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Rank achieved by Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (Napa Valley) in Vivino’s 2019 Wine Style Awards. Scarecrow’s first place was based on its cumulative score of 4.9 out of 5, beating out Domaine de la Romanée Conti “La Tâche” 2000 by 0.2 percentage points. Scarecrow is owned by Bret Lopez and Mimi DeBlasio, and is made by winemaker Celia Welch.

Why I Drink Champagne

“For a long time Sherry was a victim of changing tastes, with fortified wines, like sweet wines, having fallen out of style around the time Churchill was born. The category has come back in vogue lately, partly because of its affinity for complex foods, and also because anything grandmothers approve of inevitably ends up becoming hip again.”

—Adam Leith Gollner, Saveur, February 2018

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