Try a cabernet sauvignon-based red wine blend rather than the highly prized — and expensive — 100 percent cabernet sauvignon wines from Napa Valley.
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Governor's Ball guests will sip on 2015 Sterling Vineyards Platinum Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2019 Emmy Award-winners will take home a personalized bottle of 2015 Sterling Vineyards Iridium Cabernet Sauvignon.
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SACRAMENTO — Napa Valley is famous for its cabernet sauvignon.
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Rules are as bad as endless fields of cabernet sauvignon.
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Inside, the good stuff is smoky, deep California Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Now his winery is almost warm enough for cabernet sauvignon.
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This cabernet sauvignon, an old favorite, is delicious and approachable.
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This Cabernet Sauvignon costs 399,900 won, or more than $330.
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He has three wines: Reserve Galilee 2016 is 100 percent cabernet sauvignon with fruit and lingering tannins ($64.95); and grand reserve Capernaum 2014, from equal parts cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot ($99.95), is more complex.
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She makes different types of wine, but it's mostly cabernet sauvignon.
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Finally, the lone Californian blend is a cabernet sauvignon from Paso Robles.
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He and Ed Sbragia collaborated to create a Cabernet Sauvignon called Montagia.
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It launched with a Cabernet Sauvignon in 2005 and has limited production.
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It's selling some standards: a cabernet sauvignon, a carignan, and a rosé.
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We taste a couple of Tempranillos, a Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Petite Sirah.
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I get a double cabernet sauvignon and my husband gets a Brooklyn Lager.
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Additionally, in a surprisingly classy move, he ordered four bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a relatively recent cross of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.
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He smiles at the memory of sampling a 1974 Mondavi Reserve cabernet sauvignon.
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Wine Lovers kits come in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, and Zinfandel Blush.
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I'm a spicy cabernet sauvignon person, and they are known for their pinot noirs.
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It was a kosher cabernet sauvignon from the Zion Winery, according to another recipient.
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A set of two Cabernet Sauvignon wine glasses by Riedel — $39.98, reduced from $45
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The two white varietals were from Australia and the Cabernet Sauvignon was from California.
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International grapes like cabernet sauvignon and merlot are permitted, and were once common additions.
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"I used to say, 'Think of a lighter version of cabernet sauvignon,'" he said.
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But Ridge does make a wine from the Monte Bello vineyard labeled Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The fourth bottle, a Kith & Kin Cabernet Sauvignon, would normally retail for closer to $40.
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But we've also been doing a Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay for four or five years now.
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Exceptions exist, of course, like the bottle of Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon on this list.
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In Pomerol, cabernet franc plays the supporting role, with just a trickle of cabernet sauvignon.
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I learned that I like carménère, cabernet sauvignon, Sauternes, and sauvignon blanc from New Zealand.
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Next door to Tokara is Thelema Mountain Vineyards, most famous for its rich cabernet sauvignon.
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Similarly, if you want a California cabernet sauvignon, look for freshness rather than fruity opulence.
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Marselan is a cross between cabernet sauvignon and grenache that is popular among Chinese wine drinkers.
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Let's say you have three bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon at the same price in your basket.
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The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon tasted much more earthy than the Cabernet I tried at Cakebread Cellars.
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I feel that a touch of herbaceousness is natural in both cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.
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The superb 2012 cabernet sauvignon is $390 on the list, and about $250 at the winery.
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Camp makes an excellent Sonoma cabernet sauvignon (around $20) that is energetic without being too tannic.
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What does it mean for a cabernet sauvignon blend to come from Tuscany rather than Bordeaux?
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His Vineyard 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 won a coveted 100 points from the critic Robert Parker.
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" Rosé: Cabernet Sauvignon"For many, Thanksgiving is the final swan song for rosé till the following spring.
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Its flavors are born from a mash of organic cranberries and a $1,750 French Cabernet Sauvignon reduction.
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This year, a Bishop's Vineyard cabernet sauvignon won a silver medal at the Monterey International Wine Competition.
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Try an Irouléguy or Cahors from the southwest of France, or a cabernet sauvignon from Paso Robles.
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"I think I was more right in introducing syrah than people who introduced cabernet sauvignon," he said.
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Similarly, Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon may have been inspired by Bordeaux, but the wines are not interchangeable.
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As for Target's new red wines, it's got a Cabernet Sauvignon that has cherry flavors and oaky hints.
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A good cabernet sauvignon from the Santa Cruz Mountains would be delicious, as would a restrained Napa cabernet.
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Central Valley, Chile, $14 Chile produces excellent cabernet sauvignon at reasonable prices and this is a fine example.
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So is the quality of it going to be as good as something like a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon?
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Ditto for the grape varieties: You'll quickly discover that a Pinot Noir is nothing like a Cabernet Sauvignon.
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There will be a chardonnay, a proprietary red blend, and a cabernet sauvignon varietal for your sipping pleasure.
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He owned a tiny vineyard where he named his cabernet sauvignon Red Harvest, after an early Hammett novel.
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Its silky pinot noirs are world-renowned, and its crisp chardonnay and bold cabernet sauvignon are prolific too.
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ON THE LEFT BANK, which encompasses the classic Bordeaux regions west of the Gironde estuary, cabernet sauvignon rules.
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Other selections include an outstanding Côtes du Rhône and a delicious cabernet sauvignon from Washington State's Columbia Valley.
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Even subpar cabernet sauvignon is getting twice as much acreage as any other grape in Napa Valley, he says.
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PEOPLE can exclusively announce that he's launching the Nyle DiMarco Signature Series 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon with ONEHOPE.
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Another twenty percent of our crop is Cabernet Sauvignon, but a big part of that was already in, too.
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The 2017 vintage from Domaine de Long Dai is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and marselan grapes.
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Only 39% had heard of Shiraz and 18% of Cabernet Sauvignon, indicating perhaps just how nascent this market is.
