The Slice: Snow Berm Blend: notes of salt, deicer

The Slice asked readers to come up with a name for some future Northwest wine.

Here are just some of the offerings.

“Channeled Scablands Blended Red,” wrote Steve Paulson.

Chris Lang suggested the name could acknowledge the horror of election season: Eau d’Humanity.

Carrie Webbenhurst proposed Marmot Malbec. “Has a musky nose with a nutty finish.”

Dana Freeborn thought of calling it Mead, but then acknowledged that the name is already in local use.

With Halloween on the horizon, Georgie Ann Weatherby wondered if a good name might be Blood of the Vine.

“How about Dust Storm for the wine name with a nice photo of blowing dust on the label,” wrote Debbie Jenson.

Bill Hudson proposed Pend Oreille Pinot Grigio. Or Spangle Sparkling Burgundy. Or Dusky Usk red blend.

Ed Knoles offered Huckleberry Wildfire, Spruce Beetle, Hazy Mountain Woodsmoke and Whitebark Lightning Strike.

Pattie Kaminski could not decide between Soaring Eagle Rouge and Soaring Eagle Blanc.

Dave Swett offered Sluice Juice.

Bill Mahaney came up with Lilac Lady and Sasquatch Select.

Jeffrey Neuberger proposed Manito Masquerade and River Run Riesling, among others.

And Eric Hussey wrote, “For the person who came up with Spokane’s motto, ‘Near Nature, Near Perfect,’ I suggest Looking Through Rosé.”

Slice answer: “How do you tell the difference between xeriscaping and landscaping that simply got cooked in the heat this summer?” wrote Diane Stutzman. “I feel you aimed that one right at me! The difference is that my xeriscape is green and flowering while my lawn is brown. This was a great test for many of the plants in my test xeriscape garden, and many plants came through with flying colors. I can heartily recommend a number of plants to anyone who wants to try for a low or no water landscape.”

Today’s Slice question: What household uses have you found for a hockey puck?