July 17, 2020

ROAR “Soberanes Vineyard” Chardonnay 2018

(Santa Lucia Highlands, CA) $50

Chardonnay is too often thought of in a binary way. Either big and voluptuous or sleek and elegant. Kim Kardashian or Audrey Hepburn. Take your pick. But many of the best California chardonnays counterintuitively (and mysteriously) span both worlds. Like this fantastic ROAR from the Soberanes Vineyard. As rich and languorous as crème brulee, it also soars with starbursts of lemony crispness and sparks of brightness and light. And as with a good white Burgundy, there’s also a subtle earthiness here too. Something grounding. Something to hold onto. Or something that holds on to you. 14.4% abv

95 points KM

Available at Roar Wines

Of the cities with the highest cost of living, which of the following has the highest average price for a loaf of bread?

A. Seoul

B. Paris

C. Singapore

D. Tokyo

According to The Economist’s 2018 Worldwide Cost of Living report, Seoul, South Korea, has the highest average price for a loaf of bread—$15.59. This is more than double the average price in the second most expensive city: Geneva at $6.45 a loaf. Surprisingly, bread costs more in Paris (arguably the bread capital of the world) at $6.33 a loaf than it does in Singapore—$3.71.

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ROAR “Soberanes Vineyard” Chardonnay 2018

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