Schwarzenegger vetoes Zinfandel as California's 'Historic' Wine

[Human Torch]

Schwarzenegger Nixes Zinfandel as California's 'Historic' Wine
Wednesday, August 30, 2006



SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has stomped on a measure that would have designated zinfandel the historic wine of California.

Schwarzenegger said in a veto message issued Tuesday that the state produces many fine wines from different grape varietals and that it would be "inappropriate" to single out one for special recognition.

"It would be a shame to recognize only one as 'California's historic wine,'"' Schwarzenegger wrote.

The bill's sponsor took the news good-naturedly. "It ought not to be a zin to be for zinfandel," quipped lawmaker Carole Migden, the measure's author. The Democrat initially proposed making zinfandel California's official state wine, but watered down the bill after California's wine industry was strongly opposed.

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[MrModerate]

1. All those Californian Zinfandelist are going to . . .

spank his butt in November.

[acmavm]

2. From the looks of him his favorite is muscatel. What's wrong

with his lip?