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He pulls his 225 cabernet sauvignon, which was trapped in barrels during the fire and bottled five months later.
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The Aney and Moulin de Tricot are both dominated by cabernet sauvignon, grown on gravel soils, supplemented by merlot.
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Until recently, Mr. Lockwood never made a Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, the wine for which Napa is most famous.
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Back then, cabernet franc on Long Island was typically used as a blending wine, supplementing merlot or cabernet sauvignon.
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I've had an intriguing trousseau, a red mostly associated with the Jura, and a terrific Sonoma Coast cabernet sauvignon.
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Bordeaux's winemakers, who typically lean towards Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, are testing out varietals from Portugal's torrid Douro valley.
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"Common theme in Napa: Let's tear out everything that's cool and different and turn it into cabernet sauvignon," Michaud laughs.
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We open a bottle of cabernet sauvignon that L. brought home, eat our stir-fry, and watch Roma on Netflix.
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That leads to lower-octane French options: Cabernet Sauvignon from Bordeaux rather than Napa; Rhône Syrah instead of Barossa Shiraz.
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You might think you want a Cabernet Sauvignon from California, when in reality your taste buds would prefer anything else.
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Rotspon's also now made from blends of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, syrah, and the like, as opposed to straight-up Bordeaux.
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Each entree comes with its own suggested wine pairing available for purchase, ranging from cabernet sauvignon to chardonnay to merlot.
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It comes from the people who make Broadside, a 20123 Under $20 favorite for its delicious, budget-priced cabernet sauvignon.
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Nonetheless, he loaded into his Benz a half-dozen bottles of cabernet sauvignon and a couple of nice tawny ports.
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Sometimes it's used unfairly to denigrate the herbal flavors that are classically a part of cabernet sauvignon or cabernet franc.
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The wine list includes a silky 2004 cabernet sauvignon-merlot blend from Brazil, properly decanted from its chubby little bottle.
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The le Puy, by contrast, is mostly merlot grown on clay and limestone, with some cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.
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Mr. Berliner makes small amounts of extraordinary cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and malbec in this center of Western Australian wine production.
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In Bordeaux, the more tannic cabernet sauvignon could be just the thing to give spine to the often soft merlot.
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Cabernet sauvignon, the king of international grapes, made its inevitable appearance as well, though with greater success than pinot noir.
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On their Etsy shop, they offer other wine-inspired jellies including pinot noir, moscato, chardonnay, pinot grigio, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon.
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Even with that $5 price price tag, California Roots was our favorite in the Cabernet Sauvignon, Table Red, and Chardonnay categories.
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The grapes were País, a varietal that had fallen out of favor as winemakers turned to popular ones like Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Even in Napa Valley, where cabernet sauvignon has long been established as the dominant grape, visionary thinking may encompass a decade.
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Recipes: Pot Roast | More Roasts And to Drink ... This recipe calls for a bottle of cabernet sauvignon for deglazing the pan.
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When you see a bottle of pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon that is 16 percent alcohol, that's where it came from.
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It's a blend of grapes — primarily cabernet sauvignon, tempranillo and graciano — with small amounts of zinfandel, barbera, merlot, trousseau and mataro.
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So would a Cornas, or a good, restrained cabernet sauvignon or Bordeaux, or a gutsy Burgundy, like a Nuits-St.-George.
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And, as Slodysko recently reported, Hall Rutherford's wine caves produce bottles of cabernet sauvignon that go for as much as $900.
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These grapes — cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, zinfandel, merlot, pinot noir, syrah and sauvignon blanc — dominate production and the perception of California wines.
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This small Napa vineyard was largely off the radar until it won Wine Spectator's "top wine of 2015" with this Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Then you've got hair masks inspired by Provence rosé, brut rosé, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio, and, my favorite, cabernet sauvignon.
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Sip on crisp pinot noir or pop open an aged cabernet sauvignon and pour it into these eco-chic wooden wine glasses.
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What was once a farmhouse, dating back 400 years, is now the cellar for bottles of cabernet sauvignon, syrah, and cuvée wines.
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The wines were initially designed around the show's leading women: an "Offred" Pinot Noir, "Ofglen" Cabernet Sauvignon, and "Serena Joy" Bordeaux Blanc.
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While coexisting with other grapes never held back cabernet sauvignon or Bordeaux from becoming an international star, grenache has not ascended similarly.
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They tested bottles of two well-known types of California wines -- rosé and Cabernet sauvignon -- that were made from 21952 and 2137.
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While Pomerol is part of Bordeaux, it differs in climate and geology from the Médoc, where cabernet sauvignon reigns, abetted by merlot.
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It was here that Joel Gott Wine's signature 815 Cabernet Sauvignon was present on the counter, in rows and rows of abundance.
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With all due respect to Napa Valley, I think my favorite region in California for cabernet sauvignon is the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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A bottle of their 2015 cabernet sauvignon sells for $125 online, but you can snag their 2016 reserve sauvignon blanc for $35.
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Its 2016 was roughly three quarters cabernet sauvignon, and was lively and beautiful, showing great finesse and the distinctive aroma of garrigue.
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Once the food arrives, L. pours us glasses of cabernet sauvignon and we sit on her floor and play Truth or Drink.
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According to the Quintessa website, 160 acres of the estate are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carménère.
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I love Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, though I don't find the dominant style of opulent, powerfully fruity wines to be particularly interesting.
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The Canvas brand now offers five varietals and recently shipped its 12 millionth bottle; a limited-production cabernet sauvignon debuted in December.
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California is the number one producer of wine in the U.S. And the state's number one red grape is Cabernet Sauvignon, Zraly said.
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Ferragamo began making wine in 2010, and uses the sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon grapes to produce "Caressa J," named for his three daughters.
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We buy four bottles — Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Chianti, and Pinot Noir, all chosen for the sole reason that they cost less than $12.
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And a typical glass of California cabernet sauvignon today may have more alcohol and more calories than it would have a decade ago.
