Word: sauvignons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...California's premium wines have increased an average of 19.6% a year over the past five years. At the peak of the scale, California's ultra-premiums command prices that come close to matching those of Europe's best. Diamond Creek's tannic, concentrated 1987 Lake Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon went on sale last year at $100 a bottle. The 75 cases were gone within days...
...buying public, white wine basically means Chardonnay and red is Cabernet Sauvignon, so it makes economic sense for winemakers to concentrate on those two grapes. But not to Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard near Santa Cruz. "To limit yourself to two flavors is boring," he says. Grahm, Bob Lindquist of Qupe and John Buechsenstein of McDowell Valley are among the most prominent of the so-called Rhone Rangers, who are producing wines from such southern French varietals as Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre and Roussanne. The names of Grahm's fruity blends slyly honor their links to Provence. Old Telegram...
...need a road map for the future," Gorbachev told one guest. Nice to say, muttered a businessman, but tough to draw up. As the cabernet sauvignon flowed, other Soviets at the dinner declared themselves "looking for answers" to almost everything...