Colonial Printing

Archive for the ‘custom labels’ Category

Bega Supply Inc, Machine 1 at work.

Duration : 0:0:24

Read the rest of this entry »

Technorati Tags: Custom, label, printing

I have PRES-a-ply labels that I can’t find templates for, so I was wondering how I can make custom labels on microsoft word 2003, or Publisher 2007 by just knowing the size of the labells (9/16" x 3 7/16 . 1,4 x 8,7cm)

A label template is just a Word table. You can make your own using the exact dimensions of each label and their spacing and positioning on the page. Pull up another label template to see how.

Other thoughts:

1.To turn off the printing borders, click in the table, then click the Tables->Table properties menu item. Select Borders and shading and check the No Borders checkbox.
2.Even with the borders turned off, you can show the non-printing gridlines with the Table->Show Gridlines menu item.

Hope that helps.

Musicmatch Jukebox is just like having your favorite radio station playing all of your favorite music hour after hour. It is an excellent way to listen to your favorite artists anywhere.

It is an incredible audio player that has the top media library with over nine hundred thousand songs in it. There is an online store where you can shop for your favorite music anytime of the day or night. Whether you purchase your music by the track or by the album, you will receive only the music that you want. The Jukebox also offers Internet radio and CD ripping and burning software that has a playback feature.

The Musicmatch Jukebox CD ripping and burning feature also allows you to burn a CD right from your play list.

If you create a unique play list that you do not want to loose, using this feature will allow you to preserve your play list to listen to and enjoy at any time you choose.

The Musicmatch Jukebox and the Musicmatch Jukebox plus offer an infinite number of music options that will keep music lover happy for hours on end. This is perfect gift for anyone who loves music.

As with any gadget, there are some drawbacks to this Jukebox. The newer version freezes when you try to purchase music from the library. The older model is much more functional for this task. The newer version also slows down when it is searching for a track to play. The creators of this software are working hard to solve these problems, and the player itself is fabulous.

Your needs are what determines which play you need. If all you want to do is to find and play digital music, than the basic model is perfect for you. It is also possible to use the on demand features and transfer music to MP3 players with the basic Musicmatch Jukebox.

The added features to the plus version are that you can tag tracks and create custom labels and use cassettes to create MP3’s. If you have duplicate tracks, the plus version makes them easy to find.

You will get the most out of your player when you use either one of these programs, making your own CD’s out of your favorite music will be a breeze.

Summary:

Musicmatch Jukebox is one of the greatest inventions in recent history. It has everything you need to complete your ultimate play list that will amaze your friends. Whether you choose the basic model or the plus version, it is guaranteed that you will have hours and hours of listening enjoyment.

Brooke Hayles
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/musicmatch-jukebox-guaranteed-to-give-you-hours-of-unlimited-listening-enjoyment-77228.html

By now you’ve probably read a myriad of articles with individuals who claim to have all of the answers and secrets to getting your songs heard and cut – for a price of course. I will not claim to have all of the answers and neither will I promise you fame and fortune, but I will give you some solid advice as to how to get your songs heard. As a former talent booking agent with the William Morris Agency, I can attest to the number of individuals out there who really don’t have a clue as to how to not only write and produce their song demos, but how to market their songs and themselves as viable acts. Let’s look at some key ideas that I’m sure will help you and hopefully further your writing career.

As we say at ReelMusician.com, a song worth hearing is a song worth hearing. Is your song that you are pitching worth hearing? I can’t answer that, but you can. It’s the obvious and we won’t say any more other than that – Make sure your song is worth hearing. Is your song that you want to get heard and ultimately cut, have marketing viability? Does your song have too narrow a niche where you are shorting yourself on possible acts and artists that can cut it? Don’t adjust a great song just for pure marketing, but the odds are greatly increased with a more broad range of appeal. Are all of your songs starting to sound the same? Do you need a writing partner to broaden your song writing horizons? I am asking all of these questions to get you thinking and then I am going to head into the marketing department for a minute to see where you are at. You see, I can’t possibly answer any of the above questions, because I haven’t heard your material, but if you’re honest you can and will. Answering these questions is your first assignment.

