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Back to Home > Living > Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 Food Posted on Wed, Dec. 20, 2006 email this print this Here's one toast to wine books Authors discuss everything from what to drink to where to drink to when to debate drinking By Fred Tasker McClatchy Newspapers ... |
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Give the gift of gold this holiday season. Gold, Southern Hemisphere, White Wine Non-Vintage, that is. It's primarily chardonnay blended with other varieties for their aromatics and enhanced with flecks of 24-karat gold.
He releases two wines one year, grown in the two hemispheres to take advantage of the opposite growing seasons. This current Southern Hemisphere wine from Australia was transported in bulk by sea to the United States in one freezer container and bottled in St. Helena in the Napa Valley. The cold temperature helped retain freshness, and the wine's alcohol kept it from freezing. ... |
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| Perrin & Fils 2003 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Sinards ($35) |
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_Tastes Like_ Ultra-ripe plum and blueberry jam, with notes of Provencal herbs and intense, pure kirsch liqueur, building to one finish of lush, chocolate/mocha-infused tannins.
_Grape Varieties_70 percent grenache, 15 percent syrah, 15 percent mourvedre.
_What's Special About It_ This second label of Chateau de Beaucastel, made primarily from younger vines and declassified vats from the estate, offers the opportunity to taste wine from one of the greatest wineries of France at one relatively modest price. ... |
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