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September 26, 2021

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WEEK of September 20, 2021

Announcing this exciting live virtual tasting:

The Cava Renaissance

Friday, September 24, 2021 at 4pm PT/7pm ET

Join Karen as she explores the Cavas of northern Spain, and tastes four delicious Cavas with some of the wine industry’s biggest influencers.

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MOLÍ PARELLADA “Clos La Soleya” Brut Nature

ANNA DE CODORNÍU Blanc de Blancs Reserva

SUMARROCA GRAN RESERVA Brut Nature 2017
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and

MARIA RIGOL ORDI Reserva Brut Nature
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Which of the following terms in Australia is given to the oldest vines?

A. Old Vine

B. Survivor Vine

C. Centenarian Vine

D. Ancestor Vine

Ancestor vines must be at least 125 years old and are considered living tributes to Australia’s European settlers. Penfold’s famous Kalimna “Block 42” (source of both the heritage cuttings planted in Penfolds’ Paso Robles vineyard in 1999, and the cabernet sauvignon blended into the California Collection in 2018) was planted in the Barossa Valley in 1888 and is thought to be the oldest cabernet sauvignon the world over. Given that many of the world’s oldest vines live in the Barossa Valley, it’s fitting that winemakers there were the first in the world to codify what “old” means. For the record: Old Vines are at least thirty-five years of age; Survivor Vines are at least seventy years of age; and—you guessed it—Centenarian Vines are at least one hundred years of age.

BIG BOOB Claret

It’s called BIG POUR but maybe the wine should be called BIG BOOB. The label shows a blond woman—face obscured by shadow—whose right breast pokes out through a gauzy top, as if the breast itself… Continue reading

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