May 10, 2018

1984 Albariño 2017

(Carneros, CA) $28

The famous George Orwell novel aside, 1984 is also the brand created by Doug Shafer (president of Shafer, Napa Valley) and Elias Fernadez (Shafer’s winemaker). Albariño is about as far from cabernet as a variety can get, but the partners have made a lovely, long white with a rich texture and loads of personality.

All of the following are agencies that regulate wine and wine quality. Which one of them is the agency that governs the top quality wines of Canada?

A. VQA

B. IVDP

C. VDP

D. TTB

VQA stands for Vintners Quality Alliance, the agency that governs the top Canadian wines. If you haven’t already gone blind by all these acronyms, it may be interesting to know that IVDP is the Institute of Wines of the Douro and Port in Portugal. VDP stands for the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates in Germany. And the TTB is the Tax and Trade Bureau which regulates wine and alcohol in the U.S.

“Wine for me had always been something larger. Wine to me is passion. It’s family and friends. It’s warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It’s culture. It’s the essence of civilization and the Art of Living.”

–Robert Mondavi (1913 – 2008)
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1984 Albariño 2017

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