April 19, 2019

BREAD & BUTTER Rosé 2018

(Napa Valley, California) $12

Dazzling minerality yet a slight creaminess too. A great patio wine.

89 points KM

Available at Ryan's Wine & Spirits

In revenue, what was the leading food crop in the Napa Valley after World War II?

A. Eggs

B. Beef

C. Grapes

D. Prunes

According to statistics compiled by the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner, the leading food product in the Napa Valley in 1945 was prunes with a value of $3,622,000. Although Prohibition had ended in 1933, by 1945 grapes ($2,600,000) still trailed prunes by a million dollars. And eggs ($2,553,750) weren’t far behind.

Maderized

A term for a wine that has been subject to a long period of heat and oxidation. The best-known example is Madeira, from which the term maderized comes. Table wines should not be maderized.

BREAD & BUTTER Rosé 2018

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