Before I go on, you should know that as founder of ReelMusician.com, that we get an incredible amount of artist material. One of the biggest negatives, and believe me were out there to help you, but what many young artists do is submit a demo reel or press kit that is less than what I would ever recommend submitting. You can’t submit fairly good or even pretty good material; it just has to sound like you’ve arrived. In today’s music economy, where there is a computer, keyboard and mic in virtually any songwriters home, you have got to know and recognize that not only is it more difficult to get a song cut because of pure volume of writers, but affordable recording has made it so that the number of and quality of song demos has increased dramatically. Now while I say that, you should also note that most writers aren’t in the ballpark of creating master quality demos, but because of the mere numbers factor alone, there are more quality demos and writers than before.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at ReelMusician.com. As a side note, we know that many of you are quite accomplished, while there are still most likely even more of you who could utilize our master quality song demos services and press kit writing services as well to further your career. Just visit us at ReelMusician.com for any help you might need and don’t hesitate to email or call us.

In terms of your marketing abilities or lack there of, let’s look at some real possibilities and venture out into the real world of pitching your material and how you will go about doing that. First off, how are you sending your material and to whom and what exactly are you sending? I will tell you that if your image and look to your material is not polished, then you will not be taken seriously. You can’t be doing the hard to read, hand written letter to “whom this may concern” gig – You have to look and act professional! You may want to invest in some inexpensive software to create professional and custom looking CD labels, letters, etc if you haven’t already. What is in your package that you are sending off? Realize that everyone’s time is limited, so only send what is relevant to this particular pitch. Sending all kinds of material usually gets you nowhere. How are you finding names to send your material off to? Are you unsolicited, sending this to a warm lead, or is this an individual waiting for your demo? Of course the later is best, but who can get an invitation these days? I tell you what though, that is what you ought to be aiming for. Have you contacted the road managers of the acts that you are sending your material to? Road managers, lighting individuals and other ancillary staff can really help get your songs listened to. A&R is a difficult road to go down. A&R directors are swamped number one and number two, they usually have a college intern sifting through the first round of material to minimize their wasted time.

So where do you pitch your material? As I’ve just mentioned, it is easier to go through ancillary staff to the artists such as road managers, lighting and sound crew members and of course the artist managers than it is to go through A&R. What you need to know is that it is difficult to get a cut nowadays to begin with. Who usually gets the cuts? – The artist, artist’s friends and/or the producers. Go ahead and look at album covers and see if this isn’t true. Your job is not an easy one. Going through valid tip sheets and not just companies on the web looking to make money for their “artist tip sheets” is not a bad way to go, but you will have to find relevant and up to date tip sheets. These are not that easy to get a hold of. You will want to write with writers who have these connections or other musicians who do. You will want to spend a good deal of time researching and connecting the dots to folks who can help you without them feeling like they’re being used – so be careful and be authentic in your relationships with others in the music field.

I wish we had more time in this article, but don’t hesitate to drop us an email or call us should you have any questions about your songs or artist career.

Tom Gauger
http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/song-demos-how-to-get-them-heard-61006.html

Among the strongest advertising tools a company can use to promote their products or services are large format printing materials. Exhibition graphics such as custom banners, posters or stickers, as well as floor graphics and window graphics are highly effective means of making a certain service or product popular, because they can have a strong visual impact and trigger the desired reaction with potential customers. Large format printing advertisements are made with the help of high quality large format printers, as specialists in exhibition graphics inform. The whole process involves thorough knowledge of both graphic design and digital printing, to ensure the computer images are accurately coordinated with the printed ones.

Reliable equipment is a must when it comes to large format printing products. High quality exhibition graphics require not only very competitive large format printers, but also high performance computers and proficient designers to operate them. Large format printing products involve setting up various resolutions modes and good knowledge of design programmes, to ensure maximum quality when it comes to colour balancing or adjusting sizes. Reliable equipment can ensure high quality and speed, but may not be enough when it comes to designing and processing images to result in advertising materials such as banners or posters. Only exhibition graphics specialists are recommended to deal with such products effectively.

Perhaps the most popular advertisements in large format printing are banners. These exhibition graphics are widely used in promotional campaigns, because they can have a strong visual impact. Companies usually choose to have custom banners made, with a design that should persist in the minds of potential customers. Used both indoors and outdoors, for product launches or openings, these large format printing advertisements are generally made of vinyl. Exhibition graphics providers take special care with double-sided banners, so that the message on one side does not show through to the other.

Similar large format printing products, occupying less space, are posters, which are also custom made, though standard sizes are often required for specific locations such as bus stops. With both types of exhibition graphics products, the designers must think of the effect, in the sense that the images or texts printed on the advertisement should trigger a reaction in the viewer on the spot. Large format printing advertisements usually draw attention through their size, but there are other means by which designers can make sure their products will have the desired result. Memory colours and special fonts are often used in exhibition graphics, their choice depending on the reaction you want future clients to have to your advertisement.

