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Number of boxes in the first batch of cascatelli, a new pasta shape invented by food podcaster Dan Pashman. The batch immediately sold out online. Cascatelli (a play on the Italian word for “waterfall”) are short ruffled strips with a 90 degree curve and are shaped like a waterslide so that their hollow centers can catch and hold molto sauce

Where is Tumbarumba and what sort of grapes grow there?

A. South Africa; chenin blanc (aka steen)

B. South Island of New Zealand; pinot noir

C. Australia; chardonnay

D. Peru; criolla chica (aka pais) and cabernet sauvignon

Tumbarumba may not be as famous or as large as the Barossa, but it is indeed a wine region in Australia, specifically in the state of New South Wales. The nearby Snowy Mountains rise up 2100 feet. One of the cooler regions in Australia, Tumbarumba is now a source for cool-climate chardonnay grapes. Penfold’s “Bin 311” Chardonnay ($40), for example, is made in part from grapes from Tumbarumba and another cool region, Tasmania. Bin 311—unlike the stereotypical Aussie chardonnay—could easily be confused with French Chablis.

“And as the best melodies reverberate within us long after the piece has cadenced, the greatest wines live far past their finish, their expression so clear that they give us the power to taste them eternally.”

—Bryce Wiatrak
for Vinous, On Music and Wine

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