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Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé: Delicious Wines, Relative Values
Huffington Post Cabernet Sauvignon, which is more heavily planted on the warmer Left Bank, rarely ripens in most areas of Saint-Émilion. Being largely Merlot based then, Saint-Émilion wines tend to be plush and rich, with sweet black fruit. They are accessible much … |
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Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé: Delicious Wines, Relative Values – Huffington Post
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The year is young — try a new wine – The Telegram
The year is young — try a new wine
The Telegram
We all have our favourite wines which we buy and enjoy on a regular basis. There's … A lot of them are your old standards based on the “international” varieties — cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, sauvignon blanc and shiraz/syrah. … There … -
Cork Versus Screw Cap: Don’t Judge A Wine by How It’s Sealed – KTEP
Cork Versus Screw Cap: Don't Judge A Wine by How It's Sealed
KTEP
Screw caps for wine bottles have been around since the late 1950s, but they were initially associated with value-oriented jugs of wine. That image … James Foster, the senior winemaker at Cupcake, says he loves screw caps for his sauvignon blanc and …and more » -
Wines of the year – Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)
Wines of the year
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)
Kono Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013, right, is the white wine of the year, while Smashberry is the red wine of the year as seen in Las Vegas on Dec. 19, 2013. (Jason Bean/Las … Competition from Australian, Spanish, Chilean and Argentinean wines …and more » -
Wine Talk: Thoughts for the New Year – Burlington Union
Wine Talk: Thoughts for the New Year
Burlington Union
The 2013 vintage of Wine Talk ended with a bevy of recommendations, including a couple of the finest wines I tasted all year — a pinot noir from Merry Edwards and a cabernet sauvignon from Nickel & Nickel. With vintage 2013 now squarely in the rear …and more »