Light red wine is simply red wine with a lighter body. While big wines like Cabernet Sauvignon can feel far too heavy to sip during warmer months, light reds, on the other hand, are the perfect alternative to whites or rosés. With enough flavor to stand up to complex protein flavors, and a lightness that lends itself to delicate seafood, they can pair with a wide variety of foods, from fish to meat, vegetables to pasta.

Wine, usually whites, that taste of chalk, ocean, stone and other minerals are often described as possessing “minerality.” These flavors tend to be associated with terroir that comes up through the roots from the soil or ground in which a vine grows.

Cats are believed to be able to predict the weather–if a cat spends the entire day looking out a window, it could mean rain is on the way. In Colonial America, if your cat spent the day with her back to the fire, then it indicated a cold snap was coming in. Sailors often used the behavior of ships’ cats to foretell weather events–sneezes meant a thunderstorm was imminent, and a cat who groomed its fur against the grain was predicting hail or snow.

Some people believe that cats can predict death. In Ireland, there’s a tale that a black cat crossing your path in the moonlight meant you’d fall victim to an epidemic or plague. Parts of Eastern Europe tell a folktale of a cat yowling in the night to warn of coming doom.

In many Neopagan traditions, practitioners report that cats frequently pass through magically designated areas, such as circles which have been cast, and seem to make themselves contentedly at home within the space. In fact, they often seem curious about magical activities, and cats will often lay themselves down in the middle of an altar or workspace, sometimes even falling asleep on top of a Book of Shadows.