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Chardonnay from California is a great example of a varietal bottling, a wine made primarily from a single grape variety that usually displays the name of that variety on the label. This column focuses on the best Cali chards I’ve recently tried from the Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Later editions will include chardonnays from other parts of California and non-Californian versions, as well. [...]
Are you confused by the vast number of varietal bottlings currently available on wine store shelves? Varietal wines are primarily made from a single grape variety and display the name of that variety on the label. Having to pick a single bottle from a wall of similar wines can be intimidating. But at least when it comes to cabernet sauvignon, specifically wines from California – the cradle of New World renditions of this variety – I’ve got you covered. [...]
Varietal bottlings, wines made primarily from a single grape variety that typically display the name of that variety on the label, are created when producers realize that such specificity can lead to higher margins and, perhaps, higher quality as well. This week’s column is about Zinfandel from the New World, specifically California in the U.S., all from the 2009 vintage. [...]
I occasionally taste wines too soon after a piece about similar juice. Others require a delay to allow importation into the U.S. of the current vintage. A few even occupy the niche of true oddball without compare. What follows is the latest in my series of potpourri columns for 2012, detailing some of the quirkier wines I’ve recently had the pleasure to taste. [...]
Are you often confused by varietal bottlings (wines made primarily from a single grape variety that typically display the name of that variety on the label)? There are many varietal wines and more are created all the time as wine producers realize that such specificity can lead to higher margins and, perhaps, higher quality as well. Here I again focus on New World cabernet sauvignon, which originated in France but is now grown around the world. [...]
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