November 20, 2020

SEVEN HILLS Merlot 2017

(Walla Walla Valley, WA) $25

Washington State makes some of the most delicious merlots in America—rich wines with blackcurrant and vanilla bean flavors like this one from Seven Hills. Perfect with turkey drumsticks.

90 points KM

Available at Seven Hills Winery

What does the Italian term “Langhe” refer to?

A. A winegrowing region located on hilly mountain ranges in Italy

B. A colloquial term describing the length of a wine on the palate

C. A region in northern Italy near Lake Garda that is known predominately for white wines

D. A term added to a wine label to indicate the wine was made in a small farming village

The Langhe (from the Italian lingue—tongue) is a series of hilly ranges in southeastern Piedmont, Italy, that are said to be shaped like tongues. In fact, much of the Piedmont region is comprised of mountains and rolling foothills: Piedmont itself means “foot of the mountain.” The Langhe is famous for Barolo and Barbaresco, two of Italy’s most superb and long-lived reds.

“The pleasures of the table reside in the mind, not in the mouth.”

—Charles Spence,

Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating

SEVEN HILLS Merlot 2017

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