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For the Merlot-based Bordeaux, listing Cabernet Sauvignon (the other leading Bordeaux variety)—so long as the region was correctly listed as Bordeaux
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The meals will be served with a 2014 Chalk Hill Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast and a 2014 Girard Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley.
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For Chile, keep an eye out for Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and for the summer, she likes Torrontés, a white wine from Argentina.
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The property outside Santiago has a small display demonstrating different types of grapes grown in Chile, but otherwise grows almost exclusively cabernet sauvignon.
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Plump and redolent grape varietals capable of growing here include cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio, among others.
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This split box contains original Cheez-It crackers and a dispensable red wine blend — 50% cabernet sauvignon and 50% merlot — from House Wine.
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The remarkable consistency and beauty of these wines make Monte Bello America's greatest cabernet sauvignon, in my judgment as The Times's wine critic.
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Organic whole cranberries are mashed and infused with Grand Marnier and a touch of a $0003,750 French Cabernet Sauvignon to complete the sauce.
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I typically prefer white wines over red, but the bright acidity and punch of berry in this 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon won me over.
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In the "grand barrel room," we tried the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, a wine bursting with aromas of cassis, earth, and mushroom.
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More than 40 wine-grape varietals are now planted in the Yakima Valley, chief among them chardonnay, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, riesling and syrah.
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Foxglove Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 $16.99 Foxglove is the reliable value arm of Varner Wine, which makes fine chardonnays and pinot noirs.
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My final pour of the night was a glass of Iridium, Sterling Vineyard's limited-edition Cabernet Sauvignon that was gifted to every Emmy winner.
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About 10 percent of the crop has yet to be harvested, and much of it is Cabernet Sauvignon, one of the most expensive varietals.
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On Labor Day 2017, as the weekslong harvest was getting underway, the temperature reached 110 degrees here in the heart of cabernet sauvignon country.
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For those nights when you're craving something bolder, you can go for ONEHOPE's California Cabernet Sauvignon, which provides ABA therapy for children with autism.
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Suggested retail price for Game of Thrones Chardonnay and Game of Thrones Red Wine is $19.99, and Game of Thrones Cabernet Sauvignon is $39.99.
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Plus, smoke taint tends to be less noticeable in wines that are more complex and are stored in oak barrels, such as Cabernet Sauvignon.
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They made wines that blended the Bordeaux grapes, primarily cabernet sauvignon, in a new and different style, emphasizing power and fruity impact over finesse.
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Crushed cabernet sauvignon, merlot and other grapes in tanks are now fermenting into wines that have earned California a prestigious place among global producers.
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It planted a vineyard primarily with cabernet sauvignon and other Bordeaux varieties, but added a small percentage of unexpected grapes like nebbiolo and barbera.
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When Toni Sarrión first started making wines at Mustiguillo in Utiel in 1999, he was experimenting with tempranillo, cabernet sauvignon and merlot as well.
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Our informal tasters enjoyed the intensely flavored sorbets: limoncello with limoncello liqueur, margarita with tequila, strawberry with sparkling wine and blackberry with cabernet sauvignon.
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But the east end, which goes by the name Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, is better suited for warmer-climate grapes like cabernet sauvignon.
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It's naturally made, old-school Bordeaux, 60 percent merlot and 30 percent cabernet sauvignon, with the rest split between cabernet franc and petit verdot.
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It's spicy, brambly and precise, made mostly of merlot and cabernet franc, as well as trace amounts of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot and malbec.
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" Bodega Taller Utama, produced by Sacha Haro Galli, Mural 2015, Cafayate, Salta: "A 50 percent Criolla, 25 percent Malbec, and 25 percent Cabernet Sauvignon blend.
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For the South African Cabernet Sauvignon, choosing any other New World country of origin—so long as the variety was correctly listed as Cabernet Sauvignon5.
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Give Wine's Be Mine package is, like, the adult version of chocolates in a heart-shaped box – with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon to boot.
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In fact, Luding's website lists for sale a 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, a 2010 proprietary red, and a 2012 unoaked Chardonnay, all from Alpha Omega Winery.
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Beinstock and other Fellowship members planted row after row of Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, and other Old World varietals, the so-called noble grapes.
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Beyond Lebanon, even a spicy lamb dish like this will pair well with cabernet sauvignon-based wines, as long as they are not too oaky.
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From the moment you drive through the gates, you'll pass the property's 1.5-acre vineyard that can produce over 2,000 bottles of premium Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Mr. Bolger offers customers three grape varietals from 22012 different vineyards, allowing them to mix a cabernet sauvignon from Pauillac with a merlot from Pomerol.
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With so many varietals and vineyards to choose from, how are you supposed to know if you'd prefer a Cabernet Franc to a Cabernet Sauvignon?
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"I'm just a pawn here," said Craig Hall, who owns Hall Wines, which is known for its cabernet sauvignon, with his wife, Kathryn Walt Hall.
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Target's newest exclusive collection of wines is actually called The Collection and includes five varietals, a Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Wine Blend, Rosé, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay.
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Wade ventured into the wine business in 2012 when he launched his company Wade Cellars, which sells a red blend, a Cabernet Sauvignon, and a rosé.
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The Passing Time 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is critically acclaimed, receiving a 93 from Wine Spectator and a 94 from The Wine Advocate, according to Sports Illustrated.
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The label includes varieties such as: Malbec Reserva, Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio, Carménère, Chianti Classico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rioja Reserva, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc Chablis, and Barolo.
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The group also said that most grapes still on the vine were Cabernet Sauvignon, a thick-skinned variety it hopes would be at relatively little risk.
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But this is a very good, straightforward Napa cabernet sauvignon, well shaped and lightly tannic, with flavors of dark fruits, earth and herbs that are unexaggerated.
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We also tried the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, an intensely flavored cabernet that balances a hint of spice and aromas of ripe boysenberry, blackberry, and dark cherry.
