Dunne on Wine: Governor steers clear of uncorking a controversy

By Mike Dunne -- Bee Food Editor

Published 12:01 am PDT Wednesday, September 6, 2006

As I follow Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's reasoning, the golden poppy wouldn't be the state flower because roses also grow in California, the desert tortoise wouldn't be the state reptile because the rattlesnake also thrives here, and the West Coast swing wouldn't be the state dance because someone, maybe the governor himself, has been seen doing the macarena in Santa Monica.