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Richard Childress of NASCAR celebrates five years of making top-notch wines

Richard Childress didn't know what to expect when he and longtime friend and business partner Greg Johns began planning their small vineyard in central North Carolina in 2003. Childress knows racing--witness his Chevrolet-based teams' 89 major stock-car wins and six NASCAR championships since 1983. But even Childress realized he was a rookie backmarker when he opened Childress Vineyards in October 2004 along Route 52 south of Winston-Salem.

Porsche Panamera Custom Options

Porsche has launched a range of customisation options for the Panamera The emphasis is on the quality of the customised features, and include leather, wood, carbon and aluminium. You can opt for the louvres on the air vents, the sun visors, the interior mirror, the trim cover on the steering column and the seat console front and rear, all in top-grade leather. You can have the Yachting Mahogany Interior Package with trim panels on the dashboard and the doors as well as trim covers on the centre console.

The dog ate my Aston Martin

A 42-year-old Brit gave his dog away after the border collie-spaniel mix chewed the fiberglass fender of his Aston Martin DB9 Volante while he was away from home, the Daily Mail reports. Royston Grimstead, from Somerset, England, told the Mail he was already contemplating giving his dog, Luce, away because she didn't get along with his other dog. Then he came home to find $4,800 in damage to his Aston.