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Price tag (in millions of U.S. dollars) to buy an entire appellation. Cole Ranch—which is located in Mendocino County, California—covers 150 acres of land, 55 of which are planted with vineyards, including cabernet sauvignon and riesling. So far, there has been plenty of interest in the property, with inquiries from as far away as France.

What is a Jammie Dodger?

A. A sticky fruit candy that predates Gummies

B. A traditional Scottish venison dish

C. A type of English biscuit

D. A strawberry ice cream sandwich found at baseball parks

If you drank as much English tea as I do (9 cups a day), you’d know that a Jammie Dodger is an English biscuit—specifically a shortbread one with a sticky jam filling. (Just right when it’s 3 pm, at least another two hours to go writing chapters for the third edition of The Wine Bible). Other classic English biscuits include: the Cadbury Finger, Fox’s Crunch Cream, the Hobnob, and the compellingly named Digestive.

“Context is wildly underrated when it comes to enjoying wine. Where we are, whom we’re with, what time of year it is, what we are eating, when in the wine’s life—and ours—we are drinking it, and even how we are drinking it all influence our perceptions of wine.”

—Tyler Colman
A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season

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