Say there, is that Republican stew? Are you sipping a Democrat martini? Since not all food and drink is new and different, you need to know that the hard-working publicists out there are working overtime in the creativity department, working the upcoming election for any and all possible publicity angles.

A pair of flavored vodkas arrived this week with recipes to go with. One vodka is blue, the other red. Can you guess which goes to which party? The raspberry UV Blue is used to mix up democrat drinks. The UV Cherry is used to mix up republican drinks. I’m not accusing anyone of anything, but I have to ask, who did the flavor picking here? Cherry for the Republicans? That, I say, is a little like pulling the short straw.

Just fyi: The UV Blue does taste a bit like raspberries; the UV Cherry like a maraschino cherry. Both do make for rather patriotic colored drinks.

Vodka aside, the reason I had to post this today is a button I got in the mail from Hahn, a Monterey County winery that makes both Hahn and Smith & Hock wines. These savvy folk chose not to limit their profits by choosing sides. Instead, their poster and button read: Vote for Hahn: A Wine for All Parties.

Now that’s more like it! Stay tuned. I’ll try to find a copy of their poster to share.