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Pounds of Angus beef donated by Heitz Cellar, in Napa, California to families impacted by COVID-19. The winery raises cattle on 40 acres of its biodynamic farm. Heitz has united with local relief groups Abode Services and the Table, as well as the Salvation Army, to distribute the meat. In 1966, Heitz made the first vineyard-designated Napa Valley wine—Heitz “Martha’s Vineyard”—which has had legendary status for the last 50 years. When it was first released, it cost $7 a bottle, an extravagance at the time.

Prestige Cuvée Champagne wines are defined as those wines that come in elaborate, expensive bottles.

Answer: False.

Prestige cuvée Champagne bottles may come dressed in finery, but it is what’s inside that earns them the title. These are the finest (and most expensive) wines that a producer makes, from the best grapes in the top, highest-rated crus or vineyards of Champagne. The French refer to these singular offerings as têtes de cuvée, a term that can be loosely translated as “top batch.” Prestige cuvées are almost always vintage-dated, and are made only in exceptional harvests, on average 3 times per decade. One reason for this is that Champagne is one of the most northern wine growing regions in the world—at roughly the same latitude as the U.S.-Canadian border—with an inherently cool climate where the grapes struggle to ripen. Prestige cuvées are aged longer than other vintage Champagne wines (on average 10 years versus 3 years) and continue to develop in the bottle for another decade.

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When applied to a wine’s color, it means the wine is absolutely clear.

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