A Swede by Any Other Name. In Fact, Many Swedes

Magnus Pantzar was once Magnus Karlsson. His children with Lisa Ericson, left, Hedda, 2, and Malva, 4, are Pantzars.
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
Published: January 31, 2011

STOCKHOLM — Martin Cervall believes that his grandfather was on the cutting edge of a contemporary trend in Sweden.
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Mr. Ekengren recalled a case a few years ago in which an immigrant family requested permission to be called Mohammedsson.

“Permission was granted,” he said. Link

Anonymous in Stockholm

In Teroldegos, the Thrill of the Obscure

Elisabetta Foradori has worked to restore the genetic diversity of the teroldego grape on her family’s estate in the Italian province of Trentino.
By ERIC ASIMOV
Published: February 8, 2011

PEOPLE often complain to me that wine confuses them. They don’t want to memorize the myriad names and places. They want it to be effortless and easy. Just last week, at a trade-sponsored conference on Italian wines in New York City, a noted American importer assailed the complicated nature of Italian wine-labeling laws, which he said were irrelevant to American consumers and should be simplified. More