Widely used among large format printing advertisements are floor graphics and window graphics. Due to their strategic placement, these products of exhibition graphics are impossible to miss. Anybody passing by a shop window will notice the window graphics, especially if they have an attractive design and colouring. While walking inside a shop, customers will inevitably cast a glance at the floor graphics laid out and read the message. This type of large format printing advertisements is particularly favoured by retail shops, sports centres and shopping malls, though other types of businesses involving face-to-face interaction with customers often choose them as well.

Much like floor graphics and window graphics, stickers are also popular among exhibition graphics. With these adhesive labels, producers pay special attention to the used material also. According to the specific requirements of the customers, stickers can be either permanently adhesive or removable after a short while, depending on whether they are designed for and on time they will be used in promotional campaigns. Like most large format printing advertisements, stickers can get a company’s advertising message across effectively, because the impact they make is visual and it takes little time to leave a mark on potential customers.

All exhibition graphics are meant to catch the eye and make a strong impact on the viewer. By using them in any type of marketing campaign, a company can create a strong image for itself in the minds of the people who come across their advertisements. Therefore, large format printing products are not to be overlooked when you devise your marketing strategies. Exhibition graphics can prove invaluable when it comes to making your products or services popular on your targeted market. We are most certainly influenced by everything we see, so an effective design brought to life with the help of top quality equipment can work wonders when it comes to selling an image.

Amelie Mag
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/sell-your-image-through-exhibition-graphics-62278.html

Message from the President – Bobby Welter of Data Graphics Inc., http://www.datagraphicsinc.com

Data Graphics, Inc. supplies Professional Nameplates, Overlays, Custom Labels, UID Labels, Barcode Labels, Custom Labels meeting MIL STD specificiations.

Data Graphics, Inc. prides itself on fast response times to your needs for custom labels.

When in need of Custom Labels look no further than Data Graphics, http://www.datagraphicsinc.com

Duration : 0:1:28

Read the rest of this entry »

Technorati Tags: barcodes, Bobby Welter, custom labels, Data Graphics, Data Graphics Inc, labels, MIL STD, Nameplates, Overlays, UID

Welcome to your competition’s worst nightmare! Imagine an insurance selling system so penetrating it will:

1. Separate you from the crowd as the undisputed expert in your field

2. Pre-sell your prospects, making the appointment just a matter of finishing up the paperwork

3. Generate stacks of warm leads from your target neighborhood and demographic

4. Cost you less than direct mail or telemarketing and present you as a true professional

5. Make you ask yourself, “Why didn’t I do this in the first place?”

Picture yourself appearing in your own custom scripted, half-hour Cable TV Infomercial, the undisputed expert in your field, speaking directly to your ideal prospect in a soft pre-sell interview format. Your viewing audience is selected with the accuracy of a surgeon’s hand by the cable channel airing your show. For less money than you thought possible, you position yourself as the expert in your field, you generate truckloads of warm, pre-sold leads, and you send your competition running for therapy.

Once your TV Infomercial Insurance Selling System leaves our production studio, you air it as often and as many times as you like. You target your show to attract health, life, annuity, home, auto, any kind of insurance prospect. The national average cost for prime time viewing (7:00 PM thru 11:00 PM) on local cable channels in most markets is an unbelievably low $150 to $200 per half-hour program. This is less cost-per-thousand-exposure than you spend annoying people with junk mail or telemarketing.

A Bizarre Secret

Let me tell you the most bizarre secret I’ve learned in my 40 years of sales. I’m just going to toss this out to you, and when you hear it you’ll think, “Oh, I already know that. That’s just too simple to work.” Most people dismiss it as being too simple. Maybe that’s why most insurance agents (90%) fail within eighteen months.

Here’s my secret: People buy things from people they (a) like, and (b) admire. What’s more, people can’t help but like the people they admire most. In fact, the more they admire you the more they like you and want to buy from you. Therefore, if you have an insurance selling system that positions you as the “expert” in your field, people will be irresistibly drawn to you and want to do business with you.

Remember the first closing technique you learned in “How To Sell Insurance 101” about assuming the sale? Just being the expert is a ridiculously easy way to not only assume the sale but compel your prospects to assume the sale, too. The subconscious dialog in your prospect’s mind is, “I naturally assume you’re going to let me buy this policy from you… aren’t you?”