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"Just as Bordeaux has its cabernet sauvignon and merlot or Brunello di Montalcino has its Sangiovese, Tokaj has its furmint, lipovina and muscat," Mr. Vittek said.
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With so many varietals and vineyards to choose from, it's hard to discover if you'd prefer a Cabernet Franc to Cabernet Sauvignon without taste-testing both.
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If you stick only with inexpensive versions of well-known, high-status grapes like pinot noir, chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, you will rarely find good value.
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One may properly refer to a "varietal wine," like a cabernet sauvignon or a chardonnay, in which the wine is made with a dominant grape variety.
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In Oregon, the rule is 90 percent, with the exception of cabernet sauvignon, which, because it is historically blended with other grapes, remained at 1003 percent.
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With so many varietals and vineyards to choose from, how are you supposed to know if you&aposd prefer a Cabernet Franc to a Cabernet Sauvignon?
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The firm is launching Noble Dragon, its wine made in China from Cabernet Gernischt and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, in Spain now that it has a base there.
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The group estimates about 90 percent of grapes had been picked before the fires started, and most of those left on vines were thick-skinned Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Twenty years ago, the few commercial wineries in the area were planting cabernet sauvignon and merlot on the flatlands in an effort to appeal to international markets.
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Then, unwind at the lively Rosenthal Wine Bar with a glass or two of Cabernet Sauvignon while enjoying ocean views ahead and live music on the weekends.
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The area is known for its cabernet sauvignon grapes, which currently fetch more than $8,000 a ton, according to an annual report from the Silicon Valley Bank.
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Valle Central, Chile, $12 Made from cabernet sauvignon, this rosé hits all the right notes: Simple, refreshing fruit, bright acidity and this wine is fun to drink.
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"I have had experiences where I have ordered a cabernet sauvignon, they bring out a sauvignon blanc, and they insist that is what I ordered," he said.
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Besides the traditional Spätburgunder, the light German pinot noir, vintners are now planting cabernet sauvignon and syrah, grapes that were all but unknown in Germany last century.
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The blog's original recipe is made with cabernet sauvignon and Gruyere, but the authors encourage their readers to personalize the sandwich with your favorite wine-and-cheese pairing.
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Today, the cabernet sauvignon produced in the region is among America's best, particularly for fans of classically structured, savory wines, and is certainly among the best cabernet values.
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Those chemical compounds, which are contained in grape stems, skins, and seeds, give dry wines, like Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc, their signature astringency, or moisture-sapping sensation.
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It also produces a fine, balanced malbec; a structured, mineral cabernet sauvignon; and Unus, a blend of cabernet, malbec and petit verdot that is formidably concentrated and tannic.
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Just last fall, China sent cabernet sauvignon, merlot and pinot noir vines into space to see how they fared in microgravity, the results of which are still pending.
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Even wine novices have probably heard of Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, which is part of the reason why it's going to be more expensive than other bottles.
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Expert winemakers have spent years harvesting cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc varietals at the foothills of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia, a region that borders Inner Mongolia.
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This wine, made from biodynamically grown merlot mixed with a small percentage of cabernet sauvignon, is mouth-filling, lightly tart and, as with all good Bordeaux, absolutely refreshing.
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But its greatest wine is Monte Bello, a cabernet sauvignon-based blend produced in the historic Monte Bello vineyard high on a ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Expert winemakers have spent years harvesting cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc varietals at the foothills of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia, a region that borders Inner Mongolia.
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Either way, producers of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc around the world, and particularly in California, dread any herbal hints — which they demean as "green" — in their wines.
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There are many commendable California cabs, but my favorite is Ridge Monte Bello, a Bordeaux blend from a vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains that's predominantly cabernet sauvignon.
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So are many good wines made with the famous grapes of these regions (pinot noir, chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon), especially those that are carefully farmed and conscientiously produced.
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Even though many wines that once demanded aging — whether Bordeaux, Barolo, Napa cabernet sauvignon or Burgundy — can now be consumed younger, these wines still benefit from additional aging.
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If you're going with a red wine, "Cabernet Sauvignon from California is a great deal and there are many brands you can buy for under $20," O'Leary says.
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Newman has many hobbies — golfing, traveling, flying drones — but as a budding oenophile, he is perhaps most passionate about wine: strictly red, usually cabernet sauvignon or pinot noir.
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This is cabernet sauvignon that tastes like cabernet used to taste, darkly fruity but with discernible herbal aromas and flavors that are essential to the complete cabernet experience.
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That includes traditional local grapes like the fragrant canaiolo and colorino (which deepens sangiovese's pale ruby color) as well as international grapes like cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah.
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Triple distilled, aged for three years in French white oak and finished off with six months in To Kalon cabernet sauvignon barrels, it is limited to just 563 bottles.
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Some wines were well-nigh unmistakable: all 14 drinkers identified the Pinot Noir, 12 called the Chardonnay and Gamay right and 11 identified the Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Like Mount Eden, Thomas Fogarty also produces excellent pinot noirs and chardonnays as well as cabernet sauvignon, but not in the same place and not under the same label.
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HASK Unwined Cabernet Sauvignon-Inspired Repair & Strengthen Deep Conditioner Packette, $3.99; Unwined Red Wine-Inspired Repairing 10-in-1 Leave-In Spray, $8.99, both exclusively available at Ulta Beauty.
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As well as Con Tacto Malbec 2010, his repertoire includes Suono Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 and Cepas Elegidas Pinot Noir 2010, each as individual as their long-locked creator.
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For many producers, as much as 30 percent of their Bordeaux varieties like cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc, and Rhône grapes like grenache, had yet to be harvested.
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In Texas, Krista will be making pét-nat with a hybrid grape called Ruby Cab—a cross between cabernet sauvignon and carignan—alongside Dan McLaughlin of Robert Clay Vineyards.
