas, Boulder, Colo.

“Who Needs a Medic When You Have a Médoc?”
Kim Wilson, Houston

“I’ve Fallen, but I Can Drink Up”
Doug Peita, Lancaster, N.Y.