Really Traditional Coronary Care: Pinot Noir

There is, actually, a third therapy for those whose hip to waist ratios fail to meet the standards set in the item below, and may therefor portend some unfortunate coronary event. It’s a therapy known in medical circles as "red wine," and it’s proven to lower artery-threatening LDL cholesterol. For his part, Geezer has always found it particularly effective at this time of year, when the leaves have turned and darkness falls in what should be mid-afternoon. So it’s a convenience to be reminded by The Wall Street Journal that a recent  Supreme Court decision has made it possible to mail order some of the excellent Pinot Noirs  from relatively small Oregon vineyards. The Journal’s reliable wine writers, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, narrowed their search (literally) for fine wines by going to Google and typing in "best selection of Oregon wines," and by going to wineaccess.com and typing in the zip code for Portland. The technique yielded several good wine merchants who shipped out of state. Bottom line: The best value, the writers report, was Cooper Mountain, which cost just $14.99. The best wine, at $37.50, was Antica Terra.