You’ll be flabbergasted to know that you can become the “expert” in your field much easier than you think. Also, there are probably few, if any, insurance agents promoting themselves as expert in your local market, and fewer than few with their own TV Infomercial Insurance Selling System. This prime location “real estate” in your hometown cable channel is probably yours for the taking.

When you appear on TV you set yourself apart from all other insurance agents. Your image is larger than life. After all, only experts are good enough to appear on TV. Your image skyrockets because you rise above the dog-pile of telemarketers and junk mailers fighting for leads. Your prospects come to you, ready to hear more, willing to take your advice, able to do business. You’re the expert. You’re on TV!

How It Works

You come to our production studio in Tucson, Arizona, where we do all taping, editing, pre- and post-production work. Our job is to make you a Star. We use only top professionals from camera operators to makeup artists. I’ve been in the insurance business for decades and understand the problems and frustrations producers go through in the field. This is no ordinary insurance selling system. We go to great lengths to separate you from the pack of agents your prospects typically send packing.

The 30-minute interview format is proven to be the most credible, convincing and friendly TV show format. You have time to delve into concepts in a way your future clients can really understand. You reveal your personality in an audio-visual dimension as an invited guest in their living room. You’re one of the family. You show how you are different, better, more knowledgeable, more comfortable and caring than other agents.

We begin with a pre-production interview session to identify and rehearse 10 to 20 key questions and answers. When you are ready, we roll cameras with me interviewing you in an easy, conversational dialog of the same familiar topics. We edit out awkward pauses, tongue twisters or mistakes, making you a polished professional, expert guest. If you need an insurance selling system that targets a certain demographic or client type, i.e. retired Seniors, high-risk drivers, new homeowners, small business owners, we will flavor the show to cover topics of interest to them.

In the editing room we pepper your show with appropriate testimonials, which may be stock footage or reenactments of your actual customers. We repeat “grabbers” often throughout the show to catch channel changers who may be surfing for anything of interest to watch. We display your telephone number frequently and suggest you offer a giveaway (we have Free Special Reports on several interesting subjects) “to the first 25 callers.”

You’re not pitching The Clapper here. Your TV Infomercial Insurance Selling System and everything about it is tastefully produced, professionally orchestrated and smacks of the high quality of an Oprah, Dr. Phil, or Larry King Live show.

More Bang For Your Marketing Buck

Feel free to use our in-house media buying services. There is a long learning curve to the cable TV industry. Knowing the ins and outs can make a world of difference to your marketing campaign. Most insurance agents are happy to leave this busywork to professional media buyers who are intimately familiar with cable networks. We are happy to handle this for you at no cost to you. Our insurance selling system includes service after the sale. We will negotiate time slots, best rates, market penetration – everything you need to get the most out of your marketing dollars.

Another way to get more bang for your marketing buck is to upload your 30-minute TV Infomercial Insurance Selling System onto your website. Visitors to your website can get to know you in a way that shows you as credible and professional, yet an agent who is personable and approachable. You may also want to order our Special 200 Mini CD Package. We dub your show onto mini CDs with custom labels for you to use as client leave-behinds, referral generators, or the ultimate “drop-dead cool” business card.

The national average cost for a half-hour prime-time cable TV program is between $150 and $200, with larger markets more, smaller markets less. You may want to begin running your show five nights per week to see how it pulls, then adjust the scheduling as your need for leads dictates. The cost for us to produce your custom half-hour TV Infomercial Insurance Selling System is less than you might imagine. Most people guess the price to be $20,000 to $25,000. It should be, but it’s not. Please contact me by clicking on my bio below.

Gary Le Mon
http://www.articlesbase.com/sales-articles/tv-infomercial-insurance-selling-system-84268.html

Convenience store shelving helps small store owners compete with larger stores by making the ordinary look extraordinary. With a new layout, and new shelves in their convenience stores, small retail merchants can stock additional items for the Christmas Season and increase their sales. Something as simple as placing end caps on the end of aisles, or adjusting shelves for more convenient display of large items with better lighting, can make the difference between selling or not selling. When people walk into a convenience store expecting to see the same old thing they always do, they will be pleasantly surprised to see a professionally merchandised layout that looks like shelving in larger retail establishments and competitively markets a blend of products that represents a steady revenue stream.

There are types of convenience store shelves: double-sided aisle shelves and single-sided shelves, also known as wall shelves. Both aisle and wall displays feature shelves that can be adjusted both for height and for depth. This allows larger than normal items to be stocked conveniently, and it allows for shelving that is obscured in shadows to get better light.

