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Review: Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond Fall 2019 Vintage

Drinkhacker

Earlier this fall, Chattanooga Whiskey rolled out its second annual bottled in bond release for 2023. It’s a bit less balanced than the spring release, but still another engaging and well-executed bottled in bond from the crew at Chattanooga Whiskey. The particulars are below. 100 proof.

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L’Aperitivo Nonino is Girl Power in a Bottle

Chilled Magazine

The distillery’s 2019 release, L’Aperitivo Nonino BotanicalDrink, highlights the prowess of Nonino’s third-generation female distiller, Silvia Milocco Nonino. She set the tone for every bottle to be a force of nature, with three generations of Nonino women now running the show.

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Review: 2019 Sapaio Toscana IGT

Drinkhacker

Podere Sapaio’s eponymous Supertuscan is a standout from the moment you open the bottle. A blend of 70% cabernet sauvignon, 20% petit verdot, and 10% cabernet franc, the wine spends 18 months in barriques and 12 months in bottle before release. The name comes from Sapaia, a very old Tuscan grape variety.)

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Review: 2019 Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder

Drinkhacker

The bold wine benefits from having such a lengthy aging regimen — we’re five years out from harvest now — and it has settled down appropriately in the bottle as a result. A / $125 / mtbravewines.com The post Review: 2019 Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mt.

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Review: 2019 Hardys Tintara Reserve Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

Drinkhacker

Today we look at two of its entry-level bottlings, a shiraz (of course) and a cabernet. 2019 Hardys Tintara Reserve Shiraz McLaren Vale – Big and brutish, notes of blackberries and plums square off with a heavy roasted meat quality. His Upper Tintara vineyard became one of the most prominent in the country.

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Review: 2019 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir Goldrock Estate and Crossbarn Cabernet Sauvignon

Drinkhacker

Paul Hobbs has rapidly rose to prominence as one of the It Winemakers of California, perhaps because he appears to be so very versatile, producing winning bottlings across a range of styles and price points. Both are from the (current release) 2019 vintage. Somewhat unexpected, but solid all around.

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A Definitive Timeline of Every Trendy Water Bottle

VinePair

Bottled water is nothing new. While it’s hard to nail down exactly when the very first water bottle was invented, packaging water for transportation dates all the way back to ancient times. It didn’t take long for the environmental impact of these plastic bottles to become obvious.