Wine
Longtime Muscadet lovers might be a bit dismayed, but I'm joyful that many wineries there have stopped burying their fruit underneath salinity and acidity. The 2013 Chateau de L'Aiguillette Muscadet Sevre et Maine ($14) has the requisite verve and vivacity but also some seriously tasty pear and citrus fruit flavors and loads of lift and energy. Love love love the finish on this wine. The grape, by the way, is called melon de Borgogne but no longer is grown in Burgundy. Try this with oysters, shellfish or any salad with a tangy vinaigrette.
Available at Oaks Wine & Spirits, the Wine Market, McDonald's, Excelsior Vintage, Thomas, 61 Liquors, Fridley munis, Village Wine & Spirits and others.
BILL WARD
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Variety
Variety
AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
Saturday marks marijuana culture's high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts.
Variety
Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu
As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.
Business
Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions like cats and dogs.
Business
What to stream this weekend: Conan O'Brien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift reigns
Zack Snyder's ''Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver'' landing on Netflix and Taylor Swift's ''The Tortured Poets Department'' album are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Nation
Reality TV's Chrisleys are appealing their bank fraud and tax evasion convictions in federal court
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, are challenging aspects of their convictions and sentences in a federal appeals court.