Victorian
During the middle and late Victorian period, various reformers
proposed, designed, and wore clothing supposedly more rational
and comfortable than the fashions of the time. This was
known as the dress reform or rational dress movement. The
movement had its greatest success in the reform of women's
undergarments, which could be modified without exposing
the wearer to social ridicule. Dress reformers were also
influential in persuading women to adopt simplified garments
for athletic activities such as bicycling or swimming. The
dress reform movement was much less concerned with men's
clothing. It did have some effects on men's undergarments,
such as the widespread adoption of knitted wool union suits
or long johns.
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Vintage
Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes
and creating the finished product. A vintage wine is one
made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown in a
single specified year. In certain wines it can denote quality,
as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare 'vintage'
Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common,
though incorrect, usage applies the term to any wine that
is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly
high quality. Most countries allow a vintage wine to include
a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the
label. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is 75
percent same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Australia,
New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union
the requirement is 85 percent. In the United States the
requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an
AVA, (e.g., Russian River Valley), in which case it is 95%.
Technically, the 85% rule in the United States applies equally
to foreign imports, but there are obvious challenges in
enforcing the regulation. The opposite of a vintage wine
is a nonvintage wine, which is usually a blend from the
produce of two or more years. This is a common practice
for winemakers seeking a consistent style of wine, year
on year.
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