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Despite its ancient roots and modern popularity, orange wine still lacks a legal definition and currently remains categorized under white wine. Sommelier Doreen Winkler leaned into the former, launching the first orange wine subscription service in 2019. I became obsessed with orange wine over a decade ago,” she says.
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On his and the other organic vineyards from which he sources, he hand-harvests separate lots, then micro-ferments them with native yeast to create the palette of wines he blends for Cava in the off-grid cellar he built into the bones of a 19th-century winery on his estate. In 2019, nine top producers eschewed the D.O. made changes.
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Redbreast 12 launched in 2011 and has won multiple awards, including Gold at the 2014 World Whiskies Awards for Irish Pot Still Whiskey 12 Years and Under and Master at the 2019 Irish Whiskey Masters for Irish Single Pot Still. This was the competition’s highest honor; an achievement accomplished with an impressive 98 points.
We asked the Cheers national wine panel to taste and rate their favorite pours from this past year. RATING SYSTEM Five Stars (92-100): A top-flight wine. Four Stars (86-91): A very good wine and an excellent value. A wine for which customers will keep coming back. This is THE wine for holiday dinners.
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