Before investing in aisle shelving and wall shelving, convenience store owners should develop some sort of space management plan. Since most convenience stores are small, there is probably very little room along walls for new shelves. However, custom wall units can be installed to fill in gaps and make unused corners into displays, and wall shelving can also be used to create end caps on convenience store aisles that will bring food items, small gifts, and basic supplies to the forefront of shoppers’ attention.

When it comes to loss prevention, it is advisable to limit the height of convenience store shelving to allow clerks to watch customers at all times. Some retail establishments have shelving as high as 84″, but because convenience stores are smaller, we recommend using shelving that is no more than 72″ in height. This still leaves plenty of stock room to merchandise all sorts of products, and it allows mirrors, cameras, and employees to monitor the floor space.

More can be done with less when it comes to convenience store shelving units by Easy Rack. It is not so much the number of physical units but how the individual shelves are adjusted on these units. The depth of an individual shelf can be as high as 22″, or as little as 12″. The significance of this becomes readily apparent to anyone who has ever had to strain to see labels on the bottom shelf. If top shelves and bottom shelves are the same depth, the top shelves block the light. In a convenience store, every bit of shelf space is essential, so gradually reducing shelf depth from top to bottom allows for an even wash of light over all the products on display.

As far as decorative appeal goes, convenience store shelving is as varied as convenience stores themselves. Easy Rack has all sorts of colors to choose from, including gray, almond, black, caramel, light beige, and beige. The most popular color is almond, but this is solely a matter of subjective preference.

Camille Howe
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/convenience-store-shelves-707182.html

News of layoffs and downsizing dominates the headlines. Your sales team tells you that clients are freezing budgets. Your advertising is no?t generating a positive return. There?s no doubt about it, we?re in tough economic times.

But you?re still on the line to generate leads and sales for your company. Smart marketers are shifting their budgets to programs to direct response campaigns that can generate business news. Your buyers are still out there, and here are the smartest ways to reach them.

1.    Make the most of your website. Your buyers are looking online for products and services. Reach them where they are looking. Consider your website with a critical eye. Are you giving your visitors the information they need to become educated about your products? Are you helping them make buying decisions? Is your messaging tailored? Most importantly, do you make it easy for them to contact you or make a purchase? Your “Contact Us” link should be prominent throughout the site and your contact form should include just the basics-name, number and email are plenty. Save the qualifying questions until you can get them on the phone.

If your site is a commerce site, are there rich product descriptions? Does your checkout process involve the fewest clicks possible? Are shipping options and return policies clearly explained? Consider using “splash pages” on your website. These pages are designed exclusively to drive conversions. You can send visitors to these pages through paid search campaigns or direct mail (see more below).
Your website is more important than ever. A recent U.S. Department of Commerce study found that retail spending is increasing by 1.5% this year, but online spending is increasing 12%.

2.    Use pay-per-click to capture qualified visitors. Every day, potential buyers are looking for your products on Google, Yahoo., MSN and other search engines. Using sponsored ads you can place your ads in front of a qualified audience at the time they are motivated to buy or research your products. If you?ve tried pay-per-click (also called SEM, Search Engine Marketing and Paid Search) in the past and did not see the results you wanted, consider hiring a firm that specializes in paid search. A profitable PPC program requires testing multiple ads, varying bidding strategies, using multiple search engines and targeting by day, time and geography. PPC is an analytical game and requires constant testing, monitoring, measurement and optimization.
Paid search is proving so successful for advertisers that an October 2008 Jupiter survey revealed that 83% of search advertisers plan on maintaining or increasing their paid search budgets in the next 12 months.

3.    Target your direct mail. The “spray and pray days” of direct mail are over. Forget renting a list and sticking labels on an envelope stuffed with form letters. In order to generate a high response, consider using custom printing and mailing to highly qualified prospects. Your return is certain to be much higher than traditional direct mail. Today?s technology allow you to print packaging, letters and post cards with your prospects? or clients? names, business, URLs, products lines, even image imprinted. Every element of the mail can be fully customized. Also, consider sending premiums like a book to your clients and prospects.

4.    Make the most of email marketing. Your website visitors come to you for a reason. If they are interested in researching and purchasing your products, they are already a qualified prospect. Give them the chance to opt-in for email from you. As always, make sure to follow all CAN-SAPM regulations and avoid rental email lists. Reach out to your past buyers, current clients and site visitors who have asked you to stay in touch. Email marketing software programs allow you to quickly customize your email content by segmenting your customers. You can also test subject lines, times and days to send email and discounts and offers. By monitoring your open rate, click through rate and unsubscribe rate, you can continually refine your program.

