August 23, 2019

REYNEKE Vinehugger Red 2017

(Western Cape, South Africa) $13

Elevate late summer spicy barbeque with the exotic aromatics, ripe fruit, and balanced tannins here. What a steal!he exotic aromatics, ripe fruit, and balanced tannins here. What a steal!

88 points TS

Available at Gary's Wine & Marketplace

The acreage dedicated to vines in the Bordeaux region of France is larger than the combined vineyard acreage in all of Germany.

Answer: True.

The single region of Bordeaux—the largest Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée in France—covers more territory than all of the vineyard areas of Germany put together, and is nearly three times larger than the vineyard acreage of New Zealand. Even after a six-year effort to pare back acreage, Bordeaux has 279,000 acres (112,891 hectares) of vineyards planted compared to 252,000 acres (102,000 hectares) in Germany. In Bordeaux, some 6,100 growers produce some 450 to 650 million bottles of wine every year.

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REYNEKE Vinehugger Red 2017

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