September 11, 2020

MARQUÉS DE CACERES Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2011

(Rioja, Spain) $27

“Spain continues to be the source of older wines at fantastic prices. Wonderful dry earthiness with notes of mushrooms and soy sauce.”

90 points KM

Available at Total Wine & More

Which of the following is not one of Oregon’s wine-producing regions?

A. Umpqua Valley

B. Applegate Valley

C. Columbia Valley

D. Knights Valley

Knights Valley is located in Sonoma County, in northern California, and is planted primarily with cabernet sauvignon grapes. The other three regions are all in Oregon and produce a range of wines. Interestingly, the large Columbia Valley wine region is not only in Oregon; part of it also falls in Washington State.

The Cool Clones

One of the key drivers behind the vast improvement in Oregon wine in the 2000s was the widespread implementation of so-called Dijon clones. The University of Oregon was the first entity in the United States… Continue reading

MARQUÉS DE CACERES Gran Reserva Tempranillo 2011

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