5.    Work deeper with your existing clients. Remember back in business school when you learned that expanding business with an existing client is up to 10 times more profitable than acquiring a new customer? Now is the time to put that knowledge into practice. Do your existing clients know about all your services? Are they looking to other vendors for a solution you provide? Keep the lines of communication open with direct mail, email, phone calls and in person visits. Don?t take your existing clients for granted. The more visible you are with them, the more likely you are to expand your business with them.

6.    Tie it all together. Imagine, your prospects conduct a Google search and click on your ad. Then they click through to your website and fill out a form. After filling out the form they immediately receive a personalized email, thanking them for their visit and containing cross promotional links back to your site. Then, a piece of personalized direct mail is generated and sent. Your sales person follows up with a personal call. This type of truly integrated campaign is a sure fire way to target your marketing efforts to the most qualified prospects.

7.    Measure, measure, measure. Online strategies allow you to track user activity to a pinpoint level. By installing Google?s free Analytics program you can see where your site visitors come from, how long they stay and what pages they are visiting. PPC advertising can tell you exactly what keywords were clicked on, which ones drove conversions and how much you spent for each lead or sale. Use these numbers to help you make better decisions. Remember, smart marketers make decisions off of hard data.
Leads and sales. Ultimately, these are the things that drive revenue through the door. In tough economic times, it makes sense to shift your marketing focus to the tactics that can generate near term business from your most qualified prospects.

Bill Balderaz
http://www.articlesbase.com/ppc-advertising-articles/seven-marketing-tips-to-generate-new-business-in-a-down-economy-684585.html

Aren’t there also specific wines which fit certain uses better than all other types do? Indeed there are! For example, the one wine to sip while puffing a fragrant Havana cigar is red Port. If it had not been for the time-honored British custom of after-dinner Port for the gentlemen, while the ladies retired from the table, the Portuguese Port industry would not be what it is today.

While history fails to record the specific wine type with which ladies of Elizabethan times bathed their faces to improve their complexions, we do know that Anna Held’s legendary wine bath could only have been had in Champagne. Perhaps they washed with a fine Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc (http://www.wineaccess.com/wine/grape/Pinot%20Blanc/)?

And Lucien B. Johnson, the champion wine salesman of the years immediately preceding prohibition, always insisted that the wine with which to woo a lady is not Champagne. “Champagne only makes folks talkative,” Lucien used to say, “but Burgundy, warmed to the temperature of the room, makes people affectionate. Yes, Burgundy is the only love wine!”

You cannot marry off your daughter respectably these days without serving Champagne at the reception. It is usually suggested to the bride’s parents that they buy the least expensive kind, because the caterers always hide the labels with napkins, anyway. This also applies to ship launchings, where the Champagne is wasted.

At the Jewish holiday feasts the wine that flows must be Kosher I’Pesach, but fortunately the rabbis’ hechsher seals are placed on a complete variety of wine types, so that the celebrants do have a choice.

For the sick, the oftenest-prescribed wine seems to be Port, which is also the base for some of the proprietary medicines sold in drugstores, including some of the old-time favorite tonics. This type again gets the call in the pleasant custom of laying down a bottle of wine when a child is born, to age until his twenty-first birthday.

And completing the round of the clock, Port is also the favorite nightcap wine, because of its ability to induce a pleasant night’s sleep. But wait! How about morning wines? It would be a grave omission indeed to skip Champagne breakfasts and Sunday brunches. For the former, serve a choice of white and pink Champagnes. For the latter, although Rhine wines and Champagne are both popular, the dash of color that Rose adds is delightful.

And speaking of wine in the morning, there was once a famous connoisseur who always began the day by brushing his teeth with Viognier (http://www.wineaccess.com/wine/grape/Viognier/). Although it may seem to defeat the purpose of brushing your teeth by brushing them with white wine, to a wine lover, it is the perfect toothpaste and mouthwash.

Banish any fear that you might serve a wrong kind of wine-unless you happen to be completely taste blind. Do you need a chart to tell you not to serve candy with steak? Of course not! Likewise you need no detailed instructions to suggest one of the sweet wines with a sweet dessert. You certainly would not serve dry, tart Claret with your crepes suzette-not if you have ever tasted Claret, that is.

Sarah Martin
http://www.articlesbase.com/food-and-beverage-articles/washing-with-wine-671189.html