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Value (in billions of US $) of all the wine sold in the US last year. Over the past 12 months, the value of direct-to-consumer sales has risen by 18% to $181 million. (According to a recent Winebusiness.com report, Americans are spending more on premium wine labels.) the average price of a wine sold direct-to-consumer rose to $33.41 in July, representing the highest average bottle price in the US since 2016.

Of the three quality categories of Beaujolais wines, the highest quality is Beaujolais Grand Cru.

Answer: False.

There are three quality categories of Beaujolais wine, in ascending order: Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, and Beaujolais Cru, which is the highest quality of the region’s wine. There are ten villages—or crus—that run from north to south in Beaujolais: St.-Amour, Juliénas, Chénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié, Brouilly, and Côte de Brouilly. The labels on bottles of Beaujolais Cru will usually name the producer and the cru only. The word Beaujolais won’t appear. (We love how helpful labels are, don't we?)

“I’m playing the best basketball of my life, and I’m drinking some wine pretty much every day.”

–LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, speaking to NBC Sports, California. On a recent trip to Napa Valley to taste wines, James practiced at the St. Helena High School gym.

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