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They stand in sharp contrast to neat rows of vines on wire trellises, evidence of efforts to modernize the region with international grapes like merlot, tempranillo or cabernet sauvignon.
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Two years ago, he said, he was shopping at a supermarket when he found several bottles of cabernet sauvignon from California's Napa Valley, produced years before, but after Fukushima.
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This dealt a crushing blow to the winemakers in southwest France, while keeping the Bordeaux wines, made from noble grapes like cabernet sauvignon, merlot and sauvignon blanc, on top.
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Why, for example, would you choose a South African cabernet sauvignon over one made in Argentina, or Australia, or the United States, to say nothing of Italy or France?
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Ideally, it ought to be a cabernet sauvignon-based blend from one of the Médoc appellations like Pauillac, St.-Julien or Margaux, and even better if it's well aged.
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The line, which includes a cabernet sauvignon, red wine blend, rosé, pinot grigio, and chardonnay all made from California-grown grapes, will hit shelves on March 3 for $9.99 each.
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Meanwhile, this newer collection—which features a Blood Red Blend and a Cabernet Sauvignon—was created in a partnership with Skybound Entertainment, the company which launched the original comic book.
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Ms. Reiff said a 12-liter bottle of Screaming Eagle, the largest size made of the cult, limited-production cabernet sauvignon, sold for $500,000 at the Napa auction last year.
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The Mas de Gourgonnier, made primarily of grenache but with small amounts of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault, syrah and mourvèdre, was the easiest-going, tasting of wildflowers, red berries and citrus.
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But the label regulations haven't really changed that much, and bordeaux is still called bordeaux, even though it's a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec, and petit verdot.
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Domaine Ilarria, one of my favorite producers, makes a great rosé, and this superb, lithe, earthy red, made primarily of tannat and cabernet franc, with a bit of cabernet sauvignon.
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As with almost all of the properties in the Right Bank regions of Bordeaux, Le Puy's reds are dominated by merlot, with lesser proportions of cabernet sauvignon and other grapes.
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The blend is based on syrah and cabernet sauvignon, which give a bold palate of fruit flavors with the bracing acidity and dry finish we expect from a fine rosé.
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Newer names for me include Day Wines, making pure Willamette Valley pinot noirs, and Vinca Minor, which makes primarily cabernet sauvignon and carignan wines from old-vine vineyards in California.
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In the Yarra, it's the first variety to bud in spring, which begins in September here, and the last to be picked in May, a full month after cabernet sauvignon.
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" As they're making and tasting the sangria during the third episode using Wade Cellars' flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, Wade turns to the camera and advises, "Don't drink in front of your kids.
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And the spirit of Rixford and La Questa lives on in a half-dozen other cabernets that make the Santa Cruz Mountains the least-celebrated great American region for cabernet sauvignon.
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But cabernet sauvignon was the only way I could think of to deal with the mounting anxiety of the 40-person circus that is Christmas Day at the Del Russo house.
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HBO and Vintage Wine Estates have partnered up to bring you a line of Game of Thrones wines, which includes a Chardonnay, a red blend and a reserve-style Cabernet Sauvignon.
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In his mind, he said, he envisioned the 215 Inglenook cabernet sauvignon, a wine that had made a profound impression on him and helped to persuade him to take the job.
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According to Nieuwsblad, the original cork in the woman's bottle of 2016 Black & Bianco RED Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon had been removed and replaced, suggesting that the wine had been tampered with.
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" Asked what's more of a thrill, winning an NBA Final (which he's done three times) or finding the perfect Cabernet Sauvignon (his favorite variety), Wade reveals, "It depends on the night.
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Employees at a vineyard in the heart of California&aposs wine country discovered with dismay on Wednesday that one of their giant tanks had opened — and Cabernet Sauvignon was gushing out.
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If the wines are more familiar, like California cabernet sauvignon or Oregon pinot noir, they will often be made from young vines, or come from surplus grapes that were sold off.
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This $5 rosé is the newest wine from California Roots, a brand that first launched at Target this past August with Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a California red blend.
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Though Paul Draper is too modest to say it, he thinks of his Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon as very much a vin de terroir , produced in one small vineyard year after year.
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The style of its long-aging, leathery blends of cabernet sauvignon and merlot, to name just two, have inspired American imitators and are sought after the world over, often at exorbitant prices.
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The most ambitious distillers predict a time, not far-off, when discerning drinkers will seek out, say, a Hudson Valley rye in the same way they might a Stag's Leap cabernet sauvignon.
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But here in Pomerol, where the shorter growing season is more challenging for cabernet, merlot is the primary grape, abetted (though not always) by cabernet franc and very occasionally by cabernet sauvignon.
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Larger estates, some outside Pomerol, are on the lookout to snap up smaller holdings, while I have heard of new plantings of cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot in response to climate change.
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The international grapes that were planted at the beginning of Priorat's renaissance, like cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah, have faded to bit players, allowing the traditional local grapes to define the wines.
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Within that price range, there are 21 different red wine options available on ReserveBar, like the Kenwood Vineyards Sonoma Series Merlot bottle for $18 or the Teddy's Cabernet Sauvignon bottle for $17.
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All of the varieties tested, including cabernet sauvignon and merlot, were found to be more or less equally resistant to drought, contrary to previous research that said some were more tolerant than others.
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Perception of the Lebanese wine industry is dominated by the idiosyncratic, long-lived Chateau Musar, a spicy blend of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and carignan that in fact would be sensational with this dish.
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These wines are more expensive than those from lesser terroirs, but the region is the source for Bordeaux's classic profile of relatively austere wines that are primarily blends of cabernet sauvignon and merlot.
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They realized that if they were going to make syrah, they had to do it with understanding and sensitivity, rather than treating syrah as if it were a stand-in for cabernet sauvignon.
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Camp Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 $19.99 Camp's group of moderately priced Sonoma wines comes from Kenny Likitprakong's Hobo Wine Company, which makes very good wines from all over California under several labels.
