Word: cabernets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...White House doorstep. They would like to see Reagan have his Thanksgiving dinner at Camp David and invite such Democratic stalwarts as Louisiana Senator Russell Long, Illinois Congressman Danny Rostenkowski and Oklahoma Congressman James Jones. After the turkey and pumpkin pie, Reagan should take his goblet of Cabernet Sauvignon and ask everyone there to pledge himself to a great legislative crusade to reform the tax system, raise revenue, cut spending and banish those hideous deficits. For that kind of commitment, the American people would surely give thanks...
While sales of higher-priced varietal wines, named after specific grapes like the Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir, remain strong, low-cost generic labels, the Burgundies and Chablis produced by such vintners as Inglenook and Almaden, have fallen off. The price of a gallon jug of domestic wine sold in food stores has been cut in half since 1981, to about $3. Meanwhile, foreign vintners have flooded the U.S. Helped by a strong dollar that has made their wines cheaper for American buyers, foreigners boosted their share of the American market this year to more than 25%, up from...
...sparkling wine used for the toasts (Schramsberg Crémant Demi-sec 1981) lacked luster. But the California red (Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 1978) was a western rainbow, smooth and joyous. The beef farci en croũte was a might overdone, but the candy sculpture of birds and flowers (all edible) that decorated the dessert servings was exquisite...
...Villa Banfi's new wines are promising. The company will introduce its Chardonnay next spring, a cabernet sauvignon in the fall and a Brunello di Montalcino in 1985. The most interesting product from the company will be a Moscadello di Montalcino, a frizzante white wine, first made in the 17th century, that has been out of production for 50 years...
Among California wines, the noble varietals of Robert Mondavi have been discounted, from the superb Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve '78, down from more than $60, to $49.50 a magnum, to the pleasant Fume Blanc, at $6.50 (down from $8.50). The competition has also been fierce among domestic jug wines produced by such firms as Gallo, Almaden, Inglenook and Paul Masson, some of which have cut as much as $2 from the cost of their three-liter bottles. The serious wine collector can find remarkable bargains among prestigious Bordeaux and Burgundies, as well as vintages from lesser-known petits chateaux that...