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5 to Try: Orange Wines

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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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Review: 2019 Del Dotto Cabernet – French Oak vs. American Oak

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These wines are actually block selections, and the grapes were grown together, separated by just a few hundred yards from one another. 2019 Del Dotto Cabernet Sauvignon St. B+ / $250 2019 Del Dotto Cabernet Sauvignon St. So: What happens when you put luxe Napa cab in French oak vs. American oak? Well, let’s find out.

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5 to Try: Cava, and the Wines Formerly Known as Cava

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Odds are, your familiarity with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain’s Catalonia region, may simply be as a cheap bottle of bubbles. Producers of the wine are pushing the regulating body, D.O. Cava, for stricter rules for quality, aiming to improve the wine’s global image and subsequent value.

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Review: Wines of Carpineto, 2019 Vintage

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Carpineto is a relative newcomer in Tuscan wine production, dating back to “just” 1967. We didn’t get any Dogajolo, but we did get three more readily identifiable releases from the 2019 vintage, all of which are reviewed below. Over time, the differences evolve. Maybe an outlier considering the rest of the lineup.

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Review: Ventisquero 2019 Vertice and 2019 Obliqua

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We’ve visited the wines of Chile’s Ventisquero on many occasions, and today we return to the Colchagua Valley with a look at two recent edition wines from the company. Here’s a look at two of the four wines they produce together. Also changing vineyards as of the 2019 release.

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Josh Cellars Launches NA Sparkling Wine

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JoshCellars Non-Alcoholic Sparkling, which retails for $16.99, is now available in select markets including Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts, Florida, Southern California and Texas.The product can be found on the shelf next to the brands originalprosecco, which came out in 2019, followed by a ros expression in 2020 The post JoshCellars Launches (..)

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Review: 2019 Sapaio Toscana IGT

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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. An outstanding wine worth cellaring — or drinking immediately. Podere Sapaio’s eponymous Supertuscan is a standout from the moment you open the bottle.

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