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According to a recent Fearless Flyer post on the Trader Joe's website, the grocery chain has released Charles Shaw Wines made with organic grapes in three different varietals, cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, and rosé.
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Though you may not have eyes for any jelly other than rosé this summer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir are available too, so keep that in mind for when the weather cools down.
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Of those remaining on vines, almost all are Cabernet Sauvignon, and the association's winemakers do not expect smoke from the fire to affect them because the variety is thick-skinned and ready for harvest.
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Bordeaux, $17 This wine is 100 percent cabernet sauvignon, unusual for Bordeaux, and especially for the Entre-Deux-Mers, the region between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, where merlot is king among red grapes.
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"I think more people picked before the fire than say they were at Woodstock," said John Williams, the proprietor of Frog's Leap Winery, which grows and makes cabernet sauvignon and other wines in Rutherford.
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It was a blend of 40 percent syrah and 40 percent mourvèdre, with the balance divided between cabernet sauvignon and counoise, a grape most often seen deep in the blend of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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Jordan Winery, known for its award-winning cabernet sauvignon, recently introduced half-day hikes, held eight times a year, through its 1,200 acres of hilly terrain comprising vineyards, a garden, meadows and a lake.
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This wine set includes 12 different grape varietals, so you can savor the flavors of all different styles of wine, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, and more.
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Around 90 percent of Ningxia's wine production focuses on red, with cabernet sauvignon as the most popular variety (others include merlot, marselan, malbec, shiraz, pinot noir and, for white wine, chardonnay and Italian riesling).
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Both are made historically with the garnacha and cariñena grapes, better known in English as grenache and carignan, though nowadays they are often supplemented with international varieties like cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah and tempranillo.
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Even many varietal wines in California — those named for a grape like cabernet sauvignon or zinfandel — are often blended, as the state requires only that the grape make up 75 percent of the mix.
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In addition to Champagne Taittinger Brut La Francaise NV, 2015 Sterling Napa Valley Chardonnay, 2014 Sterling Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, and Fiji Water, celebrities and their guests can also sip on two different signature cocktails.
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Reminiscent of Willy Wonka's lickable wallpaper, some are sold as breath fresheners while others have appeared in supermarkets or magazine adverts to introduce consumers to grape juice, Cabernet Sauvignon—even a non-alcoholic lime mojito.
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Other California labels to look for that provide great value in a range of wines — from cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay to zinfandel, sauvignon blanc and beyond — include Foxglove, Banshee, Broadside, Giornata, Camp and Route Stock.
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HBO Global Licensing announced Tuesday that they've teamed up with Vintage Wine Estates to produce a "proprietary" red blend, a Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Chardonnay that will each cost between $19.99 and $39.99 a bottle.
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For the study, researchers examined a series of vintage Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines from 2009 to 2012 to see if they could detect an increase in radioactive particles around the time the Fukushima Accident occurred.
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South Africans can now buy the 2013 merlot, made using rooibos and honeybush wood, on supermarket shelves, and Audacia will soon start bottling three 2014 rooibos wooded wines: a shiraz, a cabernet sauvignon, and another merlot.
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But they are often treated as afterthoughts, mass-produced wines that produce reliable profits for wine companies but never receive the attention of the chardonnay, pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon that is the producer's primary passion.
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I went grocery shopping on Sunday and bought ground turkey, sweet onions, eggs, cheddar cheese, broccoli, tomatoes, brown rice, black beans, wheat bread, sliced turkey, sweet potatoes, salmon, and of course a few bottles of cabernet sauvignon.
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Back in the 1980s and '20133s, international grapes like merlot, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay were seen as a way of proving Sicily's ability to make fine wine despite its reputation for heavy, powerful wines sold in bulk.
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The team at UC Davis, led by professor Dario Cantu, has previously mapped the genomes of the arabica coffee bean and the cabernet sauvignon grape, so they're well prepared for the task, which will sequence the hemp genome.
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The researchers wanted to test how easily one of those dangerous air bubbles could form in five varieties of grapes — grenache, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, regent, and merlot — to find out just how readily a drought could kill them.
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Mary Weber Novak, who took over Spottswoode, her family's Napa Valley vineyard, after her husband's death and turned it into one of California's top producers of cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc, died on Sunday in St. Helena, Calif.
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Ninety percent of grapes had been picked before the fires started, with almost all of those still on the vine Cabernet Sauvignon, a thick-skinned variety that is not expected to be impacted by smoke from the fires.
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Chris Brockway of Broc Cellars was just starting out in 2009 when he learned of old-vine carignan in the Oat Valley Vineyard in the Alexander Valley of Sonoma, which was going to be replaced by cabernet sauvignon.
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"People have called us the Screaming Eagle of bourbon," Mr. Dedman said in August, referring to the $203,000-per-bottle cabernet sauvignon whose debut, in 1995, represented a shift toward stratospheric luxury in the Napa Valley wine industry.
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Zhang led me to a banquet room where four bottles had been set out: a Chardonnay, a rosé, a Cabernet Sauvignon, and a blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Cabernet Gernischt (a name used in China for the varietal Carménère).
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I was delighted to find a well-stocked minibar with healthier than usual snack options like popcorn, Popchips, assorted nuts, and fine wine from the Central Coast including one of my personal favorites, a DAOU Vineyards 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon.
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He has also taken charge of a one-acre, dry-farmed, organic cabernet sauvignon vineyard on Hennessey Ridge in the Vaca Mountains on the east side of Napa Valley, and finally has had the chance to make Napa cabernet.
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Mr. Petroski has already initiated a study, planting three acres with a variety of grapes like touriga nacional, tempranillo and aglianico to determine over the next 30 years what might be better able to withstand a hotter environment than cabernet sauvignon.
