The following entry iv an excerpt from a dining guide composed proba bly at the court of the Padishah? m the century before Paul Muad Dib ascended to the throne It is presented here as an interest ing sidelight on the gracious In ing of the Great House aristocracy and their ventures into a variety of commercial activity-Ed Although Caladan does produce some tew fine wines, bv far the bulk of the planet's small wine production is of no more than ordinary quality, locally made for local consumption Viniculture simply has not been developed as an art form anywhere m the Delta Pavoms system, this condition owing as much to a yeast-mmbiting radiation spec trum thrown by the star itself as to the history and traditions of the system's native peoples Average per capita annual wine con sumption on Caladan is a meager 1 5 liters and there is no commercial off-world export industry However five hundred years of oenological CALADAN WINES 146 CALENDAR experimentation patronized by the ruling Atreides family have n