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Republicans drink bourbon, Democrats drink vodka, and other trivial political pursuits

If you are what you eat -- a dubious proposition -- then does what you eat say something about how you will vote? More important, does your choice of adult beverage have some political significance?

You only think expensive wine tastes better

From CNet:

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and Stanford's business school have directly seen that the sensation of pleasantness that people experience when tasting wine is linked directly to its price. And that's true even when, unbeknownst to the test subjects, it's exactly the same Cabernet Sauvignon with a dramatically different price tag.

The research subjects were told the wine cost anywhere from $10 to $90.

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