Word: sauvignons
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...South Africa is home to many of the world's affordable (and justly popular) white wines, but the nation's winemakers are now denouncing a minority accused of lacing sauvignon blanc with high levels of pyrazine-a preservative that makes wine last longer on the shelf, but may not be to everyone's taste. Johannesburg wine expert Michael Fridjohn recently published two articles drawing attention to the practice, prompting either concern or outraged denial from the country's industry players. "Reactions from the wine trade were mixed, to say the least," says the crusading critic...
...South Africa is home to many of the world's affordable (and justly popular) white wines, but the nation's winemakers are now denouncing a minority accused of lacing sauvignon blanc with high levels of pyrazine-a preservative that makes wine last longer on the shelf, but may not be to everyone's taste. Johannesburg wine expert Michael Fridjohn recently published two articles drawing attention to the practice, prompting either concern or outraged denial from the country's industry players. "Reactions from the wine trade were mixed, to say the least," says the crusading critic...
...footsteps. The eastern end of Long Island--which includes the North Fork and South Fork (better known as the Hamptons)--is now a burgeoning community of vintners and wine sellers. It's home to about 30 wineries, producing more than 20 European varietals, mostly Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Compared with Napa Valley, Calif., the East End is a blip in terms of wine production--500,000 cases annually, a small fraction of California's 155 million cases, most of it from Northern California. But for a summertime excursion, Long Island offers visitors fine wines...
...oenophiles in the U.S., ordering a Cab has traditionally meant a Cabernet Sauvignon. But another Cabernet variety is gaining popularity. Originally identified with the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, Cabernet Franc is now being produced in Washington, Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina and is a staple with New York State vintners. It is also making inroads in California: in 1993 there were only 1,500 acres of Cabernet Franc grapes planted statewide, but by 2002 the number had climbed to 3,941. Since the varietal is still relatively unknown, it's a great value, with many vintages costing from...
...massage with Merlot? A soak in Sauvignon? A new beauty treatment is derived from the seductive if scientifically iffy idea that the grape's potent antioxidants can outwit the aging of the skin. Vinotherapy, as the process is called, was developed by the French (of course!) at the Caudalie Vinotherapy Spa in Bordeaux, where devotees indulge in body scrubs made from crushed Cabernet grape seeds or soak shoulder-deep in a barrel of spring water and grape extract. In the U.S., Napa Valley's Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, below, has couples sip wine in a brass tub filled with...