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" Rosé: Grenache/Cinsault"A rosé is so brilliant with turkey, stuffing, and all the Thanksgiving goodness, not to mention your fall BBQ's and football Saturdays, most especially rosés made from more full-bodied grapes like Grenache, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Not surprisingly, it took as a model another coastal Atlantic site, Bordeaux, partly because of geological and geographical similarities, but also because Napa Valley had already made Bordeaux grapes like cabernet sauvignon, merlot and sauvignon blanc familiar to American consumers.
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Those who book a private tour in December to the Palmaz Vineyards, for example, will receive a generous pour of the 2016 Palmaz Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, which will be released in 2019 and will retail for more than $150 a bottle.
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It's 70 percent merlot, 20 percent cabernet franc and the rest cabernet sauvignon, and harks back to a time when local villagers bought their wines "en vrac," or in bulk, in containers that they filled and refilled directly from the producer.
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The indictment charged Mr. Hill, 38, with carrying out a scheme to defraud his customers by misrepresenting wine and grapes as Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, when in fact the fruit came from other parts of California and was sometimes not even cabernet grapes.
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The newly installed first family and their congressional hosts munched on Maine lobster as an appetizer before moving on to to grilled angus beef for the main course, while waiters made the rounds filling their etched glasses with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
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" Ofglen, one of Gilead's most rebellious handmaids, inspired a 2017 Rogue Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, "a daring testament to the heights that Oregon Cabs can reach, featuring concentrated flavors of cherry, plum and coffee bean that give way to a warm, spicy finish.
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For a dish of salmon with figs and fennel in a red-wine sauce, Aaron Fusco of Café Boulud picked two less-conventional reds, a 2014 cabernet sauvignon and a 2014 merlot from the Carneros region of Sonoma County, both from Inconnu Wine.
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To celebrate the premiere of the 21st season on January 2nd, The Bachelor Wine Collection just launched with three varieties that will excite the palate of any true fan: The Fantasy Suite (Cabernet Sauvignon), One on One (Chardonnay), and, of course, The Final Rosé.
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At times this rule has caused frustration among some Montalcino producers, who 20 years ago were seeking to soften sangiovese's naturally high acidity, darken its characteristically ruby color and relax its often angular austerity by adding international grapes like merlot, syrah or cabernet sauvignon.
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"Where cabernet grows the best is the Silicon Valley side, the high-value real estate area," said Marty Mathis, president of Kathryn Kennedy Winery, which has made excellent cabernet sauvignon in Saratoga since Ms. Kennedy, Mr. Mathis's mother, began planting her seven-acre vineyard in 1973.
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Ms. Milliken and Aron Weinkauf, the winemaker and vineyard manager, are experimenting with rootstocks that might do better in drought conditions, and grapes like alicante bouschet, mourvèdre and touriga nacional that, as Napa warms, might be blended with cabernet sauvignon to maintain freshness, structure and acidity.
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The NVV notes that, though it is "too early to estimate the economic impact," 90 percent of grapes were harvested before the fires began, and that the association does not anticipate smoke or fire damage to the largely cabernet sauvignon grapes that remain on the vine.
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Last weekend, a 2015 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon was sold for $350,000 at an annual charity auction for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation's Carnivale du Vin, making it the most expensive bottle of wine sold at an auction in the world, according to the Emeril Lagasse Foundation.
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The second wine, which used to be called Cask, after a Daniel-era wine, and was made in a different style than Rubicon, will now simply be called Cabernet Sauvignon and will be made in a similar style, as will a new third cabernet, called 1882.
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The country, which straddles the fertile valleys of the south Caucasus Mountains between Europe and the Middle East, may have been home to the first humans to conquer the common grape, giving rise to chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and thousands of other reds and whites we enjoy today.
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Bosker, who spent years studying wine and getting trained as a sommelier before writing Cork Dork, suggests having a wine club with friends and working your way through tasting the "noble grapes" — chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, cabernet sauvignon, and so forth — and then start noting what you like.
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It was not what I was expecting from Mr. Matthiasson, who, with his wife, Jill Klein Matthiasson, makes a range of wonderfully pure and refreshing wines from both the expected grapes like cabernet sauvignon, merlot and chardonnay, and from Napa rarities like refosco and ribolla gialla.
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Taster number 11—the sheets are anonymous—got 8.5 of his or her 12 country guesses right (with a half-point for placing a South African Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile), whereas taster number 1 got every country wrong save for putting the Beaujolais (made from Gamay) in France.
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According to People's initial report, Serena Joy's 2016 Bordeaux Blanc was going to be "sophisticated, traditional, and austere," Offred's 2017 Pays d'Oc Pinot Noir was described as "a powerful experience you will never forget," and Ofglen's 2017 Rogue Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was expected to have a "spicy" finish.
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The appetizer of beef tongue, sliced thin and doused in olive oil, vinegar and garlic, is meltingly good, and the wine list does justice to Mendoza's offerings; on a recent visit a blend of malbec, cabernet sauvignon and bonarda from Matías Michelini, a Mendoza wine star, was on offer.
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Ezequiel Fadel Hinojosa, the owner and a third-generation winemaker, introduces visitors to his small-production sauvignon blanc (acidic because of the high altitude) and blends of malbec and cabernet sauvignon, with a stop in the small winery at the back where wine is produced in eight steel vats.
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He was especially taken, as so many others have been, with the red Bordeaux of Château Margaux, made largely of cabernet sauvignon, and the white Burgundy of Domaine Roulot, made entirely of chardonnay Inspiration in place, Mr. Berliner planted his vineyard slowly, one parcel at a time, observing and learning.
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Robert Mondavi and others, eager to lift the image of California wine, ambitiously aimed to compete with the best wine regions in the world, which back then they identified as Bordeaux, where cabernet sauvignon and merlot are the leading grapes for reds, and Burgundy, for white wine, where chardonnay rules.
