December 20, 2019

VALDUBÓN Reserva Vino Tinto 2014

(Ribera del Duero, Spain) $31

Earthy, soft, and mouthfilling, with delicious notes of vanilla and cherries. Utterly easy to drink.

88 points KM

Available at Solano Cellars

The Languedoc region of France is named after one of the early emperors of Gaul.

Answer: False.

The Languedoc region is named after a group of languages and dialects that were once spoken in southern France during the Middle Ages, known collectively as the langue d'oc, or “language of oc.” Oc was the word for “yes” in the Occitan language of southern France. In the north of France, however, the word for “yes” was “oïl” which later evolved into oui.

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VALDUBÓN Reserva Vino Tinto 2014

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