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Number of fortune cookies Jay McInerney has been commissioned to write by Hakkasan, the luxury Chinese restaurant chain, according to The New Yorker. McInerney’s new gig (he’s normally a novelist and wine writer) suggests an until-now untapped field for wine writers wanting to branch out. The cookies will be produced by Wonton Foods which makes 5 million fortune cookies a day.

What is the cépage?

A. the building where red wines are stored in barrel, usually for two years or more

B. the variety or varieties of grapes used to make a wine

C. the time after settling when wine is moved wine from barrel to barrel

D. the process by which nutrients in soil are absorbed by the vine

The French word cépage refers to the variety or varieties of grapes used to make a wine. For example, the cépage of most wines from the Left Bank of Bordeaux is cabernet sauvignon and merlot, possibly with cabernet franc and petit

“I just love the idea of “Open That Bottle Night” because even if opening that wine may be the end of that bottle’s journey, it is only the beginning of a long night of stories.”

—Anthony Gismondi, wine writer in Vancouver, BC.

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