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Even within the bounds of the Bordeaux region, for example, there are differences between the left and right banks of the Garonne river: Over by Saint-Emilion, Merlot grapes give us wines with hints of fruit, whereas on the left bank, the Médoc region gives birth to stronger wines thanks to Cabernet Sauvignon.
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A tried and true strategy of winemakers in underappreciated but ambitious regions in the last quarter of the 220th century was to gain global attention by planting well-known French grapes like cabernet sauvignon, merlot, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay, and then making wines in internationally popular styles — potent, oak-aged reds, for example.
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The Old World, which had the advantage of centuries of localized efforts, can offer hundreds of different wines, produced by heritage and tradition, that are far more honest expressions of culture than any imitation Napa cabernet sauvignon — a product of oak chips, enzymes, "pumps and powders" — rising from California's sun-baked Central Valley.
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Instead of making an insipid $18 cabernet sauvignon, doctored with flavorings, tannins, enzymes and wood chips to badly imitate a rich, expensive Napa Valley cabernet, Steve Matthiasson found an assortment of Italian grapes — montepulciano, barbera and aglianico — in the warm Dunnigan Hills region, which he rounded out with 15 percent mixed red grapes.
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Instead of Diet Coke — a bottle of which was in a photo of the McDonald's meal on Mr. Trump's Instagram account — the luncheon will feature J. Lohr 2013 Arroyo Vista chardonnay, Delicato Black Stallion 19493 Limited Release Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon and Korbel Natural "Special Inaugural Cuvée" California Champagne, according to the committee.
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I find that Zin/Primitivo appeals to the Pinot Noir lover (think lighter red wine) and those who enjoy a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (more full-bodied red wine), so if you are having company with lots of different palates over, go with a Zin/Primitivo or better yet, buy one of each and compare!
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The issues with the region are complicated, but they basically boil down to this: The good wines cost a lot of money; Bordeaux's English-speaking audience is aging; the dominant grapes, cabernet sauvignon and merlot, are out of fashion, relatively speaking; and the region, unlike, say, Burgundy, lacks charismatic representatives to talk up its appeal.
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The recently released tycoon-style simulation game allows players to pretend that they've accumulated enough extra cash to open their own vineyard, and the game takes them through each step of becoming a winemaker, from selecting and harvesting each grape variety ("from the hardy Cabernet Sauvignon to the fragile Pinot Noir") to bottling and selling the final product.
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A hint of cassis, cherry and plum A high quality Cabernet Sauvignon from Stellenbosch, one of South Africa's major wine-producing regions, typically has vivid fruity hints of cassis, cherry and plum, which are typical new world characteristics, mixed with a little urban minerality and raisins, which adds old world charm to the equation, says Molesworth.
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Dinner that night was an asado, or traditional Chilean barbecue, of beef ribs, rib eye and flank steaks, pork loin, chicken legs and local sausages, accompanied by boiled potatoes, a simple salad of lettuce, tomatoes and yellow bell peppers grown on a nearby farm, and several bottles of Marques de Casa Concha Grand Reserve, a Chilean cabernet sauvignon.
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Aside from Heron Lake, Mr. Lockwood also buys chardonnay from Calaveras County, tempranillo from Amador County, cabernet sauvignon from Fort Ross-Seaview on the Sonoma Coast (an area widely thought to be too chilly for cabernet) and small amounts of syrah and chardonnay from the Haynes Vineyard in Coombsville, in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley.
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Together, they have devised a minimalist menu of food and drink pairings — a single beer from the nearby South London brewery Orbit, for example, will be accompanied by Perelló Gordal olives and white Spanish anchovies — though more adventurous wines like Albert Seltz's intensely aromatic gewürztraminer or a Slovenian Santomas, a cabernet sauvignon, will join the roster on occasion.
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Even if I didn't choose to believe the research that shows a glass of cabernet sauvignon a day is good for your heart and will increase your life expectancy to 106 (I do), there is still scientific evidence that proves my drink of choice is loaded with antioxidant-rich resveratrol, known for fighting the free radicals that contribute to skin's fine lines and wrinkles.
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Starter: - Caesar Salad, with homemade focaccia croutons, parmigiano-reggiano Entree: - Pan-Seared Dover Sole with herb-roasted New Potatoes, haricots verts and Thumbelina carrots OR - Dry Aged Prime New York Strip Steak with whipped potatoes and roasted root vegetables Dessert: - Chocolate Cake with vanilla sauce - Trio of Sorbet (lemon, mango and raspberry) Wines: - 2014 Chalk Hill Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast - 2014 Girard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
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Here's a full list of the discounted wines available in the Summer Sommelier Selects Sale with sale prices:Monterustico Bianco — $13.99Holy Snail Sauvignon Blanc — $13.99Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay — Pricing varies by regionSanta Julia Torrontes del Mercado — $12.99Cloudveil Rosé — $11.99OTWC Pinot Noir — $16.99Pool Boy Rouge (1L) — $11.99Crucible Red Blend — $8.99FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon — $14.99Grace Hale Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc — $18.99Vacanze Prosecco — $8.99Presto Lambrusco (4 pack of cans) — $12.99 You've got two months to take advantage of these summer wine savings at Whole Foods.
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And indeed, simmering under all that Cabernet Sauvignon is a lot of pent-up anger, resentment, and fear — at Abby, who's so concerned about planning everybody else's fun that she's not having any; at Rebecca, who's been in a bad marriage for years and can't see it; at Naomi, who's drinking to stave off having to deal with a potential medical issue; at Jenny, who's constantly negative; and at Catherine, the most financially secure of them all, and the most insecure.
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Yet such a vertical tasting — as distinguished from a horizontal one, in which many wines from a single vintage are sampled — offers invaluable insights into some of wine's greatest mysteries, which, even with all the advantages of modern science and technology, have yet to be understood: We know that the gradual exposure to air over time softens the tannins in a firm red like Lafite, made primarily of cabernet sauvignon with varying degrees of merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot.
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